2016 CIHR Project competition

2016 CIHR Project competition

October 29, 2015

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 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.

 

Refresher Course for General Practitioner Anesthetists

September 22, 2015

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 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.

Objectives – Refresher Course

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.

Registration:

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).

Contact:

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

 

UBC Pain Medicine Residency Program is now accepting applications

September 4, 2015

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.

VC Rooms for Transition Tuesdays Seminar Series

August 25, 2015

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

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VC Rooms for Transition Tuesdays Seminar Series

August 25, 2015

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

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Simulation Learning Strategies – Facilitator Development Course

August 14, 2015

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 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:

  • Review the use of simulation as an educational tool
  • Examine the elements in the construction of a simulation educational intervention
  • Identify the concept of realism as applied to simulation and the principles of orienting learners to the simulation environment
  • Discuss requirements for effective team-working
  • Review and examine the principles of human factors in healthcare
  • Practice giving and receiving structured feedback
  • Discuss adult education principles
  • Learn and practice the use of structured debriefing in simulation based training
  • Plan and develop a simulation scenario
  • Facilitate a simulation scenario

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

 

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Call for Nominations – UBC Faculty Research Awards

June 23, 2015

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

  • UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowships
  • President’s Award for Public Education through Media

Competitions with a Deadline of October 1, 2015

  • UBC Killam Faculty Research Prizes

Competitions with a Deadline of October 15, 2015

  • Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize
  • Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
  • Sam Black Award for Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts

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.

Update: 2 year UBC Pain Medicine Residency Program

May 21, 2015

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

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May 11, 2015

APT Research Day Winners

May 8, 2015

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 presentations (ANA): Jeannine Stone & Sadiq Abdulla

4) Poster presentations (PCTH): Robin Kim.

The success of our event is entirely dependent on the generous time donated by our judges.

ANA Judges: Laura Duggan, Carolyne Montgomery, Alana Flexman, Stephan Schwarz, Richard Merchant, Simon Whyte, Clinton Wong, Stephan Malherbe, Juliet Atherstone, Cynthia Yarnold, Ray Tang, Peter Choi & Vit Gunka.

PCTH Judges: Andrew Horne, Tillie Hackett, Bernie MacLeod, Ricardo Rivera Acevedo, and Tim Kaan.

Pascal and I would also like to thank the organizing committee who make this day possible: Aileen To, Jessica Yu, Jill Delane, Katharine Garcia, Susan Van Bruggen, Andy Jeffries and Matt Klas.

Finally, thank you to all the participants who spent countless hours conducting their projects, preparing their abstracts and presenting their work.

In the coming weeks, we will begin working on the event for next year.  Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Dr. Donald Griesdale & Dr. Pascal Bernatchez
on behalf of the APT Research Day Organizing Committee