
UBC RCPSC-EM Residency Match Results 2023
March 22, 2023
We are thrilled to announce our 14 incoming residents following the 2023 R-1 Main Residency Match by the Canadian Resident Matching Service. Find out who our new residents are!

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Fred Voon
March 21, 2023
Meet Dr. Fred Voon, Clinical Assistant Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.

What’s New in Toxicology? Find out on April 1 at the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Toxicology Conference!
March 21, 2023
Register now for What’s New in Toxicology? What Every Acute Care Practitioner Needs to Know, a joint conference hosted by UBC Department of Emergency Medicine with the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre.

14th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day Event Program Now Available!
March 21, 2023
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce the return of an in-person Research Day on April 12 at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium).

Department Spotlight: Elizabeth Stacy
February 21, 2023
Meet Elizabeth Stacy, Operations Director with the BC Emergency Medicine Network.

Registration now open for 14th annual Emergency Medicine Research Day
February 1, 2023
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce the return of an in-person Research Day on April 12 at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium).

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jared Baylis
January 23, 2023
Meet Dr. Jared Baylis, Clinical Assistant Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.

Emergency medicine resident Dr. Aidan McParland leads study on the impact of cannabinoids in patients with chronic neuropathic pain
January 23, 2023
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine RCPSC-EM resident Dr. Aidan McParland led a study evaluating the impact of cannabinoids on sleep health and pain in patients with chronic neuropathic pain.

UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Co-Interim Heads Extended to 2023
December 23, 2022
Dr. Roy Purssell and Dr. John Tallon will have their interim headship of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine extended to June 30, 2023.

Department Spotlight: Renmart Buhay
December 12, 2022
Meet Renmart Buhay, Lead Research Assistant with UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine.

DEM clinical instructor Niresha Velmurugiah leads national survey on collection of sociodemographic data in emergency departments
November 21, 2022
Dr. Niresha Velmurugiah published new research in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, which found that the majority of Canadian emergency departments do not collect patient race, ethnicity and language data

Department Spotlight: Jenny Lam
November 17, 2022
Meet Jenny Lam! Jenny is the Department Assistant with UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine.

Department of Emergency Medicine to Host Toxicology Conference
October 28, 2022
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to host What’s New in Toxicology? What Every Acute Care Practitioner Needs to Know, a joint conference with the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Centre for Disease Control

Department Spotlight: Durr Al-Hakim
October 20, 2022
Meet Durr Al-Hakim, a clinical research assistant with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.