UBC RCPSC-EM Residency Program February 2022 Meet & Greets
Register for the UBC RCPSC-EM Vancouver-site and program-wide Meet and Greets February 9 and 16, 2022!
In the News! Coronavirus: the Omicron variant is less severe but it’s not ‘nature’s vaccine’
Dr. Michael Curry, a clinical professor in UBC’s department of emergency medicine, commented on what a mild infection means for emergency physicians.
Faculty Spotlight – Robert Brunelle
Meet Dr. Robert Brunelle, a clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, an emergency medicine physician at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals in Victoria. He works with marathon swimmers and has covered North American Championships and Canadian Open Water trials. He was team physician for Swimming Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games and will attend the FINA Aquatics World Championships in the spring of 2022.
In the News! Cannabis found in twice as many injured drivers since legalization: B.C. study
Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher, Associate Professor with UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, discusses a new study publish in the New England Journal of Medicine that looked at the effect of cannabis legalization in Canada on the prevalence of injured drivers testing positive for THC. Ottawa Sun, Calgary Sun, Vancouver Sun, The Province, MobileSyrup, Times Colonist, CTV, AM 1150, NBC, HealthDay, […]
In the News! Chronic pain sufferers need more support to avoid injection drug use, study shows
Dr. Roy Purssell, Professor and Co-head at UBC Department of Emergency Medicine discusses a study published in the British Medical Journal that looked at the link between long-term prescription opioid treatment for non-cancer pain and the initiation of injection drug use among individuals without a history of substance use.
In the News! Are vaccinated people getting hospitalized with Omicron? Your COVID-19 questions answered
CBC asked Dr. Anthony Fong, a clinical professor at UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, about vaccine passports and proving COVID-19 status to an employer without a test. CBC Share this story: Latest News
In the News! Reality check: What is ‘flurona’ and can you tell if you have it?
Dr. Michael Curry, a clinical professor at UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, commented on flurona, a co-infection when a person catches the influenza virus and the coronavirus simultaneously. Global Share this story: Latest News
More Canadians may be driving high since cannabis legalization: UBC study
THC is being detected in twice as many injured drivers since cannabis was legalized in Canada, according to new UBC Department of Emergency Medicine research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. UBC Emergency Medicine Associate Professor, Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher, and colleagues analyzed blood samples from 4,339 moderately injured drivers who were treated at four BC trauma centres between 2013 and 2020. The largest increase in blood THC concentrations was among drivers over the age of 50.
In the News! Respirator masks are best against Omicron, but are there other options?
Dr. Michael Curry, a clinical professor with UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, shared the use of respirator masks and the best practices with CTV.
UBC study reveals link between medically prescribed opioids and injection drug use
Patients receiving chronic prescription opioid treatments for non-cancer pain are about eight times more likely to start injection drug use, according to a new study from Department of Emergency Medicine researchers at the UBC Faculty of Medicine and BC Centre for Disease Control published in The BMJ.