On May 10, 2013, Dr. James Hogg, recipient of the 2013 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, the premier award for leadership in medical science in Canada, a special event was held in honour of his stellar career as a leader, researcher and educator. Dr. James Hogg, Emeritus Professor at the University of British Columbia and Principal Investigator at the UBC James Hogg Research Centre located at St. Paul's Hospital, delivered a presentation on his research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His work has contributed significantly to the advancement of research in lung disease. Special thanks to the following guest speakers: Dr. John Hepburn, VP Research & International, University of British Columbia (Host/MC) Dr. Robert Sindelar, VP Research & Academic Affairs, Providence Health Care Mr. Geoff Plant, Chair, Providence Health Care Board of Directors Ms. Dianne Doyle, President & CEO, Providence Health Care Dr. Julio Montaner, Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. John Dirks, President and Scientific Director, The Gairdner Foundation Dr. Gavin Stuart, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice Provost Health, University of British Columbia Dr. Peter Paré, Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia Dr. Robert Hogg, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University Dr. Stephen Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia Skip to Dr. James Hogg's lecture at 0:37:25 Event and production brought to you by: Event and production brought to you by: UBC James Hogg Research Centre: http://www.hli.ubc.ca/ Providence Health Care Research Institute: http://providenceresearch.ca Providence Health Care: http://providencehealthcare.org University of British Columbia Office of VP Research and International: http://research.ubc.ca/vpri/vpri-home

• published: 31 Jul 2013
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