Co-Director of Peri-Operative Anaphylaxis Clinic (POAC), Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship Director
Email: julena.foglia@vch.ca
Website (or Lab): https://www.vch.ca/en/service/perioperative-anaphylaxis-clinic-poac
I am a fellowship-trained Neuroanesthesiologist and my most recent publications are in this area. I have been involved in various administrative roles in the past, including co-director of the Perioperative Pain Service. Currently, my primary administrative role is that of Contract Administrator for my group
Website (or Lab):
Neurophysiology
Neuroanesthesiology
Past: Anesthesia representative on the Clinical Faculty Advisory Committee
Current: Anesthesia representative on the VCH Credentials Committee
I am a pediatric anesthesiologist who develops and researches ways for patients and families to have better experiences when they come forprocedures. To do this, I create, operationalize, and then analyze the efficacy of peri-operative wellness programs that help kids and their caregivers takecontrol of the way they feel when they are in the hospital. I do this by teaching them mind-body techniques that help ease anxiety, promote relaxation,and help control stress. My research centers on the feasibility of such programs, and determining how effective they are at their goals.
Website: https://twitter.com/lynniecorrell
Integrative Medicine Digital Health Multicenter Registries
ORCID: 0000-0001-8128-0152
Pediatric Anesthesiology and Integrative Medicine in the Perioperative Space
Co-Director, Pediatric Anesthesia Research Team; Residency Site Coordinator; BCCH Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Board Member; SPA/SPPM Integrative Medicine Special Interest Group Chairperson
Pediatric Anesthesia Rotation Director and Residency Site Coordinator, BCCH
Chilliwack Local Department Head
Email: peter.cole@fraserhealth.ca
Website (or Lab): https://offpain.co/
Wellness, Complimentary and Eastern medicine
What patients can do for themselves
Clinical Associate Professor
BC Women’s Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital
Director of Obstetric Anesthesia & Associate Research Director, St. Paul’s Hospital
Director of Anesthesia Research, BC Women’s Hospital
Competence Committee Chair, UBC Clinician Investigator Program
Editorial Board Member, Anaesthesia, International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Email: anton.chau@ubc.ca
Dr. Anton Chau is an Anesthesiologist and Physician-Scientist with joint appointments at BC Women’s Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital. After completing his anesthesiology residency at UBC, he pursued a Clinical Fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence Tsen. He subsequently completed a research fellowship and earned a Master’s in Clinical and Translational Research at Harvard Medical School.
During his seven-year tenure as Fellowship and Research Director at BC Women’s Hospital (2016–2023), Dr. Chau established and led a comprehensive clinical and research curriculum in obstetric anesthesia, fostering academic excellence and innovation.
Currently, Dr. Chau serves as the Competency Chair for the UBC Clinician-Investigator Program, Vice-Chair of the CAS Obstetric Anesthesia Section, Vice-Chair of the CAS Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee and a faculty member of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology (SOAP) Research Committee. He is also on the editorial boards for the Anaesthesia Journal, International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, and Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia
Dural Puncture Epidural Technique
Patient and Drug Safety
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Cardio-obstetrics
Perioperative Medicine
Drug Safety and Effectiveness
CAS Obstetrics Section Executive
CAS Clinical Practice Guideline Committee
UBC Whistler Anesthesiology Conference Organizing Committee
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia & Perinatology Research Committee
Former CaRMS committee member, UBC Anesthesiology, UBC CIP
UBC Clinician Investigator Program Faculty
CAS John Bradley Young Educator Award
Enhanced Skills Family Practice Anesthesia Outstanding Teacher Award
Children’s & Women’s Medical Staff Mentor / Educator of the Year Award
UBC Anesthesiology Residency Master Teacher Award
BCW OB Anesthesia Fellowship Director
Program Director, UBC Anesthesia Residency Program
Email: zoe.brown@ubc.ca
Website (or Lab):
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Dr. Richard F. Alexander is a dedicated Consultant Anesthesiologist at the Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital, with a robustcommitment to medical education and clinical excellence. He completed his Anesthesiology Residency at the University of British Columbia (UBC),graduating in 2019, and has since held several pivotal roles within the UBC Faculty of Medicine, including Discipline Specific Site Lead forAnesthesiology and Assistant Clinical Instructor. Dr. Alexander’s academic journey began with a Bachelor of Sciences with Honors in Biology from BrownUniversity, where he demonstrated outstanding leadership as a team captain of the NCAA swimming team and contributed to various communityinitiatives. He has continued to excel in his medical career, evidenced by numerous awards, including the Dr. Derek Daniel Wolney Prize for ClinicalProficiency and the Dr. Paul Kliffer Golden Epidural for excellence in obstetric anesthesia. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Alexander isactively involved in leadership and committee roles within the South Island Department of Anesthesiology and the UBC Department of Anesthesiology,focusing on competency development and curriculum design. His research interests include the environmental impact of anesthetic choices, which hehas addressed in various publications, contributing valuable insights to the field. Dr. Alexander is also committed to fostering the next generation ofmedical professionals, serving as a physician clinical examiner for multiple national and provincial examinations and mentoring medical students andresidents alike. His extensive involvement in professional organizations and committees reflects his dedication to advancing medical education andpractice standards in anesthesiology. Outside of his professional endeavors, Dr. Alexander is a proud father of two young amitious girls. He is also asupportive husband who is also part of the faculty of medicine at UBC. Dr. Alexander remains passionate about swimming, cycling, skiing. He is also astrong advocate for amateur sport in BC.
