In the News! Number of COVID-19 patients not increasing at Kelowna General Hospital
Dr. Jeff Eppler, clinical instructor at UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and emergency physician at Kelowna General Hospital, told the Vernon Morning Star that he has not yet seen a spike in COVID-positive patients at the hospital, but the change in mandatory mask-wearing is still too new to know all of its implications. He attributes the stable COVID cases to the high vaccination rates in the community and the natural immunity provided by the highly infectious Omicron variant.
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.
UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day 2022
REGISTRATON NOW OPEN! The 13th Annual UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day will take place online April 13, 2022. This year’s EM Research Day features presentations of completed or planned research in emergency medicine, plus a plenary presentation by visiting professor Dr. Samina Ali.
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.
International Women’s Day 2022
In honour of International Women’s Day and the 2022 theme #BreakTheBias, meet some of the outstanding women in the UBC Faculty of Medicine—staff, learners and faculty members—who are transforming health for everyone.
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.