Grand Rounds Archive

2024

January 10, 2024
Can the Canary Fix the Coal Mine?
Speaker: Dr. Grant Innes

2023

December 13, 2023
Contemplating a Trauma Resuscitation Clinical Practice Guideline for BC
Speaker: Dr. David Evans

November 8, 2023
The Evolving Approach to Febrile Young Infants in the Emergency Department (Joint PEM/DEM rounds)
Speaker: Dr. Garth Meckler

September 13, 2023
It’s Not Knowledge We Lack: Edifying Cultural Safety, Humility and Humanity
Speaker: Derek K Thompson – Thlaapkiituup, Director, Indigenous Engagement, Health Engagement, UBC Faculty of Medicine

June 14, 2023
Three Decades of Mistakes: Learning From My Cautionary Tales
Speaker: Dr. Dan Kalla, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, and Senior Medical Director, Providence Health Care

May 10, 2023
Racism in medical research: history and future directions
Speaker: Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer, Clinical Associate Professor and Interim Research Director, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

March 8, 2023
ECMO Cold Plunge
Speaker: Dr. Sonny Thiara, Assistant Professor, Division of Critical Care Medicine at UBC

February 8, 2023
My Farewell to Emergency Medicine: A Journey

Speaker: Dr. Sunil Mangal, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

January 11, 2023
Pediatric post-concussion symptoms, an evidence review
Speaker: Dr. Quynh Doan, MDCM, PhD; Clinician scientist; Director of Clinical Research and Interim Senior Executive Director, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute

2022

December 14, 2022
Frontiers in Overdose Prevention: Buprenorphone/Naloxone Microdosing in Emergency Departments
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Moe, MD FRCPC DABEM MSc MA, Emergency Physician; Assistant Professor, UBC DEM; Clinician Scientist BCCDC

November 9, 2022
Emergency Physicians as Leaders in Trauma Care
Speaker: Dr. John Taylor, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Emergency Physician and Trauma Team Leader at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH)

October 12, 2022
Serotonin Syndrome: a distracting spectrum disorder
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Dawson, MB, FRACP (Edin), FCCP; Professor, Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Sydney (Australia)

September 14, 2022
RAFF4 Trial: Vernakalant vs. Procainamide for Acute Atrial Fibrillation in the ED

Speaker: Dr. Ian Stiell, Distinguished Professor and Senior Scientist, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa

June 8, 2022
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Why it matters to all of us in Emergency Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Neila Miled, Anti-Racism Advisor, Faculty of Medicine Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI)

May 11, 2022
Results from the Canadian COVID-19 Rapid Response Network

Speaker: Dr. Corinne Hohl, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

March 9, 2022
Staying awake in the ED while managing the difficult airway
Speaker: Dr. George Kovacs, Professor, Dalhousie University, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, and Medical Neuroscience and Division of Medical Education

February 9, 2022
Cannabis and Road Safety – What’s New?
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher, Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

January 12, 2022
Distributed Education Model for Critical Care Paramedics in BC: A Pilot Project
Speaker: Dr. Floyd Besserer, Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

2021

December, 8, 2021
Rapid Agitation Control with Ketamine in the Emergency Department: How did we arrive here, and what does the future hold?
Speaker: Dr. David Barbic, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

November 10, 2021
HEiDi (HealthLInk BC Emergency iDoctor-in-assistance)
Speakers: Dr. Rina Chadha, Emergency Physician, Island Health Authority & Assistant Medical Director, HEiDi, HealthLink BC 8-1-1; Dr. Kendall Ho, Professor, UBC Emergency Medicine & Lead, UBC Digital Emergency Medicine

October 13, 2021
Racism in the Emergency Department
Speaker: Dr. Bernard Ho, Emergency Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa

September 15, 2021
Life is Too Short to Drink Bad Wine: Prehospital Blood-based Trauma Resuscitation
Speaker: Dr. Erik Vu, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

June 9, 2021
Evaluating ActionADE: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Speaker: Dr. Corinne Hohl

May 12, 2021
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Controversies in Out of Hospital Resuscitation
Speaker: Dr. Brian Grunau

March 10, 2021
A Case of Severe Accidental hypothermia: from the start but nowhere near the finish
Speaker: Dr. Jan Trojanowski

February 10, 2021
Search and Rescue Medicine: Lessons Learned Practicing Medicine With a Helmet On
Speaker: Dr. Alec Ritchie, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

January 13, 2021
Is Choosing Wisely for Medical Imaging in BC Emergency Departments a Wise Choice? Lessons learned in imaging appropriateness and opportunities for provincial collaboration
Speakers: Dr. Bruce B. Forster, Professor & Head, UBC Radiology; Dr. Colin O’Neill, Leader, Health System Improvement


Past Presentations:

