CCFP Enhanced Skills accreditation team recommends full approval of CCFP(EM) residency training program
We are pleased to announce that the Family Medicine Enhanced Skills accreditation team has recommended the CCFP-EM program receive full accreditation with a regular survey again in 6 years. This was based on full documentation of the program and a site visit Nov 19, 2013. A detailed formal report outlining the strengths and weaknesses of […]
UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day 2014
UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day Wednesday April 9, 2014 9:00AM to 4:00PM This province-wide event, jointly sponsored by the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and the UBC Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, will take place at the CRFI Chan Centre auditorium at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, and include live video-linkage to sites throughout […]
DEM Grand Rounds December 11, 2013
Date: December 11, 2013 Speaker: Dr. Garth Meckler Topic: “Approach to the febrile young infant without and with recognizable viral illness.” Location: SPH Rm 1477 LT and RJH CA 130
RCPSC Accreditation Team Recommends Full Approval of DEM Residency Training Program
On behalf of Drs. Caroline Tyson and Helen Ross (site directors for the DEM Fraser and Victoria sites respectively), I would like to announce that the RCPSC accreditation team has recommended full approval of the Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program (site visit Nov 20, 2013), with a regular survey again in 6 years. […]
RCPSC Accreditation Team Recommends Full Approval of DEM Residency Training Program
On behalf of Drs. Caroline Tyson and Helen Ross (site directors for the DEM Fraser and Victoria sites respectively), I would like to announce that the RCPSC accreditation team has recommended full approval of the Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program (site visit Nov 20, 2013), with a regular survey again in 6 years. […]
Congratulations Dr. Devin Harris and DEM Colleagues
Congratulations to Dr. Devin Harris for leading a team that has won the following knowledge translation research award: “Implementation and Evaluation of an Emergency Department Atrial Fibrillation Pathway”. Other members on the team include Drs. Dan Kalla, Chris Dewitt, Frank Scheuermeyer, Rob Stenstrom, Eric Grafstein, Iraj Poureslami and Julian Marsden. Funding is from Pfizer Canada […]
DEM Provincial Grand Rounds November 13, 2013
Provincial Grand Rounds Don’t miss our upcoming Provincial Grand Rounds happening on November 13, 2013! Speaker: Drs. Philip Yoon & John Tallon Topic: “Emergency Physician Online Support (EPOS) for the BC Ambulance Service” Location: SPH – Rm 1477 LT Time: 09:00 – 10:00
Congratulations Christine Hall
The Council of Canadian Academics has just published their report on “The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons”. This is the definitive work on this subject. It is expected that this report will provide the basis for policy around these weapons. An accompanying letter to Dean Stuart specifically acknowledges the expert work by Christine Hall from […]
Dr. Kendall Ho is nominated and inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Kendall Ho is elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Please join us all in congratulating Kendall as he joins this elite group of Canadian Health Science Leaders. Fellows of the Academy are elected on the basis of their demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and commitment to advance academic health sciences. Membership is considered one […]
Drs. Adam Lund & Sheila Turris to be Visiting Scholars in Australia
Congratulations to Drs. Adam Lund and Sheila Turris, who will be traveling as visiting scholars to Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia in December 2013! Adam and Sheila will be working on a collaborative framework for Mass Gatherings Research, and the construction of an approach for data collection at mass gatherings internationally. This will be […]