Current projects and teams
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Physician lead: Dr. Anthony Gador, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine Partners: UBC Department of Medical Genetics Goal: Reduce time and cost of diagnosing rare conditions Patients with rare conditions often Read More »
Physician Lead: Dr. Simone Cowan In the heart of Vancouver, a medical strike force is assembling to battle a formidable enemy that hijacks one of the body’s most vital organs—and Read More »
Lead physician: Dr. Daryl Wan A first‑in‑BC preventive exercise therapy model leveraging existing cardiac rehab resources to support patients with vascular disease (claudication). The program aims to reduce surgical interventions Read More »
Physician Lead: Drs. Sabrina Gill, Angela Liu. Women’s Endocrine Health Center (WEHC) brings family physicians and specialists together to improve coordinated care for women with complex endocrine conditions. Using a Read More »
Library of past projects
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 »
St. Paul’s Hospital Advanced Endoscopic Resection Centre –Home – SPARC What is SPARC?The St. Paul’s Hospital Advanced Endoscopic Resection Centre (SPARC) is a tertiary referral center focusing on organ-sparing minimally Read More »
L-R Dr. Tony Wan, Dr. Stephanie Garland and Dr. Taylor Drury. A year-old pilot project at St. Paul’s Hospital to track unnecessary use of preventative blood thinners in hospital patients has seen Read More »
Picture this: It’s 3 a.m., and while you’re sleeping, a digital detective is already hard at work. Every morning at this hour, a software called “Scan2Screen” methodically combs through Read More »
On fast-paced hospital units, neurologists, residents and medical students find themselves spending valuable time searching for tools or waiting on essential equipment. A new initiative at St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH) Read More »
Photo: (left to right) Dr. Jamil Bashir & Dr. Peter Phillips. Imagine a pacemaker patient in a remote British Columbia community, hours away from specialized care. A small infection could Read More »
Under the leadership of Dr. May C. Ong, the Providence Health Care Chair in the Neurobiology and Neuropharmacology of Pain, the inpatient Centralized Pain Program specializes in the diagnosis and Read More »
Prescription opioid misuse and dependence has become an increasing problem and is linked to an array of negative consequences including addiction, overdose, and mortality. Although most chronic opioids are prescribed Read More »
This project involves the creation of a rapid assessment clinical pathway for patients with concerning lung nodules or radiologic signs of thoracic malignancy. In partnership with the Department of Radiology, Read More »
The SPIN Center, “SPH Immunotherapy in Neurology”, is a new clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH). Patients with autoimmune neuromuscular disorders will be evaluated and treated in a comprehensive manner, Read More »