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Congratulations to Kevin Shi, Head of the Delta Hospital Emergency Department

December 11, 2015

Congratulations to Kevin Shi, Head of the Delta Hospital Emergency Department. Kevin received an award from the BC College of Family Physicians for innovation and excellence in clinical care and teaching. Follow this link for more information http://bccfp.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Celebrating-Your-Successes.pdf And join me in congratulating Kevin! Jim Christenson

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GEMI EM Training Partnership in Nepal

November 3, 2015

The Global EM Initiative (GEMI, an interest group with UBC DEM) works closely with Canadian academic partners to support the EM post-graduate training program at the Patan Academy of Health Sciences in Nepal.  Since the program’s beginning in Sept 2013, 9 UBC DEM faculty members have volunteered to teach and work alongside trainees and colleagues […]

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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 […]

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Order of The Red Cross awarded to Dr. Andrew MacPherson

October 21, 2015

  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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Congratulations Dave Sweet, Global Sepsis Award 2015

June 2, 2015

  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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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! […]

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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 […]

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