Website (or Lab): https://ca.linkedin.com/in/dr-richard-alexander
Anesthesia and the environment. Medical education.
Greenhouse gases: the choice of volatile anesthetic does matter
DSSL – South Island 2019-2024; CARMS selection committee 2014-present; UBC Competency Committee Association of Victoria Anaesthesiologists – Executive Member; South Island Department of Anesthesiology- Executive Member.
Dr. Sadiq Abdulla is an Anesthesiologist at BC Women’s Hospital. He has a clinical fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesia from Mount Sinai Hospital inToronto, Ontario. He has also completed the UBC Sauder Physician Leadership Program and was the inaugural Associate Program Director for theAnesthesia Training Program. His research interests include optimizing uterotonic use, ultrasound use in obstetric anesthesia, and developing anenhanced recovery pathway for cesarean delivery. He is currently a Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada examiner for the Anesthesiology specialty.
Website (or Lab):
POCUS in obstetric anesthesia Uterotonic dose optimization Enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Can J Anesthesiology Peer Reviewer; Royal College Examiner; BC Women’s Health Foundation Physician Representative; St John’s School Committee on Governors member
Dr. Colin Dormuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. He is also Co-Managing Director of the Therapeutics Initiative (TI), and the British Columbia Lead for the Canadian Network for Observations Drug and Effectiveness Studies (CNODES). His research focuses on drug safety and effectiveness, as well as the design and evaluation of reimbursement policies for prescription drugs. He has training in economic theory, applied econometrics, epidemiology, health services outcome research, and biostatistics. Dr. Dormuth holds a Sc.D. and S.M. in epidemiology from Harvard University, an M.A. in economics from the University of Victoria, and a B.A. in economics from the University of Manitoba.
Website: https://ti.ubc.ca/
Preventive drugs for chronic diseases; expensive drugs for rare diseases; likelihood-based methods of inference
0RCID: 0000-0001-8577-8783
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Wade Thompson received his BSc Phm (2013) and PharmD (2017) from University of Waterloo. He has practiced as a clinical pharmacist in long-term care, interdisciplinary primary care clinics (Family Health Teams), and geriatric outpatient clinics. In Wade’s clinical work, he routinely encounters older persons taking many medications, some of which are unnecessary or even causing harm. His clinical and research work aims to address this issue and ensure that older persons are only taking medications that are necessary, effective, safe, and consistent with their healthcare goals and treatment preferences. This often means stopping medications when they are no longer a good fit (termed “deprescribing”). Wade’s research program focuses on developing and evaluating different strategies for deprescribing in clinical practice. This involves knowledge synthesis and knowledge translation, as well as implementation science approaches to deprescribing. He has particular interest in shared decision-making and communication around deprescribing, and strategies that incorporate patient values and preferences into deprescribing decisions. Wade employs various methods in his research including qualitative research, surveys, systematic reviews, guideline development, and clinical trials. He is an co-lead of deprescribing.org, an international leader in deprescribing. He is also an executive committee member of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, and a member of the Therapeutics Initiative. Wade maintains active collaborations with researchers in Denmark, Australia, United States, Ireland, and United Kingdom. Wade’s work had been published in leading medical and geriatrics journals including BMJ, JAMA Network Open, Age and Ageing, and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Wade completed an MSc in clinical epidemiology at the University of Ottawa (2017) working as part of the deprescribing.org team developing evidence-based guidelines, clinical decision support tools, and patient engagement materials related to deprescribing. He completed a PhD at the University of Southern Denmark (2021) where he was part of a team that examined use and deprescribing of preventive medications among frail older persons. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Women’s College Hospital and ICES in Toronto as part of a team studying an implementation science approach to optimizing cardiovascular care.
Website: https://deprescribing.org
Social Media:
https://x.com/deprescribing
Knowledge synthesis and knowledge translation in deprescribing, Deprescribing guidelines, Implementation science and deprescribing, Pharmacoepidemiological studies on medication use in older persons
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=aCJUE7oAAAAJ&hl=enQ20.
Deprescribing Polypharmacy management Care of older persons
Co-Lead, Deprescribing.org; Member, Executive Committee of Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network; Editorial boardmember, BMC Primary Care
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