Dr. Peter Louie
Program Director
Dr. Peter Louie
The 2 year Pediatric Palliative Medicine program at The University of British Columbia educates physicians to be experts in pediatric palliative care in all settings (hospital, home, hospice). The training is enriched by working with an inter-professional team at Canuck Children’s Place Hospice and through close collaboration with clinicians at BC Children’s and Women’s hospital.
Training is administered through Canuck Place Children’s Hospice which provides pediatric palliative care services for the province of BC. A large interdisciplinary team (physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counsellors, social workers, spiritual health providers, recreational and music therapists, teacher, and pharmacists) work collaboratively to provide care to medically complex children with a wide range of medical conditions across all settings.
Canuck Place Hospice (Vancouver) has 9 beds and Dave Lede House (Abbotsford) has 4 beds. Inpatient services provided include admissions for respite, pain/symptom management and end of life care. Other services provided both inpatient and outpatient include: counselling and expressive therapies, grief and bereavement support, 24 hr. phone consultative service for physicians and families, community care (home visits, virtual care), hospital consultation and clinic visits. Canuck Place Hospice is in close proximity (5 minutes drive) to BC Children’s Hospital, making it easy to follow many inpatients and work closely with various subspecialties. The trainee will participate in all aspects of the Canuck Place program as outlined above and learn from a diverse faculty who are eager to teach.
This residency program is for 2 years.
Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.
This residency program is for 2 years and consists of 26, 4 week blocks
Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.
We plan to transition to Competency by Design in July 2023 so duration of rotations is approximate and can be adjusted to meet the learning needs of the trainee.
Core Rotations
Rotation | Description | Duration in month(s) |
Pediatric palliative medicine combined rotation | Canuck Place service:
|
9 |
Adult Palliative medicine | Palliative care unit, inpatient consultation, pain and symptom management clinic – 1 month of each | 3 |
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | Inpatient and outpatient | 1 |
Pediatric Neuromotor clinics and Rehabilitation | Various clinics at Sunny Hill Hospital (tone, feeding, sleep) and inpatient rehabilitation. Neuromuscular clinic. | 1 |
Pediatric Pain | Inpatient pain service and outpatient chronic pain service | 1 |
Pediatric Respirology | Home ventilation program/clinic | 1 |
Research | 3 |
Selectives/Electives
Academic Curriculum
Description | Frequency |
Pediatric Serious Illness conversation guide workshops
|
2 sessions (1 of each) |
Victoria Hospice Palliative Care medically intensive course | Online modules and 2 day sessions |
Adult Palliative medicine academic full days | Wednesday every 2 weeks |
National Pediatric Palliative medicine academic half days
|
Wednesday monthly |
National Pediatric Palliative Medicine Journal club | 4 sessions a year (every 3 months) |
Department of Pediatric Hospital Wide Academic Half Days
-Sessions focus on intrinsic CANMEDs roles |
4 sessions a year (every 3 months) |
Adult Palliative medicine education rounds or Journal club (optional) | Weekly – attend if topic relevant/time permits |
Pediatric Grand rounds (optional) | Weekly – attend if topic relevant/time permits |
PHSA Physician Quality Improvement Program | virtual and in person sessions through out the year |
Sickkids ECHO rounds for palliative care and complex care (Optional) | Monthly-attend if topic relevant/time permits |
Optional funded 3rd year:
RESEARCH
There are 3 opportunities for our Fellows to participate in additional, funded training that will support an interest in research. Research, broadly defined, might include clinical studies, quality improvement approaches, or educational scholarship.
JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
The Dalla Lana Fellowship in Global Journalism. This is a program that trains fellows from around the world in Journalism to report on their area of expertise. For more information see here.
The Dalla Lana Certificate in Health Impact. This is a shorter version, does not require a 3rd year and can be done during the 2 year fellowship. For more information see here.
British Columbia | |
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Gross Annual PGY-1 Salary | $65,332.37 |
Gross Annual PGY-2 Salary | $72,818.39
|
Gross Annual PGY-3 Salary | $79,301.62 |
Gross Annual PGY-4 Salary | $85,318.65 |
Gross Annual PGY-5 Salary | $91,710.67 |
Gross Annual PGY-6 Salary | $97,877.39 |
Gross Annual PGY-7 Salary | $104,271.09 |
Educational Leave | Yes |
Annual Vacation | 4 weeks |
Meal Allowance | No |
Frequency of Calls | 1 in 4 onsite/1 in 3 offsite |
Maternity Leave | 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave |
Provincial Health Insurance | 100% Premiums Paid |
Provincial Dues (% of salary) | 1.50% |
Extended Health Insurance | 100% Premiums Paid |
CMPA Dues Paid | Yes, mandatory |
Dental Plan | 100% Premiums Paid |
Statutory Holidays | 2x pay plus extra day with pay |
Long-Term Disability Insurance | Yes 100% Premiums Paid |
Sick Leave | Yes |
Life Insurance | 100% Premiums Paid |
Terms of Agreement April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022
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