Can Tech Gadgets Make You Smarter: 100 Years of Technology for the Brain, A UBC Centennial Event
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Thursday, Oct 01, 2015 7:00PM – 8:30PM The Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver Come join us for a lively discussion with our experts on the evolution and the ethics of devices that target our brains to make us smarter and stronger! FREE ADMISSION – Everyone is welcome! Featuring Peter B. Reiner, VMD […]
Building Bridges to Support Individuals with FASD
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:30PM – 8:30PM Rm. 3113, Child and Family Research Institute, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC This forum aims to give communities and individuals affected by FASD an opportunity to hear from researchers and health science experts about the latest developments in FASD diagnosis and treatment, with a focus […]
The Latest Brew in Neuroscience Research
CAFÉ NEUROÉTHIQUE Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:00PM – 9:00PM The Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver Join us for a friendly and informal discussion on the latest in brain research with some of UBC’s best neuroscience students. FREE ADMISSION – Everyone is welcome! (Food and drink are available for purchase) Featuring Evan Ardiel, Worming Towards […]
Advances in Brain Research for Brain Injury and Consciouness: A Public Discussion
CAFÉ NEUROÉTHIQUE June 11, 2013, 7:00PM-9:00PM 500 Granville Street, Vancouver The National Core for Neuroethics will be hosting a Café Neuroéthique to engage the public about the current advances in brain imaging research for brain injury. The evening will feature four panelists: Dr. Dean Foti (Neurology, UBC) Dr. Hervé Chneiweiss (Neurology, INSERM) Dr. Urs Ribary (Neuroimaging, […]
Gene Therapy: Hope or Hype?
CAFÉ NEUROÉTHIQUE Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 7:30PM-8:30PM Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2W3 Interested in the latest developments in science and medicine? Wondering about the ethics of new therapies? Join us for a friendly, informal conversation about the science and ethics of gene therapy! Featuring Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, […]
Hacking the Mind: How Technology Is Changing The Way We View Our Brain and Ourselves
2021 BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED NEUROETHICS LECTURE Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Tuesday, March 16, 2021 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT Via Zoom Overview: As it advances, our relationship with brain technology will change. In this lecture, Dr. Nir Lipsman will […]
Smartphones: What They Can Tell Us About Our Brains and Our Minds
2019 BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED NEUROETHICS LECTURE Thomas R. lnsel, MD, Co-founder and President, Mindstrong Health Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM C300 Theatre, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 3B7 (map) Overview: There are 3 billion smartphones in use today, collecting and transmitting information on an […]
Medical Aid in Dying in Canada – Where are we and where are we going?
2018 BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED NEUROETHICS LECTURE Jennifer A. Chandler, LLM, Bertram Loeb Research Chair and Professor, Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Prof. Jennifer A. Chandler is a Professor of Law and holder of the Bertram Loeb Research Chair at the University of Ottawa’s Centre […]
The lights are off; is anyone home? The ethics of hidden consciousness
2017 BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED NEUROETHICS LECTURE Thomas I. Cochrane MD, MBA, Associate Neurologist and Senior Ethics Consultant, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of Neuroethics, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School Tuesday, March 14, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Salons), 650 Hamilton St., Vancouver, […]
Careful what you wish for: who will pay for the new drugs that delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease?
2016 BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED NEUROETHICS LECTURE Serge Gauthier, C.M., M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Director, AD & Related Disorders Research Unit, McGill Center for Studies in Aging, Douglas Mental Health Research Institute; Professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Medicine, McGill University Tuesday, March 15, 2016 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Performance Theatre, Level 2, […]