RCPSC-EM Residency Program Leadership Update
September 30, 2020
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Tina Yokota will be taking on the new role of Assistant Director, RCPSC-EM Residency Program, Vancouver! As the Assistant Director, Dr. Yokota will support Dr. Brian Chung, Associate Director, RCPSC-EM Residency Program, Vancouver in the day-to-day administration of the residency program at the Vancouver site. She […]
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Tina Yokota will be taking on the new role of Assistant Director, Dr. Jim Christenson featured in UBC Today’s ‘Research in Focus’
September 28, 2020
‘Research in focus’ is a new regular UBC Today feature about UBC’s talented researchers and their incredible work. UBC Emergency Medicine Department Head, Dr. Jim Christenson, was part of the first ever ‘Research in focus’ piece! Go on a short journey of exploration with Dr. Jim Christenson, who focuses on improving survival from sudden unexpected […]
New virtual supports available for healthcare providers in rural, remote and First Nations communities
September 14, 2020
A new virtual support initiative is enabling rural healthcare providers to deliver timely patient-centred care closer to home. Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) pathways provide physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses in rural, remote, and First Nations communities with access to 24-hour, just-in-time advice to support patient care. Through Zoom, they can be connected to one of […]
Research Leadership Update
September 8, 2020
Dear colleagues, The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce that Associate Research Director, Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer, has accepted the role of Interim Research Director effective September 1, 2020. Dr. Scheuermeyer will also be taking on the role of Innovation Program Lead for the BC Emergency Medicine Network (BC EM Network). As Dr. […]
As the Interim Research Director for the UBC DEM, Dr. Scheuermeyer will assist innovation initiative leaders in furthering their goals and work to enhance the visibility and impact of Emergency Medicine research. He will also support faculty and residents across the province to engage in research, and facilitate knowledge sharing and dissemination of key research information. Rural Emergency Services Research Symposium Proceedings
August 19, 2020
The Rural Health Services Research Network of British Columbia (RHSRNbc) hosted a research symposium focused on rural emergency services in partnership with the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc), and the EM Medicine Network on June 7th, 2018. 30 participants consisting of academics, health administrators and leaders, physicians, key people from the Ministry of Health and health authorities in […]
Dr. Moor-Smith receives the 2019 J.H. MacDermot writing award
July 23, 2020
A big congratulations to Max Moor-Smith on winning the 2019 J.H. MacDermot writing award. The article was on “The world’s most poisonous mushroom, Amanitaphalloides, is growing in BC” [BCMJ2019;61:20-24]. Please click here view his BCMJ writing award.
A big congratulations to Max Moor-Smith on winning the 2019 J.H. MacDermot writing award. The article was on “The world’s most poisonous mushroom, Amanitaphalloides, is growing in BC” [BCMJ2019;61:20-24]. Please Dr. Shavaun MacDonald received the 2020 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Award.
July 14, 2020
Congratulations to Shavaun MacDonald on receiving the 2020 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Award. This award recognizes her commitment to medical education in Canadian Medical Schools. She is a critical care and emergency physician in Victoria. She is also the residency program director for the UBC Basic Clinical Year Residency Program and […]
Congratulations to Shavaun MacDonald on receiving the 2020 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Award. This award recognizes her commitment to medical education in Canadian Medical Schools. She is a critical care and emergency physician in Victoria. She is also the residency program director for the UBC Basic Clinical Year Residency Program and the clerkship director for the Island Medical Program third year clerkship. Congratulations on an amazing achievement. Dr. Joseph Finkler Awarded the Dr. William Webber Award for Commitment to the Medical Student Community
April 30, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Finkler, Clinical Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and emergency physician at St. Paul’s Hospital, on being selected by students in the MD Undergraduate Program to receive the Dr. William Webber Award. The award is given to a UBC Faculty of Medicine member whose involvement in medical student life illustrates an ongoing commitment to the well-being of the medical student community as exemplified by Dr. Webber.
Kendall Ho and faculty members recognized for outstanding contributions to health research
April 21, 2020
Department of Emergency Medicine faculty member Kendall Ho and Lori Brotto and Peter Leung, professors in the UBC department of obstetrics and gynaecology, have been awarded the 2019 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards. The annual awards recognize faculty who have made significant contributions in basic science research in the areas of health and life […]
Jeff Brubacher receives CIHR Grant for Partnerships for cannabis policy evaluation
March 27, 2020
Congratulations to Jeff Brubacher and his team for receiving 3-year funding from CIHR for a “Partnerships for cannabis policy evaluation” grant that they submitted last fall. The grant is just under $510,000 total.
Congratulations to Shahin for receiving two Strategic Investment Fund awards from UBC
March 27, 2020
Big congratulations to Shahin for receiving two Strategic Investment Fund awards from UBC. The first entitled: “Indigenous MD Applicant Structured Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Preparatory Workshop.” is valued at $50,490. This project will deliver MMI prep workshops for indigenous MD applicants with the goal of eventually increasing the number of indigenous physicians in BC and […]
COVID-19 Resources
March 18, 2020
You can now find up-to-date, COVID-19 resources on the EM Network website for: Clinicians, Patients, & Epidemiology These BC-specific resources are reviewed and updated daily. If you have a COVID-19 resource or tip to share Please email connect@bcemergencynetwork.ca. You can also create a private, member’s only discussion, or public blog post at www.bcemn.ca/lounge.
UBC EM Research Day Cancelled
March 16, 2020
As a result of the rapidly-evolving COVID situation, we have made the decision to cancel UBC EM Research Day on April 8th. Our Visiting Professor, Dr. Jeff Perry, has been informed. Our thanks and apologies to those of you whose submissions were accepted for presentation. We are hopeful that we may be able to reschedule […]
Dr. Jessica Moe and her team awarded $1.3 million in funding from the Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program
March 10, 2020
Dr. Jessica Moe and her team were awarded $1.3 million in funding over five years from the Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program. This grant will support their study that aims to optimize emergency department screening for opioid use disorder, and evaluate standard dosing and microdosing approaches to buprenorphine/naloxone inductions initiated in the ED […]
Jessica Moe Receives CAEP-SREMI Grants for buprenorphine/naloxone dosing Dosing Study
February 7, 2020
Congratulations to Jessica Moe for winning a 2019/20 CAEP-SREMI Grants! This $5,000 Junior Investigator award will further her work on Buprenorphine/naloxone standard dosing and microdosing feasibility in the ED. More 2-19/20 CAEP Grant winners.
