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WELCOME DR. JOHN (KIP) KRAMER

WELCOME DR. JOHN (KIP) KRAMER

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. John (Kip) Kramer will be officially joining the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics on September 1, 2020 as an Assistant Professor (tenure track). We are already discussing teaching contributions, establishing some non-lab space at Med C, and will be inviting Dr. Kramer to sit on one […]

In Memoriam: Dr. John J Crosby – Clinical Associate Professor

In Memoriam: Dr. John J Crosby – Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. John Crosby passed away on July 15, 2020, the full obituary where you can express condolences and share memories published in the Vancouver Sun and Province on 2020-08-01 found here.

Minutes of APT Full Faculty Meeting – July 23, 2020

Minutes of APT Full Faculty Meeting – July 23, 2020

Minutes details can be found here.

In Memoriam – Dr. Graham McMorland – Clinical Professor Emeritus

In Memoriam – Dr. Graham McMorland – Clinical Professor Emeritus

Dr. Graham McMorland passed away in South Africa on August 1 of this year. Over the last number of years he suffered from myelodysplastic syndrome and required blood transfusions frequently. This became more problematic during the current Coronavirus pandemic. As most of you know Graham lived the last number of years in South Africa. Born […]

Dr. Stephan Schwarz as the next CJA Editor in Chief

Dr. Stephan Schwarz as the next CJA Editor in Chief

Hello all, On behalf of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia Editor in Chief Selection Committee, chaired by Dr Daniel Bainbridge, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Stephan Schwarz as the next CJA Editor in Chief, as of January 1, 2021. Dr Schwarz will assume the position as Dr Hilary Grocott ends […]

ASRA Graduate Student Award – Desmond Fung

ASRA Graduate Student Award – Desmond Fung

Congratulations to Desmond Fung, MSc. student in Dr. Stephan Schwarz’s lab, for receiving the ASRA award. For more details, please click on link.    

Dr. Kramer – Objectifying the Experience of Pain – June 24, 2020

Dr. Kramer – Objectifying the Experience of Pain – June 24, 2020

Please click on link below for Dr. John Kramer’s presentation: Objectifying the Experience of Pain  

Important notice for B.Sc. students taking Pharmacology courses in 2020

Important notice for B.Sc. students taking Pharmacology courses in 2020

Letter to Pharmacology Students  

Virtual Research Day 2020 video recording link

Virtual Research Day 2020 video recording link

Please find link below for the Virtual Research Day 2020 recording stream: https://mediasite.audiovisual.ubc.ca/Mediasite/Play/c40ab33dab134beb8e7d84ef514425151d  

Virtual Research Day 2020 Winners

The winners for Research Day are: Anesthesiology Oral Presentation: Dr. Ryan Hoiland – The use of tocilizumab and corticosteroids in critically ill patients with severe COVID-19 Runner Up: Ms Marie Johns – Non-invasive microcirculation monitoring using near-infrared spectroscopy during scoliosis correction surgery to inform blood transfusion – results of a prospective observational study Pharmacology & […]