Shukraam, Saudi Arabia… Thank you!
In early December 2019, Adam Lund and Sheila Turris from the Department of Emergency Medicine, along with Colin Mathie from Live Nation, travelled as invited speakers to the 4th International Conference on Mass Gatherings Medicine. The conference took place in the coastal city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 2017, the King announced a […]
WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2019
What do you get when you mix sunshine, a gorgeous harbour city, and an excellent event medicine conference? You get Brisbane in May. Members of the Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group travelled to Australia to present at the World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine. This is a biennial conference that attracts researchers and clinicians […]
Mass Gathering Medicine Summit, Las Vegas, 2019
An interested group of mass gathering medicine folks travelled to Las Vegas in March 2019. We met with colleagues from across North America to discuss and debate issues related to mass gatherings. Adam Lund facilitated a panel on “Who Owns Event Medicine?” Each person on the eight person panel adopted a different, extreme position and argued […]
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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/
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canadian National Medical Student Research Symposium (CNMSRS)
On June 2nd I travelled to Winnipeg to present at the Canadian National Medical Student Research Symposium (CNMSRS). The CNMSRS provides a forum for Canadian medical student researchers to showcase their research. During the 3 day conference I had the opportunity to give a Lightning Oral Presentation on “Mass Gatherings Health: Improving the quality and […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Meeting of Minds: Music Festivals, Harms, and Safety
Question: What do you get when you fill a room with music festival producers, health professionals, harm reduction advocates, security professionals, and policy makers? Answer: A terrific conversation and lots of great ideas for moving forward. Think about the last time you were at a music festival, whether as an attendee or a staff […]
Collaborative Workshop on Reducing Alcohol & Drug Harms at Music Festivals
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group (MGMIG) at the University of British Columbia, are convening a group […]
Registry Events For 2014
The MGMIG’s Data Entry group is in its 5th season of data collection at local special events. We would like to send a special thank you out to each of our volunteer data entry team members for their time and commitment to this project: Pemberton: Ironman: Shambhala: Simon Steunenberg Simon Steunenberg Michael Camporese Pedram Laghaei […]
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 […]