World Premiere of Seizing Hope: High Tech Journeys in Pediatric Epilepsy

 5:00PM – 7:00PM PDT Wednesday, Jul 6, 2022 VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC V6B 3M Can new technology bring hope to children who have drug-resistant epilepsy? More than 500,000 children in Canada and the USA have epilepsy. About a third of those children continue to have seizures despite taking anti-seizure medications, also […]

Young epilepsy patient has rare brain surgery to fight for her life

Vancouver teen with severe epilepsy has life-saving device put in brain to reduce seizures, an American procedure not yet available in Canada. Click the title to read more.

Brain wellness, genomic justice, and Indigenous communities: Supporting wellness and self-determination

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Thursday, June 9, 2022 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT Join us for a conversation about supporting Indigenous peoples’ wellness and self-determination in the areas of genomics and brain wellness. Hear perspectives from Krystal Tsosie, co-founder of the first U.S. Indigenous-led biobank, and from members of a working group that convened this past […]

What’s new in spinal cord repair?

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT Come join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss the latest in different approaches to spinal cord repair! PANELISTS: Andrea Townson, MD, FRCPC Medical Co-Chair, Regional Rehab Program, VCHA Clinical Professor Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia Barry Munro BA, […]

CCNA Talking Brains Webinar Series

Indigenous engagement and data governance in practice. Indigenous Peoples have the right to control the collection, ownership, dissemination and use of their data. This includes the right to use Indigenous data in ways that respect and reflect Indigenous worldviews and approach to research. For more details, please visit: https://ccna-ccnv.ca/talking-brains-series/.

Worlds Apart – Ensuring Equitable Access to Advances in Brain Health

2022 BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED NEUROETHICS LECTURE Patrick McDonald, MD, MHSc, FRCSC, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Winnipeg Children’s Hospital; Head, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba; Faculty, Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia Tuesday, March 15, 2022 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT Overview: Rapid technological advancements have led to the potential for significant improvements […]

The Ethics of Medical Cannabis for Children in an Unregulated World

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT Via Zoom Join us for an interactive conversation with experts on the topic of ethics and medical cannabis for children and youth in health care. The dialogue will take place both through live engagement with the public and pre-submitted questions. We want to […]

Controversies in Medical Cannabis for Children and Youth

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Monday, December 7, 2020 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST This event is held via Zoom. A link to the talk will be shared via email to registered attendees prior to the event. Join us for an interactive discussion about the controversies in medical cannabis for children and youth. Featured speaker: Hal Siden, […]

Ethical quarantine tools: Self-hypnosis for pain management

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Monday, July 06, 2020 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT This event is held via Zoom. Join us for an interactive discussion about the ways that the power of words can affect the experience of pain and the ethical underpinnings of the practice of hypnosis. Speaker: Elvira V. Lang, MD, FSIR, FSCEH Comfort […]

Mental health now: Neurotechnology and the shifting face of psychiatry

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Monday, July 29, 2019 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Community Recreation Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, BC, V5Y0B1 Join us for a lively discussion about opportunities, challenges, and future directions for the use of neurotechnology to treat mental health disorders. FREE ADMISSION – Everyone is welcome! Speakers: Laura Y. Cabrera, PhD Assistant Professor […]