Life-changing surgery for boy with Albinism
Global News at 6 – Sept. 21 (also ran on Global National, Sept. 23)
Adam, a 12-year-old boy from Tanzania and a person with Albinism, can now fulfill his dream of going to school, thanks to the humanitarian efforts of a surgical team from Vancouver General Hospital who repaired the child’s right hand after a vicious machete attack rendered it useless. VGH plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Hill is interviewed.
Goldcorp donates $3m toward training doctors in addictions medicine
The Province
The St. Paul’s Hospital Goldcorp Fellowship in Addiction Medicine, the only such school west of Ontario, will train 20 fellows over five years, beginning in July 2013.
Goldcorp donation paves way for addiction medicine fellowship at St. Paul’s Hospital
Georgia Straight
A new Vancouver program designed to train doctors in addiction medicine is set to be established next year, following a $5 million donation announced Friday in the Downtown Eastside.
Technology can extend lives, but it makes end-of-life decisions trickier
The Province
The newspaper’s year-long look into the inner working of St. Paul’s Hospital continues in the ICU. Dr. Myp Sekhon and Dr. Najib Ayas are quoted.
Canada’s health care system can’t cure itself
Vancouver Sun — Opinion
Sun columnist Craig McInnes writes about Jeffrey Simpson’s new book, Chronic Condition, which takes a new look at the Canadian health care system.