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The Section of Emergency Medicine has created a toolkit on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) that can help you and your group learn more about EDI with respect to Hiring, Retention, and Leadership and Opportunities. Get the toolkit here (free access).

The Emergency Department at St. Paul’s Hospital and UBC CPD are excited to offer this popular conference virtually again! This year’s agenda include speakers from leaders in the field on topics such as emergency literature reviews, peri-arrest patients, massive transfusion, and cultural sensitivity. There will also be opportunities to network, engage and ask questions throughout […]

This year’s AGM will be on Sept 13, 2021, 1230h – 1630h. Given the ongoing and fluctuating nature of COVID-19, the conference will be held virtually, with possibility of a hybrid meeting. Workshop topic this year will be on Violence in the ED. More details to come!

The Section of Emergency Medicine prides itself in its diversity and its privilege of working with all patients and their families, no matter their background, in their moment of crises. It is critical that… Read full statement here

Dr. Kevin McMeel (2024)   Shannon Hammersley presented Kevin McMeel with the David Haughton Award for his considerable accomplishments in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Kevin McMeel has significantly impacted emergency medicine in British Columbia, notably through founding the Nanaimo Emergency Education Program (NEEP) and related initiatives like the Emergency Residency and Ultrasound Fellowship programs. His work […]