Staff and public information for the Vancouver General Emergency Department
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Congratulations to Dr. John Tallon, Dr. Roy Purssell, and Dr. Jesse Godwin on their contribution to the newly published book “Canadian Injury Prevention Resource”.
Dr. Tallon co-authored Chapter 3.9: Health Services – Access to Trauma Care.
Drs. Purssell and Godwin co-authored Chapter 4.3: Poisoning.
This new text is the compendium to the Canadian Injury Prevention Curriculum. It can be viewed online or downloaded here: http://www.parachutecanada.org/downloads/research/Canadian_Injury_Prevention_Resource-LR.pdf.
An interesting commentary on the utility of using patients seen per hour to manage ED workflow.
http://emergencymedicinecases.com/emergency-physician-speed-how-fast-is-fast-enough/
New skills and competitive spirits were discovered through activities like Spike Ball, bocce ball, and hooping.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and spending time together outside the ED. See you next year!
Congrats to the team for successfully completing the race and setting a course record for the most fun!
Congratulations to our own Dr. Jan Trojanowski for finishing 1st in his age category (and 15th overall) in the Ironman Canada competition in Whistler! His ranking qualifies him to compete in the Ironman World Competition in Kona, Hawaii this fall.
The gripping documentary of the emergency department at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) has been renewed for a second season.
Filming for the second Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH series is now underway.
“Our hope in season one was to give the public an inside look at the complex and difficult care our staff provide on a daily basis,” said Vivian Eliopoulos, Chief Operating Officer, Vancouver General. “We received positive feedback from across the province and it was incredibly meaningful to all medical staff who work tirelessly providing care.”
You can watch the second series on Knowledge Network and on knowledge.ca in the spring of 2016.
http://www.vch.ca/about-us/news/vgh-emergency-room—take-two-
After 2 days of gruelling competition, UBC was declared the national champion! Congratulations to Nikki Holms, Wesley Jang, Kelsey Innes, and Sherry Stackhouse!
Listen to Dr. Jeff Brubacher’s interview regarding the controversy over BC’s drinking and driving laws on “The Drive”, radio 1070 in Victoria.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b7lal9vf5womneo/Jeff%27s%20interview.mp3?dl=0