2021 CAEP Award Winners
CAEP 2021 Annual Award Winners: The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) grant annual awards recognizing excellence in specific areas within emergency medicine, including advocacy, education, research, and professional practice. Nominated by their peers, the final award winners are selected either by a CAEP committee and/or the CAEP Board of Directors. We are proud to […]
Statement on the Missing Children of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools
We are devastated by the revelation shared today by the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan of 751 unmarked graves at a site nearby the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Our thoughts are with all those families and communities who have suffered and continue to suffer as a consequence of the residential school system, and who […]
Dr. David Barbic chosen for Enhanced Skills CCFP EM Preceptor Recognition 2020–21
We wish to congratulations Dr. David Barbic on being selected for the Enhanced Skills CCFP EM Preceptor Recognition award for 2020–21! The residents in the Emergency Medicine Program chose to recognize Dr. Barbic for having significantly contributed to their learning and overall experience in the program. Share this story: Latest News
Department Spotlight – Anders Ganstal
ANDERS GANSTALCLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Site: Interior – Royal Inland Hospital Can you share a little bit about your educational background and how you got to where you are today? I graduated from Queens Medicine in 1997 followed by a CCFP-EM Residency in Calgary. Over the past 20 clinical years, I have also pursued a diploma […]
Meet our 2021 Graduating Residents
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine would like to congratulate our outgoing residents as they celebrate their achievements and look ahead to the next stage of their careers in emergency medicine! Meet a handful of our 2021 graduates and learn more about what’s next for them. For more information about the UBC RCPSC-EM Residency Program, […]
A new study by Dr. Louise Cassidy explores factors affecting trainee commuter safety
We are proud to share that UBC Emergency Medicine RCPSC-EM Resident, Dr. Louise Cassidy, along with co-authors Emma Croft, Shannon Erdelyi, and Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher recently published a paper entitled “Motor vehicle incidents in postgraduate trainees in British Columbia” in the Canadian Medical Education Journal.
COVID-19 research initiative by Drs. Daniel Ting and Corinne Hohl among those funded by first-time partnership
Genome BC, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health have partnered for the first time to fund nine B.C. research teams working towards rapid response research initiatives that will address critical questions around COVID-19 vaccine research. Valued at approximately $1.3 million, the nine projects selected for funding cover […]
Dr. Corinne Hohl leads creation of new software to prevent adverse drug events
Researchers at UBC and SFU have created innovative software to help reduce adverse drug events (ADEs), the harmful and unintended consequences of medication that send two million Canadians to emergency departments every year.