Let's Talk the Future of Medicine Resources
Discover a set of resources designed to get you thinking about the future of medicine
From lab to bedside and beyond, medicine will look very different in the coming decades. What is the role of technology, data, and ethics in shaping the future of health care? Join us to inform prospective health care workers about what changes await them in care and delivery and to educate youth on the many career paths in the health sector.
Speakers and Panel Discussion from Let's Talk the Future of Medicine
Andrew Pelling
Molly Soichet
Muhammad Mamdani
Nicole Redvers
Panel Discussion/Q&A
Medicine and Biology:
Just Breathe: Lungs and Asthma
Backgrounders
Learn about asthma and what scientists are doing to study it.
Stress and the Brain
Backgrounders
Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!
The Immune Response
STEM Explained
When you cut your finger, your immune system kicks in to protect you from pathogens.
DNA Damage and Repair
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains the different ways that cells repair damage to DNA.
Phages vs. Antibiotics
STEM Explained
Many doctors prescribe antibiotics to cure infections. But should they be prescribing viruses instead?
Osmosis and Its Role in Human Biology and Health
STEM Explained
Learn how and where osmosis takes place in the digestive system and excretory system and the role of osmosis in kidney dialysis.
Medicine on the Cutting Edge of Research:
Where Do New Medicines Come From?
Backgrounders
Learn how new medicines are developed and tested in Canada.
Immunity and Vaccination
Backgrounders
Learn about the history of vaccines and how vaccines trigger an immune response that keep us from getting some dangerous diseases.
Organ Transplantation
Backgrounders
Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
What’s Special About the New COVID-19 Vaccines?
STEM Explained
Learn about viruses, vaccines and why the new COVID-19 vaccines are innovative.
Creating a Vaccine for COVID-19 in Canada
STEM Explained
Learn how vaccines are developed, how they work and how some scientists in Canada are researching vaccines for COVID-19.
My Stem Cell Donation Story
STEM Explained
In April 2016, Let’s Talk Science volunteer Daniel Tarade donated stem cells to help a person who needed a stem cell transplant to survive. Learn what stem cells are, how and why people donate, and what Daniel’s experience was like.
Medical Technology:
Ultrasonography
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of Ultrasonography as a medical imaging technology.
Thermal Imaging
Backgrounders
Learn about uses of thermal imaging as a medical imaging technology.
Radiography & X-ray Imaging
Backgrounders
Learn about radiography and x-rays as a form of medical imaging technology.
Ophthalmic Imaging
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of ophthalmic imaging as a medical imaging technology.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a medical imaging technology.
Computed Tomography
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of computed tomography (CT) as a medical imaging technology.
Careers:
Dr. Shelina Babul (she/her)
Associate Director, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
See Dr. Shelina Babul (she/her)'s profile
Arinjay Banerjee (he/him)
Research Scientist and Principal Investigator
See Arinjay Banerjee (he/him)'s profile
