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Big congratulations to our incoming 2023 residents!Mar 23, 2023We couldn’t be more excited to welcome you into our residency community. Enjoy the last leg of your medical school journey and we will see you in July! Cross posted from IG: https://www.instagram.com/ubcpediatricresidents Image © UBC Pediatric Residents. Created by Drs. Meghan Glibbery and Renee Lurie Read More >
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Committing to change in care: Dr. Saleem Razack, MD, Professor, Department of PediatricsMar 20, 2023The highest quality health care is equitable, culturally safe and accessible for all. Unfortunately, we still have a lot of work to do to make this a reality — major organizations in Canada have declared racism a public health emergency. Dr. Saleem Razack is a critical care physician and new investigator with BCCHR. He has […] Read More >
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New Pediatric Fraser Site Director Appointed: Dr. Hemendra RamdhaniMar 17, 2023The General Pediatrics Residency Program is happy to announce the development of a new Pediatric Fraser Residency program. The first cohort of two first year residents will start on July 1, 2023. We would like to introduce Dr. Hemendra Ramdhani as the new Pediatric Fraser Site Director. Dr. Ramdhani will work with our Residency program […] Read More >
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New Clinical Faculty Appointment: Dr. Farbod Bahadori-Esfahani, MDWelcome to Dr. Farbod Bahadori-Esfahani, MD, Clinical Instructor with the Division of Neonatology. Dr. Bahadori-Esfahani was born in Vancouver and spent his early years growing up in Burnaby. He completed his residency in the United States in Louisiana and his PICU fellowship in Minnesota. He is the newest member of the NICU team at BCCH. […] Read More >
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New Academic Faculty appointment: Dr. Genelle Lunken (Healey), PhD, RDWelcome to Dr. Genelle Lunken (Healey), PhD, RD, Assistant Professor with the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Dr. Lunken undertook her PhD in Nutritional Science at Massey University in New Zealand. The aim of her PhD research was to determine what influence habitual dietary fibre intake has on host and gut microbiota responses to […] Read More >
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Congratulations!BC Children’s Hospital and Canuck Place are ChildKind certified! This is an immense accomplishment and congratulations all. This international award recognizes excellence in providing pediatric pain care. See: https://pediatrics.med.ubc.ca/2023/03/03/21782/ http://ow.ly/bSnY50NkeJA https://www.canuckplace.org/stories/canuck-place-care/childkind-international-certification/ Read More >
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The BCCHR Mentorship ProgramMar 09, 2023Looking for a mentor? The BCCHR Mentorship Program has just opened registration for its first ever Speed Mentoring Event! From the Department of Pediatrics, we have: Drs. Alex Weber, Chris Maxwell and Scott Wenderfer ready to answer your questions. Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 1:00-2:00pm. This is an in-person event taking place in the […] Read More >
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Celebrating International Women’s Day: #EmbraceEquityMar 08, 2023Today, on March 8 2023, we celebrate International Women’s Day. Please join us in recognizing the incredible accomplishments and contributions of the women in the Department of Pediatrics – faculty, staff and learners. This year’s theme #EmbraceEquity, is a critical topic in child health for our patients, families and communities. Gender-based discrimination harms everyone. International […] Read More >
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Celebrating International Women’s Day: Embracing equity starts with listening to our young female patients’ voicesEmbracing equity starts with listening to our young female patients’ voices. Having conversations about biases and adversities is the seed of equity for women in all areas of healthcare. For example, recognizing the disparities in pain care for IBPOC women and supporting inclusive leadership roles. Embracing equity is a healthcare community where women of colour […] Read More >
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The Diabetes Transformation Project: LearnDiabetesMar 07, 2023The Diabetes Transformation Project is a BC Children’s Hospital initiative that aims to improve the lives and health outcomes of children living with diabetes. Led by Dr. Shazhan Amed, ‘LearnDiabetes’ just launched. Learn more about this interactive, multimedia platform that provides easy-to-understand education and training for families of children and youth living with type 1 […] Read More >
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New Division of ImmunologyMar 06, 2023The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the newly formed Division of Immunology. The Division of Immunology is an internationally recognized center of excellence for Immunology clinical care, teaching, and research. Team members include Drs. Catherine Biggs, Kyla Hildebrand, Elliot James, and Stuart Turvey. In recent years Immunology outpatient clinic visits at BC Children’s […] Read More >
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Thank you for your service!Mar 03, 2023Congratulations to all who achieved a long service milestone recently. To recognize the invaluable contributions made to the organization this past year and to honor the dedication of our people, milestone pins and certificates were presented to staff and faculty members. Members that achieve a milestone year in 2022 will be honored in 2023. More […] Read More >
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Mending a broken heart: Nurturing healing & repair in the mother-baby dyad – Dr. Catherine LimperopoulosWe are excited to welcome Dr. Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D. for Grand Rounds on Fri, March 10, 12pm – 1pm. Dr. Limperopoulos is the Center Director of Prenatal, Neonatal & Maternal Health Research; Director & Chief of the Institute for the Developing Brain at Children’s National; and (tenured) Professor of Neurology, Radiology, and Pediatrics at the […] Read More >
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Thank you to the BCCH ChildKind project team for all of their hard workThe BCCH ChildKind project team submitted the application for certification in July 2022 and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the international governing body, which granted C&W a site visit – the final hurdle to achieving certification. Certification committee members from ChildKind International visited C&W on January 30, 2023. During the visit, they wanted to understand […] Read More >
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Share your experience transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare services during the pandemicWe are looking for youth with special healthcare needs (diagnosed with a disability or chronic physical/mental health condition): ● Between the ages of 16-24 ● Living anywhere in Canada ● To participate in an online interview (alternative formats available to ensure accessibility) Contact: Barb Galuppi at galuppi@mcmaster.ca to participate in this research study Read More >
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Congratulations!Feb 09, 2023Congratulations to Drs. Stuart Turvey, Tom Blydt-Hansen and Christopher Maxwell! 67 projects led by UBC researchers received more than $30 million in combined funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research. MORE: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/faculty-of-medicine-researchers-awarded-26-million-through-cihr-project-grants Read More >
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Black lives, Black voices and Black identities in the Faculty of MedicineRegister today! On Friday, February 17th, 2023, Drs. Sotindjo and Kissoon, will be discussing “Black lives, Black voices and Black identities in the Faculty of Medicine.” Together with other members on the panel, this talk will explore IBPOC experiences, knowledge, and challenges. This virtual event is part of the UBC FoM IBPOC Voices series and […] Read More >
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It’s not to late to catch-up!Feb 06, 2023Kids immunization schedule is designed to provide immunity (protection) early in life, before children are likely to be exposed to serious, potentially life-threatening diseases. http://tinyurl.com/SUFKids2023 Read More >
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Thank you Dept of Pediatrics!Our new 22 Oz Thor copper vacuum insulated water bottles will come in handy over the next 9 weeks. What a wonderful team building and engagement gift to support 15 staff and faculty (3 teams) competing in the 2023 UBC Walk for Joy challenge. Follow our progress every Wednesday as we compete against other UBC […] Read More >
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Resident Doctors Appreciation Week, February 6 – 10, 2023Did you know, that today marks the first day of Resident Doctors Appreciation Week? All week at UBC we will be celebrating UBC resident doctors for the care they provide in communities across B.C. A shout out to Dr. Patrick Mckernan who was featured from our program! More about Patrick’s work with some of our […] Read More >