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“There’s a lightness of being that comes from eating plant-based foods.” That statement from cardiologist Dr. Margot Davis sums up her top reason for choosing a plant-based diet. Dr. Davis has been eating primarily plant-based foods for the past six years. She was initially inspired by the café that’s attached to the TurF fitness studio in Vancouver. She would follow up her workouts with a meal there and was impressed … Read More

Medical staff not invested in Game 6 of the Canucks’ playoff series took the opportunity to spend a beautiful spring evening at VanDusen Botanical Garden for our third annual Vancouver Community Appreciation Event. The evening has traditionally been held close to BC Family Doctors Day and is a chance to honour our VC colleagues for the work they do on the frontlines of health care. The evening was organized by … Read More

Residency is an intense time of learning and growth. All physicians look back on their residency as a period of excitement—the joy of making the right diagnosis and the thrill of watching someone get better, along with the sadness of knowing when there is nothing more that can be done for a patient. It is also a time when new physicians create lasting professional relationships and come to understand the … Read More

VPSA/VMDAS board and staff meet regularly with VCH senior leaders to develop a collaborative relationship between medical staff and the health authority. The May meeting included presentations on both VCH’s and VPSA’s latest strategic plans and how they align with each other. VCH’s renewed 2024-2029 Strategic Plan VCH Director, Strategy Deployment Lori Benning provided an overview of the health authority’s renewed plan, which is rolling out across the organization this … Read More

Our Projects Committee was the focus of VPSA’s May Lunch and Learn session. Committee member Dr. Nicholas Lenskyj emphasized that he and other members are eager for VPSA physicians to apply for Small Steps, Big Idea funding for their projects. The group has tried to make the application process as simple as possible. It starts with a letter of intent to which committee members provide feedback. Physicians who are encouraged … Read More