January 30, 2024 | CBC Radio-Canada via UVic News
A new cyclotron and radiopharmacy laboratory is currently being installed on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. The lab, whose goal is to help the fight against cancer in British Columbia, is supported by a $21 million dollar investment from the province as part of its ten-year cancer plan.
In a recent CBC Radio-Canada article about the lab, UVic’s Dr. Damien Contandriopoulos is quoted lauding the investment as a good medium-term care solution for B.C.’s cancer patients. Dr. Contandriopoulos explains that the new lab, however, will not have much effect on patients’ short-term care needs. This is because, initially, a series of delays in the health care process mean that patients end up waiting for care.
A Professor in the University of Victoria’s School of Nursing, Dr. Contandriopoulos’ research focuses primarily on health policy-making processes, evidence-based decision making, and nurse-intensive models of healthcare delivery. Are you interested in learning more about these and other topics from this important UVic scholar? The Copyright and Scholarly Communications Office encourages you to visit UVicSpace, our open access institutional repository, where nine of Dr. Contandriopoulos’ publications are freely available.
