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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 […]
Grant application to CIHR to establish the Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium was successful!
November 2, 2015
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 Rescu network (Morrison). The Institute for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health will provide $300,000 per year for 5 years and is matched by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. The BC effort will be possible with support from the Provincial Health Service Authority. The goal is to establish Canadian registries in cardiac arrest and major trauma in at least 6 provinces, to produce high level observational studies and to establish a foundation for efficient, important clinical trials.
The Red Cross has bestowed its highest honour on faculty member Dr. Andrew MacPherson. Under his leadership, as Medical Director for the Canadian Red Cross National Medical Advisory Committee, the Canadian Red Cross pioneered the inclusion of automated external defibrillation training in its first aid courses. Subsequent to this inclusion, research demonstrated that the use of an […]
Order of The Red Cross awarded to Dr. Andrew MacPherson
October 21, 2015
Canadian Red Cross Board chair Sara John Fowler honors Dr. Andrew MacPherson with the prestigious Order of Red Cross.
— Image Credit: Oak Bay News
The Red Cross has bestowed its highest honour on faculty member Dr. Andrew MacPherson.
Under his leadership, as Medical Director for the Canadian Red Cross National Medical Advisory Committee, the Canadian Red Cross pioneered the inclusion of automated external defibrillation training in its first aid courses. Subsequent to this inclusion, research demonstrated that the use of an AED along with CPR administered immediately after cardiac arrest can double a person’s chance of survival.
Dr. MacPherson is also the lead author of the Canadian and International First Aid guidelines, a document used by all national societies for the creation of their own first aid programs.
Read more about Dr. MacPherson’s activity in the Canadian Red Cross.
Thank you to the faculty members who attended the Department of Emergency Medicine Strategic Planning Retreat, held on October 15-16, 2015. A special thank you to those who presented and led sessions, as well as many thanks to our wonderful staff who planned and supported the retreat. Many wonderful ideas came out of the discussions, sometimes […]
A Successful Departmental Strategic Planning Retreat
October 20, 2015
Thank you to the faculty members who attended the Department of Emergency Medicine Strategic Planning Retreat, held on October 15-16, 2015.
A special thank you to those who presented and led sessions, as well as many thanks to our wonderful staff who planned and supported the retreat. Many wonderful ideas came out of the discussions, sometimes with and sometimes without consensus. Both are extremely important! Stay tuned for a forthcoming report summarizing the event.
Tracy graduated with a Master’s in Forensic Medicine from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in May, and was awarded the “Monash University Academic Medal for Excellence in Graduate and Postgraduate Coursework Study” for having the “highest record of academic achievement”. It is the first time the Department of Forensic Medicine has received the award! She […]
Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Pickett for academic achievement in Forensic Medicine
September 8, 2015
Tracy graduated with a Master’s in Forensic Medicine from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in May, and was awarded the “Monash University Academic Medal for Excellence in Graduate and Postgraduate Coursework Study” for having the “highest record of academic achievement”. It is the first time the Department of Forensic Medicine has received the award!
She has also been honoured as a Founding Fellow in the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
Tracy is the only physician in North America with both an academic qualification and a dual fellowship in Clinical Forensic Medicine.
Dr. Harpinder Paul Johar has received a Robert Wood Johnson Award. This achievement is supported by the Johnson & Johnson Medical Company and recognizes Dr. Johar’s work as he completes his degree in Masters of Health Care Administration at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Harpinder Paul Johar has received a Robert Wood Johnson Award!
July 15, 2015
Dr. Harpinder Paul Johar has received a Robert Wood Johnson Award. This achievement is supported by the Johnson & Johnson Medical Company and recognizes Dr. Johar’s work as he completes his degree in Masters of Health Care Administration at the University of British Columbia.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has partnered with UBC’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group to build consistency in approaches to reducing harm at music festivals as a result of substance use. After a national meeting in January 2015, working groups have now been established to begin implementing recommendations centered around four key areas. Read the report […]
Drugs at Music Festivals: CCSA Teams Up with UBC’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group
June 25, 2015
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has partnered with UBC’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group to build consistency in approaches to reducing harm at music festivals as a result of substance use. After a national meeting in January 2015, working groups have now been established to begin implementing recommendations centered around four key areas. Read the report at ccsa.ca for further details.
