Family Medicine Residency Site: Abbotsford-Mission

“The American Public Health Association recognizes police violence as a public health crisis. This crisis has received national attention in light of recent events, and concerns of systemic racism among law enforcement have been reignited.

Firearms are the second leading cause of pediatric death in the United States, with noted racial and ethnic disparities. We sought to measure racial and ethnic differences in adolescent mortality rates related to firearm injury from law enforcement over a 16-year period.”

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Final abstract due to Program Office: December 15 – Please send your final abstracts to residency@familymed.ubc.ca by the deadline indicated.

• Final manuscript due to Program Office: February 28
• Remediation work, if necessary: March 2 – May 31
• Deadline to apply for Lloyd Jones Collins Award: March 31
• Presentations due to Program Office: June 12, 2020
• Central Lloyd Jones Collins Scholarship Day: June 19, 2020

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In addition to this data, please see Fraser Health’s list of COVID-19 exposures at Abbotsford schools here. Sixteen schools have had exposures since December 1, 2020. An “exposure event” is defined as “a single person with lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection who attended school during their infectious period.” (via Fraser Health)

“Several helplines for women experiencing violence at home are reporting dramatic increases in calls since public health measures aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19 came into effect last spring. The urgency and severity of many callers’ situations have also intensified, said Angela MacDougall, the executive director of Battered Women’s Support Services based in Vancouver. ‘What women are saying is that it’s like a pressure cooker in the house and there isn’t a valve,’ she said in an interview. The United Nations has called violence against women and girls a ‘shadow pandemic’ as the COVID-19 crisis fuels social isolation and tensions caused by concerns over health, safety and financial security.”
— via Calls to Canadian domestic violence helplines jump during pandemic (CTVNews).

Family Practice Residents may want to learn more about their local services providing assistance for women and children. SARA (Support, Acceptance, Resources, Action) is a feminist non-profit society providing safe refuge and community-based resources for women in Mission and Abbotsford. This includes counselling, outreach programs, The Warm Zone, and transition and long-term housing. They promote and support women’s efforts to achieve domestic, political, and social equality.

Visit SARA.

Taq Kaur Bhandal is a Ph.D. candidate at UBC, and works with theories & practices of intersectionality and anti-racism. She is part of the Mahwari Research Institute team, an independent think tank studying pleasurable living, pelvic health, and periods.

She’ll be speaking on:
Topic: Anti-racism Praxis in Canadian Health Education: Reflections and Directions
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom ID: For connection details, please email ches.communications@ubc.ca.

During this presentation participants will:

• Learn the definition of ‘race’ through the lens of social justice, so we can have a reference point for where to start unraveling threads.
• Take away 3 tips that can be used to braid anti-racism practice into health education classrooms and research.
• Practice one of the tips together through a group meditation to support stress release during the anti-racism paradigm shift.

“We need to broaden our understanding of consent and start thinking of it as a verb, not a noun. To consent is an active, ongoing agreement, not a checkbox to be ticked. When talking to young people, we have an opportunity to show them what it’s like to communicate with care for another person, checking in and respecting them as the authority on what they’re feeling. If we normalize consent everywhere, by the time someone is ready for a sexual experience, they will know that they’re allowed to ask questions, stop at any time, and most importantly, to enjoy themselves.

Children are our future, and they will learn to give care in the ways we give care. Sexual consent doesn’t have to be a mood killer or ‘the talk’ either. Like circus, it can be joyful, fun, and exciting. Our intimate experiences should not only be safe, but as thrilling as flying through the air.”

~ Adie Delaney

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“B.C. Hydro says crews are getting ready for some stormy space weather Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the U.S. is predicting a G3 (strong) category geomagnetic storm on Thursday, and a G2 or moderate storm on Friday, according to an alert posted Tuesday.

SpaceWeather.com says it’s a noteworthy event. It’s apparently significant enough that B.C. Hydro said Wednesday they’re preparing for a strong solar magnetic storm, which could lead to power cuts. Solar magnetic storms are gusts of charged particles that come from the Sun, and can potentially cause serious damage to high-voltage transmission systems leading to outages, says Brett Hallborg, senior system control manager with B.C. Hydro.”

More on B.C. Hydro prepares for strong geomagnetic storm via Vancouver Sun.

You may want to consider charging your devices this morning. 🙂