Dr. Gary Andolfatto Receives 2014 VCHRI Innovation and Translation Award
Congratulations to DEM faculty member and Lion’s Gate Hospital ED Research Director Dr. Gary Andolfatto. His study on an “Early Analgesia Protocol in the Emergency Department” was recently granted a 2014 “VCHRI Innovation and Translation Award”, co-funded by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the Lion’s Gate Hospital Foundation. This interesting and important project was discussed […]
Congratulations Quynh Doan
Quynh has just received a scholarship award to continue her important research on Emergency department overcrowding: Determinants, measures and pediatric outcomes. Click here to view the awards page. This is an amazing achievement an substantive peer recognition of the quality and importance of her work. The DEM is grateful for Quynh’s success and our ongoing […]
Corinne Hohl and Tom Green receive the FRCPC Emergency Medicine Residency Program Teaching Award for year 2013
Congratulations to both Corinne Hohl and Tom Green on receiving the FRCPC Emergency Medicine Residency Program Teaching Award for year 2013!
Dr. Devin Harris wins Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in CME/CPD
Congratulations to Dr. Devin Harris on being chosen as the recipient for the Faculty of Medicine Award for Innovation in CME/CPD. This award is strong affirmation of his work and recognizes his contributions to the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Julian Marsden was instrumental in leadership and support of the Emergency Department Stroke/TIA Collaborative through his […]
UBC RCPS-EM Resident Dr. Andrei Karpov wins Top CAEP Resident Research Abstract Award
Congratulations to UBC RCPS-EM Resident Dr. Andrei Karpov who recently won the Top CAEP Resident Research Abstract Award! The project is titled: Validation of Trigger Tools and the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System – Cooperative Adverse Drug Events Surveillance Program (NEISS-CADES) algorithm for Identification of Adverse Drug Events in Emergency Department Health Records. This was […]
UBC RCPS-EM Resident Wins 2014 CAEP Resident Research Award
Congratulations to UBC RCPS-EM Senior Resident Dr. Wailliam Lee, who won a CAEP 2014 Resident Research Award for his abstract submission titled: Effect of Triage Nurse Initiated Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules on Emergency Department Length of Stay at a Tertiary Care Center. This randomized trial was recently completed at Vancouver General Hospital, and […]
UBC DEM Faculty Members receive recognition from UBC CCFP-EM Residency Program class of 2012/2013
The UBC CCFP-EM Residency Program class of 2012/2013 voted for teacher of the year: Dr. Devin Harris – voted as one of St. Paul’s Emergency Department ‘teacher of the year’ Dr. Phil Miller – voted as one of the UBC ‘clinical teachers of the year’ AND UBC ‘best seminar teachers of the year’ Dr. Jon […]
Drs. Ryan, Eppler & Abu-Laban Receive the David Lloyd Jones Research Award
Congratulations to UBC Family Practice Resident Dr. Erin Ryan and her DEM co-investigators Dr. Jeff Eppler (supervisor) and Dr. Riyad Abu-Laban. Dr. Ryan presented their study titled “FEARS: The Frail Elderly Admission Rate Study” at the UBC Family Practice Resident’s Research Day and won the David Lloyd Jones Research Award. This award provided Erin $1000, plus […]
Dr. Ka Wai Cheung Wins CAEP Top New Investigator Award
Congratulations to DEM Assistant Professor Dr. Ka Wai Cheung for winning the CAEP 2013 Top New Investigator Award for her study titled: “Emergency Department Tobacco Cessation Counseling: Implementation and Evaluation of a Community Based Program – A Pilot Study”.
Dr. Peter Zed Wins CAEP Top Pediatric Abstract Award
Congratulations to DEM Associate Faculty Member Dr. Peter Zed for winning the CAEP 2013 Top Pediatric Abstract Award for his study titled: “Medication-Related Emergency Department Visits in Pediatrics: A Prospective Observational Study”.