Jeff Brubacher receives CIHR Grant for Partnerships for cannabis policy evaluation
Congratulations to Jeff Brubacher and his team for receiving 3-year funding from CIHR for a “Partnerships for cannabis policy evaluation” grant that they submitted last fall. The grant is just under $510,000 total.
Congratulations to Shahin for receiving two Strategic Investment Fund awards from UBC
Big congratulations to Shahin for receiving two Strategic Investment Fund awards from UBC. The first entitled: “Indigenous MD Applicant Structured Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Preparatory Workshop.” is valued at $50,490. This project will deliver MMI prep workshops for indigenous MD applicants with the goal of eventually increasing the number of indigenous physicians in BC and […]
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.
UBC EM Research Day Cancelled
As a result of the rapidly-evolving COVID situation, we have made the decision to cancel UBC EM Research Day on April 8th. Our Visiting Professor, Dr. Jeff Perry, has been informed. Our thanks and apologies to those of you whose submissions were accepted for presentation. We are hopeful that we may be able to reschedule […]
Medical Clearance: Fitness to Drive & Fly
View Summary. Dr. Brendan Wood MDCM FRCPC(EM), Emergency Physician Royal Columbian & Eagle Ridge Hospitals Presented Feb 26, 2020
Dr. Jessica Moe and her team awarded $1.3 million in funding from the Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program
Dr. Jessica Moe and her team were awarded $1.3 million in funding over five years from the Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program. This grant will support their study that aims to optimize emergency department screening for opioid use disorder, and evaluate standard dosing and microdosing approaches to buprenorphine/naloxone inductions initiated in the ED […]
Influenza in the ED
View Summary. Dr. Colby Renschler, PGY-3 RCPSC Emergency Medicine Presented Feb 26, 2020
When the Larynx Misbehaves
View Summary. Dr. Michelle Chuang, EM PGY-2 Presented March 3, 2020