Resident Spotlight: Elizabeth BerryDecember 4, 20231. What’s the best part about your residency experience? Having returned from residency after a few years in practice, I’m so much more appreciative of all the opportunities for learning, and of when preceptors make time for didactic teaching. Having an experienced expert around at all times to ask as many questions as I want is […]
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Resident Spotlight: Emily MacLeanNovember 6, 2023What’s the best part about your residency experience: Learning from all the lovely palliative care physicians and allied health in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo. What are you most looking forward to in your career ahead: To continue to learn and grow, and embrace the exciting opportunities that lay ahead. What’s the best part about your job? The […]
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2024/2025 Educational Rounds ScheduleAugust 30, 2023The Division of Palliative is excited to present the 2024/2025 Educational Rounds schedule. Dr. Esaba Kashem is the Educational Rounds Lead and reviews feedback from each rounds to develop and book in speakers and topics for upcoming sessions. If you have an idea for a topic or speaker, do not hesitate to reach out to […]
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2024 CME DAY: Peering Through the Cracks of Today’s Palliative CareAugust 30, 2023On Friday, November 22, 2024 join us for the 2024 edition of the DOPC CME DAY: Peering Through the Cracks of Today’s Palliative Care. We have a great line up of speakers, noted below. Get your early bird tickets by October 11th to save. Time (PDT) Presentation Speaker 7:30 am Opening Remarks & Housekeeping Dr. […]
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Faculty Spotlight: Lawrence CheungAugust 21, 2023Site: St. Paul’s Hospital and St. John Hospice. What’s the best part about your job? Gently holding the liminal space for our patients/families for a better chance of peace, reconciliation and love. Favourite song: Well technically it is not a “song” but the 5th movement of the Bach Cello Suite (Unaccompanied) No. 3 in C […]
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Mathieos BelaynehAugust 14, 2023Site: Surrey Memorial Hospital, BC Cancer Surrey, RCH, and New Westminster community – in that order. What’s the best part about your job? Having the privilege to work with a wonderful team to care for patients and their families at a time when they need it most. Favourite song: How much a dollar cost By […]
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Invitation to the Enhanced Skills Open HouseAugust 11, 2023Join us specifically to connect with our Program Director Dr. Shannon Bunn and Program Administrator Stephanie Milne for a Q&A session for the Category 1 and Category 2 Palliative Care Programs. Register here to get the Zoom link. For the 2024/2025 intake, all programs are open to applicants with their CCFP designation, including IMG. See […]
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Welcome to the 2023 Palliative ResidentsJuly 6, 2023Yesterday, we held the 2023 Orientation Day at our offices at St John Hospice on the UBC Campus. It was an opportunity to welcome our newest Palliative Residents in both the Enhanced Skills and Subspeciality programs. Welcome to: Liz Berry Wenna Deng Kevin Li Kirstin Moritz Emily Nguyen Tamar O’Shea Emily Wilkerson Also this year, […]
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Congratulations to the 2023 Graduates and Thank You Anoo!June 29, 2023Earlier this week we bid ado to our newly minted 2023 Palliative Care graduates. It has been such a privilege to support their learning and growth over the past year. Congratulations to Dr. Michael Baker Dr. Linda Hu Dr. Bre Irving Dr. Lucy Ni We also took the opportunity to celebrate and thank our outgoing […]
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