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.
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 clinical training, as well as her MSc focused on educational research, at McMaster University and was clerkship director for internal medicine. She came to UBC in 2003 and is currently an associate program director for the UBC internal medicine residency program, as well as the co-‐chair of the RCPSC oral examination in internal medicine
Dr. Gurdeep Parhar
As Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Partnerships and Professionalism, Dr. Parhar provides strategic coordination and leadership between the Faculty of Medicine and the Health Authorities. Working with the provincial government, other universities, agencies and institutions, he supports faculty members engaged in clinical ac:vi:es throughout the Province, and provides oversight of the Office of Clinical Faculty Affairs. Dr. Parhar provides professionalism leadership to facilitate the prevention and resolution of concerns and complaints across all sites for undergraduate students, post-‐graduate trainees, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members.
Ms. Shanda Jordan Gaetz
As Executive Director, Faculty Affairs, Shanda Jordan Gaetz provides professional leadership in all areas related to organizational effectiveness, human resources and governance in order to support the Faculty’s strategic commitments, including that of being an exceptional work environment. Working closely with our internal and external partners, she works to improve collaboration and coordination to support faculty and staff at all of our sites.
Dr. Chris Chin
Dr. Chin trained in London, UK (with Fellowships in Toronto) and was a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal London Hospital and then Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals between 1998 and 2012. He has been Simulator Instructor since 2001 and was Assistant Director of the Barts and London Simulator Centre from 2002 -‐ 2009. He has been involved in the development of Simulator Faculty Development courses in London, UK since 2003 and internationally with the EuSim group since 2005. He obtained his Masters of Clinical Education from London University in 2010. He has been staff anesthesiologist at BC Children’s Hospital since Dec 2012 and has been running a Multiprofessional Simulator Faculty Development Course in BC since 2013.
Dr. Oliver Applegarth
Dr. Applegarth is a Staff Anesthesiologist at Vancouver General Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Bri:sh Columbia. Acer completing his anesthesia residency at UBC, he completed a Masters of Education from UBC in 2009. He is the Anesthesia Undergraduate Program Director for UBC’s Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Trina Montemurro
Dr. Montemurro is a Staff Anesthesiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. She completed her Anesthesia residency at UBC in 2009 and her areas of interest include Regional Anesthesia, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Trina has been actively involved in the Poreolio Project in the UBC Anesthesiology Residency Program
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:
Since there is no limit to the number of CIHR Project Grants that may be submitted by an individual PI, we anticipate that there will be many applications in this coming 2016 Spring Competition. The deadlines for the Project competition are very close to the CIHR Foundation Stage 2 deadline thus, the resources towards Grant Development will be increased but still may not be able to provide the same level of support for your Project Grants as we will be stretched on time.
However, FoM wants to provide you with an advance opportunity for grant development (from November 23 – December 23, 2015), with the understanding that some of you may have parts of the application ready in advance and/or might be reworking grants from the last rounds of Operating Grants that were unsuccessful. We very much appreciate that this timeline is very much oriented before the deadline but would be an excellent opportunity as there will be more time available to you with the Grant Development team.
Please send a copy of your draft application(s) to Dr. Elizabeth Cheu elizabeth.cheu@ubc.ca as soon as your draft is ready to take advantage of this early review.
Or if you would like, please feel free to call Elizabeth at 604-822-2327 to discuss your application(s).
Additionally, the FoM in collaboration with SPARC expect to provide workshops prior to the Project registration due date of Jan 18, 2016. Please stay tuned.
| Stage | Relevant materials |
| Registration | Project Scheme: 2016 1st Live Pilot – Registration Instructions (link to come) |
| Application | Project Scheme: 2016 1st Live Pilot – Application Instructions (link to come) |
| Project Scheme: 2016 1st Live Pilot – Application Requirements | |
| CIHR Project Biosketch – Quick Reference Guide | |
| Project Scheme Co-Applicant CV – Quick Reference Guide | |
| Peer Review | Peer Review Manual – Project Scheme (link to come) |
| Interpretation Guidelines – Project Scheme Adjudication Criteria (link to come) |
CFRI only: CFRI applicants should contact the Research & Technology Development Office as soon as possible to discuss proposal development/review.
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.
Identify the challenges in FPA practice in BC. Discuss the new privileging requirements for FPAs in BC; the new CFPC Certificate of Added Competency requirements; and CME options for the future.
Enhance the present knowledge of several important issues in anesthesia today and to provide support for the role of the general practitioner anesthetist in the medical community.
November 6-7, 2015 (Nov 6 is optional)
~ By September 11th: $500
~ By October 9th: $550
~ After October 9th: $600 (if space permitting)
~ After November 5th: $650 (if space permitting)
The registration fee includes dinner on Nov 6 (Fri); course materials, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and a reception on Nov 7 (Sat).
Ms. Winnie Yung
UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
910 W. 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9
Tel: 604-875-4575 Fax: 604-875-5344
Email: wyung@mail.ubc.ca
For more information Download the Brochure
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 program, the Goals & Objectives for each core rotation and sample electives.
Complete information on the Pain Medicine residency/eligibility/examinations process is also now available on the National Pain Centre, McMaster University site. To view this information please follow this link: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/pain-medicine-residency/index.html
Unfortunately, due to program resource limitations, we are currently not accepting requests for medical student or resident electives training. Please directly contact individual pain clinics. Information of these services can be found on www.painbc.ca
For more information please visit the Pain Medicine Residency page.
