Celebrating Julie Van Schalkwyk on International Women's Day

March 8, 2019

Julie van Schalkwyk Site Head,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, BC Women’s
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia

A leader in women’s health, Dr. Julie van Schalkwyk is a domain expert in infectious diseases in pregnancy. Dr. van Schalkwyk is not only an inspiring woman in STEM, but is a dedicated advocate for improving the health and lives of women at risk of sepsis and other infectious diseases.  She is Chair of the Infectious Diseases Committee of the Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada and the a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG). She is past Chair of the Infection Control Committee at BC Women’s and BC Children’s Hospitals and is involved in Quality Care Assurance at BCW.  Her research interests include HIV, HBV, HCV, surgical site infection, fever in labor and predictors of intra-amniotic infection and maternal sepsis.  Dr. van Schalkwyk provides specialized care for women with reproductive infectious diseases at two BC Women’s clinics in addition to general obstetrics and gynaecology in the community.

It is an honor to have Dr van Schalkwyk as a key member of the Action On Sepsis team and we are proud to celebrate her and her tireless efforts to improve women’s health in Canada!

On this day of recognition – International Women’s Day, March 8, 2019 – we recognize Dr Julie van Schalkwyk and her aim to provide women with education and empower them to make informed choices about their health care.


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First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.


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