Category: News

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 AI-Driven Waitlist Optimization
Jan 2026

WAIT:ai AI-Driven Waitlist Optimization

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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 »

Jan 2026

Norms of Ambulatory Heart Rhythm Monitoring (AI Study)

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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 »

Early Intervention Memory Clinic (EIMC)
Jan 2026

Early Intervention Memory Clinic (EIMC)

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Physician lead: Dr. Philip E. Lee, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine As the population ages, more and more people are noticing changes in their memory and thinking skills. Some Read More »

Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy
Jan 2026

Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy

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Physician lead: Dr. Eric Lam, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine Partners:  Quality Improvement (PHC), BC Cancer, CST Cerner Goal: Reduce time needed to deliver biopsy results Patients receiving a biopsy to screen for colorectal cancer Read More »