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Personal Experience: AFC in Cytopathology

October 23, 2019

Dr. Nick Myles, Pathologist at St. Paul's Hospital, has returned to work after completed an Area of Focused Competency (AFC) Diploma program by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Cytopathology at McGill University, Montreal.

He shared his personal experience in the October 2019 UBC Pathology Newsletter.

The Pathologist’s 2019 Power List

September 10, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Holmes, Medical Biochemist, who was recently named on The Pathologists’ 2019 Power List – a list of the top 100 trailblazers in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Asking Why: Daily Bloodwork at Providence Health Care

September 6, 2019

For Dr. Janet Simons, Medical Biochemist and Site Medical Lead of Pre- and Post-Examination, asking “why?” about routine bloodwork catapulted a change that has resulted in fewer morning collections and fewer patients a day experiencing unnecessary bloodwork that added no value to their care, as well as a new guideline.