GEM News

New publication > Pain management in adult patients with sickle cell disease in the emergency department: how does current practice compare with existing standards of care?

September 3, 2023

GHEM Director Dr. Jennifer Hulme and Board Members Drs. Jennifer Bryan and Hasan Sheikh and others on behalf of the on behalf of The University Health Network Emergency Department Sickle Cell…

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TAAAC-EM Updates – New Leadership and Executive Committee Recruitment

August 1, 2023

New Co-Directors The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM) is an educational partnership between the University of Toronto (U of T) and Addis Ababa University (AAU). Established…

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GHEM Fellowship – 2023-2024

July 4, 2023

We are so thrilled to welcome our two new fellows for 2023-2024, Dr. Alavian and Dr. Sithamparapillai, to the GHEM Fellowship Program. Please see their bio’s below. They are both…

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NEW PODCAST > Global EM 4: Climate Change and the Impeding Impact on Emergency Medicine

June 26, 2023

Check out a new episode of the Global EM podcast! Link: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/climate-change-emergency-medicine/

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Post CAEP 2023 Recap

June 15, 2023

CAEP 2023 in Toronto, Canada was a great success! It was an amazing opportunity to showcase GHEM’s ongoing work and make new collaborations. If anyone is interested in getting involved…

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New Interview > Changing the Culture of Emergency Departments

June 15, 2023

GHEM Executive Member and TAAAC-EM Strategic Director Dr. James Maskalyk was interviewed for CPSO Dialogue to discuss the need to change the culture of emergency departments. “In January, he was…

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New Article > What is the price of human life? Cutting off uninsured is ‘irresponsible’

June 5, 2023

GHEM Director, members and long-time collaborators contributed on an opinion piece for Healthy Debate discussing the Government of Ontario’s decision to end covering medically necessary services for uninsured patients –…

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GHEM Fellowship 2022-2023 – Congrats Matt!

June 4, 2023

Our inaugural GHEM Fellow Dr. Matthew Douglas-Vail has completed the GHEM Fellowship. Matt has accepted a job as a staff at UBC, where he hopes to build the Global Health…

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TAAAC-EM Call for Faculty Delegates > 2023/2024 Teaching Trips

May 15, 2023

The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM) is an educational partnership between the University of Toronto (U of T) and Addis Ababa University (AAU). Established in 2010, it’s intention…

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