In the News! Dr. Michael Curry discusses the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in B.C.
British Columbia is approaching the heights of the 1st and 2nd waves of the COVID-19 pandemic but with fewer restrictions and more fatigue. ‘Follow those measures,’ says the B.C. government, as skepticism grows that those measures are enough. Dr. Michael Curry, a UBC Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, says the increase in COVID-19 cases in […]
In the News! Dr. Ben Huang discusses the Shigella outbreak in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
RCPSC-EM PGY4 Resident, Dr. Ben Huang, authored a piece about the Shigella outbreak in the Downtown Eastside.
Dr. David Barbic Receives 2021 Grant Innes Research Paper & Presentation Award
CHÉOS Scientist and UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. David Barbic, has received the 2021 Grant Innes Research Paper & Presentation Award for his paper on the Rapid Agitation Control with Ketamine in the Emergency Department (RACKED) study. Dr. Barbic, who is the first BC-based recipient of this award, will deliver the […]
Drs. Holly Sherman and Hélène Morakis receive funding from the Resident Doctors of BC 2020 Resident Innovation Fund
We are pleased to congratulate UBC RCPSC-EM Residents, Drs. Holly Sherman and Hélène Morakis, on receiving funding from the Resident Doctors of BC 2020 Resident Innovation Fund (RIF).
HBOT Review
View Summary By Dr. Roos Presented on February 24th, 2021
Updates in Prehospital and Transport Medicine
View Summary By Andrew Guy Presented on February 24th, 2021
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Researchers Attract CIHR Fall 2020 Funding
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have funded 354 research grants for a total investment of approximately $274m through the Project Grants: Fall 2020 competition. In addition, 97 priority announcement grants were funded to a total amount of $9,575,000 and 11 supplemental prizes were awarded for a total of $296,500. UBC Department of Emergency […]