BC Neuroscience Day
The 38th annual B.C. Neuroscience Day will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Paetzold Auditorium at Vancouver General Hospital, beginning at 9:00 am. This year the presentations will include the following: Invited speakers giving ‘expert’ talks on a variety of neurological fields with an emphasis on basic science, Professor Philippe Coubes will […]
Film Screening: Tales from the Organ Trade
On behalf of Dr. Valorie Crooks (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research), you are invited to the screening of: Tales From the Organ Trade Tuesday, March 10, 2015 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Asia Pacific Hall, Centre for Dialogue, 580 W. Hastings, Vancouver This Canadian documentary provides an unprecedented view on the global black market […]
Brain Matters! 5 – Call for papers
Thursday, May 28, 2015 to Friday, May 29, 2015 from 8:15am Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center 7700 E McCormick Pkwy Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Website Cutting Edge Neurotechnologies – Clinical and Ethical Issues Keynote: Dr. Jonathan Moreno “The most interesting bioethicist of our time.” -The American Journal of Bioethics. Jonathan D. Moreno is an American philosopher […]
2016 Alzheimer Update Forum
Saturday, January 30, 2015 – 8:45am to 12:15pm Theatre 1, Theatre 2, and West Atrium UBC Life Science Centre – 2350 Health Sciences Mall UBC Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders invite you to the 2016 Update on Alzheimer disease. This forum will feature some of the foremost experts on a wide variety of […]
Montreal Neuroethics Conference For Young Researchers
The Montreal Neuroethics Network (MNN) invites you to the upcoming “Montreal Neuroethics Conference for Young Researchers“. Friday, April 17, 2015 For more details, visit this page.
Neuroethics Down-Under 2014
Neuroethics Down-Under 2014: neuroscience and society in the 21st Century December 10 -11, 2014 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre $110 ($55 students); public event, day 1: free Advances in neuroscience are set to transform our understanding of human cognition and behaviour. They may change how we treat people with behavioural or psychiatric disorders and challenge […]
Ethical Considerations in Cognitive Enhancement
UPDATE: For a summary of this session, please visit: http://blog.bioethics.gov/2014/08/20/considering-the-ethical-implications-of-cognitive-enhancement/ We invite you to hear Core’s Dr. Peter B. Reiner speak on the Ethical Considerations in Cognitive Enhancement at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Meeting: 9:15AM -10:30 AM (EDT) Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues […]
Emerging Ethical and Legal Challenges in Chronic Neurological Conditions
Wednesday & Thursday October 8 & 9, 2014 Global Center for Health Innovation and Cleveland Convention Center St. Clair Ave. NE & E 6th Street Cleveland, OH For more details, view brochure here. Website: www.ccfcme.org/epilepsy14 Note: There are four symposia being offered in the same week, three of which are Epilepsy related. Please do not […]
Stroke of Luck: A Play by Jacques Lalonde
Watch Jacques Lalonde as he shares an inside look at how the brain works and the difficult road to recovery from stroke. The production hopes to show the value of reaching out to friends, staying positive and see some of the crazy exercises one has to do to get back to “normal.” Stroke of Luck: A […]
Making Things Right: Addressing Medical Errors and Quality Failures
Monday, 2 June 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (PDT) School of Population and Public Health, UBC Point Grey Campus Room B151 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Registration and Networking: 11:30-Noon Panel Presentation and Discussion: Noon to 1:15pm Light refreshments will be served. Free admission. RSVP here. Why do medical errors occur, and […]