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  • Preparing and Planning for Recreational Substances at Music Festivals: Considerations from Public Health to Critical CareDr. Brendan World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine https://wadem.org/resources/webinar/ Read More

  • Want to see what we have been up to lately?

    Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group and the International Stage Drum roll please… As mass gatherings and special events proliferate, national and international interest in mass gatherings is growing! In April of 2017, several members of our MGM Interest Group had the opportunity to travel to Toronto and attend the World Congress on Disaster and Emergency […] Read More

  • Learner Opportunities at Subaru Ironman Canada

    What a great place to boost your medical education! Dr. Tom Green, our Medical Director for the Subaru Ironman Canada event that is being held on July 30th in Whistler, BC, will be leading some TED style talks and running some event scenarios for medical learners. This event is definitely one for your ‘bucket list’ and […] Read More

  • MGM Tabletop Exercise at the 2016 Athletics Canada Race Directors Summit

    I recently had the opportunity to join Dr. Adam Lund and his passionate team in presenting their MGM Tabletop Exercise at the 2016 Athletics Canada Race Directors Summit. As outlined in our previous blog post by Riley and Kelly, the Tabletop Exercise gives the opportunity for players to function as a ‘medical director’ for a […] Read More

  • UBC MGM Tabletop Exercise – Games Night!

    By Riley Golby & Kelly Soros The MGM Table Top night involved a facilitated board game exercise played by over 50 medical students. It gave students the opportunity to function as a ‘medical director’ for a fictitious running race event and consider key stakeholders in the event planning process. The game prompts students to manage […] Read More

  • FAQs – Nursing Students at Community Events

    Source: Life as a nursing student. Available at: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371898881700778212/ Accessed on: May 4, 2016. Do you love music festivals, triathlons, marathons and parades? Would you like to practice nursing in a pre-hospital setting? Outdoors? In an open field? On the side of a mountain? There is a role for nursing students at special events. If […] Read More

  • Mass Gathering Medicine Summit – February 9 & 10 2018

    The annual Mass Gathering Medicine Summit will be in Miami, Florida in 2018! Date:  February 9th & 10th Check out the website for more details See you there. ——————————————-   An impressive start to the North American conversation on Mass Gatherings last week in New York City at the Mass Gathering Summit… Co-chaired by MGMIG’s […] Read More

  • Endurance Race Medicine – MGM Club

    On March 22nd 2016, Mass Gathering Medicine (MGM) invited Dr. Tom Green to present on Endurance Race Medicine. This event was broken down into two parts: “Being a Medical Director” and “Endurance Race Medical Conditions”. This two-part event gave students insight into the logistics and planning that are required to host events such as Ironman […] Read More

  • Networking & Social Opportunities at NYC MGM Summit

    We previously wrote about the MGM Summit in New York City on April 21st and 22nd.  http://www.massgatheringmedicine.org/ I’m personally excited to meet over a hundred others from around the world who all have a practical, operational interest in how to optimize health and safety at some of the world’s biggest mass gatherings. As co-chair, I’ve had […] Read More

  • Mass Gathering Medicine Collaborates with Physical Therapy

    On November 4th 2015, Mass Gathering Medicine (MGM) invited Masters of Physical Therapy (MPT) students to assist in the organization of the Ankle Injuries and Taping workshop– an evening comprised of a didactic and practical session for interested medical students. This event was a first-time collaboration between medical students and seniors students within the Department of […] Read More

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To support the further development of expertise in the fields of mass gathering and disaster medicine – provincially, nationally, and internationally – including clinical practice, research, policy, and education.

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