Giving Back
From tackling hemophilia in Uganda to teaching swimming lessons in Bangladesh, meet some of our faculty and students giving back at home and around the world.
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.
Changing lives — one diagnosis and lesson at a time
The vast majority of adults with ADHD don’t even know they have it. Drs. Gurdeep and Anita Parhar are working to change that.
Back to the basics
UBC’s Ed Conway is tackling hemophilia in Uganda using ‘older’ and ‘better’ technology
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.
MD student Max Moor-Smith talks about his summer research project in India
Second-year medical student Max Moor-Smith shares his experience providing health education for children in Spiti Valley, India.
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.