Family Medicine Residency Site: Abbotsford-Mission

“There are so many ways to foster kindness to ourselves and to others. In the workplace, at school and at home, being compassionate leads to better outcomes. In medicine, the technology may be getting better but you can never replicate the kindness of a supportive caregiver. The connection between mental health and physical health is so critical.” ~ Dr. Kelli Harding

More on Why Being Kind Could Help You Live Longer via BBC.

Heads up that The Kindness Youth Patrol in BC will be spreading random acts of kindness tomorrow!

“Created in 2015 by Clinical Psychologists Dr. Carla Fry and Dr. Lisa Ferrari from Vancouver Psychology Centre and Clinically Happy, they believed the movement could jump-start the generation’s belief in the power of a kind word or gesture. ‘We started it to show kids that kindness has its own rewards and that there is real value in being nice to other people,’ says Dr. Carla Fry. ‘In our work we have found that a smile, a kind word, holding the door for someone, all those things go a long way in boosting the mood of the giver, the receiver, and the observer.’

More on This youth patrol spreads random acts of kindness across Metro Vancouver via VancouverIsAwesome.

#RandomActsOfKindness #KindnessRevolution

Greetings Residents!

Just a reminder that Residents are required to record a video observation this Wednesday evening during our SOO prep. Please remember to bring your own devices.

During Academic Half Day, Residents will then have a series of options regarding reviewing the observations conducted. UBC’s Department of Family Practice provides an evaluation form that we recommend using to assist in the assessment process. Please contact Dr. Liu or Dr. Chow with any questions.

Warm regards,

Jacqueline

Unpack a series of topics via The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish. Really enjoyed Episode 57: Decoding Difficult Conversations with Sheila Heen — Two time NY Times best selling author, consultant, and lecturer at Harvard Law School, Sheila Heen makes the tough talks easier by breaking down the three layers that make up every difficult conversation.

Thanks Mark for sharing!

~ Jacqueline

#CommunicationSkills #HowDoWeContributeToTheProblem #DescartesError #EmotionalFootprint #DifficultConversations

“Many of our existing training options, like simulation mannequins and standardized patients, come with a big price tag. And while nothing can beat the experience of training in a real-life setting, the beauty of CyberPatient is that it allows students to overcome some of their nervousness and learn from their mistakes before ever meeting a real patient,” says Dr. Qayumi. “Essentially, it’s helping bridge the gap between theory and practice in medical education.”
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In an effort to see his vision fulfilled and transform health for everyone, Dr. Qayumi will be offering CyberPatient to developing nations of the world for free through IHI’s non-profit affiliate, CanHealth International.

“I know how difficult it can be for people in some countries to reach the level of education that we all enjoy here. It’s my duty to make a difference to human beings around the world and I’m very fortunate that UBC has inspired me and supported me along the way,” says Dr. Qayumi.

More on Cyber patients are training the world’s future doctors via UBC Faculty of Medicine.

“Scientists at the University of British Columbia are getting a rare glimpse into the underwater behaviour of northern and southern resident killer whales off the B.C. coast, with the help of aerial drones. The unique footage, filmed in collaboration with the Hakai Institute, will help researchers determine if endangered southern residents are getting enough of their preferred prey, Chinook salmon, to meet their nutritional needs. The insights will inform conservation and recovery efforts for the population that has dwindled to under 75 individuals. The footage in this video shows pods of northern resident killer whales, filmed in the Johnstone Strait off the north east coast of Vancouver Island, and off Calvert Island, on B.C.’s central coast.”

Learn more on Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour via UBC.

#ScienceHealthTechnology #WeShareThisSpace #KnowYourNeighbours #ClimateChange

Reminder that our Peer Observation Project Dinner is tonight! We’d like to begin this second phase with a focus on Shared Goals & Action Planning. Our agenda is to share the summary of the team’s concerns, challenges, and ideas that were raised during our first gathering. We’ll also collect your feedback on the observation template that was forwarded and determine how we can modify it to best address your needs. Then we’ll learn how you’d like to partner up. (Please see Peer Observation Template & Role Description)

Peer Observation Project Phase II: Shared Goals & Action Planning Gathering
Where: In the comfort of your home! Tele/videoconference. We’ll send you the link and instructions via email.
Time: 19:00 – 19:45
Date: November 5, 2019

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at jacqueline.ashby@ubc.ca

We look forward to connecting with you soon!

Just arrived? Want to learn more about this initiative? Visit us here!

Location: Mission Division of Family Practice
Facilitator: Jacqueline Ashby, Ed.D.
Please RSVP for breakfast catering.

Wow! This year’s FMF in Vancouver was such a blast. Thank you to all our family docs that posed and chatted with me. Congratulations to Dr. Jennafer Wilson who won the CFPC Indigenous Resident Leadership Award and Dr. Jeff Kornelsen who recently received the BCCCFP Exceptional Teacher Honor. It was wonderful to reconnect with our faculty and especially former Residents Drs. Hsu and Wright. We miss you both.

With all of us attending so many different sessions, I’d like to ask the Residents and Preceptors to forward me 3-5 educational pearls that you gathered over the past 4 days and I’ll compile your thoughts and share them with the team.

Big hug!

Jacqueline

“The global market for Crispr gene-editing products as medicine, to develop new crops (such as spicy tomatoes or long-life mushrooms) and other uses is predicted to be $5.3bn by 2025. Continued advances in Crispr precision and ease of use, like the just reported prime editing approach, are likely to make that number even higher. Crispr gene editing has the potential to treat a myriad of monogenic diseases from sickle cell anaemia to muscular dystrophy and cancer. Parents may one day be able to genetically customise their children’s health, physical features and abilities. Crispr will be the genetic scissors that tailor the human gene pool.”

More on Gene editing like Crispr is too important to be left to scientists alone via The Guardian.