UBC RCPS-EM Resident Dr. Andrei Karpov wins Top CAEP Resident Research Abstract Award
Congratulations to UBC RCPS-EM Resident Dr. Andrei Karpov who recently won the Top CAEP Resident Research Abstract Award! The project is titled: Validation of Trigger Tools and the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System – Cooperative Adverse Drug Events Surveillance Program (NEISS-CADES) algorithm for Identification of Adverse Drug Events in Emergency Department Health Records. This was […]
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WEDOC 2014: AIMING HIGHER WESTERN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS CONFERENCE Target audience: Physicians, Administrators, Decision-Makers, ED Allied Health Providers, & Nurses May 1-2, 2014 (Thu-Fri) Accreditation: Up to 11.0 MOC Section 1 & Mainpro-M1 Credits Location: Sutton Place Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta. Special rate $132.00 CDN (until Mar 29, 2014). Reserve your room here: tinyurl.com/suttonplacewedoc2014 Click here […]
UBC RCPS-EM Resident Wins 2014 CAEP Resident Research Award
Congratulations to UBC RCPS-EM Senior Resident Dr. Wailliam Lee, who won a CAEP 2014 Resident Research Award for his abstract submission titled: Effect of Triage Nurse Initiated Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules on Emergency Department Length of Stay at a Tertiary Care Center. This randomized trial was recently completed at Vancouver General Hospital, and […]
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine updated finalized Strategic Plan
Read the recently finalized Strategic Plan for the Department of Emergency Medicine. It was updated over the past few months and reflects the broadening activity related to a Provincial Emergency Medicine Network Integrating Academic and Clinical Care.
DEM Randomized Trial Featured on cover of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM).
Congratulations to DEM researcher Adam Lund, and his co-investigators Daniel Joo, Kerrie Lewis, Yasemin Arikan and Anton Grunfeld. Their randomized trial on photodocumentation as an ED documentation tool in soft tissue infection was featured as the cover story of the November 2013 issue of Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. Read more about their compelling research […]