Doctors Making a Difference

Dr Hussein Kanji

Passion project saves lives of those in respiratory crisis

May 3, 2021

When Dr Hussein Kanji decided to develop expertise in the Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation machine -- or ECMO -- as his “passion project”, he had no way of knowing that it could be a lifeline during a pandemic.

Invented in the 1970s, ECMO has long been a machine of last resort,...
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ECMO
Clockwise – Dr Zachary Schwartz, Dr Sharry Kahlon, Dr Peter Birks, Dr Jesse Greiner

BC doctors meeting the challenge of long-term COVID-19 recovery and care

April 1, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, BC’s doctors have been working to understand this virus, and provide the best care possible to people affected all over the province. Three post COVID-19 recovery clinics opened in the Lower Mainland early in 2021, as part of the Provincial Health...
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COVID-19 recovery
Dr Andy Hamilton

Dr Andy Hamilton – How leadership is important to building a better health care system

March 1, 2021

If you ask Dr Andy Hamilton, leadership skills should be taught to medical students and residents early on.

“In medical school, we train physicians to treat patients. We don’t train them to perform as part of a huge complex system and how to be effective in working within that system to...
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leadership
Dr Kay Khatra

Medical student Jay Khatra’s commitment to diversity is more than just words

February 1, 2021

Medical student Jatinder ‘Jay’ Khatra is at the forefront of helping to make Doctors of BC’s governance bodies more diverse and representative of the broader medical profession. Jay is the youngest member appointed to the new Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Working Group which will play a key...
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diversity and inclusion
Dr Li

Dr Jiwei Li – At the intersection of the medical and social

January 4, 2021

Ask Dr Jiwei Li why he loves family medicine, the Vancouver physician gets to the heart of the matter.

“The human element is a critical part of helping patients,” says Dr Li. “Family doctors are at a unique intersection to help meet the social and medical needs of patients, which is the...
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family doctors, shared care committee, Joint