Register now for Western Emergency Department Operations Conference – April 16-17, 2015
We welcome you to register for the Western Emergency Department Operations Conference! Register now for the 5th Annual Western Emergency Department Operations Conference (WEDOC) being held on April 16th and 17th, 2015 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre in Vancouver, and book your accommodation with Delta Vancouver Suites. The goal of the conference is to […]
Collaborative Workshop on Reducing Alcohol & Drug Harms at Music Festivals
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group (MGMIG) at the University of British Columbia, are convening a group of multi-disciplinary experts and stakeholders for a 1½ day meeting in Vancouver, BC, on January 19th and 20th, 2015. With a focus on alcohol […]
Kelowna General Hospital’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program receives media spotlight
Meeting healthcare needs in the Interior Dr. Roger Wong, associate dean of postgraduate medical education, sees the launch of these new residency sites in the Interior as a step in the right direction. “We know that community needs in these areas are yet to be met,” says Wong, “We are here to step up to […]
Congratulations Quynh Doan
Quynh has just received a scholarship award to continue her important research on Emergency department overcrowding: Determinants, measures and pediatric outcomes. Click here to view the awards page. This is an amazing achievement an substantive peer recognition of the quality and importance of her work. The DEM is grateful for Quynh’s success and our ongoing […]
Dr. Devin Harris wins Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in CME/CPD
Congratulations to Dr. Devin Harris on being chosen as the recipient for the Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in CME/CPD. This award is strong affirmation of his work and recognizes his contributions to the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Julian Marsden was instrumental in leadership and support of the Emergency Department Stroke/TIA Collaborative through his […]
Dr. Jim Ducharme to be 2015 Research Day Visiting Professor
The DEM is pleased to announce that the visiting professor for the 7th Annual UBC EM Research Day will be Dr. Jim Ducharme, Clinical Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine at McMaster University and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Ducharme is an internationally known expert on […]
Sepsis- 150 Lives in 150 Days
This past World Sepsis Day, in British Columbia, Canada, the BC Sepsis Network launched an emergency department awareness and engagement campaign to accelerate the use of evidence-based sepsis management in the province. In 150 days, 32 emergency departments signed up and used a sepsis early identification/treatment protocol to treat 750 patients with severe sepsis or […]
Dr. Corinne Hohl promoted to Associate Professor with Grant Tenure!
Congratulations to Dr. Corinne Hohl on her recent promotion to Associate Professor with Grant Tenture! This significant achievement is a testament to her world class research on adverse events due to medications. Corinne has established methodology to increase the recognition of these events and is helping the Health System share that important information in the PharmaCare database to […]
Dr. Jeff Brubacher promoted to Associate Professor with Grant Tenure!
Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Brubacher on his recent promotion to Associate Professor with Grant Tenure! This is a significant achievement and is a testament to his world class research in impaired driving and patient safety. Jeff’s work has resulted in policy change related to legal limits of alcohol and he is also pursuing the relationship of […]
Register now for WEDOC 2014: AIMING HIGHER WESTERN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS CONFERENCE
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 […]