UBC researchers explore touchless technology to remotely monitor patient vital signs
In partnership with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), UBC Emergency Medicine Professor, Dr. Kendall Ho, is investigating whether a new contactless sensing technology can be integrated into existing virtual care platforms to boost patient care.
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 […]
Celebrating Resident Awareness Week!
As part of Resident Awareness Week, the UBC Faculty of Medicine caught up with a few UBC resident doctors to learn more about their experience in the past year by asking the following question: How has the pandemic helped you grow as a resident doctor? UBC Emergency Medicine RCPSC-EM resident, Dr. Qadeem Salehmohamed shared what […]
In the News! Dr. Brian Grunau’s new study aims to evaluate the COVID-19 risk factors faced by paramedics
UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Brian Grunau, discussed his upcoming study on COVID-19 impact on paramedics in B.C. When a paramedic responds to an emergency, there’s no way to maintain physical distancing if it means going into a bedroom of someone with COVID-19 or transporting a patient by ambulance. This national study of […]
Dr. Brian Grunau receives funding from the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
We are proud to share that Dr. Brian Grunau has received $2.1 million of funding from Public Health Agency of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) funding opportunity, for his research project entitled COVID-19 Occupational Risks, Seroprevalence and Immunity among Paramedics in Canada (CORSIP Canada)! The funding from CITF is part of an opportunity related […]
Dr. Adam Lund working with Netflix on COVID-19 safety plans
UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical 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 began […]