Grand Rounds

The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) Provincial and Academic Grand Rounds are Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and by the Maintenance of Proficiency Program of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Grand Rounds are held both virtually (by Zoom) and connected to core hospital teaching sites throughout the province to allow learners to attend in person.

UBC DEM Provincial Grand Rounds

UBC DEM Provincial Grand Rounds are typically held on Wednesdays during the academic year (September to June) from 9 - 10 a.m. PT.

Click here to join the Zoom for Provincial Grand Rounds. Please make sure to log in with your full name to be admitted to the session. For in-person room details, please email emergency.assistant@ubc.ca 

Upcoming
January 14, 2026 (Wed) | 9-10AM PST
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Kollek
Presentation title: Prehospital and hospital response to the October 7th attacks in Israel

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Previous Provincial Grand Rounds presentations are available here

RCPSC-EM Academic Grand Rounds

UBC RCPSC-EM Academic Grand Rounds are typically held on Wednesdays during the academic year (September to June) from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. PT.

Click here to join the Zoom (or enter Meeting ID: 92927 687268 | 687268) for Grand Rounds. Please make sure to log in with your full name to be admitted to the session. For in-person room details, please email emergency.residency@ubc.ca 

  • Wed Sep 3, 2025 Island – Dr. Caleb Dusdal (Peripheral Nerve Blocks), Ms. Elizabeth Sabine (Resident Counselling & Peer Support Office)
  • Wed Sep 17, 2025 Fraser – Dr. Kaitlin Stockton (Meningitis Mythbusters), Dr. Hannah Minnabarriet (Applied Cultural Safety), Dr. Elizabeth Purssell (Traumatic Arrest)
  • Wed Oct 1, 2025 Interior – Drs. Laura Tapley & Aron Zuidhof (MHP update), Dr. Emma Bedard (The Realignment Playbook: Broadening the Approach to Tricky Joint Dislocations), Dr. Alex Senger (TBD)
  • Wed Oct 15, 2025 Vancouver – Dr. Shaqil Peermohamed (ID antimicrobial stewardship), Dr. Dylan Collins (Emergency Medicine as a Global Health Priority), Dr. Brendan Lee (Pain Management and Substance Use Disorder)
  • Wed Nov 5, 2025 Island – Dr. Lisa Moddemann (Critical Conversations & Patient Safety)
  • Wed Nov 19, 2025 Fraser – Dr. Sonja Rummell (Geriatric Medicine in the ED), Dr. Chris Doyle-Kelly (Physicians in the Prehospital Setting), Dr. Caroline Tyson (Case of the Month: VT Storm)
  • Wed Dec 3, 2025 Interior – Dr. Josh Williams (Rib Fracture Management), Dr. Eleanor MacLean (TBD)
  • Wed Dec 17, 2025 Vancouver – Dr. Shari Li (Top 5 Papers of 2025), Dr. Morgan Haines (TBD), Dr. Adam Arthurs (TBD)
  • Wed Jan 7, 2026 Island – Dr. Andrew Guy (TBD), Dr. Chelsey Ju (TBD), Dr. Jasmine Lam (TBD)
  • Wed Jan 21, 2026 Fraser – Dr. Lindsay Van Tongeren (COPD / Asthma Updates), Dr. Parker Nann (TBD), Dr. Paul Clerc (TBD)
  • Wed Feb 4, 2026 Interior – Dr. Mike Waffler (Trauma TBD), Dr. Frances Clayton (TBD), Dr. Gillian Hutton (TBD)
  • Wed Mar 4, 2026 Island – Dr. Holly Black (TBD), Dr. Remi Kandal (TBD), Dr. Rod Vafaei (TBD)
  • Wed Mar 18, 2026 Fraser – Dr. Michelle Chuang (Interesting Airway Cases), Dr. Jen-ai Lai (TBD), Dr. Christina Botros (TBD)
  • Wed Apr 1, 2026 Interior – Dr. Alysha Mackenzie-Feder (PEM TBD), Dr. Damian FK (TBD), Dr. Danny Jomaa (TBD)
  • Wed Apr 15, 2026 Vancouver – Dr. Anthony Lau (Medications for Status Epilepticus), Dr. Hanna Parmar (TBD), Dr. Francesca Bell Peters (TBD)
  • Wed May 6, 2026 Island – Dr. Jake Blanco (TBD), Dr. Eva Bruketa (TBD), Dr. Hilary Drake (TBD)
  • Wed May 20, 2026 Fraser – Dr. Petr Balcar (Indigenous Health), Dr. Inderdeep Mander (TBD), Dr. Jessica Jacob (TBD)
  • Wed Jun 3, 2026 Interior – Dr. Mike Ertel (Leadership – Pickelhaube), Dr. Katie Zumwalt (TBD)
  • Wed Jun 17, 2026 Vancouver – Dr. Victoria Forcina (TBD), Dr. Tracy Huynh (TBD)

CCFP-EM Academic Grand Rounds

UBC CCFP-EM Academic Grand Rounds are typically held on the 2nd Wednesdays of each month during the academic year (September to June) from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. PT.

Click here to join the zoom (or enter Meeting ID: 99652 042124 | Passcode: 042124) for Grand Rounds. Please make sure to log in with your full name to be admitted to the session.

Videoconference Etiquette

  • Remote sites and VC Anywhere users: please ensure your microphones are “muted” during the presentation, unless you will be asking a question during the Q&A period following the presentation
  • Host site audience: please use microphones during Q&A so remote sites can hear you
  • If remote sites are experiencing technical issues or cannot see the presentation, please call UBC MedIT service desk at the phone number posted in your room. Health authorities, please contact your local IT service desk.

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