Dr. Brubacher said his team combined 20 years worth of police collision reports with prescription records, all without names attached, to determine which of 70 classes of medication were associated with the greatest risk of collision.
Category Archives: Academics
Dr. Corinne Hohl leads Canada’s COVID-19 Registry
The Canadian COVID-19 ED Network, led by VGH’s own Dr. Corinne Hohl, is a leader in COVID-19 data collection.
VGH researcher Dr. Jeff Brubacher’s research on THC in CBC News
Dr. Brubacher’s research on use of THC and driving suggests that low levels of THC may not be associated with an increasing incidence in collisions or injury. This has significant legal implications on BC given current legislation. His research has been reported on CBC and the UBC website.
VGH Cardiologists publish on Pill in the Pocket
Dr. Jason Andrade and our cardiologists have published on their Pill in the Pocket protocol. Some of the emergency physicians may remember treating patients with this protocol in the ED over the last couple of years.
Dr. Andrade joined us at our last PSQ Rounds this month as well. Read more about their work on atrial fibrillation here.
Dr. Corinne Hohl wins prestigious UBC Killam Research Fellowship!
Congratulations to our own Dr. Corinne Hohl, who was recently awarded a UBC Killam Research Fellowship. This prestigious award (only 10 were awarded across all the departments at UBC) allows faculty members to pursue full-time research while on study leave.
This award will be formally celebrated during a ceremony on April 17th at the Chan Centre. Check out the details at this link from the Faculty of Medicine:
http://www.med.ubc.ca/four-faculty-members-win-ubcs-2017-faculty-research-awards/
Dr. Jeff Brubacher presents at the House of Commons
Our own Dr. Jeff Brubacher appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights last month and presented a statement regarding their study of Bill C-46. The bill proposes new measures to combat impaired driving including random breathe testing of drivers for alcohol and introducing per se levels for THC. Both topics are related to Jeff’s research.
Congratulations on a job well done and keep up the good work, Jeff!
You can listen to the meeting here.
VGH EPs win inaugural Health Professional-Investigator Awards
Congratulations to DEM faculty members Dr. Jeff Brubacher and Dr. Kendall Ho for each being granted one of the 11 inaugural 2017 Health Professional-Investigator Awards from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). This success is a major achievement, both for Drs. Brubacher and Ho, and for the DEM as a whole. The MSFHR Professional-Investigator Award provides funding to support exceptional health professionals focused on answering questions derived from their practical experience and clinical expertise.
Dr. Brubacher was recognized for his study titled: “Health related quality of life following road trauma: An emergency department inception cohort study”.
Dr. Kendall Ho was recognized for his study titled: “TEC4Home: Telehealth for emergency-community continuity of care connectivity via home monitoring”.
The recipients of this award represent health professions ranging from emergency physicians to midwives and psychologists across BC. More information on this award, and well as a full list of the 11 recipients, is available on the MSFHR website.
VGH Research Update
Research at UBC was celebrated at the annual UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Research Day this week. And now, the VGH Research Newsletter has been released. Read all about the exciting research that is occurring at our institution here: VGH ED Research Newsletter 2017
Congratulations Dr. Corinne Hohl: CIHR Grant Recipient!
Our own Dr. Corinne Hohl was granted a Foundation Grant from CIHR! The Foundation Grants are highly competitive and provide exceptional researchers with 5 years of funding to support their research program.
The grant will support Dr. Hohl’s work entitled: “When Treatments Harm: Building Better Systems and Enhancing Research Capacity to Reduce Adverse Drug Events”.
Congratulations Dr. Hohl!
Dr. Gill in CJEM!
Congratulations to our own Dr. Gina Gill for her article in this month’s CJEM! Go to CJEM FirstView articles or to the site below to read about the “dangers” of CPR: