People living with serious skin conditions now have a new centre at 1033 Davie Street, Vancouver where they can access all the specialists they need under one roof. The Dermatology Centre is a collaboration between Providence Health Care and the Department of Dermatology and Skin Diseases at UBC. It brings together several medical dermatology clinics 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 in the community, use in hospital and on discharge significantly increases the risk of chronic use and is often the first point of use for 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, CT scans showing these features will be identified and targeted for rapid assessment with a specialist in the early diagnosis of lung cancer. The Lung 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, including life-style/exercise, medications, and immunoglobulin therapy. Response to treatment will be evaluated using objective outcome measures, as well as patient reported and functional outcome measures Read More »
