Sutherland has a special interest in clinical trials of new myeloma therapies and in the development of novel therapies for multiple myeloma in the laboratory.
Her research has included the study of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the use of allogeneic donor bone marrow transplants to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and low-grade indolent lymphomas. She has clinical and research interests in the prevention and management of Graft vs Host Disease, quality of life following allogeneic stem cell transplant and in service delivery in leukemia and transplant care.
She subsequently completed conjoint training in clinical hematology and hematopathology and gained entrance to the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. Her main research interests include malignant myeloid disorders and acute leukemias. Our Senior Staff. Kevin W. Maryse M. Yasser R. Supported By. There is an Advanced Nephrology Training Program , open to individuals who have completed core nephrology training in an accredited program, and who seek additional exposure to academic and tertiary care skill acquisition.
This program is accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Royal College organizations, and thus has been highly subscribed to by individuals from those countries. This one-year program offers exposure to clinical, administrative and evaluation experiences within the Division of Nephrology and BCPRA provincial network. We are committed to enhancing the health and well-being of these children and youth in the MOT program, as well as their families, by providing excellent family-centered clinical care.
We seek to rehabilitate children and youth with organ failure after transplantation, including attention to their physical and mental health, and their quality of life.
The MOT program is a training hub for aspiring physicians, surgeons, nursing and allied health professionals seeking to gain special expertise in transplantation care, and these trainees further enhance the quality of care provided under the MOT program. Research is critical to continue improving health and wellness outcomes after organ transplantation, so patients and families are offered different opportunities to participate in cutting-edge research.
That includes discovering new ways to preserve graft function, identify and treat rejection earlier and better, addressing barriers to medication adherence, and improving quality of life for children with an organ transplant.
Finally, we continue to advocate for organ donation and services that will benefit children and youth with organ failure, in collaboration with community and national partners. Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Service. He provides care of kidney transplant recipients and consultation for children with heart, liver and lung transplants.
Blydt-Hansen's Research Page. Dr Armstrong enjoys teaching and hopes to become a mentor for cardiology fellows. Her academic interests are rooted in the field of autonomic dysfunction and heart transplant. Armstrong's Research Page. He remains in active clinical practice and is the past Medical Director of the heart function and transplantation service, which he has been a part of since His clinical research interests include biliary atresia, pediatric viral hepatitis B and C, autoimmune hepatitis and liver transplant.
He has been involved with the MOT program since its inception in and cares for our patients both before and after liver transplantation. Schreiber's Research Page. She has been involved in the MOT clinic since , and is involved in the care of patients after liver transplantation. Chilvers works with the Multi Organ Transplant team to provide care and support for pre and post lung transplant patients.
Chilvers' Research Page. Yang's Research Page. She is currently finishing Clinician Investigator Program fellowship through the UBC and looks forward to continue working as an infectious disease consultant and a researcher here at BCCH. She has a special interest in using research to directly inform and improve patient care and to engage children and families as research partners. Jessie has been working at BC Children's since starting in bedside care of medical and surgical patients, and then moving over to Ambulatory care positions in gastroenterology and endoscopy.
She has been in the role of Transplant Nurse Coordinator since Jessie assists in the coordination of care for all patients who require solid organ transplant heart, liver, kidney or lung in both the pre-transplant phase and the post-transplant phase. Sarah assists in the overall coordination of care of solid organ transplant heart, kidney, liver and lung patients and their families.
In her role as the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Nephrology and Solid Organ Transplant, Katie cares for children with chronic kidney disease, and those with kidney, liver, heart and lung transplants to optimize medication therapy, and educate patients and their families about their medications. Her current research areas include immunosuppressant pharmacokinetics how your body deals with the immune-suppressing drugs you need after a transplant and monitoring for adverse effects of medications in transplant recipients.
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