Looking for some good books? Here’s one! From Goodreads: The hilarious novel of the healing arts that reveals everything your doctor never wanted you to know. Six eager interns—they saw themselves as modern saviors-to-be. They came from the top of their medical school class to the bottom of the hospital staff […]
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Up to 1800 sq foot for up to 3 medical professionals as a sublet of a large established medical office (Western Cardiology Associates) available including the use of our reception staff and waiting area, your own office, exam rooms, use of shared lunch room etc. for your MOA. Medical professionals […]
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In anticipation of welcoming our Year 1 students to the Island Medical Program in August 2021, we are putting out a friendly call to family physicians who would be willing to take a student (or two if you were willing) as a patient(s) in their practice. We estimate that we […]
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Physicians often see opportunities for improvements to patient care in the course of their practice. Dr. Rohit Pai (Gastroenterology) and Dr. Brian McArdle (Internal Medicine) saw one when treating patients living with decompensated liver cirrhosis. This complex patient population present frequently at the emergency room for treatment, and require regular […]
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Looking for some good books? Here’s one! From Goodreads: Award-winning writer Heather Lanier’s memoir about raising a child with a rare syndrome, defying the tyranny of normal, and embracing parenthood as a spiritual practice that breaks us open in the best of ways. Like many women of her generation, Heather […]
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The following physician wellness resources continue to be available to support BC physicians: BC Physician Health Program: Offers confidential support, counseling, referral and health system navigation support for physicians, medical trainees and their families for a wide range of issues such as mental health concerns, relationship issues, life transitions, financial […]
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Looking for some good books? Here’s one! From Goodreads: On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can […]
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Dr. Jeff Bishop has been recognized by the UBC Residents with the 2020-21 Off-Service Teaching Award – Congratulations, Jeff! Jeff has been a key member of the team developing a toxidrome protocol for agitated youth, and is now leading some work around pediatric trauma simulations, both supported by South Island […]
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Looking for some good books? Here’s one! From Goodreads: Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, […]
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A warm congratulations to Dr. Matt Carere for being named as the recipient of the 2020-21 Emergency Medicine Teaching Award from the UBC Victoria Residents! In addition to being an inspiring teacher and all-round fantastic colleague, Matt has been an integral part of Interdisciplinary Simulations, supported through a South Island […]
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