DEM researcher, Dr. Corinne Hohl and team receive Canadian Institutes of Health Research eHealth Innovation Partnership Grant
Dr. Corinne Hohl, an Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and Dr. Ellen Balka, a University Professor with SFU’s School of Communication received a major $662,550 CIHR grant to support their co-led research project on reducing adverse drug events, the harmful and unintended consequences of medications. Adverse drug events are a leading […]
Kendall Ho, his Team and Collaborators have successfully been awarded a CIHR grant for “TEC4Home: Telehealth for Emergency-Community Continuity of Care Connectivity via Home-Telemonitoring”
Congratulations to Kendall Ho, his Team and Collaborators! They have successfully been awarded a CIHR grant for “TEC4Home: Telehealth for Emergency-Community Continuity of Care Connectivity via Home-Telemonitoring”. This is a 4 year project to investigate how to use home/portable sensors such as blood pressure/oxygen saturation/weight and other physiologic measures to support safely discharging heart failure […]
Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Brubacher and his research team!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jeff Brubacher and his research team. Jeff learned this week that his application to the CIHR to study BC’s new speed limits was ranked FIRST among 42 applicants, and was granted approximately $125K/year funding for 2 years! This is a fantastic achievement that illustrates the world-class research Dr. Brubacher […]
Register Now! EM Research Day – April 6, 2016
EM Research Day will feature podium presentations on completed or planned EM research, plus a plenary presentation by Visiting Professor, Dr. Martin Pusic, Director of the Division of Education Quality and Analytics for the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Ducharme’s work is highly respected and internationally known, so this […]
Grant application to CIHR to establish the Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium was successful!
Dr. Jim Christenson announces that the grant application to CIHR to establish the Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium was successful. This grant will enable the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium work to continue in Canada. The 3 core research sites will be UBC and the BCEHS (Christenson), the U of Ottawa and OPALS agencies (Stiell) and the U of Toronto […]
Register now for EM Research Day – April 8, 2015
EM Research Day will feature podium presentations on completed or planned EM research, plus a presentation and feedback by our Visiting Professor, Dr. Jim Ducharme, Clinical Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, Editor in Chief of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine and Vice-President of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. Dr. Ducharme’s work is highly respected […]
Dr. Jeff Brubacher interviewed by GlobalBC
Dr. Jeff Brubacher was interviewed recently on GlobalBC for his insights into the causes of motor vehicle crashes. He is the lead on the Road Safety Research Initiative and is well recognized for his ground-breaking work. Listen to the interview.
Dr. Gary Adolfatto receives VCHRI Clinician Scientist Investigator Award
Congratulations to DEM faculty member and Lion’s Gate Hospital ED Research Director Dr. Gary Andolfatto. His study on an “Early Analgesia Protocol in the Emergency Department” was recently granted a 2015 VCHRI Clinician Scientist Investigator Award, funded by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The VCHRI Investigator Award promotes excellence and builds health research capacity through […]
Dr. Gary Andolfatto Receives 2014 VCHRI Innovation and Translation Award
Congratulations to DEM faculty member and Lion’s Gate Hospital ED Research Director Dr. Gary Andolfatto. His study on an “Early Analgesia Protocol in the Emergency Department” was recently granted a 2014 “VCHRI Innovation and Translation Award”, co-funded by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the Lion’s Gate Hospital Foundation. This interesting and important project was discussed […]
Dr. Jim Ducharme to be 2015 Research Day Visiting Professor
The DEM is pleased to announce that the visiting professor for the 7th Annual UBC EM Research Day will be Dr. Jim Ducharme, Clinical Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine at McMaster University and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Ducharme is an internationally known expert on […]