Pathways — the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s digital magazine — shares stories about learning, discovery and innovation that are making a difference in B.C. communities and around the world. Discover the impact of our global-leading health research and education.
When COVID-19 emerged, the UBC Faculty of Medicine mobilized a rapid response to the outbreak, embarking on a new age of collaborative research-based health care.
Today, through unprecedented local and global collaboration, we are combining skills across domains, establishing innovative partnerships and accelerating discoveries to translate research to health care in real-time.
In this special edition of Pathways, you will discover how an extraordinary group of UBC researchers — ranging from geneticists to infectious disease experts — are drawing closer to treatment breakthroughs that will improve the way we care for patients affected by the novel coronavirus at each stage of disease progression. While the quest for a vaccine continues, we are learning from the data to develop new treatment methods and drug therapies that will save lives.
Explore how UBC researchers, including Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, are taking a deep look at the psychological toll on individuals and families—from managing fears of contracting the virus and coping with physical distancing to understanding and mitigating its effects on our mental health and well-being.
And see how UBC researchers like Drs. Danuta Skowronski and David Patrick are helping to track and forecast the spread and impact of COVID-19 throughout British Columbia using multiple streams of data. These robust models are being used on an ongoing basis to inform public health decisions and policies that affect the health of everyone.
Together, we will combat COVID-19 and improve health for patients and communities here in B.C. and around the world.
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