December 9, 2020
COVID at 9 Months of the Pandemic Response: Where are we going and when will we get there?
Hosts: Dr. Kendall Ho (on behalf of Dr. E. Grafstein), UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
Speakers:
 Dr. Reka Gustafson, UBC School of Population & Public Health; Dr. Marc Romney, UBC Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Dr. David Sweet, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds June 10, 2020
October 14, 2020
Evaluating the C-Spine in the Pediatric Trauma Patient
Hosts: Dr. Genevive Ernst, Trauma Medical Director @ BC Children's Hospital
UBC DEM Grand Rounds June 10, 2020
September 9, 2020
Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism in Healthcare: How can Emergency Medicine Contribute?
Hosts: Dr. Kendall Ho, Professor, UBC Emergency Department of Medicine, and Dr. Dan Kalla, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Emergency Department of Medicine
Speakers: Leslie Bonshor, Executive Director, Aboriginal Health at Vancouver Coastal Health; Lindsay Farrell, Director of Indigenous Wellness Reconciliation and Partnership, Providence Health Care; Dr. David Tu, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Family Practice; and Dr. Michael Dumont, Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Family Practice.
UBC DEM Grand Rounds June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020
Real-Time Virtual Care in BC: From COVID to Sustainability
Host: Dr. Jim Christenson, Head, UBC Emergency Department of Medicine
Speakers: Dr. Kendall Ho, Real-Time Virtual Support Lead, BC Emergency Medicine Network, & Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Dr. John Pawlovich, Telehealth Lead, Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) Dr. Stefan Du Toit, Telehealth Lead, Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc), & Clinical Professor, UBC Department of Family Practice.
UBC DEM Grand Rounds June 10, 2020
May 13, 2020
COVID-19: Pathophysiology, Clinical Management, Therapeutic Evidence and Ongoing Trials
Host: Dr. Jim Christenson, Head, UBC Emergency Department of Medicine
Speakers: Dr. Adam Thomas, UBC Critical Care Fellow, & Dr. David Sweet, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.
UBC DEM Grand Rounds May 13, 2020

December 11, 2019
Understanding & Supporting EM Care in Remote Indigenous Communities
Presented by: Dr. Jim Christenson, Head, UBC Emergency Department of Medicine and Julia Atleo, Health Services Manager, Ahousaht First Nation
UBC DEM Grand Rounds December 11, 2019
November 13, 2019
CAEP 2018 Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Obsolete: Here's Why
Presented by: Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer, Cardiovascular Emergencies Lead, BC Emergency Medicine Network and Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds November 13, 2019
September 11, 2019
Back from the Future - Experiences and Perspectives from Teaching Emergency Medicine in Nepal
Presented by: Dr. Corinne Hohl, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds September 11, 2019
June 12, 2019
London’s Air Ambulance and Implications for BC
Presented by: Dr. Jan Trojanowski, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds June 12, 2019
May 8, 2019
Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma and Hemostatic Resuscitation – An Iconoclastic Review of the Literature
Presented by: Dr. Garth Meckler, Associate Professor Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine; Division Head, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds May 8, 2019
February 13, 2019
Sepsis: A clinical update and future quality data available for your Emergency Department
Presented by: Dr. David Sweet, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds February 13, 2019
January 9, 2019
Emergency Practice: Surviving a Compassion Crash & Burn With Your Empathy Airbag
Presented by: Dr. Simon Pulfrey, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds January 9, 2019

December 12, 2018
An insight into the pathophysiology of hypoxic ischemic brain injury after cardiac arrest - This will blow your mind
Presented by: Dr. Mypinder Sekhon, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Division of Critical Care Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds December 12, 2018
November 14, 2018
Legalization of Cannabis: Cannapocalypse or Meh?
Presented by: Dr. Chris DeWitt, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. Ian Mitchell, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds November 18, 2018
October 10, 2018
Human Trafficking in our Backyard: Caring for the Trafficked Person in the ED
Presented by: Dr. Mélanie Ryper, Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds October 10, 2018
September 12, 2018
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouse Is – Maintaining ED Efficiency With a Full Electronic Health Record Go-Live
Presented by: Dr. Eric Grafstein, Clinical Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds September 12, 2018
June 13, 2018
Debriefing Real & Simulated Crises Safely and Effectively
Presented by: Dr. Afshin Khazei, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds June 13, 2018
May 9, 2018
Advances in Brain Injury Management - This will blow your mind
Presented by: Dr. Mypinder Sekhon, Clinical Instructor, UBC Division of Critical Care Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds May 9, 2018
March 14, 2018
New Standards for Cardiovascular Emergencies
Presented by: Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer, Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
UBC DEM Grand Rounds March 14, 2018
February 14, 2018
BC EHS: Changes, Challenges and Future Directions
Presented by: Dr. John Tallon, Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC; Dr. Sandra Jenneson, Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; Dr. Joe Acker, Director, Clinical Practice, BC EHS and Adjunct Professor, UBC.
UBC DEM Grand Rounds February 14, 2018
January 10, 2018
4 Essential Digital Trends Shaping Emergency Medicine
Presented by: Dr. Kendall Ho, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds January 10, 2018

October 11, 2017
Medication Safety in 2017: Are we Barking up the Right Tree?
Presented by: Dr. Corinne Hohl, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds October 11, 2017
March 8, 2017
An Update on HBOT Indications for Emergency Physicians
Presented by: Dr. David Harrison, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds March 8, 2017
January 11, 2017
The Future of Emergency Medicine in Canada: Background, Findings, & Recommendations of the CWG-EM Final Report
Presented by: Dr. Riyad Abu-Laban, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC
UBC DEM Grand Rounds January 11, 2017