October
2007
Welcome Dr. Simon Robinson |
Dr.
Simon Robinson joins us in Victoria from Belfast, Ireland,
to work for the next year in the Royal Jubilee Hospital heart
cath lab as our newest Cardiac Fellow.
Welcome to you and Anna, Dr. Robinson! |
April
2007
Welcome Dr. Laurent Haegeli |
Dr.
Laurent Haegeli from Basel, Switzerland has joined us in the Royal Jubilee Hospital heart
cath lab as our newest Cardiac Fellow.
Welcome to you and your family, Dr. Haegeli! |
March 2007
Victoria Foundation Acknowledgement |
VHIF wishes to recognize the contribution and express appreciation to the Victoria Foundation for their support of cardiovascular research in Victoria.
Victoria Foundation recently provided a grant to support both a gene-therapy research trial, and an original research project designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of same-day discharge for selected heart patients undergoing radial approach percutaneous coronary interventions.
Dr. Andrew Small, VHIF Cardiovascular Fellow, is leading the same-day discharge research project.
The Victoria Foundation supports projects that enhance the quality of life in local communities. Their website is: www.victoriafoundation.bc.ca |
January 2007
Congratulations Lynn! |
We celebrated another anniversary
this month, as Lynn Mitchell, Study Nurse reaches her 10th year with the Victoria Heart Institute.
Thank-you Lynn for a decade of compassionate and devout patient care. |
November
2006
Fellowship News Feature
|
Our VHIF Interventional Cardiology Fellows are featured on a local news program. This clip showcases the cutting edge techniques (radial approach) that the Fellows train in at the Heart Cath Lab, Royal Jubilee Hospital, in Victoria, BC, as part of the VHIF Fellowship program.
A-Channel News Feature - VHIF Fellowship Program |
October
2006
Welcome Dr. Mark Spence |
Dr.
Mark Spence arrives in Victoria from Belfast, Ireland,
to work for the next year in the Royal Jubilee Hospital heart
cath lab as our newest Cardiac Fellow.
Welcome to you and your family, Dr. Spence! |
September
2006
Welcome Dr. Jon Byrne |
Dr.
Jon Byrne arrived in Victoria from London, England,
to work for the next year in the Royal Jubilee Hospital heart
cath lab as our newest Cardiac Fellow.
Welcome to you and your family, Dr. Byrne! |
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June
2006
Recognition Awards
NOREEN
AND LYNN RECEIVING RECOGNITION
June 2006
|
Two of
our nurses, Noreen Lounsbury and Lynn Mitchell have been honored
with Recognition Awards from the College of Registered Nurses
of British Columbia for "Valuable Contribution to the
Nursing Profession".
We
could not be more proud of you Noreen and Lynn!. |
June
2006
Congratulations Noreen |
Our
Nurse Manager, Noreen Lounsbury, celebrated her 10th Anniversary
with the Victoria Heart Institute.
Congratulations and thank-you for 10 years of dedicated
and compassionate patient care, Noreen! |
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April
2006
Welcome Dr. Andrew Small |
Dr.
Andrew Small arrived in Victoria from Queensland, Australia.,
to work for one-year in the Royal Jubilee Hospital heart
cath lab as a Cardiac Fellow.
Welcome to you and your family, Dr. Small! |
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August
2005
Welcome Dr. Alexander Chase
|
Dr. Alexander
Chase arrives in Victoria from Bristol, U.K., to work for
the next year in the Royal Jubilee Hospital heart cath lab
as a Cardiac Fellow.
Welcome to you and your family, Dr. Chase!
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July
2005
Congratulations Team!
First Snapist-III patient enrolled anywhere!
SNAPIST
III - INTRACORONARY NANOPARTICLE
PACLITAXEL
Patient #1 July 20,2005
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SNAPIST-III is a research trial for patients attending the
Royal Jubilee Hospital's Heart Cath Lab for coronary angioplasty
and stent implantation. This trial will evaluate the effectiveness
of paclitaxel (ABI-007) for the prevention of in-stent re-stenosis.
An
international study with the first patient enrolled from Victoria,
B.C.!
Pictured
from left to right are:
Michelle Wright, RN, Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse, VIHA
Dr. John MacDonald, Cardiac Fellow
Dr. Neil Desai, American BioSciences
Liza Pelzer, Clinical Research Nurse, VHIF
Rob Gunn, Physiological Tech, VIHA
Dr. David Hilton, Cardiologist, Principal Investigator, SNAPIST-III
Our good patient! Mr. R. |
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April
2004
Editorial:
In response to a series of newspaper articles that appeared
in newspapers across Canada, VHIF responded with an Editorial
which ran in the Victoria Times-Colonist. |
“Victoria
Heart Institute Foundation Plays Vital Role in Cardiac Health
Care Research”
by:
J. J. Jackson, Ph D, President, VHIF
M.Hutchison, QC, Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. W. Peter Klinke, Executive Director of Research
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