Dr. John Tallon receives Excellence in Medical Leadership Award
Dr. John M. Tallon, Co-Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, was recognized with a 2022 Canadian Society of Physician Leaders (CSPL) Excellence in Medical Leadership Award (Chris Carruthers Award).
In the News! What it’s like at a Canadian field clinic in Ukraine
Dr. Anthony Fong, a UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, and other Canadian doctors and nurses volunteering at a field clinic in Ukraine near the Polish border are seeing surges of exhausted refugees with heartbreaking stories. Watch CBC’s The National and Forum Daily.
Dr. Kendall Ho Awarded BC Medal of Good Citizenship
Congratulations to Dr. Kendall Ho on being awarded a BC Medal of Good Citizenship—which recognizes individuals who have acted in a particularly generous, kind or selfless manner for the common good without expectation of award—at a virtual medal presentation March 24, 2022. Watch now!
In the News! Canadian doctors, nurses provide medical aid to Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Dr. Anthony Fong, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, talks to Global News about the work of the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT), a humanitarian organization that helps provide disaster relief.
In the News! ‘All the trends paint a dire picture’: B.C. facing looming shortage of family physicians
Dr. Anthony Fong, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, writes about the looming shortage of family physicians British Columbia faces as an estimated 40% of family physicians are expected to retire in the next 10 years.
In the News! For Olympic hopefuls, long COVID poses career threat
Dr. Anthony Fong, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor co-writes about how world-class athletes are still facing the fact that age and fitness doesn’t spare them from prolonged COVID symptoms that could be career ending.
Faculty Spotlight – Daniel Kalla
Meet Dr. Daniel Kalla, a clinical associate professor at UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, an emergency medicine physician at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, and an international bestselling author. His medical thrillers include Lost Immunity (2021), The Last High (2020), and We All Fall Down (2019). His latest thriller, The Darkness in the Light, will be released May 3, 2022.
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Study Examines College Complaints Against Resident Physicians in Canada
New research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Open—which began as research project by a then second-year resident physician with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine—highlights areas of potential practice improvement in medical education. The study, which analyzed complaints involving Canadian resident physicians between 2008 to 2017, found that problems with communication skills […]
In the News! Emergency departments at a ‘tipping point’
Dr. Anthony Fong, a clinical assistant professor with UBC Department Emergency Medicine and an emergency physician at Delta Hospital, writes about a recent paper, “Saving emergency medicine: is less more?” published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, and the state of emergency departments in Canada on healthydebate.ca.
In the News! Calgary cannabis road impairment numbers drop since legalization: police
Calgary Herald mentioned a study of emergency room blood samples led by Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher, a professor with UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, that suggests cannabis-impaired driving in B.C. has more than doubled since legalization in 2018.