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Division of General Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The members of the General Division are committed to excellence in clinical care, continuing professional development, teaching and research in all aspects of women's health. Our members are involved in patient safety initiatives, implementation of clinical guidelines and development of clinical pathways.

 

Members

Our divisions has  33 members, 24 with full  obstetrics and gynecology practices.

 click here for complete list of members

Our executive committee meets monthly with the exception of the months of July and August. The members are Doctor Nicole Racette (chair), Doctor Geoff Cundiff, Doctor Stephanie Fisher, Doctor Brian Fitzsimmons, Doctor Ellen Giesbrecht, Doctor Liz Joa and Doctor Henry Woo.

 

Clinical Programs and Services

EPAC (Early Pregnancy Assesment Clinic) at Women’s Health Centre (BCWH)

EPAC provides complete care for the woman with first trimester of pregnancy problems (bleeding, pain).  The clinic provides comprehensive care including nursing support, gynecology consultation and ultrasound, as well as medical (misoprostol) and surgical (curettage) interventions.

click here for more information       click here to download the referral form

 

Rapid Access Gynecology clinic at VGH

The Rapid Access Gynecology clinic at the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) is located in the Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre. The clinic provides access to patients in need of semi-urgent gynecology consultation outside the emergency room. The goal is for patients to be seen within 24-48 hours of the referral. The clinic is open every afternoon and staffed by the gynecology residents with the supervision of the gynecologist on call.

click here to download the referral form

Centre for Pelvic Floor Competence at St. Paul’s Hospital

Our Centre offers integrated care for women with pelvic floor disorders such as urinary and fecal incontinence, voiding difficulties and pelvic organ prolapse, as well as for women suffering from genital tract fistulae, vaginismus and pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction and menopausal symptoms.  Our team includes two subspecialist urogynaecologists with keen clinical and research interests as well as a nurse continence advisor, a fellow and a research assistant.  We work in close collaboration with both colorectal surgeons and urologists at St. Paul’s Hospital.  Please fax a referral letter along with relevant preliminary investigation results to 604-806-8521.

 

Education

Our members are actively involved in all aspects of teaching undergraduate (medical students) and post graduate (residents) students as well as subspecialty trainees (fellows). For a complete list of our programs, click on Education.

We believe in continuing professional development and implementation of nationally and internationally approved clinical guidelines. Mentorship is offered to our members who wish to offer new surgical procedures to their patients while maintaining the highest level of patient safety.

click here to download the documents of mentorship and credentialing

 

Research

There are many clinical projects underway. For a complete list of projects and publications, click on Research.

 

Hospital Sites

In addition to providing care in their private offices, our members participate in the call groups at each hospitals.

click here for Call Schedules (restricted access)

click here for VGH, BCWH, UBC, VGH addresses

 

Contact us

Division of General Obstetrics and Gyecology

Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre-6th floor Gynecology

2775 Laurel Street

Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9

604-875-5711

604-875-4869

Deborah Pinchin, administrative assistant

deborah.pinchin@vch.ca