In 2020, WorkSafeBC’s Hand Therapy Program treated 4630 injured workers, slightly fewer than the 4841 treated in 2019. The goal: to provide timely, specialized treatment to help injured workers get... Read More

Doctors of BC published a policy paper on integrating physicians in disaster preparedness and health emergency management back in 2018.[1] The current pandemic has again put a spotlight on this... Read More

Surgical patient optimization is a multidisciplinary, structured, and personalized prehabilitation program designed to assist patients in preparing for surgery. Prehabilitation before major surgery... Read More

When working in their community offices, specialists can access free spoken language interpreting services as part of a 1-year pilot project, funded by the Specialist Services Committee (SSC)—a... Read More

Researchers at UBC have found a way to reduce organ rejection following a transplant by using a polymer to coat blood vessels on the organ to be transplanted. The polymer substantially diminished... Read More