Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2014 Comments Off on 2014 Canadian Patient Safety Champion
Congratulations: Carolyn is an honary lecturer in our department and I am delighted she has been given this award. It speaks to her commitment and leadership. The Patient Safety Institute writes: Carolyn Canfield’s discovery of patient safety and quality improvement began following the death of her husband in 2008 from failures in care, eight days […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 21st, 2013 Comments Off on 2013 – Happy Holidays
Dear All It has been a busy, if not hectic, year and hence blogs have dropped off the completed section of the todo lists – my New Year resolution is to improve communictaion and I will write the blog more frequently! I hope this message finds you all on the eve of what will be […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2013 Comments Off on Midwifery
Dr. Michelle Butler hired as new Director, UBC Midwifery Program I am delighted to announce that Dr. Michelle Butler has been hired as the new Director of the UBC Midwifery Program. Dr. Michelle Butler is an experienced midwife, teacher, researcher, and university administrator. She qualified as a Registered Nurse and Midwife before pursuing a BSc […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2013 Comments Off on Good Week
The job of a department head is not always easy. However the challenges are offset by the positive aspects. This week had two very positive experiences. I visited Prince George with Willa Henry to talk about the accreditation visit coming up in November. We spent the day meeting with residents and faculty. It is good […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 6th, 2013 Comments Off on CARMS success
Congratulations to everyone involved in the residency matching process UBC’s expanded Family Medicine program filled 107 of 108 positions, the largest ever in BC. All 32 seats for International Medical Graduates were also filled. Well done everyone Martin
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2013 Comments Off on Midwifery, cancer benchmarking and trial data.
It has been a good two weeks. We have had two good candidates for the head of the division of midwifery visit, Melissa Cheyney last week from Oregon, and Julie Wray from the UK this week. Both gave public presentations, had a whirlwind tour and met many faculty, students and provincial leaders. I am grateful […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 27th, 2013 Comments Off on Congratulations David Kuhl
David Kuhl has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He was nominated for his work in co-founding the Veteran’s Transition Program (VTP). This is a truly remarkable acknowledgement of the work David has done for veterans and as a department we should feel very proud of his commitment and scholarship that led to […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2013 Comments Off on The New Year, Flu, and Evidence
This year will be challenging for the department. We have accreditation, a new post graduate curriculum, expansion and the development of new postgraduate training sites and that is just post graduate. In undergraduate the renewed curriculum development continues and the role for family practice is going to be significant. In faculty development the activity continues […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2012 Comments Off on Primary Care never stops
The North American Primary Care research meeting was again full of research that changes practice. Whether it was identifying the mean duration of cough, or the effectiveness of antiviral agents for flu like illnesses, the amount of clinically relevant information out of the 550 presentations was quite staggering. Just becoming aware of all this new […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2012 Comments Off on Randomised Controlled Trials in Family Practice – learn how in 3.5 hours!
Yesterday the sunshine was here and yet our department boardroom was full of people who had still found the enthusiasm and keenness to attend a workshop. This was designed to give people hands on experience of designing a randomised controlled trial for family practice. It started with Raina Elley (Peter Wall Institute Visiting fellow) giving […]