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Register now for upcoming virtual health webinar featuring Dr. Kendall Ho!
Hear from UBC experts Dr. Silke Cresswell and Dr. John Pawlovich, BSc’90, MD’94, and UBC Emergency Medicine’s Dr. Kendall Ho, MD’86, as they share their insights on how the use of technology to improve access to health care in rural and remote communities during the last few decades has paved the way for rapid update […]
Dr. Adam Lund working with Netflix on COVID-19 safety plans
UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Adam Lund, began leveraging his expertise to develop COVID-19 safety plans for the local BC film and TV industry to return to production in July of 2020. His work caught the attention of Netflix executives who wanted to know if he could help with their productions. Dr. Lund […]
Dr. Riyad Abu-Laban Promoted to the rank of Professor
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Riyad Abu-Laban has been promoted to the rank of Professor, effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Abu-Laban is an Emergency Physician at Vancouver General Hospital and the Scientific Director of the BC Emergency Medicine Network. He has a longstanding commitment to the advancement of Emergency Medicine as an academic […]
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Welcomes New Interim Department Heads
Drs. Roy Purssell and John Tallon have been appointed Interim Co-Heads, Department of Emergency Medicine effective to December 31, 2022. In their interim roles, Drs. Purssell and Tallon will provide leadership to faculty, staff and learners while we initiate a recruitment plan and search for a new Department Head. Dear friends and colleagues, It is […]
Register: 2021 UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day!
Wednesday April 14, 2021 | 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Save the date in your calendar REGISTER NOW Please note that this event will be online-only. EM Research Day will feature a number of presentations of completed or planned EM research. We’re excited to share that Dr. Jeffrey Perry will be our visiting professor! If […]
COVID-19 Resources
You can now find up-to-date, COVID-19 resources on the EM Network website for: Clinicians, Patients, & Epidemiology These BC-specific resources are reviewed and updated daily. If you have a COVID-19 resource or tip to share Please email connect@bcemergencynetwork.ca. You can also create a private, member’s only discussion, or public blog post at www.bcemn.ca/lounge.