St. Paul’s Hospital is renowned for its compassionate care. But we’re also a research powerhouse. In this regular feature, we look at some of the most exciting made-at-St-Paul’s studies, breakthroughs, discoveries. There are many ways to define research excellence: funding, papers published, outcomes and impact. By every measure, researchers at Providence are batting a thousand. … Continued
Are there opioids in your medicine cabinet? Probably. One in five of Canadians has been prescribed long-term opioids; 25% of those prescriptions are for doses that fall into the danger zone for addiction. When we think of people living with opioid addiction, it’s the mirror on the medicine cabinet that reminds us we are all … Continued
The second in our series: Teaching, learning, training. All in day’s work. In its early days, St. Paul’s grappled with a severe doctor shortage. So did the other 155+ hospitals in BC. How could we stand out from the crowd to attract the best and brightest medical students? The hospital came up with the radical … Continued