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Are you a problem solver? Love a good challenge? Enjoy working collaboratively?

Stanford’s Medicine X Educational Grand Challenge on COPD begins Monday, September 9!

“Medicine X educational grand challenge will be organized into five steps. We invite our Medicine X community to participate with us as we guide you through each of these separate steps of the educational challenge. Over the next few weeks, you will learn more about each of these steps as we guide you through the work. Won’t you join us as we explore how we might learn more about COPD and engage together with the greater COPD community to create positive change?

We’ve designed our Medicine X educational grand challenge to allow everyone to participate. Through a series of online Tweetchats and webinars we will help guide you through the participation process. You can follow along by checking this webpage for updates and following our Twitter hashtag #MedX.”

Learn more here and register to participate!

Ashley C. Ford: Imagination Is a Creative Superpower from 99U on Vimeo.

“Racism is not really about hate. Racism is about a lack of imagination. Racism is about what you can’t imagine what that other person being worth, being worthy of, or being able to contribute to the world.”

~ Ashley Ford

“In her inspiring 99U talk, writer Ashley C. Ford explains how significant life experiences opened up her ability to expect things she didn’t previously think were possible for herself and others. The lack of imagination, Ashley tells us, is what holds us back as humans. But nurturing the superpower of imagination within yourself opens up endless possibilities for your work, life, and impact on other people.

About Ashley C. Ford: Ashley C. Ford is a writer, podcaster and educator who lives in Brooklyn. She is writing a memoir entitled Somebody’s Daughter, which will be published by Flatiron Books under the imprint An Oprah Book. Ford is working on a collection of interviews (B-Side Chats) with her husband, Kelly Stacy.

She was also the host of the first season of Audible.Com’s literary interview series, Authorized. She has been named among Forbes Magazine‘s 30 Under 30 in Media (2017), Brooklyn Magazine‘s Brooklyn 100 (2016), and Time Out New York‘s New Yorkers of The Year (2017).” via 99u!

Interested in rural locums? Join Health Force Ontario for a free webinar on “Resources for Rural & Northern Locums”:

Date: September 10, 2019
Time: 5-6 pm ET

Learn practical tips, common pitfalls, how to find locum opportunities, and more! Register now.

“There was a time when Angelica Lim, a Canadian robotics professor, travelled 20 times a year by plane, often to scientific conferences overseas. Then she took a test to calculate her carbon footprint.

‘I realized that my carbon footprint was something like 20 times over what our goal should be,’ Lim, an assistant professor and artificial intelligence scientist at Simon Fraser University, told CTV News. These days, Lim flies just once or twice a year.
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For Lim, tools like Skype and FaceTime are easy ways to stay in touch. Other solutions include Beam, a mobile video conferencing technology; Double 3, a self-driving videoconferencing robot; and virtual reality conferencing using 3D technology.
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Universities are beginning to follow suit. Concordia University’s geography department adopted a ‘flying less’ policy earlier this year, which encourages researchers to hold ‘travel-free’ meetings and opt for ground transportation for trips 12 hours or less.”

More on Scientists flying less, or not at all, in movement to curb emissions via CTV news.

Calculate your carbon footprint.

*Tagskryt translates to ‘train brag.’ Travellers are using the word to boast about the low-carbon travel option.

#UBC #FlyLess #Innovate #Sustainability #MeaningfulMeetings

“Falls in older adults are the third leading cause of chronic disability. Strength and balance exercises can reduce falls.¹ A home-based strength and balance training program reduced falls in community-dwelling people who were at least 75 years old.^2–4 The most effective method to prevent additional falls among older people who have previously fallen is not established.”

This study found that “a home-based exercise program reduced subsequent falls in community-dwelling older adults who sought medical attention after a fall. The rate of reduction was similar to results of a meta-analysis of 4 randomized trials of these home-based exercises in community-dwelling older adults selected on age alone (ie, primary fall prevention).²⁸ This trial provides new evidence by demonstrating benefits of a home-based exercise program in secondary fall prevention.”

Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Subsequent Falls Among Community-Dwelling High-Risk Older Adults After a Fall: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2019) by Liu-Ambrose et al. via JAMA.

#LifelongExercise #StrengthTraining #BalanceTraining #KeepEducatingYourself

Yesterday morning we discussed dizziness with Dr. Simon Moore and his presentation reminded me of the variety of resources we have available on neuroanatomy, cardiology, ophthalmology, etc.  If you need to brush up before your rotation, these short videos will help. Please visit our UBC Medicine’s Educational Media to learn more.

“The CANON (CAVATAK in NON-muscle invasive bladder cancer) study evaluated a novel ICAM-1-targeted immunotherapeutic-coxsackievirus A21 as a novel oncolytic agent against bladder cancer.
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Clinical activity of CAVATAK was demonstrated by induction of tumour inflammation and haemorrhage following either single or multiple administrations of CAVATAK in multiple patients, and a complete resolution of tumour in one patient. Whether used alone or in combination with mitomycinC, CAVATAK caused marked inflammatory changes within NMIBC tissue biopsies by up-regulating interferon-inducible genes including both immune checkpoint-inhibitory genes (PD-L1 and LAG3) and Th1-associated chemokines as well as induction of the innate activator RIG-I, compared to bladder cancer tissue from untreated patients. No significant toxicities were reported in any patient, from either virus or combination therapy.”

More on Viral targeting of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and priming of anti-tumour immunity following intravesical Coxsackievirus A21 by Annels et al. via AACR Clinical Cancer Research. 

“American firm M-Rad has created a compact, movable cabin with design elements to accommodate people with disabilities, including a shower with a seat and doorways wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through.”

“The X-Suite dwelling is featured at Autocamp Yosemite, a glamping site in northern California that offers a range of accommodations, from tents and trailers to cosy cabins. The site is located near Yosemite National Park, one of the most visited parks in the US.”

More on M-Rad designs accessible tiny cabin for California campground via dezeen.

#RethinkingBCHousing #UniversalDesignModels