Category: News

Apr 2026

Featured in the PHC News: Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation’s $1 million gift powers expansion of pain care innovation

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​ One in five Canadians live with chronic pain, a condition that can affect every part of life, from relationships to work to mental health. At St. Paul’s Hospital, clinician-scientist Read More »

Dr. Seonaid Nolan and Cheyenne Johnson make Vancouver Magazine annual Power 50 list
Feb 2026

Dr. Seonaid Nolan and Cheyenne Johnson make Vancouver Magazine annual Power 50 list

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Congratulations to Dr. Seonaid Nolan and Cheyenne Johnson for being named in Vancouver Magazine’s 2026 Power 50 List! The publication’s annual roundup of “the 50 people powering our city right now” features influential individuals Read More »

Transforming palliative care for Vancouver’s most vulnerable
Jan 2026

Transforming palliative care for Vancouver’s most vulnerable

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​In 2021, a seed was planted when the Providence Health Care (PHC) Division of Palliative Medicine approached the Department of Medicine Innovation Platform with a vision: to create a professorship specialized in Read More »

WAIT:ai Dynamic Waitlist Management
Jan 2026

WAIT:ai Dynamic Waitlist Management

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Lead physician: Dr. Zach Laksman. An AI‑powered system designed to optimize procedural and surgical waitlists by automating triage and dynamically adjusting patient priority. The solution analyzes referral packages, monitors symptom Read More »

Ai:HEART NORMS – Norms of Ambulatory Heart Rhythm Monitoring
Jan 2026

Ai:HEART NORMS – Norms of Ambulatory Heart Rhythm Monitoring

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Lead physician: Dr. Marc Deyell. An AI‑enabled retrospective study using 20+ years of ECG data to establish normal age‑ and gender‑specific ranges for ambulatory heart rhythm monitoring. The project addresses Read More »