BCEHS is now officially a division of the Provincial Health Services Authority
April 30, 2013
The Emergency and Health Services Commission (EHSC) is now officially a division of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). The Emergency and Health Services Amendment Act, 2013 completed its final reading in the legislature. This means that the newly named British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), formerly EHSC, will have an even closer alignment to […]
Drs. Wan and Vu Receive Air Medical Physician Seed Grant
April 29, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Wilson Wan (a Resident in the UBC RCPS-EM training program) and DEM Faculty Member Dr. Eric Vu for receiving a 2013 Air Medical Physician Seed Grant! This competitive grant was awarded for their study submission titled: “Characterizing Care of Sepsis Patients Requiring Critical Care Transport in British Columbia”.
Drs. Barclay, Cheng and Abu-Laban Awarded Grant to Study DTUs in Fraser
April 19, 2013
Congratulations to Drs. Neil Barclay, Amy Cheng, and Riyad Abu-Laban who were recently awarded a competitive Fraser Health Authority Seed Grant for a project titled “Effect of a Diagnostic Treatment Unit (DTU) on Emergency Department Length of Stay and Inpatient Admissions”. This study will comparatively evaluate the DTUs of both the Royal Columbian Hospital and […]
2013 VGH Emergency Medicine Research Newsletter
April 18, 2013
Take a look at this years Vancouver General Hospital’s Emergency Medicine’s Research Newsletter! Read about the exciting things that have occurred such as Awards & Grants, Research Activities, Research Policy, Publications and Abstracts & Presentations. Click here to download a copy for yourself!
Dr. Afshin Khazei wins the UBC Innovation in CME/CPD Award
April 5, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Afshin Khazei on winning the UBC Innovation CME/CPD Award! This award comes with a plaque, a $1000 prize and a notification in the BCMJ, the FoM newsletter, the UBC CPD Calendar and the UBC CPD Website.
Dr. Shahin Shirzad is the new Department of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director!
March 28, 2013
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Shahin Shirzad has accepted the position of the Department of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director effective April 1, 2013. His duties will include provincial oversight of the core EM clerkship (currently in Year 3) and Year 4 electives. Shahin brings much experience and personal attributes to this position […]
Dr. Skinner and colleagues receive the 2013-2014 TLEF award
March 20, 2013
Congratulations to Dr. Skinner and his colleagues on the success of their application entitled, Emergency Department Ultrasound: An introduction to the ultrasound assisted physical exam for medical students, for funding from the TLEF 2013-2014. It is indeed a prestigious award!
Kendall Ho Receives CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant
February 15, 2013
Congratulations to DEM faculty member Dr. Kendall Ho, who is a co-investigator on project titled “Impact of short message service interventions on STI prevention and control” that was recently awarded a CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant. The principal investigator of this cutting-edge research team is Dr. Gina Ogilvie from the BCCDC, and the results of this […]
Celebrating 25 Years of Service
February 14, 2013
We would like to personally acknowledge and congratulate four individuals who are being recognized this year by the Faculty of Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine for their 25 years of service as clinical faculty. Dr. Bruce Campana Dr. Rua Mercier Dr. Robert Saunders Dr. Robert Street Thank you for your long service to emergency […]
Corinne Hohl writes article in CAEP Communique
February 5, 2013
DEM Faculty Member Corinne Hohl wrote a very nice feature in the CAEP Communiqué December 2012 discussing how her CAEP Research Award sparked her to much greater research success. Please click here to download a PDF copy of this article. Please click here to see the article on the CAEP website.
Jill McEwen appointed Assistant Dean, MD Undergraduate Education – Fraser
February 5, 2013
Congratulations to Jill McEwen who has been appointed to Assistant Dean of the MD Undergraduate Education for Fraser. Please click here to see a list of the FOM Announcements.
Kendall Ho reappointed Director of eHealth Strategy Office!
February 5, 2013
Congratulations to Kendall Ho who has been reappointed Director of eHealth Strategy Office, effective to December 31st, 2015. Please click here to see a list of the FOM Announcements. Please click here to visit the eHealth Strategy Office Website.
Corinne Hohl attains a 5 year Salary award from CIHR as a New Investigator
January 31, 2013
We would like to congratulate Corinne Hohl for her success at attaining a 5 year Salary award from CIHR as a New Investigator. This is a significant achievement and recognition from peers and the federal government of the quality and value of Corinne’s work on Adverse Drug event recognition in the emergency department.
Jeff Brubacher Receives Major CIHR Operating Grant
January 31, 2013
Congratulations to DEM faculty member and Road Safety strategic initiative leader Jeff Brubacher. Jeff learned yesterday that he and his team were awarded a significant 4 year operating grant from the CIHR for a study on “Prescription Medications and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes”. Also included on the grant from the DEM are Herb […]
Come participate in a free public forum: Social Media for Health – Feb 4th
January 18, 2013
Dear Department colleagues: I would like to invite you to participate in a free forum (more info in the attachment), organized by UBC eHealth Strategy Office together with nursing, business, engineering and Library science, on a very timely topic of interest to ourselves and our patients: Title: Social Media for Health: The Good, The Bad, […]