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 Fraser, FP & South Fraser IMG – SMH M-3.526
Abbotsford-Mission – ARHCC Baker 1
Island GIM Program – RJH CA 130
Kelowna – KGH CAC 235 (December 1-KGH CAC 106 LT)
Pediatrics – VGH 1908
General Surgery – SPH 1413
GF Strong – 20912 @vch.ca
Terrace – MMH 1020
Kootenay/Trail – Trail-KBH 773001 (Oct. 6 & Nov. 3 – 773003)
For further inquiries, please email Tessa.Feuchuk@ubc.ca
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 Fraser, FP & South Fraser IMG – SMH M-3.526
Abbotsford-Mission – ARHCC Baker 1
Island GIM Program – RJH CA 130
Kelowna – KGH CAC 235 (December 1-KGH CAC 106 LT)
Pediatrics – VGH 1908
General Surgery – SPH 1413
GF Strong – 20912 @vch.ca
Terrace – MMH 1020
Kootenay/Trail – Trail-KBH 773001 (Oct. 6 & Nov. 3 – 773003)
For further inquiries, please email Tessa.Feuchuk@ubc.ca
September 19th and 20th, 2015 at BC Children’s Hospital Simulation Centre
This 2 day course may be for you!
Course Learning Objectives:
During the course participants interact in small group workshops that provide a mixture of theory and practice. There is an emphasis on providing a practical debriefing/feedback training relevant for simulation educators.
This course aims to provide an experience that will allow learners to:
Target Audience: Health care professionals who want to use simulation as a teaching method.
Open to health care professionals involved in clinical teaching.
Course Cost: British Columbia Staff Physicians $600.00
Residents/Fellows and Non-physicians $450.00
$1200.00 for Non British Columbia participants
Register: via the LearningHub – https://learninghub.phsa.ca/
For more information: contact Debbie Cain – dcain@cw.bc.ca
ACCREDITED by UBC CPD: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity eligible for up to 14 Section 3 credits as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program has been reviewed and approved by UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development
– Download poster here –
Please find the following note from John Hepburn, VP Research & International.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – UBC FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Faculty Research Awards Committee, I invite your nominations for the following UBC Faculty Research Awards and Prizes.
The following awards and prizes are available:
Competitions with a Deadline of September 15, 2015
Competitions with a Deadline of October 1, 2015
Competitions with a Deadline of October 15, 2015
Please publicize this ‘Call for Nominations’ throughout your faculty or unit. These awards acknowledge research excellence at UBC, which is home to many outstanding and talented researchers. Recognition at the university level can also lead to increased opportunity at the national and international level.
I encourage departments, divisions, institutes, schools, and faculties to consider nominations of women and those from other underrepresented groups.
Guidelines and forms may be downloaded at: https://research.ubc.ca/support-resources/awards-honours-support/internal-faculty-awards-deadlines
If you require further information, please contact the Faculty Awards Coordinator, Brenda Carrier at (604) 822-6010, or by email brenda.carrier@ubc.ca
Thank you for your support and attention to this important endeavour to recognize excellence in research at UBC.
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 and Surgeons of Canada and the
second program to receive a funded training position since the
sub-specialty was recognized in 2013. UBC has much to be proud of in
its role in shaping the future of Pain Management in BC and in Canada.
Initially spearheaded by Dr. Brian Warriner’s vision as UBC department
head in 2011, a pain medicine residency committee consisting of 3 key
multidisciplinary pain centres (SPH, JPOCSC and Nanaimo), anesthesiology,
physiatry, rheumatology, neurology, pediatric pain, palliative care,
oncology, sleep medicine, psychiatry and addictions medicine was formed.
Over 100+ faculty spanning three health authorities and the faculties of
medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, physiotherapy, nursing and
dentistry helped create the current 2 year UBC pain medicine curriculum.
We will have the first electives in pelvic pain, community pain medicine
models, ultrasound guided interventions and radiology.
As this is a small program, innovations in the academic program include
connecting residents nationally, shared webinars with key knowledge
leaders from across Canada and a central repository of resources through
the McMasters National Pain centre website.
While it has been a long road to make this program a reality, it has been
a privilege to help chair our UBC residency taskforce and work with so
many passionate healthcare providers in making formal pain training and
therefore care standards possible.
I have a strong commitment to improve accessibility of much needed pain
services to patients in their own communities. A significant part of this
accessibility is to ensure there are enough trained providers to deliver
these services.
Due to the significant task ahead, I will be dedicating further focused
time to help this program take root and thrive.
Effective May 1, 2015, I will take an academic sabbatical for about one
year from my clinical duties at St. Paul’s Hospital.
I will be supporting pain teaching activities with clinicians and
residents at our community based clinic CHANGEpain to expand experience
with interdisciplinary pain management and the opportunities for
preventative and early intervention pain care. I will also continue
anesthesiology teaching activities at SMH.
I am very grateful to you all for your contributions to letters of support
in helping to make this training program a reality. I am also very
grateful for your continued support of numerous key leads of pain services
as we continue our work together to improve access to pain services both
in and out of hospital settings. I will keep you updated on the progress
of the program.
Warm Regards,
Brenda Lau MD, FRCPC, FFPMANZCA, MM, CGIMS, FRCPC Founder (Pain Medicine)
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Anesthesiology,
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Interventional Pain Specialist, St. Paul’s Hospital
Anesthesiologist, Surrey Memorial Hospital
Co-founder and Medical Director, CHANGEpain