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The St. Paul’s Immunotherapy in Neurology (SPIN) Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital launched earlier this year thanks to support from the Department of Medicine’s Innovation Platform. The SPIN Centre focuses on treatment of inflammatory disorders of the muscle and nerve. The SPIN Centre is one of five projects supported to date by the Department of Read More »

George Stubos suffered lung and respiratory issues from adolescence. But it wasn’t until 2010 that the Vancouver-born son of Greek immigrants was finally diagnosed with a rare genetic variant leading to Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Last October, when he heard about Trikafta, a CF medication that was showing promise in trials for patients with the most Read More »

Strategic Plan Town Hall: Kelowna on May 13, 2022 RSVP now for our upcoming Strategic Plan Town Hall meeting in Kelowna on May 13, 2022, for the opportunity to ask questions and engage with our Strategic Planning committee.   click here to RSVP KELOWNA TOWN HALL: Creating our Strategic Plan Date: Friday, May 13, 2022 Time: 11:30 Read More »

Featured in PHC News – “Research and Innovation Roundup” Special thanks to: Dr. Alyson Wong, Respirologist, St. Paul’s Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Post-COVID Respiratory Clinic shares one-year findings The team at our Post-COVID Respiratory Clinic is set to publish a paper highlighting the results of their first year-long patient study into how respiratory tests Read More »

Three members of the Department of Medicine receive the 2022 VCHRI Investigator Award Dr. Sonny Thiara (Critical Care Medicine), Dr. Karen Tran (General Internal Medicine), and Dr. Darwin Yeung (Cardiology) are recipients of the 2022 Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards   Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make Read More »