Rounds/Events: Pediatric Surgery
Kudos and Congratulations 38. - Flying in the information age
"Kudos and Congratulations" recognizes achievements by faculty and trainees in the Department of Surgery. Please send items to be included to alice.mui@ubc.ca
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Congratulations to:
who was recently awarded a CIHR operating grant to explore, for the first time, the incidence and outcomes of two birth defects (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Gastroschisis) in the Canadian Aboriginal Population. The study will also investigate the epidemiology of gastroschisis in Canada using case control methodology and spatial mapping techniques which will enable exploration of environmental and other factors contributing to causation.
Dr. Skarsgard leads a multidisciplinary team (L. Arbour, UVic (Genetics and Aboriginal Health) K. Bassil, UofT (Epidemiology, Geographic Information Systems) M. Brindle, UofC (Pediatric Surgery) M. Greenwood, UNBC (Aboriginal Research) R. Moineddin, UofT (Biostatistics) who will merge data from their the CIHR-funded Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet) Database with population data from Statistics Canada.
posted : 2011-October-13
BC Children's Hospital
- 8:00AM
- Room KO-133
- Pediatric Surgery Rounds
BC Children's Hospital
- 1:00PM
- Room 2J38
- Paediatric Tumor Board
BC Women's Hospital
- Room 1T29
- Fetal Diagnostic Service Rounds