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Training cancer survivors to support newly-diagnosed patients
By bkladko | November 22, 2016
Professor Arminee Kazanjian’s program trains “peer navigators” to discuss the challenges of prostate cancer.
Faculty among recipients of the College of Family Physicians of Canada Awards
By jwong | November 18, 2016
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and its Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine have recently announced the 2016 recipients of family medicine awards, grants and scholarships. The recipients were recognized for their outstanding contributions to patient care, their communities, medical education, research and the advancement of family medicine in Canada. 2016 Lifetime Achievement […]
UBC President Ono shares his insights with Faculty of Medicine
By bkladko | November 17, 2016
“Don’t be too busy to think, don’t be too busy to talk,” he told students in the Experimental Medicine program.
UBC scientists play major role in mapping the human epigenome
By bkladko | November 17, 2016
Connie Eaves and Marco Marra were featured in a set of 41 papers coordinated by the International Human Epigenome Research Consortium.
Bassam Masri receives the 2016 Pier Giorgio Marchetti Award
By jwong | November 16, 2016
Bassam Masri, Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics receives the 2016 Pier Giorgio Marchetti award. This award was established in 2010 and is given to recognize outstanding lifetime achievement in orthopaedic surgery by an international fellow who trained at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Dr. Masri has been involved with training 122 fellows, […]
New UBC chair will advance research into rural health
By bkladko | November 15, 2016
Dave Snadden, who oversaw the expansion of medical education and training in northern B.C., will look for ways to improve health care in rural areas.
Kindergarteners’ vaccine rates vary widely across metro Vancouver
By bkladko | November 15, 2016
Vaccination rates varied by as much as 30 per cent among parts of the metropolitan region.
Antibiotic restores cell communication in Alzheimer’s-damaged parts of brain
By bkladko | November 14, 2016
Ceftriaxone was able to reduce synaptic disruption and clear the lines of neuronal communication in mice.
An $80 million boost for patient-oriented research in B.C.
By bkladko | November 9, 2016
The BC SUPPORT Unit will engage patients to identify their needs and set priorities for research.
Closure of obstetric services at B.C. hospitals did not affect labour and delivery
By bkladko | November 7, 2016
Many women were already using hospitals outside their communities for childbirth even before closure of local labour and delivery services.