2021 CAEP Conference
May 18, 2021
This year’s CAEP2021 Conference will be held VIRTUALLY and hosted by the beautiful city of Winnipeg. You can expect the same great events, workshops and colleagues as usual but with a new and innovative format. The CAEP Annual Conference is Canada’s largest emergency medicine education event. CAEP 2021 Theme: Better Together: Connect. Inspire. Thrive. CAEP 2021 […]
Dr. Sandra Jenneson to present at B.C.’s first-ever medical case competition for highschool students
May 18, 2021
Incite Vancouver is a youth-led organization that is hosting British Columbia’s first-ever medical case competition designed for secondary school students. Incite MedComp will take place on May 29th and will involve teams of 4-5 students working to analyze a medical case study. Teams will have to work under a time constraint and expand their teamwork skills in […]
In the News! Anti-vax movement under the microscope in Dr. Daniel Kalla’s latest book
May 5, 2021
Postmedia spoke to Dr. Daniel Kalla, UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, about his 11th book Lost Immunity.
UBC researchers identify the most dangerous prescriptions for B.C. drivers
April 22, 2021
A team of UBC researchers led by Dr. Jeff Brubacher, an Associate Professor in UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine, investigated the risk of collision responsibility associated with common classes of prescription medications.
In the News! A study by Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer raises concerns sick British Columbians aren’t calling 911 out of COVID-19 fears
April 16, 2021
A study co-authored by UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Professor, Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer, showed a decrease in emergency medical services utilization during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C. Learn More: Global, CKNW Jill Bennett Show
In the News! Dr. Michael Curry discusses the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in B.C.
March 29, 2021
British Columbia is approaching the heights of the 1st and 2nd waves of the COVID-19 pandemic but with fewer restrictions and more fatigue. ‘Follow those measures,’ says the B.C. government, as skepticism grows that those measures are enough. Dr. Michael Curry, a UBC Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, says the increase in COVID-19 cases in […]
In the News! Dr. Ben Huang discusses the Shigella outbreak in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
March 18, 2021
RCPSC-EM PGY4 Resident, Dr. Ben Huang, authored a piece about the Shigella outbreak in the Downtown Eastside.
Dr. David Barbic Receives 2021 Grant Innes Research Paper & Presentation Award
March 17, 2021
CHÉOS Scientist and UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. David Barbic, has received the 2021 Grant Innes Research Paper & Presentation Award for his paper on the Rapid Agitation Control with Ketamine in the Emergency Department (RACKED) study. Dr. Barbic, who is the first BC-based recipient of this award, will deliver the […]
Drs. Holly Sherman and Hélène Morakis receive funding from the Resident Doctors of BC 2020 Resident Innovation Fund
March 16, 2021
We are pleased to congratulate UBC RCPSC-EM Residents, Drs. Holly Sherman and Hélène Morakis, on receiving funding from the Resident Doctors of BC 2020 Resident Innovation Fund (RIF).
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Researchers Attract CIHR Fall 2020 Funding
March 11, 2021
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have funded 354 research grants for a total investment of approximately $274m through the Project Grants: Fall 2020 competition. In addition, 97 priority announcement grants were funded to a total amount of $9,575,000 and 11 supplemental prizes were awarded for a total of $296,500. UBC Department of Emergency […]
UBC researchers explore touchless technology to remotely monitor patient vital signs
February 19, 2021
In partnership with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), UBC Emergency Medicine Professor, Dr. Kendall Ho, is investigating whether a new contactless sensing technology can be integrated into existing virtual care platforms to boost patient care.
Register now for upcoming virtual health webinar featuring Dr. Kendall Ho!
February 11, 2021
Hear from UBC experts Dr. Silke Cresswell and Dr. John Pawlovich, BSc’90, MD’94, and UBC Emergency Medicine’s Dr. Kendall Ho, MD’86, as they share their insights on how the use of technology to improve access to health care in rural and remote communities during the last few decades has paved the way for rapid update […]
Celebrating Resident Awareness Week!
February 11, 2021
As part of Resident Awareness Week, the UBC Faculty of Medicine caught up with a few UBC resident doctors to learn more about their experience in the past year by asking the following question: How has the pandemic helped you grow as a resident doctor? UBC Emergency Medicine RCPSC-EM resident, Dr. Qadeem Salehmohamed shared what […]
In the News! Dr. Brian Grunau’s new study aims to evaluate the COVID-19 risk factors faced by paramedics
February 3, 2021
UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Brian Grunau, discussed his upcoming study on COVID-19 impact on paramedics in B.C. When a paramedic responds to an emergency, there’s no way to maintain physical distancing if it means going into a bedroom of someone with COVID-19 or transporting a patient by ambulance. This national study of […]
Dr. Brian Grunau receives funding from the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
February 2, 2021
We are proud to share that Dr. Brian Grunau has received $2.1 million of funding from Public Health Agency of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) funding opportunity, for his research project entitled COVID-19 Occupational Risks, Seroprevalence and Immunity among Paramedics in Canada (CORSIP Canada)! The funding from CITF is part of an opportunity related […]