UBC DEM’s Dr. Brian Grunau: System Level Insights on Designing Effective ECPR‑Enabled Cardiac Arrest Programs
The authors note that extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest is increasingly used, with survival rates up to ≈30% reported in select highly organized systems, although outcomes vary widely across programs. They emphasize that outcomes are driven largely by system performance rather than the procedure itself, and that most literature has focused on […]
Research by UBC DEM’s Dr. Jessica Moe, Dr. Andrew Kestler, and Dr. Isabelle Miles call for evidence‑based national guidelines and system‑wide changes to emergency care for people with opioid use disorder”
In this publication the authors note how emergency departments must optimize safe, efficient, and timely care for people at risk of drug toxicity related death and opioid related harms. They highlight that between July 2024 and June 2025, 17 Canadians died per day of opioid toxicity, and individuals aged 30 to 39 comprised 26 percent […]
Outcomes for people experiencing homelessness with COVID-19 presenting to emergency departments in Canada, compared with housed patients
Congratulations to Dr. Shari Li, DEM Clinical Instructor, on her recent publication in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Dr. Li sought to ascertain whether rates of in-hospital mortality, hospital admission, critical care admission, and mechanical ventilation differed between people experiencing homelessness (PEH) and housed people with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. This raises the question of […]
Registration is now open for 16th 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 9 at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium).
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.