On April 9th, the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) hosted its 16th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. The event brought together DEM and Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) faculty and trainees to present their research in the field of emergency medicine.
This year, we welcomed over 157 participants, both in-person and virtually, including faculty, staff, researchers, residents, fellows, and students, making it one of our most attended events yet. The day was facilitated by Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer and Dr. Vikram Sabhaney, and featured compelling presentations and robust Q&A sessions, with a total of 29 presentations. Topics included opioid use disorder, COVID-19 challenges, equitable virtual care, pediatric emergency medicine, and more.
In addition, two insightful program presentations were featured. Dr. Corinne Hohl shared Emergency Care BC‘s initiative on “Improving ED Care through a Learning Health System,” while Dr. Sonya Cressman presented “Coordinating ED and Primary Care Using Predictive Analytics” from Digital Emergency Medicine.
We had the honour to host a special plenary presentation from our Visiting Professor Dr. Kerstin de Wit, a leading expert in Emergency Venous Thromboembolism and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair at Queen’s University. Her insights on pulmonary embolism testing were well received by attendees and sparked an engaging Q&A session.
The winners of the Dr. Jim Berbee Award and the Dr. Riyad Abu-Laban Resident Abstract Award were announced at our event. The Dr. Jim Berbee Award provides funding for research by UBC emergency medicine residents, covering expenses for equipment, materials, student support, statistical assistance, and travel for presentations. Congratulations to the award recipients listed below!
Dr. Jim Berbee Award 2025 Recipients
- Dr. Sarah Douglas, Acute Aeromedical Transport Services in Nunavut: An Analysis of Trends over the Last Six Years
- Dr. Max Moor-Smith, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Acute Back Pain in the Emergency Department Waiting Room: Randomized Control Trial
- Dr. Jade Zhong, Factors Predicting First-Pass Success of ED Intubations by Novice Operators: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
- Dr. Frances Clayton, Incidence and Predictors of Missed Craniofacial Fractures in Trauma Patients
- Dr. Ryan Kohler, Access to CT imaging and reporting overnight in BC Emergency Departments
The Dr. Riyad Abu-Laban Resident Abstract Award honours the top three resident abstracts submitted for Research Day, providing prizes for the winners. Congratulations to Dr. Paul Clerc for winning first prize, Dr. Emily Lostchuck for second prize, and Dr. Damian Feldman-Kiss for third prize!
A recording of our day is now available online. You can also visit our Instagram page to catch glimpses of our day.
For those who attended, we would appreciate your feedback to help us improve our future events. Please take a moment to complete our post-event survey. Your input is invaluable to us!
