Upcoming Events

VPSA provides members with opportunities to connect at its various events. Check out these events to engage with your colleagues.

Register today for the April 14 Vancouver Sun RunCalling all MD runners and walkers! Join the VPSA Wellness team for the 2019 Vancouver Sun Run.

It’s the event that needs no introduction. Join with thousands of others who walk and run the 10K distance around our city. The run is one of the largest road races in North America and tons of fun! Team pricing: Regular fee (Now to March 15): $59 Register: https://register.vancouversunrun.com Team name: VPSA Wellness Join your colleagues for a VPSA-sponsored post-run team social.  

April 3: 7 to 8 am - Breakfast with Leaders Attention UBC Hospital physicians: Come have breakfast with our VCH CEO! Hear how UBC Hospital is important to VCH’s vision and mission and how it is designated to become the Vancouver hub for scheduled surgical and medical services, all the while retaining its beloved smaller community feeling.
 
Location: DM Centre for Brain Health; 3rd Floor, Seminar Room 3402 A-C Breakfast included RSVP by March 28: vpsa.eventbrite.com  

10 Mondays in April, May, June from 6 to 7 pm:
Yoga practice with peersWe’ve all heard of the amazing benefits of yoga. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, yoga with your colleagues is a great way to practice the postures, breathing exercises and meditation that makes you healthier in body, mind and spirit. This 10-week workshop is led by Eleanor Roberts, RYT, BKin.
 
April 8, 15, 29, May 6, 13, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24
Location: Hardwick Hall, UBC Medical Student and Alumni Centre
2750 Heather Street
Free to VPSA members; bring your own mat and blocks
20 pre-registration spots available per class
Register: vpsa.eventbrite.com
5 drop-in spots per class!

April 18: noon to 1 pm - VPSA Wellness Event What’s your brain’s ideal diet? Find out what you need for optimal mental performance! Just as your body needs a healthy diet to function well, so too does your mind. Come learn about the Healthy Mind Platter and see how you score on its seven essential “nutrients.” VCH psychiatrist and program physician for Doctors of BC’s Physician Health Program Dr. Peter Gibson will lead this session. Dr. Gibson is also a life & leadership coach with Mind in Mind.
 
Location: VGH Paetzold Multipurpose Room
Lunch included
RSVP by April 12: vpsa.eventbrite.com

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