Long Service Recognition Spring Tea & Ceremony, April 23 2018
This event recognizes employees and medical staff who reached 20+ year milestones in 2017. Image: Dr. Ralph Rothstein, Associate Head, Clinical Affairs and Dr. David Smith.
BMO Vancouver Marathon, Team Update – Division of Cardiology
Another great year – with more than 40 runners participating in BMO events it was a day full of stories. Here are the top 5 moments from team heart attack: 5) Everyone needs their own motivation…Jenny (ICU) spotted a guy in a chicken suit running ahead of her at 8km mark. Nobody wants to get […]
Congratulations BMO Vancouver Marathon Event Runners!
A big shout out to all the Department of Pediatrics runners that participated in this year’s BMO Marathon events. May 6 was another beautiful Vancouver day and we have some heartwarming news. Setting a personal goal for yourself and then having your family’s support can help keep your spirits up when the training kilometers seem […]
Dr. Ian Pike receives UBC President’s Award
UBC President Dr. Santa Ono formally recognized Dr. Pike and other Faculty Research Award recipients at a ceremony held at the Chan Centre on April 17, 2018. According to UBC’s Research and Innovation Office, the award is given to a faculty member “who has demonstrated outstanding service to the University and the community by actively […]
Join our Team for Workout to Conquer Cancer, May 1-31 2018
We are working out next month to honor the long service of Wendy Cannon to the Department of Pediatrics. This May we’ll be participating in Workout to Conquer Cancer presented by RYU Apparel, where we’ll be challenging ourselves to get moving every day of the month while fundraising in support of critical cancer research and enhancements to […]
UBC Department of Pediatrics awarded a 2018 Healthy Workplace Initiative Program (HWIP) Grant
The Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program (HWIP) is an annual fund available to UBC departments and units to support grassroots activities that promote well-being in the workplace. There were a total of 62 applications submitted, totaling over $130,000 for an available fund of $100,000. Funding was awarded to 49 departments and units. In the Department of […]
A Retrospective Look at 43 Years of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): How Did We Get Here From Where We Started?
Kenneth Lyons Jones, M.D. Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones is a world-renowned pediatrician, dysmorphologist and researcher in the field of birth defects. He is a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Dysmorphology and Teratology in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego. Dr. Jones is considered to be the father of […]
Thank you for your contribution!
To Julie on her retirement: Dear Julie, You know you cannot avoid the poem I would write I’ll keep it short but cannot let you go slipping off into the night. It’s been an amazing privilege working with you all these years From your colleagues and your patients, constant thanks for you I hear. […]
Canadian Paediatric Society Lifelong Learning in Paediatrics – Fall Course October 19-21, 2018, BANFF
Learn in the morning, enjoy free afternoons with family and friends! Fascinating topics: Serious bacterial infections, proton pump inhibitor, Kawasaki disease, irritable bowel syndrome, probiotics, antibiotics, Lyme disease, ‘hot topic’ discussions and interactive, cased-based workshops. Featured lecture: “New innovations in gene therapy” by Dr. Ronald Cohn, Toronto, Ont. The event will be held at […]