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Peter Dodek

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VCH Clinical Title(s)
Professor of Medicine
Degrees / Designations

MD, MHSc

Contact Info
peter.dodek@ubc.ca
6048069023

Biography

Peter Dodek, MD (Toronto), MHSc (British Columbia) is an Intensivist and Chair of the Critical Care Working Group within the Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver and a Professor of Medicine at the University of B.C.  He teaches internal medicine, critical care medicine, and quality management in health care to undergraduates, postgraduates, and practising physicians.  Dr. Dodek’s recent research interests include determinants of family satisfaction, patient safety, and organizational culture in critical care.  In 2010, Dr. Dodek was awarded a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the relationship between moral distress in health care workers and patient safety in intensive care units.  In addition, he is currently a co-investigator and site investigator on several other CIHR-funded clinical trials in critical care and an advisor to the Critical Care Working Group of the B.C. Ministry of Health.

Research Studies

Clostridium Difficile Infections, Pneumonia

Probiotics: Prevention of Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial (PROSPECT): A Feasibility Clinical Trial (PROSPECT)

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