August 5, 2020
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 in Pretoria, South Africa on March 18, 1926. Graduated in Medicine from the University of Capetown, South Africa in 1951 following service in the Royal Navy during World War II. Internship for 2 years. Surgical Registrar and Anaesthetic Registrar at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban, South Africa from 1956-59. Diploma in Anaesthesia R.C.P. & S. England in 1959. Anaesthetic Resident at H.G.H. from 1963- 64. Attended McGill Anaesthetic Course for a short time following which received Certification in Anaesthesia from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Practiced Anaesthesia in Willowdale, Ontario from 1964-65. Appointed to the H.G.H. anaesthetic staff in 1965. After several years in Hamilton, moved to Vancouver, B.C., where he is continued anaesthesia at the University of British Columbia.
In 1982 Graham became the first head of the Department of Anesthesia at Grace Hospital (which later became BC Women’s Hospital) when it moved to the “new site” on Oak Street. He was a superb clinician, teacher, mentor and friend. He epitomized the word “gentleman” in all that he did. He was a past President of SOAP and hosted a SOAP meeting here in Vancouver. After his retirement in 1991 he moved to Mexico and then returned to Vancouver due to health concerns. When he found the cool, damp winters too difficult he returned to his birthplace in South Africa.
He is survived by his wife Beth, his two daughters and grandchildren.
July 23, 2020
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 his outstanding 7 year term on December 31, 2020. It is extremely helpful that Dr. Grocott will have the next five months to onboard Dr Schwarz, and we look forward to continued success with the journal moving forward. We will be preparing a formal announcement to the membership and external contacts in the days to come. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
Take good care,
Debra M Thomson
Executive Director
Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society |
Societe Canadienne des anesthesiologistes
July 3, 2020
Congratulations to Desmond Fung, MSc. student in Dr. Stephan Schwarz’s lab, for receiving the ASRA award.
For more details, please click on link.
June 25, 2020
Please click on link below for Dr. John Kramer’s presentation:
Objectifying the Experience of Pain
May 27, 2020
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 & Therapeutics Oral Presentation: Desmond Fung – Long-Lasting Motor Block and Local Tissue Toxicity Produced by QX-572: A Preclinical Comparison to Lidocaine in Mice.
(there were only 2 oral presentations in P&T)
Anesthesiology Video Short: Dr. Elena Vowels – A comparison of COVID-19 intubation barrier techniques for the prevention of droplet and contact contamination in health-care workers
Runner Up: Kai Zhu – The Effect of Intra-operative Lidocaine Infusion on Post-operative Opioid Consumption in Children Undergoing Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Video Short: Dr. Emmanuel Osei – New Insights into Fibroblast-Extracellular Matrix Interactions: Implications for Airway Remodeling in Asthma
Runner Up: Elodie Sauge – Losartan metabolites EXP3174 and EXP3179 interefere with epithelial-mesenchymal transition via transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway
Papers of the Year:
Basic Science Category: Dr. Tillie Hackett – Defective Fibrillar Collagen Organization by Fibroblasts Contributes to Airway Remodeling in Asthma. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2019;200:432-443.
Anesthesiology Category: Dr. Simon Whyte – Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Myocardial Repolarization in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg 2019;129:1100-8.
May 12, 2020
The UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics is pleased to announce its Annual Virtual Research Day 2020. For details, please click on Invitation/Program.
Please attend and support the work of our trainees and Departmental colleagues!
With many thanks to all of our department staff who have helped make this day happen.
March 3, 2020
Dr. David Quastel a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics passed away on Friday February 28, 2020.
Services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, March 3rd at Beth Israel Cemetery 1721 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, followed by a reception at their home at 4489 Marguerite Street in Shaughnessy.
Our thoughts are with his family
January 23, 2020
“The North American Opioid Crisis, and Why the Perioperative Period Still Matters”.
For more details, please view poster.