Internal Medicine in Primary Care 

Faculty & Organizing Committee

Wayne Ghesquiere MD, FRCPC
Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine Consultant
Island Health Authority
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia

Daniel Ovakim MD, FRCPC 
Critical Care Physician, Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
Medical Toxicologist, BC Drug and Poison Information Centre, Vancouver, BC & Poison and Drug Information Service, Calgary, AB
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Jennifer Rajala, MD FRCPC
Internal Medicine & Cardiology
Co-Director, Cardio-Metabolic Collaborative Clinic
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC

Joshua P. Budlovsky BSc, MD, FRCPC 
Geriatric Medicine, Vancouver Island Health, Victoria, BC
Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia

Brian Mc Ardle MD BCh BAO MRCPI FRCP(C) 
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
University of British Columbia
General Internal Medicine,
Royal Jubilee Hospital Victoria BC

Valeria Stoynova MD, FRCPC 
General Internal Medicine
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Victoria, BC

Adrian Yee. MD FRCPC 
Clinical Hematologist, BC Cancer Victoria and Island Health
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC
Victoria, BC

Sen Han Phang MD, FRCPC 
Respirology, Internal Medicine
Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC

Xin Feng MD, FRCPC 
Endocrinology, Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
Clinical Instructor, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
University of British Columbia

Sunil Parimi MD, FRCPC 
Internal Medicine
BC Cancer Agency
Victoria, BC

Kevin Edward Forkheim, MD, MSc, FRCPC (Radiology) & FRCPC (Nuclear Medicine)
ABR Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine,
Island Health and BC Cancer
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept of Medicine,
University of British Columbia

Lauren Dake, MD 
Family Medicine
Victoria, BC

Tess Peters MD MSc FRCPC DABD 
Dermatologist
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia
Victoria, BC

Bruce Campana MD, FACEP, FRCPC 
Medical Director – Enhanced Medical Staff Support
Medical Affairs, Island Health
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC
Staff Physician, Emergency, Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals
Hyperbaric Unit, Vancouver General Hospital

Organizing Committee

Dr. Brendon Irving CCFP
Dr. Cathy Dabrus CCFP
Dr. Brian McArdle
Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere FRCPC
Dr. Valaria Stynova FRCPC