Congratulations to Drs. Turvey, Carleton, Van Karnebeek, and Sadarangani!
Bringing the benefits of genomics and precision medicine to BC kids BC Children’s Hospital’s role as a national leader in the field of pediatric precision health was highlighted this week with the announcement of the result of Genome Canada’s 2017 Large-Scale Applied Research Project (LSARP) competition. [MORE]
Chat n Chew Health Speaker Series – noon hour for a brown bag lunch series led by qualified health professionals
SERIES GUEST SPEAKER Marisa is a BCRPA Personal Trainer and owner of Motivated Movement Personal Training. She has certifications in weight training, kettle bells, yoga, & older adult training. She loves working with her clients to develop a program that suits their needs and skill level. She has experience working with clients from 25-87 and with a […]
15th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine update event taking place May 4th – 5th at UBC Robson Square
Registration is now open for the popular annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update! 15th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update http://ubccpd.ca/course/PedER2018 May 4-5 (Fri-Sat) |UBC Robson Square| Vancouver BC Target audience: pediatricians, emergency physicians, family physicians, allied health professionals & residents Up to 12.5 MOC Section 1 credits/ Mainpro+ Program Content: https://ubccpd.ca/course/PedER2018#agenda Register: http://www.eply.com/PedER2018 Highlights: New and […]
New Concussion Awareness Training Tool website (CATT) Website Launched
What do you know about concussions? Dr. Shelina Babul’s cattonline contains courses and information on recognition, treatment, and management of concussion. Parents, coaches, health care providers, and school professionals can now access the latest information on concussions on the refreshed Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) website. The three toolkits—CATT for Medical Professionals, CATT for Parents, […]
Congratulations Dr. Christine Loock!
The RICHER* Social Pediatrics Initiative has been selected as the 2017 winner of the John F. McCreary Prize which recognizes and promotes interprofessional teamwork in the health and human service professions. The award will be handed out the UBC Health Annual Awards reception in February at UBC. *Responsive, Intersectoral-Interdisciplinary Child-Community, Health, Education and Research Congratulations […]
Congratulations to Dr. Shazan Ahmed!
Drs. Shazan Ahmed, Kendall Ho and Matthias Gorges are the recipients of $200,000 from a CIHR grant to support the development of Live 5-2-1-0. Live 5-2-1-0 is an evidence-based message promoting four simple guidelines for raising healthy children. Through the Live 5-2-1-0 message, SCOPE is supporting communities as they take action across all sectors to build healthy […]
Improving the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in Malawi
Congratulations to Dr. Lavoie and his team for their mobile phone app to improve the diagnosis of sepsis in infants in Malawi. Dr. Lavoie’s project is one of 20 Canadian projects that have won funding through Grand Challenges Competition, which is awarding $2 million to Canadian innovators with ideas that address issues of child and […]
Congratulations Dr. Lori Tucker!
Dr. Lori Tucker is the recipient of the 2017 Dr. Parminder Singh Award from the BC Pediatric Society. Dr. Tucker is an Investigator at BC Children’s Hospital and Clinical Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia. The award comes with a $1000 cheque which was presented on Nov 3 2017. Congratulations […]
Congratulations Dr. Kirk Schultz!
Dr. Kirk Schultz is the recipient of the 2017 Dr. Judith Hall Award from the BC Pediatric Society. Dr. Schultz is the Director, Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, Co-Lead, Childhood Cancer & Blood Research Group, and Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia. The award comes with a $500 […]
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Ronsley!
Dr. Ronsley is 1 of 3 trainees awarded the Dr. John Dupré Award. The Resident Clinical Case/Research Project Poster Award includes a $500 honoraria and certificate awarded to trainees who have presented the highest ranked oral or poster clinical research projects or resident poster clinical vignettes at the CSEM (Canadian Society of Endocrinology & Metabolism) Annual Professional Conference in […]