Research

Articles or Resources fro the Research Programmes

UBC emergency medicine graduate Dr. Matt Douglas-Vail leads study on the association of forest fires with emergency department visits in BC

There is a probable association between air quality during forest fire season and emergency department visits for respiratory chief complaints, according to a new study led by UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) RCPSC-EM graduate Dr. Matt Douglas-Vail.

UBC emergency medicine researchers find virtual physician calls safely reduce in-person visits to the emergency department

UBC Department of Emergency Medicine researchers published a new study in CMAJ Open, showing that the addition of virtual physicians to British Columbia’s existing health information telephone service safely reduces the number of urgent in-person visits to provincial emergency departments.

Digital Emergency Medicine among consortium to commence project on the use of innovative digital health technologies to transform After-Hours Urgent Primary Care services delivery

Digital Emergency Medicine, a unit within the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, will be among a consortium of national partners and international supporters to develop a project that aims to continue the advancement of digital After-Hours Urgent Primary Care.

14th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day Event Program Now Available!

The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce the return of an in-person Research Day on April 12 at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium).

Registration now open for 14th annual Emergency Medicine Research Day

The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce the return of an in-person Research Day on April 12 at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium).

Emergency medicine resident Dr. Aidan McParland leads study on the impact of cannabinoids in patients with chronic neuropathic pain

UBC Department of Emergency Medicine RCPSC-EM resident Dr. Aidan McParland led a study evaluating the impact of cannabinoids on sleep health and pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain.

DEM clinical instructor Niresha Velmurugiah leads national survey on collection of sociodemographic data in emergency departments

Dr. Niresha Velmurugiah published new research in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, which found that the majority of Canadian emergency departments do not collect patient race, ethnicity and language data

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.

Brain injury biomarker predicts outcome 48 hours after cardiac arrest

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and co-authored by Dr. Kiran Rikhraj, a third-year resident at the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, reveals a correlation between the brain injury biomarker, neurofilament light (Nf-L), and outcomes of cardiac arrest patients.

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.