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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 »

Jan 2026

PURCC: Consultative Medicine Clinic

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 »

Spotlight

Jan 2026

SPARC -The St. Paul’s Hospital Advanced Endoscopic Resection Center

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 »

The Anticoagulation Stewardship Program (ACSP)

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Jan 2026

The Anticoagulation Stewardship Program (ACSP)

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 »

The 3 a.m. solution: How the Lung Nodule Clinic built software that never sleeps

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Jan 2026

The 3 a.m. solution: How the Lung Nodule Clinic built software that never sleeps

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 »