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Information and updates for medical staff
Jul 2023

A Retirement Interview with Dr. Stephan van Eeden

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  Name: Dr. Stephan van Eeden (He/Him/His) Title: Professor Emeritus Department/Division: Department of Medicine/Division of Respiratory Medicine & General Internal Medicine Location: Vancouver, BC Dr. Stephan van Eeden was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his medical training at the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa, and received his PhD Read More »

Jul 2023

Featured in the Daily Scan News: “ORDER OF CANADA HONOURS PROVIDENCE RESEARCH SCIENTIST’S CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICINE”

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Dr. Keith Walley has been named as a Member of the Order of Canada. Dr. Keith Walley, a senior clinician-scientist for the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, attending physician at the St. Paul’s Hospital Intensive Care Unit, and Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, has been appointed as a Member to the Read More »

Jun 2023

PHC Communications Spotlight: Supporting innovation to combat physician burnout

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Leads for the PHC Department of Medicine’s Innovation Platform L-R: Mehak Sampla, Dr. Andy Ignaszewki, Dr. Kristine Chapman, and Dr. Anita Palepu. Levels of burnout have increased dramatically over the past three years for many healthcare providers, including physicians. To counter this, the Department of Medicine Innovation Platform is helping physicians engage with their work Read More »

Jun 2023

Dr. Julio Montaner (Division of Infectious Diseases) wins the 2023 CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award (Senior Career Researcher)

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The CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research is a career achievement award that recognizes exceptional contributions in the area of population and public health research. The CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award is designed to recognize the exemplary efforts and activities of exceptional Canadian researchers at different career stages who have created a highly influential body of work that Read More »

Jun 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 UBC/SPH Department of Medicine Faculty & Staff Award Recipients

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Providence Health Care Department of Medicine Faculty Awards GRAEME COPLAND CLINICIAN TEACHER AWARD in recognition of a faculty member who has a sustained record and reputation for excellence in clinical teaching Dr. Matthew Brooks Division of General Internal Medicine HOWARD B. STEIN MASTER TEACHER AWARD in recognition of a faculty member who makes outstanding contributions Read More »