They were exceptional and won FIRST PRIZE at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting in Edmonton. FRCPS (EM) residents Nicolle Holm, Wesley Jang and Kelsey Innes and Nurse Leader and long time ACLS/CPR instructor Sherry Stackhouse showed how a great resuscitation team functions and beat out very stiff competition from other […]
CONGRATULATIONS to the RCPS Resident UBC Simulation team
June 8, 2015
They were exceptional and won FIRST PRIZE at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting in Edmonton. FRCPS (EM) residents Nicolle Holm, Wesley Jang and Kelsey Innes and Nurse Leader and long time ACLS/CPR instructor Sherry Stackhouse showed how a great resuscitation team functions and beat out very stiff competition from other programs across the country. We should all be grateful for their commitment to a stressful but exhilarating process, and their success that clearly demonstrates the excellence in teaching in the UBC program.
Congratulations again to the team and all their teachers.
We are proud of you!!!
Jim Christenson MD FRCPC
Professor and Head, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
It is a great pleasure to tell you that Dave Sweet has won the Global Sepsis Award! Please click here to view award letter to David Sweet. Dave has been the BC Champion for Clinical Care Management of Sepsis and has tirelessly promoted and advocated for the widespread implementation of effective and early care. This international award […]
Congratulations Dave Sweet, Global Sepsis Award 2015
June 2, 2015
ESICM LIVES 2015 | 28th Annual Congress | Berlin | Photo Credit: Dirk Michael Deckbar
It is a great pleasure to tell you that Dave Sweet has won the Global Sepsis Award!
Please click here to view award letter to David Sweet.
Dave has been the BC Champion for Clinical Care Management of Sepsis and has tirelessly promoted and advocated for the widespread implementation of effective and early care.
This international award recognizes his effort and achievements and the regard that he carries internationally!
Heartfelt Congratulations, Dave!
You can now view DEM Grand Rounds and Research in Progress Rounds from your home computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone with VC Anywhere. Simply log in (no account needed) to view the video conferenced presentations. View more details and upcoming rounds.
View DEM Rounds from your personal device
May 27, 2015
You can now view DEM Grand Rounds and Research in Progress Rounds from your home computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone with VC Anywhere. Simply log in (no account needed) to view the video conferenced presentations.
View more details and upcoming rounds.
Congratulations! To Jill McEwen our latest Clinical Professor.
May 19, 2015
Corinne is an expert in Adverse Drug events and is building system solutions to more easily document and share that information and ultimately reduce the incidence of these events. Have a listen to her podcast at the following link.
Corinne Hohl was interviewed in a recent CMAJ Podcast
May 11, 2015
Corinne is an expert in Adverse Drug events and is building system solutions to more easily document and share that information and ultimately reduce the incidence of these events.
Have a listen to her podcast at the following link.
Riyad won the UBC Killam Teaching Prize this year, the highest honour at UBC for teaching excellence!! This honour is extremely well-deserved and recognizes the many years of Riyad’s commitment to teaching emergency medicine in the Division of Surgery and then the Department of Emergency Medicine Please join in congratulating Riyad for this wonderful achievement! […]
CONGRATULATIONS to Associate Professor Riyad Abu-Laban!!
April 15, 2015
Riyad won the UBC Killam Teaching Prize this year, the highest honour at UBC for teaching excellence!!
This honour is extremely well-deserved and recognizes the many years of Riyad’s commitment to teaching emergency medicine in the Division of Surgery and then the Department of Emergency Medicine
Please join in congratulating Riyad for this wonderful achievement!
Click here to view all previous UBC Killam Teaching Prize Award winners.
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 […]
Register now for EM Research Day – April 8, 2015
February 23, 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 and internationally known, so this is an event you will not want to miss. Register now!
This province-wide event, jointly sponsored by the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and the UBC Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, will take place at the CRFI Chan Centre auditorium at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, and include live video-linkage to sites throughout BC.
UBC Emergency Medicine Research Day
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
9:00AM to 4:00PM
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. Jeff Brubacher interviewed by GlobalBC
February 20, 2015
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.
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 Adolfatto receives VCHRI Clinician Scientist Investigator Award
February 12, 2015
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 peer-reviewed salary support awards for investigators.
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