News

Information and updates for medical staff
Apr 2025

Featured in the PHC News: “A cardiac coalition: how a multi-disciplinary approach is hacking bacterial heart invaders”

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​   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 they’re rewriting the Read More »

Transforming palliative care for Vancouver’s most vulnerable
Mar 2025

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 »

Mar 2025

WEHC – Women’s Endocrine Health Clinic

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More details to come

Mar 2025

Projects underway

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More details to be published: Division of Endocrinology:  WEHC – Women’s Endocrine Health Clinic Division of Nephrology: CCOM – Centre for Complex Obstetric Medicine Division of Gastroenterology: Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Read More »

Mar 2025

Bridging gaps in heart device care

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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 »