Current roles:
Health Professional - Physician with specialties in Public Health, Preventative Medicine and Occupational Medicine;
Researcher - MSc, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Capacity Building;
Professor - School of Population and Public Health
Description:Dr. Yassi obtained her medical degree from McMaster University and then trained as a medical specialist in Public Health, Preventative Medicine and Occupational Medicine.
Her recent work in aboriginal health involved working with indigenous communities in Ecuador on several projects, most notably, trying to bring an intercultural perspective, incorporating ancestral knowledge (especially regarding medicinal plants) to the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. The influence of “Sumak Kawsay” (good living) in Kitchwa, and the ecosystem approach to health advocacy, has had a profound influence on her work. Currently, she does not have funded projects in Canada, but has in the past.
Her other areas of interest are: Environmental and Occupational Health; Health Education and Advocacy; Health, Human rights and Liberation Medicine;
Get involved: She can provide mentorship, research opportunities (as summer student research projects going abroad (South Africa, or Ecuador), and/or literature review and synthesis projects; Students with a background in statistics and questionnaire development skills would be especially welcome), educational opportunities (Eg. lectures), volunteer opportunities and global health student electives in areas of my work
Contact:
Room 430 - 2206 East Mall, School of Population and Public Health, UBC, Vancouver
annalee.yassi@ubc.ca
T: 604-822-6962