Research Themes At the UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, there are a number investigative themes that span the research continuum. Please explore our major research themes, below. acute & chronic pain management cardiopulmonary sciences and anesthesiology clinical outcomes and patient safety equity in medicine evidence-based medicine and knowledge translation intensive care, transplant and transfusion medicine neurosciences and anesthesiology obstetric anesthesiology pediatric anesthesiology peri-operative technology integration pharmacoepidemiology Regional anesthesiology