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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Starting in 2016, the Pain Medicine residency program applications are to be submitted through the CaRMs process. There are four programs involved in this year’s CaRMs match. These include: the University of British Columibia, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa and University of Western Ontario. For information on the Quebec programs, please see…

The department would like to congratulate Dr Paul Kliffer for being awarded the Clinical Faculty Award for Career Excellence in Clinical Teaching. This award recognizes senior clinical faculty members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching over the course of their careers. More information and a list of other award recipients can be found here.

The 10th annual research day for Anesthesiology Pharmacology & Therapeutics was held on May 12th. We would like to thank all the participants and the people who helped make it a success. Here are the award recipients: Oral Presentations Anesthesia: 1st place Anne-Marie Madden “Review of Recombinant Activated Factor VII (rFVIIa) Administration at a Tertiary…

This years event will be held on Thursday May 12th, 2016 at VGH Paetzold Auditorium. Full program available here How to get to the location: The Paetzold Auditorium and multipurpose room are located in the Jim Pattison Pavilion, Vancouver General Hospital. These can be accessed via the 899 W12th Avenue or 2700 Laurel Street entrances.…

The UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is proud to announce the 2015/16 annual Dr. Jean Templeton Hugill Visiting Professor Lecture “WITHOUT SCIENCE THERE IS LITTLE ART IN ANESTHESIOLOGY” – James C. Eisenach, MD Francis M. James, III Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology & Pharmacology Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Editor-in-Chief,…

The Wesbrook Scholarship, UBC’s most prestigious undergraduate award. Each year, a total of 20 Westbrook scholarships are awarded to senior undergraduate students (from various faculties, e.g., Science, Arts, Medicine, Applied Science, Education and Law) with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities. Pharmacology students who won Wesbrook and Premier Undergraduate Scholarships…

On behalf of the APT Research Day Organizing Committee, we are pleased to wish everyone a happy new year and announce our Department’s 10th Annual Research Day! As per the previous years, graduate students, residents, post-doctoral & clinical fellow from our Department will have an opportunity to showcase their work as oral presentations or posters…

APT – Pediatric Anesthesia has published a new paper in PLOS One: Development and Internal Validation of a Predictive Model Including Pulse Oximetry for Hospitalization of Under-Five Children in Bangladesh Please follow this link to be directed to the article

The latest faculty development retreat was held on November 21st 2015. Please see below for pictures and guest speakers that were in attendance. Guest Speakers: Dr. Rose Hatala Dr. Rose Hatala is a scholar at CHES, a general internist at St. Paul’s Hospital, and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine. She completed her…

As you are all aware, the CIHR Open Operating Grant Competition no longer exists, however, there will be a 2016 CIHR Project competition. Information has been posted on their website: https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=2237&view=currentOpps&type=EXACT&resultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true Since there is no limit to the number of CIHR Project Grants that may be submitted by an individual PI, we anticipate that there…

Course Description This course is specifically designed as a refresher course for General Practitioner Anesthetists. The didactic lectures will cover a wide range of topics including the ultrasound workshop, which were chosen to respond to the needs of family physicians practicing anesthesia in smaller communities. Objectives – Pre Conference Workshop Identify the challenges in FPA…

We are excited to announce that the UBC Pain Medicine Residency program is now accepting applications for one resident to start the two year program in July 2016. Our application criteria, process, and timelines are provided below. For your reference, please see links on the left for the sample rotation schedule for the 2 year…

TRANSITION TUESDAYS SEMINAR SERIES The following VC rooms are available for residents at the distributed sites: Fort St. John – FSJH 0715 Nanaimo – NRGH 2060 Chilliwack – 172.21.125.1 775502@fha.ca Royal Inland – RIH 104 BC Childrens – CWH SHY F414 UNBC  -UHNBC 5017 Courtney, Comox & Campbell – SJGH 0100, CRH IMP Surrey South…

September 19th and 20th, 2015 at BC Children’s Hospital Simulation Centre Are you a healthcare professional engaged in clinical teaching? Are you an educator? Do you want to learn how to use simulation as an effective learning tool? This 2 day course may be for you! Course Learning Objectives: During the course participants interact in…

Dear Colleagues, I have some very exciting news to share.  Last week, the UBC Residency Allocation Committee and the Ministry of Health have provided full approval and funding to launch the Pain Medicine Residency program starting in July 2015.   This is the second program in Canada to be approved by the Royal College of Physicians…

The 9th Annual APT Research Day was held this past May 5th.  On behalf of the organizing committee, we want to thank the attendees, participants and judges for another successful day. The award winners are: 1) Oral presentation (ANA): Peter Rose & Cristin McRae 2) Oral presentation (PCTH): Michael Yau & Steven Booth 3) Poster…

Our Guest Judge and Keynote Speaker for the 2015 APT Research Day was Dr. Ronit Lavi, a world-renowned Anesthesiologist and Researcher affiliated with the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Western University in London, Ontario. Dr. Lavi has also held key academic positions within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry such as Anesthesiology…

UBC is pleased to announce the launch of the new UBC Research + International website: research.ubc.ca The site shines a spotlight on UBC’s accomplishments as a global research player, and focuses strongly on research excellence, innovation and impact, and international engagement. Highlights include: Research2Reality videos featuring UBC faculty discussing the value and impact of their research An expanded service portal offering one-stop support…

The 9th annual Research day program is complete and can be downloaded here: 2015 Research Day Program (This file is password protected please email jessica.yu@ubc.ca if you require it)   This years research day will be held on May 5th, 2015 at the Paetzold Amphitheatre – VGH Our Guest Judge and Keynote Speaker is Dr.…