AVI Health Centre

AVI Health Centre - Who We Are

	Dr. Keith Phillips Senior Physician	Dr. Keith Phillips is our senior physician and an established addictions specialist and family practice physician. He is the lead physician for our Hepatitis C treatment patients and has been with the AVIHC since it's inception in 2003.
	Dr. Mary Winder Family Physician	Dr. Mary Winder has been with the AVIHC since 2005 and has extensive knowledge and experience in the area of addictions and Methadone treatment. Along with being a family physician with a private practice in Nanaimo, Dr. Winder offers preceptorships for medical residents, nurse practitioners, and student nurses.
	Dr. Rick Roe Family Physician	Dr. Rick Roe has been with the AVIHC since 2006, has a private family practice in Nanaimo, and also works at the local Correctional Centre and Detox. Dr. Roe specializes in addiction medicine and hepatitis C treatment.
	Dr. Brian Conway Infectious Disease Specialist	Brian Conway, M.D. is the Coordinator of the Downtown Infectious Diseases Clinic in Vancouver and Infectious Diseases Consultant with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, which serves the inner city population on the Downtown East Side. He joins us once a month to treat people who are living with HIV/AIDS.
	Fran Falconer Hepatitis C Support Nurse	Fran is a Hepatitis C support nurse, and works very closely with our physicians providing Hepatitis C patient education and information as well as administering treatment to patients at the Health Centre.
	Munro Mabey Addictions Counsellor	Munro brings over 30 years of experience in the addiction field as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer. Munro has been with the AVIHC since it's inception in 2003.
	Dana Becker Manager	Dana is the manager of the Health Centre providing team support and facilitation. She has been with AIDS Vancouver Island since 1995 and opened the AVI Health Center in 2003 with Dr. Phillips and Munro Mabey.
	Theresa Allard Medical Office Assistant	Theresa is our medical office assistant and receptionist and offers a warm and stable front office environment. She has many years of experience working with people in a methadone program.