Department of Emergency Medicine to Host Toxicology Conference
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to host What’s New in Toxicology? What Every Acute Care Practitioner Needs to Know, a joint conference with the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Centre for Disease Control
Department Spotlight: Durr Al-Hakim
Meet Durr Al-Hakim, a clinical research assistant with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.
Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, is on Sept. 30. This is a day to honour and uphold the healing journeys of residential school survivors and their families, and to engage in meaningful discussions about the history and legacy of the residential school system.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Emily Stewart
Meet Dr. Emily Stewart, a clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and an emergency physician with Kelowna General Hospital.
Department Spotlight: Michael Asamoah-Boaheng
Meet Michael Asamoah-Boaheng! Michael is a Research Associate with UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine.
Department of Emergency Medicine faculty among research team to commence study on impact of emergency care workforce policy on health equity
Learn more about the research study underway by DEM faculty on the impact of emergency care workforce policy on health equity.
In the News: Dr. Anthony Fong reflects on his time as Fogo Island’s only doctor
Dr. Anthony Fong, Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Emergency Medicine, published an article in CBC News about the two weeks he spent as the only doctor in Fogo Island.
In the News: Dr. Anthony Fong writes about how ‘medical gaslighting’ can harm long-COVID patients
Dr. Anthony Fong, Clinical Assistant Professor, published an article in Healthy Debate about the harms of under-recognition of long COVID.