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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
8th Annual UBC DEM Research Day – April 6, 2016
The 8th Annual UBC EM Research Day will be held on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. Be sure to check out an interesting talk by one of our MGM Club team members Andrew Guy. Andrew’s presentation will be on: A Pre-Hospital Ultrasound Curriculum for BCAS Critical Care Paramedics. Andrew was the Co-Chair for the UBC MGM Club […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mass Gathering Medicine Summit in New York City
New York City in April? Yes, please. We are very excited to announce that we will have a UBC MGM Interest Group contingent attending this conference in New York City on April 21st and 22nd: http://www.massgatheringmedicine.org/ Speakers and topics are still being finalized. One or two talks may still evolve into panels to permit even more discussion. We […]
Shambhala at UBC Public Health Symposium
I had the pleasure of presenting work on Shambhala – an annual electronic dance music festival in the Kootenays of British Columbia – this past Saturday at the UBC Public Health Symposium. This festival is perhaps best known for it’s innovative approach to health and safety, particularly the integration of harm reduction services working alongside […]
Mass Casualty Incident Simulation – Nov 26th
Invitation to Participate in Mass Casualty Incident Simulation! There will be two simulations held on Thursday, November 26th (see below) in Chilliwack at the JIBC Campus; one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. We have room for 2 residents and 2 medical students in clinical roles per session. Note that other participants will […]
Wilderness Medicine Course
Wilderness Medicine Course March 5th – 12th 2016 Join the Canadian Society of Mountain Medicine at the beautiful Kokanee Glacier Hut for some epic backcountry powder skiing while learning about wilderness and sports medicine Course is open to physicians, paramedics and Nurses Depending on skiing and weather conditions, the plan […]
Sports Medicine & MGM Symposium
Friday, October 23rd, 2015 – From 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Hurlburt Auditorium at St. Paul’s Hospital (1081 Burrard Street) in Vancouver, BC. For MAP CLICK HERE. Link for RSVP form: http://goo.gl/forms/gBpS0olnta Agenda, Topics & Speakers For information on the agenda, please click here or on the thumbnail below. Click to download full PDF version of Agenda: Rock […]
Invite to Discuss Drugs & Harm Reduction on EDM Panel in Vegas
UK’s BBC Radio 1 DJ, B. Traits, recently featured in a ground-breaking TV documentary tackling the sensitive topic of drug usage and distribution in the UK. In parallel, the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) has created a platform for debate, bringing together information and expertise to help our industry develop a unified response. As society […]
Video Link to Emergency Medicine MGM Grand Rounds
On Wednesday, June 10th, 2015, the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds were held at St. Paul’s Hospital, and the MGM Interest Group was invited to present. Dr. Sheila Turris led the talk, and I was given the opportunity once again to “ride on her coat-tails” as we reviewed the Emerging Field of Mass […]
MGH Family Game Night
It’s Family Games Night with the MGM Interest Group! Sneak-peak… we are going to play a Board Game/Tabletop Exercise. This Wednesday, May 27th, the Mass Gathering Medicine/Mass Gathering Health team will be leading a small group, academic half-day workshop for Emergency Medicine Residents on an Approach to Planning Emergency Services for Mass Gatherings. Two Groups. […]
As the dust settles…. WCDEM Part I
It began with giving our introductions around a table during a small group session – a meeting happening prior to the official start of the conference. After names were spouted off, a one-line summary was offered describing some of the things each individual cared enough about to come to Cape Town, South Africa to share with […]
7th Annual UBC DEM Research Day *UPDATED*
The 7th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day took place on April 8th, 2015 at the CFRI Chan Centre Auditorium at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. There were seven different tracks of research that kept the auditorium nearly full all day. Even the breaks were extended this year which allowed for more time to catch […]
UBC MGM Club – “Intro to MGM Night”
There are many streams learners can travel in to become part of the broad Mass Gathering Medicine (MGM) spectrum of opportunities out there. Whether it is as part of the medical team at events, engaging in a research project to improve the quality of care, or advocating innovative policy to guide our approach to patients, […]
Special Events and Professional Certification: Learner versus First Aider
Students often wonder what opportunities are available at events and what certification requirements are required to volunteer at events. If you are interested in learning more, read on! I had my Occupational First Aid Level 3 (OFA3) and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certifications before med school and had the opportunity to attend several multi-day events […]
BDLS with Fire 1
Members of the UBC MGM team and the BC Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) team were invited to Everett, Washington to participate in the Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) course hosted by Snohomish Fire One. Thanks so much to the Washington team for welcoming the 6 Canadian guests, including Dr. Omar Ahmad (ringleader and MMU Assoc. Medical Director), […]
Shambhala Music Fest – Student Research Presentation
New To Presenting Your Research To Your Peers? Riley’s Experience As An MSI II On A Topic That Is Not Quite The Norm… As a second-year student in the UBC Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program I find that there are seemingly endless opportunities to engage in meaningful extra-curricular activities. As we progress through our training, new opportunities […]
Why a Painting is Never Done
Would you like to hear a story? This is a story about how a great painter taught me a lesson about writing. A few years ago (9, actually), Shana and I bought our first “real” piece of original art. Whatever my art budget was before we went looking, we multiplied it by 5 and then […]
FAQ’s – Medical Students at Community Events
Is there a role for medical students at concerts, finish lines, festivals and other mass gathering events? In short, the answer is “yes” at many events, but there are some considerations. We get asked about this every year, so thought it might be helpful to have some tips on the web site to refer back […]
St. John Ambulance Annual Inspection & Awards
It’s easy to forget the people and organizations that influence who we are, and what we have become. When I was about 10 or 11 years old, I took my first standard first aid course at the St. John Ambulance (SJA) building at 45th and Cambie in Vancouver, BC. While there, I learned about the […]
Red Cross Emergency Response Unit
In early October 2014, the Canadian Red Cross set up a small field hospital, otherwise known as an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) in Sidney, BC on Vancouver Island. I had the opportunity to visit, representing the British Columbia Mobile Medical Unit team (http://bcmmu.ca). The Red Cross ERU model is an international, standardized, flexible, deployable field hospital […]
Reflections of Event Medical Junkies
Our Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group believes in 4 Pillars to support event safety: Research – gather evidence to really understand, test interventions to find what really works and share knowledge Education – participate in teaching the public, the government, health care providers and other health stakeholders what is known, and learn from those providing […]
Deaths At Outdoor Music Festivals – 2014
Summer 2014 Canadian Music Festivals held in July & August of 2014 have claimed the lives of five young people. Dr. Adam Lund spoke on this topic on CBC’s The Early Edition radio. See below for a link to the radio broadcast. Canadian music festivals: Pemberton Music Festival – July 16 – 20, 2014 (Pemberton, […]
Read our Newsletter
It has been a very exciting year and there is a lot to report. We, members of the executive, want to take this opportunity to thank you for your early support of the interest group and to update you about the accomplishments of the past year. Here goes… 2013 MGMIG Annual Newsletter
Partnering with the Justice Institute of British Columbia
The Justice Institute of British Columbia’s (JIBC) Research Program is dedicated to promoting social change and social justice that helps keep communities safe through applied research with first responders, practitioners, policy makers, stakeholders, and service users. It is a unique program in Canada as its research is designed from the standpoint of First Responders. JIBC […]