The Guide

Vancouver General Hospital

855 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5Z 1M9
604-875-4111

RESULTS IN MONTECRISTO

Impact

Cancer Research Fundraiser Yik Fung Au-Yeung

Giving.

“I started by just going door to door in my neighbourhood with a donation box in my hands.”

MONTECRISTO: Djavad Mowafaghian

Impact

Djavad Mowafaghian

Giving back.

As Djavad Mowafaghian’s success grew, so did his generosity. In 2003, he established the Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation in Vancouver, and to date it has donated or committed more than $48-million to various charities in Greater Vancouver.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: PNE

Community

100 Years of the PNE

A fair to remember.

There are traditions—lots of them, many that you probably wouldn’t even realize—that have originated at the PNE. And that, indeed, is one of the reasons people keep coming back.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Milton Wong

Impact

Five Years of Giving

The amazing thing is how reluctant many major philanthropists are to talk about themselves, what they do, and why. But over time, we have managed to sit down with some notable people, all of whom share a passion for their community.

MONTECRISTO: Vancouver General Hospital's Psychiatric Ward

Impact

Art in Vancouver General Hospital’s Psychiatric Ward

A beautification project.

The inpatient psychiatric ward of Vancouver General Hospital is now experiencing little daily miracles—and they are happening because of art.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Discoveries in Female Sexual Health

Impact

Discoveries in Female Sexual Health

Unvoiced pain.

Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) affects about 12 to 15 per cent of women; however, most family physicians and many gynaecologists do not understand it and therefore do not make an accurate diagnosis. There is a significant toll taken on the woman’s self-esteem, her quality of life and her relationship.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: The Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education and Innovation

Impact

The Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education and Innovation

Virtual reality: the future is here.

Dr. Karim Qayumi dreamed of bringing certain radical ideas about how surgery is taught, and learned, in Canada. That dream, once branded as idealistic and too far in the future to be practicable, is actually here, now, at the Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education and Innovation, where Dr. Qayumi is director.