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 […]
Chronic Pain Management and Tips
View Summary By Andrew Yu Presented on January 27th, 2021
Austere Trauma Management
View Summary By Sean Patrick Presented on January 27th, 2021
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 […]
Clinical Faculty Promotions 2020
We are delighted to announce that the following clinical faculty members received promotions in 2020! The Department would like to recognize their achievements and wish them continued success at UBC. Please join us in congratulating our faculty members on their well-deserved promotions! Last Name First Name Site New Clinical Faculty Rank Alexander Noah Vancouver Clinical […]
Approach to Older Patients with Falls in the Emergency Department (ED)
View Summary By Kira Gossack-Keenan Presented on January 20th, 2021
Dr. Brian Grunau presenting at CHEOS’ Work in Progress Seminar Series!
The Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) is relaunching their Work in Progress (WiP) Seminar Series! The first WiP of 2021 will be on February 10th from 12:00–1:00 PST and will be presented by UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Brian Grunau. Dr. Grunau will be discussing his recent study which compared […]
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 […]