A physician’s guide to severe combined immunodeficiency disease
The review, led by UBC’s Stuart Turvey, provides guidance on diagnosis, treatment and family support.
Saraswathi Vedam wins Innovation Challenge from National Quality Forum
Saraswathi Vedam, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice, was one of five people to win the 2017 Innovation Challenge from the U.S.-based National Quality Forum (NQF), for developing and validating patient-designed measures of autonomy and respect, as well as tools to capture patients’ reported mistreatment in maternity care. NQF issued the 2017 Innovation Challenge […]
A researcher’s “gut feeling” leads to a reversal on catheter use
Andrei Krassioukov’s efforts led to the withdrawal of a Cochrane review finding that catheters could be reused without an increased risk of infection.
Giving back by taking rubbish – and recycling it
SPPH Professor Karen Bartlett creates own initiative to shrink the school’s environment footprint.
A lifetime of lifesaving leads a faculty member to Bangladesh’s “drowning fields”
Clinical Professor Steve Beerman aims to reduce childhood drowning in Bangladesh.
Female and rural doctors retiring earlier than previously thought
The research reveals that projections about physician availability could be inflated.
Bursary fosters family connections
The Doctors of BC bursary has allowed dermatology resident, Lisa Flegel to stay in touch with her family and find a work-life balance.
Holding infants – or not – can leave traces on their genes
Children who had been more distressed as infants and had received less physical contact had a molecular profile that was underdeveloped for their age.
Susan Forwell named Outstanding Occupational Therapist of the Year
Susan Forwell, Head of the UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, has received the 2017 Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award for her exceptional contribution to the profession.
Open and honest discussion needed for youth and cannabis use
Forget those old public service announcements with shock tactics and cheesy music – the evidence points towards an open and fact-based discussion with young people about both the positive and negative effects of cannabis. School of Population and Public Health Masters of Science graduate Pinky Hapsari explored the relationship between the expectations high school students […]