Congratulations Drs. Shelina Babul and Matthew Carwana!
Drs. Babul and Carwana of the Department of Pediatrics, received funding from two new grants from Michael Smith Health Research BC for their projects. Learn more about Dr. Babul’s project, Drawing Attention to an Invisible Injury: Increasing Awareness and Reducing the Burden of Concussion among Workers and Workplaces in British Columbia and Dr. Carwana’s project, […]
Congratulations Dr. Matt Carwana!
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Carwana and his team for receiving funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC. Learn more about their project entitled, Centring the margins: forging an equitable path for early childhood wellbeing in Canada emerging from the COVID era. MORE: https://healthresearchbc.ca/news_article/catalyzing-pathways-from-evidence-to-impact/ https://healthresearchbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023_C2_Award_Recipients.pdf More about Dr. Matt Carwana: Dr. Matt Carwana Announced as New […]
60% increase in Type2 Diabetes (T2D) among Canadian children
Just out, new findings on childhood diabetes in Canada led by Drs. Trisha Patel & Shazan Amed of the Department of Pediatrics. In a Nation-wide study, their report found a 60% increase in #Type2Diabetes (T2D) among Canadian children over the last decade, with notable disparities in incidence among demographic groups. The research reveals an urgent […]
2023 Seasons Greetings
As 2023 draws to a close, I would like to express sincere gratitude for our work together. I am so impressed at how our community comes together with compassion to support one another, our patients, and their families. As we grow as a community, we have a lot to celebrate from 2023. A few highlights […]