Dr Ian Bekker is a family physician with an interest in geriatrics, medical education, and health care innovation. He provides clinical consultant services to geriatric outpatients and complex care residents. He also provides clinical care to patients on the Royal Jubilee rehabilitation ward and trigger point injection therapy at The myo Clinic. He is interested in any feedback or ideas generated by Division members. Feel free to e-mail him to discuss primary care in Victoria at bekker.victoria.divisions@gmail.com.
Current Committees and Projects
- Disaster Planning - PACE Project - Physician Lead
- Pathways Victoria - Steering Committee
- Primary Care Informatics Committee - Leader
- Residential Care Initiative - Steering Committee and TORCH Working Group
- Residential Care Provincial Webinar - Leader
- Physician Access to Imaging Wait Times - Leader
- KnowMe - Steering Committee
- Drivers Fitness Advisory Group - Doctors of BC Representative
- Health Information Standards Standing Committee of Ministry of Health - Member
- Seniors Health Rounds at RJH - coordinator and host
- UVic Engineering Department - guest lecturer
Education
- University of British Columbia, Victoria - Care of the Elderly Fellowship 2012
- Dalhousie University - Family Medicine Residency 2011
- University of British Columbia - M.D. 2009
- University of British Columbia - M.Eng - Advanced Technology Management - 1998
- University of Victoria - B.Eng - Mechanical Engineering (Co-op, Business Option) 1996