Congratulations Dr. Manish Sadarangani!
Dr. Manish Sadarangani and his team were awarded a MSFHR COVID-19 Research Response Fund Award for their project COVID-19 in Children and Young Adults in BC – Evaluation of Public Health Measures and Epidemiologic Support for Decision-Makers. Dr. Manish Sadarangani is director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and […]
The UBC Department of Pediatrics (DoP) awarded two Special COVID-19 Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) grants from the UBC Faculty of Medicine
The purpose the Special COVID-19 SIF is to make funding available for strategic projects related to COVID-19 and the ways in which the Faculty of Medicine’s education, research, organization, and partnerships have changed, are changing, or could change in response. Intentional WellBEing Program (Launching Fall 2020) The UBC Department of Pediatrics (DoP) and the BC […]
The UBC Department of Pediatrics (DoP) was awarded two Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program (HWIP) grants from the UBC Human Resources
The HWIP grant from UBC Human Resources provides start-up funds and support for health-related, sustainable initiatives. You can apply for funding for programs that include yoga or fitness classes, building a community garden or investing in mental health training in your workplace. Healthy Workplace Initiatives Program (HWIP) – Mental Health Training $3,000 The UBC Departments […]
Recommended for Leading Practices and Innovations (LPIs)
The Preliminary Accreditation Report of the UBC Postgraduate Medical Education from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada conducted in early March was received. All the departmental programs that were reviewed had their accreditation renewed. A big shout out to the team in the Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine as their training […]
Kudos to Dr. Srinivas Murthy
Supporting the recovery plans, our very own Dr. Srinivas Murthy, a pediatric critical care and infectious diseases specialist, is leading the Canadian Treatments for COVID-19 trial. He is examining potential treatments for COVID-19, a multinational initiative being coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). There […]
Congratulations to Dr. David Smith!
Dr. David Smith is the 2020 recipient of the Life Membership at the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS). The CPS Life Membership recognizes CPS members who have made exceptional contributions to the Society over a long period of time. Dr. Smith was on the CPS Board for 6 years as the BC representative and then President […]
Kudos to Dr. Vo and his team at the BC Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness
Kudos to Dr. Dzung Vo, Dr. Joanna McDermid, Dr. Katarina Tabi, Kaleigh McLeod and Frances Tong at the BC Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness for their outstanding hard work and dedication in serving the C&W campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health professionals are at an especially high risk for developing stress-related conditions, such as burnout, […]
Pediatric researchers leading the fight against COVID-19
UBC and BCCH Department of Pediatrics is one of the leaders in helping fight this disease. As governments and research funding agencies have made it a priority to fund research for COVID-19, one of our own pediatricians, Dr. Srinivas Murthy was successful in obtaining a Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) grant to conduct research […]
Dr. Sandesh Shivananda
Name: Dr. Sandesh Shivananda Role: Associate Professor, UBC, Neonatologist, BC Women’s Hospital Qualifications: MD, FRCP Biography: Dr. Sandesh Shivananda is an Associate Professor at UBC and a Staff Neonatologist at BC Women’s Hospital, with the Division of Neonatology. Dr. Shivananda received his Medical Degree from the University of Mysore, 1998 and […]
Congratulations Ella Chan!
Ella Chan has been awarded “Best Oral Presentation” for her talk on Compensatory Renal Growth Predicts Outcome in Children with a Solitary Functioning Kidney at the 2020 Western Medical Research Conference. Based on judges’ scoring, her work was highlighted from over 350 high quality student and trainee presentations. Congratulations on this achievement!