We are pleased to announce that Dr Khaled Abdelrahman has received the new investigator grant from the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada.
Details of announcement are here.
Dr David Vincent Godin passed away on July 9, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce Dr. David Vincent Godin, Professor Emeritus, passed away on Sunday July 9, 2023. Dr. Godin had a long career in Pharmacology research and education.
For those of us who had the privilege to study pharmacology or medicine at UBC, Dr. Godin was a passionate teacher who taught generations of future pharmacologists, doctors, and dentists the wonders of pharmacology and he made the subject matter so straightforward. He received countless awards for his teaching excellence. His impact was felt internationally for he also gave freely of his time in teaching in under-resourced parts of the world.
Outside of academia, Dr. Godin passionately loved his extended family, his faith community, and music (especially opera) and he touched the lives of so many people with whom he lived, worshipped, sang, and played.
Dr. Godin’s passing is a huge loss for those of us who knew him. Our Department extends condolences to his family. We miss him profoundly.
GODIN, David Vincent passed away suddenly on July 9, 2023 at the age of 81
The only child of parents Vincent and Catherine Godin, David was born June 17, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario. He studied at Ottawa University, where he met Yum Kin, the love of his life. Soon after getting married, David consequently did post-doctoral work at Stanford University before accepting a teaching and research position in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia, where he taught for nearly 40 years, receiving numerous teaching awards throughout his career for his unfailing commitment to students.
Although his family are bereft and in shock, we are also grateful for the legacy he leaves behind in the minds and hearts of the students he taught, the many musicians he played and sang with, the parishioners of both St John the Apostle and Knox United Church, his friends, and most of all, his family.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, mentor and friend, David was intent on savouring the beauty and goodness of everything and everyone around him. His enthusiasm for music and opera was contagious, his pride in his daughter and each of his three grandkids could not be contained, and his faithful love for his wife of 54 years was tangibly evident every day until he died.
David was much loved and will be sadly missed by many including his wife Yum Kin, daughter Kim (Matt), and grandchildren Abby, Josie and Sam.
All are welcome to attend one or both of two services planned to honour David’s memory:
Memorial Mass to be held Thursday July 27, 11 am at St John the Apostle Church (5457 Trafalgar St, Vancouver, BC)
Celebration of Life to be held Thursday, August 10, 2:30 at Sage Bistro (Formerly the UBC Faculty Club– 6331 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC ) Attendees to this event are invited (though not required) to wear something purple in light of David’s favourite colour.
Dr Pieter Swart – Celebration of Life Invitation
For details, please click here.
Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman – recipient of the 2023 DMCBH Alzheimer Disease Research Grant!
Announcement on Twitter.
Graduating residents celebration
Graduating residents and their partners celebrating their successes at dinner hosted by SPH Department
APT Full Department Meeting May 24, 2023
Full Department Meeting presentation can be found here.
We have sadly lost one of our dear colleagues very unexpectedly
From Dr. Roanne Preston (Department head), with thanks to Dr. Umedaly for writing this tribute:
It is with profound sadness that I inform you of the tragic loss of our beloved friend and respected colleague Pieter Swart on May 25th at 0530 PST.
Pieter succumbed while descending below Camp 4 on Everest/ Chomolungma due to an undefined, at this point, respiratory event. Pieter was lost to us while bravely pursuing his dream of being on top of the world, since he was nine. As many of you know Pieter had an insatiable wanderlust.
Many of you know Pieter as an incredibly generous, warm, caring physician, a loving family man profoundly proud of his wife, Suretha and two grown children Marna and Pieter. He is also survived by his mother, sister and brother in SA.
Pieter was a highly capable and trusted anesthesiologist and perioperative physician . He was a leader and strong educator. The residents and fellows loved working with him. He inspired so many. He has left a strong legacy of contribution in BC and Canada. He was the fabric of our profession and made us all proud to be colleague.
Pieters sense of humour was second to none. Laughing was always part of the encounter and you always parted smiling. He was a trusted friend to many.
Pieter always made your day (and night) better when you interacted with him. He was a boet ( brother) to so many.
We will arrange a memorial/ celebration of life, in time, in concert with Pieters family. There will be stories to tell of the tremendous effect he had on all of us and his patients.
I’m sure you will all agree that we were all enriched, and the world is a better place, because Pieter Swart lived.
With love to his family and his Anesthesiology community.
Hamed
on behalf of his family of Anesthesiologists at Vancouver Acute
Hamed Umedaly MD FRCPC
Anesthesiologist
Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care VGH and UBCH Clinical Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
University of British Columbia
Recent graduate students awards
I wish to take this opportunity to bring the recent successes of our graduate students to everyone’s attention:
- Ms. Aileen Hsieh and Ms. Alexandria Evans are recipients of CIHR doctoral awards – only 38 such awards have been awarded to UBC phd students. APT is greatly over-represented here considering the footprint of our grad program.
- Ms. Janet Zhang is the recipient of CIHR master’s award.
- Ms. Cassandra Choles and Ms. Kauna Usman are co-recipients of the 2022/2023 Dr. K. Leighton PCTH graduate award for their progress and productivity.
Congratulations to our trainees and we wish them all the best!.
Dr. Pascal Bernatchez.
Dr. Terri Sun has been awarded an SCA/IARS Starter/Diversity and Inclusion Grant
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Terri Sun has been awarded an SCA/IARS Starter/Diversity and Inclusion Grant by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) and the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Ms. Himali Bergeron-Vitez and Mr. Zeren Sun are the joint winners of the Dr Stephen Sacks Award
We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Himali Bergeron-Vitez and Mr. Zeren Sun are the joint winners of the Dr Stephen Sacks Award for this year.
They are recognized for receiving the highest scores in audience surveys, and also for their contributions to the seminar discussions.
Congratulations to Himali and Zeren.