Interest Groups

Articles or Resources pertinent to the various Academic Interest Groups

Disaster Medicine Interest Group joins the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine established the Disaster Medicine interest group in October 2023, which will support disaster medicine collaboration, research and training among healthcare professionals in British Columbia.

Wilderness and Mountain Medicine joins the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine as new interest group

The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine established the Wilderness/Mountain Medicine interest group in April 2023, which will act as a central clearinghouse for information and ideas about wilderness and mountain emergency medicine.

Drugs at Music Festivals: CCSA Teams Up with UBC’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has partnered with UBC’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group to build consistency in approaches to reducing harm at music festivals as a result of substance use. After a national meeting in January 2015, working groups have now been established to begin implementing recommendations centered around four key areas. Read the report […]