Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2012 Comments Off on Great news on midwifery
Yesterday was a great day for the department. The University of British Columbia’s Midwifery Program – bolstered by increased funding from the Province of British Columbia – will double in size. Minister of Advanced Education Naomi Yamamoto and Minister of Health Michael de Jong, surrounded by mothers and children,on May 4 announced the doubling of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2012 Comments Off on College of Family Physicians Section of Researchers sets objectives
A weekend of discussion in Toronto started with guideline creators talking about the need for better tools of integration into practice. This CIHR funded day brought together many guideline authors such as the Canadian Diabetic Association and Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Principles were established some of which were surprising. For example “There is no need to […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2012 Comments Off on Research in Practice
This is an exciting time as we reach the submission date for the CIHR Community Based Primary Health Care Letters of Intent submissions. With 35 going to be shortlisted by CIHR, and over 150 applications expected from across Canada it will be interesting to see what happens over the next few months. This weekend was […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2012 Comments Off on Should you take an aspirin a day? UBC moves up the rankings and China remains a challenge for primary care access..
It is not often an article really makes one think about changing one’s own life. The Lancet this week has an article that started me thinking about aspirin and while I have not yet decided it is reassuring to know that perhaps some of the old drugs are the best drugs (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2961720-0/fulltext?elsca1=ETOC-LANCET&elsca2=email&elsca3=Other). At least we […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Research Skills Workshop
Dee Mangin has kicked off this two day meeting challenging us and inspiring us. In New Zealand divisions have been answering primary care based questions effectively and collaboratively working with the department of general practice. For example demonstrating that with the right resources, family doctors can look after many more patients at home even when […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2012 Comments Off on Where did I put that adrenaline?
Ever worried about a patient collapsing in your office? At my last practice we had the adrenaline stuck on each door. The first day we did that a patient came in and collapsed. Now we regularly check the expiry date as well! At the practice I worked with in Oxford, UK, the practice nurse had […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2012 1 Comment »
An amazing week or two in family practice at UBC. Three TLEF grants that I know about have been granted to Gurdeep Parhar, Christie Newton and Diana Dawes. Together they have gained nearly $200,000 of funding which is tremendous. At the same time there as been announcement from CIHR for nearly 31 million dollars of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 20th, 2012 Comments Off on When the snow comes how does your patient cancel their appointment?
The third week in January is always one of the busiest. Everyone is catching up and the flurry of e-mails matches the snow. Despite that we have time to look at space reorganization at the department and are excited by the prospect of improving the working environment. Those who are likely to move have indicated […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 7th, 2012 Comments Off on Welcome Back – new arrivals, promotion, and ten commandments on prescribing update
The new year has arrived and has been accompanied by new departmental offspring. Congratulations to Rebecca Goulding, a research coordinator in the department at UBC, who is now sharing her life with Kian Goulding Reynolds, who was born just before midnight on January 2nd, 2012, weighing 3.765kg (8lb 5oz). Mum and baby are both very well […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2011 Comments Off on Holiday Season
Christmas day in healthcare is pretty much like any other day of the year. People get sick and professionals take care of them. If you are working over the holiday then a special thanks to you. It is not easy juggling family and friends and their expectations with the pressure of call and patients. Hopefully […]