If you are in the Vancouver area on May 16, please join us in person for an SFU Health Sciences seminar by the incomparable Mike Daube to discuss all things #CDOH . Virtual participation also available. events.sfu.ca/event/39760-1?…

While #COVID -19 travel measures had economic impacts on individuals and societies, limitations in data and existing research make it difficult to draw general and robust conclusions. Check out our new Pandemics and Borders Project paper led by Ying Liu gh.bmj.com/content/9/2/e0…

Looking forward to speaking at the 2024 Commerce, Economy, Trade & Public Health Conference in Melbourne - November 18-19, 2024. Call for abstracts now open. #CDOH cetph2024.com/call-for-abstr…

A great interview by Jenny Lee-Gilmore (sher/her) on CBCEarlyEdition with Stephen Quinn this morning on celebrating the Chinese-Canadian hockey community. Lots of chat about older female players, Overtime and me! cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

A few more tickets left for this event in Vancouver this Saturday at hockeynightinchinatown.eventbrite.ca

Residents of Abbotsford & Vancouver, have you traveled between Canada & the US between March 2020 & May 2023?

Pandemics and Borders Project & WWU Border Policy Research Institute are conducting a study to inform future decision-making.

Share your experiences during focus group discussions! wwu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0v…

'Social science[s]...aim to understand people-their perceptions and concerns, their histories, their socio-political, cultural and environmental contexts, and their knowledge.' A timely piece on #OneHealth by Kaylee Byers, PhD Lara Hollmann and colleagues theconversation.com/why-one-health…

A celebration of Chinese-Canadian hockey stories! eventbrite.ca/e/hockey-night…

Hot off the press! 🔥 new The BMJ paper reviews 45 meta-analyses involving ~10 million participants, finds direct associations between UPF exposure and 32 adverse health outcomes. Evidence strongest for all cause mortality, obesity, t-2 diabetes and mental disorder outcomes👇

Two days into the Year of the 🐉 and Jenny Lee-Gilmore (sher/her) is on 🔥.

Congratulations to Jenny Lee-Gilmore (sher/her) for being nominated for Overtime (very first documentary) by @VanCities. An honour to be considered alongside such experienced filmmakers. Good luck at tonight's awards. Win or lose you are definitely one to watch!

ONE TO WATCH
Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass
@JennyLeeGilmore, #Overtime
Ariana Louis-Seize, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Ally, I Used to Be Funny

We're back for Nerd Nite in 2024 and tickets are already 75% sold out after 48 hrs. That. Is. Wild.

You can still join us for a night of pufferfish, phages and the psychology of learning.

The last of the tickets: eventbrite.ca/e/nerd-nite-v5…

'Polycrisis does not come out of the blue....not merely a matter of ‘wicked problems’ and disease, they are very much a crisis of governance.' Excellent summary of Political Determinants of Health Collective conference by Mara Linden @rvandepas.bsky.social internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-artic…

Disease X is not a new concept. It’s not a matter of if, but when. #COVID19 was Disease X and the next disease X is out there.

Pandemic preparedness is a constant.

Great video of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus World Health Organization (WHO) summarising ⬇️

🙏Mrigank Shail, MD

Looking forward to participating in this important workshop organized by Political Determinants of Health Collective. Hybrid format so please tune in! Register at: sum.uio.no/english/resear…

REPOSTS ARE WORTH DOUBLE‼️

TODAY ONLY, every repost on X is worth 2 votes for the #NHLAllStar ballot!

#NHLAllStar Vote Elias Pettersson
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1 RT = 2️⃣ #NHLAllStar Vote

Overtime: A Hockey Player’s Resilience Against Gender and Racial Biases bnnbreaking.com/arts/overtime-…

Two films shine a spotlight on women fighting against all odds to pursue their passions. Read: newcanadianmedia.ca/immigrant-dire…

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