Background The prevalence of childhood obesity continues to increase in Canada and worldwide, posing a major public health challenge.[1,2] Childhood obesity is complex, with several factors... Read More

“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” —Otto von Bismarck It’s late 1999. Technology investors are despondent as they parse their ravaged... Read More

The impact of COVID-19 on medical education is unprecedented, far reaching, and presents unique challenges to medical schools.[1-3] Mitigating strategies should be principle based, forward... Read More

The UBC Reticulum website was launched in May 2019 to help connect general surgeons across British Columbia. The site’s primary function was to connect surgeons based on their name, location,... Read More

Case data A 73-year-old female with average risk of colon cancer presented for routine fecal immunochemical testing. She had been screened in the past with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT). Her... Read More