News & Events

Events

BCCGN gives regular seminars around the province and holds an annual conference. We’d be delighted to come and give a tailored presentation about the network to your group.

Examples of where we speak include:

- Medical Rounds

- Department Meetings

Please refer to the following table to see when we will come to a venue near you:-

Upcoming BCCGN Events
CME Dinner Event	Tuesday February 7th, 2012, Dinner: 6:30pm, Presentation: 7:00pm, Beach Club Resort in Parskville, Speaker: Dr. Michelle Steinraths.
Introduction to Genomic Technologies Workshop	Thursday February 9th, 2012, 9:00am - 3:30pm, Child and Family Research Institute at BC Children's and Women's Hospital. Learn more.
Clinical Genomics: What You Need to Know.	Friday February 24th, 2012, 12:30pm - 6:30pm, Medical Sciences Building Room 150 (MSB 150), University of Victoria. Dowload Flyer.
Updates in Clinical Genetics Conference	Friday March 2nd, 2012, 11:00am - 5:00pm, Chan Auditorium, Child and Family Research Institute Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of BC.
Medical School Student Research Forum	Thursday March 15th; BCCGN Booth at UBC Annual Medical School Student Research Forum
Pediatric Grand Rounds	Friday March 30th, 2012, 8:30am - 9:30am, BC Children's Hospital: Chan Centre for Family Health Education, CFRI, Speaker: Dr. Jan Friedman.
Rounds	Wednesday April 18th, 2011, 4:00pm, Sunny Hill Health Centre, Speaker: BCCGN (with Cris Diaz available for questions).
4th Annual BCCGN Conference	Friday April 20th, 2012, 9:00am - 4:30pm, Vancouver Convention Centre. "Clinical Genomics - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" RSVP
Grand Rounds	Thursday May 3rd, 2012, 8:00am - 9:00am, Vancouver General Hospital: Diamond Centre Auditorium, Speaker: Dr. Michael Hayden.
Cowichan Division of Family Practice General Meeting	Wednesday May 23rd, 2012, 6:30pm, Cowichan Golf & Country Club, Duncan BC, Speaker: Dr. Laura Arbour.

Other Events

Past BCCGN Events

GP Rounds: Pharmacogenomics for improved drug safety in the treatment of pediatric cancer.	Tuesday January 31st, 2012, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Surrey Memorial Hospital:Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, Charles Barham Pavilion, Speakers: Dr. Colin Ross and Dr. Rod Rassekh.
Family Practice CME Rounds	Monday January 30th, 2012, 8:30am - 9:30am, St. Paul's Hospital: Hulburt Auditorium Hall, Speaker: Dr. Jan Friedman.
BCCGN Regional Trip to Prince George	Thursday 27th and Friday 28th January 2011.
BCCGN Genomics Workshop	Thursday 24th February 2011; 9:00 am - 3:30 pm; Child and Family Research Institute; Children's and Women's Hospital, 950 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4. Download Flyer. More info
BCCGN Regional Trip to Kelowna	Wednesday 9th March, 2011; 4:00 p.m.; Genomics and Medicine Should you be Afraid?; Fipke Centre Building (Room FIP140) More Info
BCCGN Annual Conference 2011; 6.0 CME Credits	Wednesday 27th April 2011, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Vancouver Convention Center; Download Flyer. More info.
Gene Screen BC; Launch Event	Tuesday 24th May 2011, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Roundhouse Community Center; Inspirational Speaker is Film Director Penelope Buitenhius, draw prizes, wine, hors d'ouvres
Gene Screen BC Screening Gala	Monday Sept 26, 2011
Hospital Rounds: Clinical Genomic Tests – what physicians need to know	Tuesday October 4th, 2011; Mt. St. Joseph's Hospital, Speaker: Dr. Jan Friedman.
Introduction to Genomic Technologies; BCCGN Physician Workshop	Thursday Oct 6, 2011; 9:00 am - 3:30 pm; Child and Family Research Institute, Children's and Women's Hospital, 950 West 28th Ave., Vancouver BC. Register
Introduction to Qualitative Research	Monday October 17th, 2011, 0830 - 0930 am, Children’s and Women’s Hospital Room C331 (above Medical Genetics), presented by Anne Townsend

Qualitative Research Hands on Workshop	Monday October 24th, 2011,8:30am - 9:30am, Children’s and Women’s Hospital Room C331 (above Medical Genetics), presented by Anne Townsend
Qualitative Research Example	Monday October 31st, 2011, 8:30am - 9:30am, Children’s and Women’s Hospital Room C331 (above Medical Genetics), presented by Nancy Makela
Types of Quantitative Research	Monday November 7th, 2011, 8:30am - 9:30am, Children’s and Women’s Hospital Room C331 (above Medical Genetics), presented by Patricia Birch
Considerations in Quantitative Methods, including reliability and validity	Monday November 14th, 2011, 8:30am - 9:30am, Children’s and Women’s Hospital Room C331 (above Medical Genetics), presented by Patricia Birch
Rounds: Solving Clinical Problems with Genomic Technologies	Friday November 25th, 2011, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Delta Hospital: Education/Conference Room, Speaker: Dr. Tracy Tucker. Lunch provided. Dowload Flyer.
CME Dinner Event	Monday December 5th, 2011, 6:00pm, Gryphon's Lair in Ladysmith, Speaker: Dr. Michelle Steinraths.
CME Dinner Event	Monday December 12th, 2012, Dinner: 6:00pm, Presentation: 6:30pm, Frank's Steak and Schnitzel Haus in Cranbrook, Speakers: Shelin Adam and Ruth Thomas. Dinner provided. Download Flyer.
Noon Rounds	Tuesday December 13th, 2012, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital: Board Room, (Video conference of the presentation will be shown in Nelson at Kootenay Lake Hospital Room 415, Castlegar at the Castlegar Health Centre Education Room & Kaslo at the Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre Board Room), Speakers: Shelin Adam and Ruth Thomas.
Rounds	Wednesday January 11th, 2012, 1:00pm - 2:00pm, Powell River General Hospital: Conference Room, Speaker: Ruth Thomas. Lunch provided. Download Flyer.
Other Past Events
BioStatistics Workshops	Facilitated by Mojgan Yazdanpanah, BCCGN Genetic Epidemiologist and Boris Kuzeljevis, Clinical Research Support unit.
Introduction to SPSS	Thursday 10th February 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Introduction to Basic Concepts in Statistics	Thursday 3rd February 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Descriptive Statistics	Thursday 1st or 24th March 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Correlation	Tuesday 8th or Wednesday 30th March 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Non Parametric Tests	Tuesday 5th or Wednesday 13th April 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Inferential Statistics	Tuesday 12th or Thursday 21st April 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Regression	Tuesday 3rd or Wednesday 18th May 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Multivariate Methods	Tuesday 10th or 24th May 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Online Statistical Tools	Tuesday 31st May or 7th June 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
Statistics and Genetics	Thursday 9th June or Tuesday 14th June 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Child and Family Research Institite, Room 3113
CFRI Student Research Forum, Posters by BCCGN's student awardees	Thursday July 28th, 2011; 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Chieng Family Atrium, CFRI, 950 West 28th Ave. Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 4H4

Genetics and Health Cluster Rounds

Friday Dec 9th, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Room C240; Shaugnessy Building inside C234, Medical Genetics, Children's and Women's Hospital; Drug Safety in Children, the Problem, the Science, The Solution, with Dr Bruce Carleton and Dr Colin Ross