Congratulations Dr. Lisonkova!
Dr. Sarka Lisonkova, Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, is leading her research team in the study of “All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality and Acute Morbidity Attributable to COVID-19 and Medical History Associated with Severe COVID-19 Infection in BC“. As one of the first 10 successful research teams that have been awarded the […] Read More
Dr.Jason Hitkari Elected President of CFAS For 2020/2021
Dr. Hitkari is Co-founder and Co-director of Olive Fertility Centre in Vancouver, BC. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University Of British Columbia (UBC). He completed his training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UBC and went on to do a formal fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at The University of […] Read More
CANCOVID-Preg: A National Surveillance Program of COVID-19 in Pregnancy
Currently, as effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy on both the mother and the fetus are largely unknown, there is very limited data to inform recommendations and care of pregnant women with COVID-19. Recognizing this gap in our collective knowledge of the disease, OBGYN professor and FoM Executive Vice Dean Dr. Deborah Money began dialogue […] Read More
Congratulations to SSTAR book award recipient Dr. Lori Brotto
Big Congrats to our very own Dr. Lori Brotto, OBGYN professor, sex researcher, and Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI), on winning two major awards in recent weeks. In addition to being one of only three research faculty to be awarded the 2019 Distinguished Researcher Award from UBC Faculty of Medicine for […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Lori Brotto and Dr. Peter Leung!
Each year, UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) recognizes outstanding contributions by research faculty in all areas of health and life science research, as well as clinical and applied research to improve health outcomes of populations. On April 20th 2020, FoM announced the 3 recipients of the 2019 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards: Dr. Lori […] Read More
COVID-19 Residency Program Response
Preamble Scheduling and Redeployment Purview of Program Director and Committees Residents are health authority employees that provide essential services 3 Main Points: Resident Safety Patient Care Resident Education PGME Policies Out of province electives cancelled until further notice No travel outside Canada All vacations must be within Canada Residents may end up caring […] Read More
COVID-19 – Information for Staff and Faculty
VIRTUAL ROUNDS This is a reminder of how to access OBGYN rounds. Please visit the Rounds webpage and scroll down to the schedule. Go to the date you want to view and click on the round blue/green icon. This will take you to a new page and the webex link is there. Click on that. […] Read More
Research and COVID-19 – useful links
To stay up-to-date on guidance with respect to research and COVID-19 check with your health authority affiliated research institutes and UBC. Conducting research – guidance with respect to research activities during this time can be found below: BC Academic Health Science Network COVID-19 Response BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (use your PHSA or BCCHR login […] Read More
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