UBC Department of Emergency Medicine updated finalized Strategic Plan
Read the recently finalized Strategic Plan for the Department of Emergency Medicine. It was updated over the past few months and reflects the broadening activity related to a Provincial Emergency Medicine Network Integrating Academic and Clinical Care.
CCFP Enhanced Skills accreditation team recommends full approval of CCFP(EM) residency training program
We are pleased to announce that the Family Medicine Enhanced Skills accreditation team has recommended the CCFP-EM program receive full accreditation with a regular survey again in 6 years. This was based on full documentation of the program and a site visit Nov 19, 2013. A detailed formal report outlining the strengths and weaknesses of […]
UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day 2014
UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day Wednesday April 9, 2014 9:00AM to 4:00PM This province-wide event, jointly sponsored by the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and the UBC Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, will take place at the CRFI Chan Centre auditorium at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, and include live video-linkage to sites throughout […]
DEM Grand Rounds December 11, 2013
Date: December 11, 2013 Speaker: Dr. Garth Meckler Topic: “Approach to the febrile young infant without and with recognizable viral illness.” Location: SPH Rm 1477 LT and RJH CA 130
Congratulations Dr. Devin Harris and DEM Colleagues
Congratulations to Dr. Devin Harris for leading a team that has won the following knowledge translation research award: “Implementation and Evaluation of an Emergency Department Atrial Fibrillation Pathway”. Other members on the team include Drs. Dan Kalla, Chris Dewitt, Frank Scheuermeyer, Rob Stenstrom, Eric Grafstein, Iraj Poureslami and Julian Marsden. Funding is from Pfizer Canada […]
DEM Provincial Grand Rounds November 13, 2013
Provincial Grand Rounds Don’t miss our upcoming Provincial Grand Rounds happening on November 13, 2013! Speaker: Drs. Philip Yoon & John Tallon Topic: “Emergency Physician Online Support (EPOS) for the BC Ambulance Service” Location: SPH – Rm 1477 LT Time: 09:00 – 10:00
Congratulations Christine Hall
The Council of Canadian Academics has just published their report on “The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons”. This is the definitive work on this subject. It is expected that this report will provide the basis for policy around these weapons. An accompanying letter to Dean Stuart specifically acknowledges the expert work by Christine Hall from […]
Dr. Kendall Ho is nominated and inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Kendall Ho is elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Please join us all in congratulating Kendall as he joins this elite group of Canadian Health Science Leaders. Fellows of the Academy are elected on the basis of their demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and commitment to advance academic health sciences. Membership is considered one […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Dr. Ka Wai Cheung for her success in receiving the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Mentored Clinical Scientist Award.
This is a significant achievement and a major step in Ka Wai’s academic career. Her focus will be on smoking cessation in patients seen in the emergency department and we wish her the best of success. The link at the UBC website is: http://www.med.ubc.ca/about_us/Awards_and_Honours.htm