Happy retirement to Dr. Jeffrey Simons
On May 14, 2019, Dr. Jeffrey Simons career was recognized at the UBC Retirement Celebration at Academic Gowns Event. Dr. Simons played an important role in increasing connections between UBC and BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) that allowed him to build UBC pediatric infrastructure in the north and improve the care of the children in that […]
Congratulations to Dr. Garth Meckler!
CAEP’s Annual Awards recognize excellence in specific areas within emergency medicine, including advocacy, education, research, and professional practice. Nominated by their peers, the final award winners are selected either by a CAEP committee* and/or or the CAEP Board of Directors. This year’s Marilyn Li Pediatric EM Leadership Award was given to Dr. Garth Meckler. Dr. […]
Dr. Alfonso Solimano awarded the 2019 Distinguished Neonatologist Award at CPS conference
The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) recognized outstanding contributions to child and youth health on June 6-9 in Toronto. This year’s Distinguished Neonatologist is Dr. Alfonso Solimano, a medical graduate of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia where he also learned physiology and biophysics as a biology student of Dr. Carlos Monge, a world leader in high altitude research. […]
The Pharmacy Informer – Spring 2019 Edition
The Spring 2019 edition of the Pharmacy Informer is hot off the press! The Pharmacy Informer is a quarterly newsletter that contains important updates and highlights from the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC, Department of Pharmacy. Download edition
Oral immunotherapy safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies
Congratulations to Dr. Edmond Chan, Head of the Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and his team for their work advancing research into pediatric allergies. “… our findings confirm in a real-world setting that this treatment is not only safe but is well-tolerated in […]
The Tragic Side of Tide Pods
The colorful laundry packets have become one of P&G’s biggest blockbusters. There’s only one problem—too many kids are getting poisoned by them. For an 8-year-old to be exuberantly goofing off, performing cartwheels and splits while grownups are talking, is nothing out of the ordinary. But as her mother, Katie Mancillas, is explaining, in Bella’s case, […]
The Power of Play
The ‘Power of Play’ highlights the many important benefits of just playing around. The Power of Play, a documentary episode on CBC Nature of Things (https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/the-power-of-play), puts forward fascinating scientific evidence that all animals play and the critical importance of play for healthy development and survival. In children, research is mounting on the many aspects […]
Congratulations to Drs. Dzung Vo, Joanna McDermid, Jake Locke and Ms. Sabrina Gill!
Congratulations to Drs. Vo, McDermid, Locke and Ms. Gill, members of the MARS-A Mindfulness Awareness and Resilience Skills for Adolescents program (MARS-A) at BC Children’s Hospital. The MARS-A Team were awarded the PHSA+ Award for 2018. The PHSA+ Awards were created with a goal of recognizing and celebrating the passionate contributions our staff make to […]
Congratulations to Dr. Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon!
Dr. Kissoon is a recipient of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Presidential Citation Award. This award honors the extraordinary contributions of time, energy and resources to the Society of Critical Care Medicine during 2018. Congratulations Dr. Kissoon!