Join the BC Emergency Medicine Network team and provide support resources for all emergency medicine practitioners in British Columbia.

Recognizing the 1st federal holiday honouring the lost children and Orange Shirt Day on Sep. 30, 2021.

Perspectives from medical trainees. 

A message of support.

Seeking to match Advisors with Year 2 Medical Students

Seeking ERPs in anticipation of increased volume.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! We support you.

World Sepsis Day is September 13, 2021.

Recently, an individual presented at 0300 to our remote NW BC hospital with severe chest pain and diaphoresis. ECG showed...

Invite the EM Network to your emergency department!

Seeking UBC Faculty members to be FLEX Advisors.

HEiDi decreases wait times and preserves ED capacity for patients with true emergencies.

RUDi provides an instant link to specialist support for a remote BC community.

IM Ketamine provides significantly reduced time to adequate sedation.

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Change emergency care in four remote First Nations.

Clinical summaries and patient discharge sheets.

View the patient survey infographic and more information on BC virtual health.

Evaluating delays for emergent CT scans from a rural BC hospital.

Hello everyone, thanks for your online (and offline) comments regarding the HEART score. As if on cue, Annals of Emergency...

Infographic: What Does the EM Network Do?

The BC Centre on Substance Use award recognizes exemplary leadership in substance use strategies.

With the support of the BC ASHN, the network will lead evidence-based improvements in BC EDs.

Advocating for culturally safe care; access to supports and educational resources.

Do you have experience facilitating remote simulations?

Focusing on the small moments that enrich our lives during the pandemic. 

How can emergency doctors lead by example when speaking about substance use?

Urgent shift coverage needed at Dawson Creek & District Hospital.

Management of Opioid Overdose Involving Benzos.

Vetted POCUS resources for the ED.

COVID-19 Can Take Your Breath Away

Ongoing shift coverage is needed for emergency room shifts in Mission, BC.

Observations on Rural Care

Infographic from CanadiEM.

Understanding Dimensions of Wellness in Indigenous Communities

Rural health care workers are a vaccine priority.

Video podcast summary of the In Plain Sight Report.

“We need to be able to move past the walls of ‘I don’t think this exists.’” - Dr. Terri Aldred.

Using basic tech can make a big difference.

New policy guiding the use of ketamine for mood disorders.

How can we ensure equitable distribution to BC communities?

Considerations for delivering high-quality, accessible virtual care.

The message we send when we mask up.

Support to reduce unnecessary medical imaging at your site.

An investigative report by Justice Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.

A feasibility study on a novel approach to combatting the opioid epidemic.

Modification to Public Hands-Only CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic

A short film about the worsening overdose crisis in The BC Fraser Valley.

Framing virtual support pathways in the context of rural BC emergency care.

Differences between the real-time virtual support pathways, and how they work in concert to provide physician support.

Our society’s reckoning with racism cannot stop at hospital gates - racism is prevalent throughout medical education and we must acknowledge it.

What is your vision for the future of emergency medicine in BC?

A patient's experience visiting a BC emergency department during the pandemic.

Trying not to drown in the flood of pandemic information and expectations.

It can be frightening to have to visit the emergency department (ED) at any time, but people...

For a while now, the phrase “patient & family centered care” (PFCC) has been used throughout the BC health care system. In February 2014, the BC Ministry of Health indicated the shift to this model of care in their report “Setting Priorities for the B.C. Health System”, stating “Patient-centered care will be the foundational driver... View Article

Listen, be flexible, realize inadequacies, and respect each other's expertise.

"What went right in your day?" A powerful lesson in coping with the stress of the pandemic.

A hilarious tribute to our beloved Bonnie Henry

3 things you need to get started using real-time virtual support.

Reaching out for help to a tertiary centre from a remote hospital.

Find out how HEiDi relates to the 811 line, and how it's safely diverting COVID-19 related visits to the ED.

Owing to the decrease in STEMI presentations during this time, there is anecdotal evidence of late presentations, many of...

Consequences and Silver Linings of Contracting COVID-19 on the Front Lines.

Top 10 ways the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted emergency medicine in BC.

The first steps towards a province-wide virtual Emergency Department

Clinicians quality of life and moral injury during the COVID-19 pandemic study

Primary PCI remains the standard of care for STEMI

Facing the pandemic as part of a pan-provincial team

All new CPoCUS Ultrasound Disinfection Protocols are now available! Detailed guidelines for protecting and disinfecting cart-based...

Looking to create a standard COVID test panel

Getting Ahead of the Curve

JoAnne Slinn, RN and Simulation Educator, and I recently put together a how-to-guide for running an in situ sim session for...

Easily access podcasts on your computer or mobile device.

The anxiety of needing to care for a patient in a remote coastal site.

Patients with chronic pain have unique fears to deal with when visiting the ED.

A Rural BC Transport Study will to determine the timeliness of transport from Fort St. James, Vanderhoof, and Mackenzie to definitive care for specific clinical conditions.

In emergency medicine, CaRMS is the furthest thing from transparent, and it reeks of unfairness.

Fasting intervals for general anesthesia continue to be authoritatively recommended and widely practiced.

A troubling increase in the number of people declining transport to hospital after opioid overdoses.