VGH Trauma Services

Santa Sim today in the VGH ED! Santa fell down the chimney but thanks to the team he’ll be back delivering presents by the 24th 🎅🏻🎄

42% of pedestrian crashes happen between October and January (ICBC, 2024). With daylight savings time ending Nov 3, adjust your clocks, adjust your driving. Learn more at ow.ly/SiWC50TXEjm @theicbc @preventable.ca #injuryprevention #daylightsavings #roadsafety

Thank you Jehan for coming! Such a powerful talk that was well received by all in attendance. Your story of strength and resilience is so inspiring!💪

📣 Our ACTION Mini grant program is open!! Apply for seed grants to fund community-based injury prevention initiatives ⁦@VCHhealthcare⁩ vghtrauma.vch.ca/injury-prevent…

The BC Vision Zero Road Safety Grant Program is now OPEN! This program provides up to $20,000 for projects that improve vulnerable road user safety. For more information, visit visionzerobc.ca. #roadsafety #BCvisionzero #BCvisionzerograntprogram #BCgrantprogram

Bringing major league trauma to minor league baseball ⚾️ #newfellows #traumabonding @arosenz @jtrops @EmilieJoos @ChantalleLauren

Can best practice guidelines reduce delirium in patients with rib fractures? Check out how Dr. Kroeker and @EmilieJoos did it screening with the Rib Fracture Score and treating with multi-modal pain therapy: tsaco.bmj.com/content/9/1/e0…

@VCHhealthcare @VGHFdn @RichmondHspFdn @TRFofBC @PHCResearch @daljeet_chahal @CerebriUbc @ChiuWynne @Providence_Hlth @UBCNursing @thephaselab @KNBouchard @ubcOBGYN @UBC_Psychiatry 2024 VCHRI Team Grant Award lead Joanne Sadler will be piloting a novel screening tool to analyze the impact of social risk factors on trauma care & better understand the social circumstances that contribute to injury. @VGHTrauma @TACTraumaCanada

'Just as the medical community advocated with others for seatbelt laws a generation ago, we can work together today for safe transportation.'👏👏Great article by @MichaelSchwandt Driving toward injury-free roadways bcmj.org/editorials/dri… via @BCMedicalJrnl

@VCHhealthcare @UBCmedicine @VGHFdn @PHCResearch @pcvblack @VanProstateCtr 2024 VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Award recipient Naisan Garraway will validate a clinical risk stratification tool that estimates the risk of major bleeding for trauma patients, which could lead to major decreases in mortality & hospital length of stay. @VGHTrauma

@VCHhealthcare @UBCmedicine @VGHFdn @PHCResearch @pcvblack @VanProstateCtr @VGHTrauma 2024 VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Award recipient Emilie Joos’s project will contribute to an improved strategy for pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prevention, resulting in significant reductions in patient mortality. @EmilieJoos @UBC_Global_Surg

May is Motorcycle Safety Month in BC. Whether you're driving a car or riding a motorcycle, always be cautious, wear protective gear, and follow traffic rules for a safer road experience. @RoadSafetyBC #MotorcycleSafetyBC #ShareTheRoad

Our very own Dr. Dave Evans is this year’s Dr. Charles Burns award recipient at @TACTraumaCanada!! He’s got a proud BC team behind him 👏🏻👏🏻

Inspiring and thoughtful Fraser Gurd keynote address on Canadian and US trauma perspectives in global surgery at @TACTraumaCanada by @VGHTrauma alum and our new @StanfordSurgery ACS Section chief @moradhameed #globalsurgery

The Global Surgery Symposium 2024, hosted by the @GlobalSurgLab , is happening now! Our program includes multidisciplinary speakers, diverse panels and interactive surgical models. Follow us on instagram for live updates! instagram.com/globalsurgeryl…

#GlobalSurgerySymposium2024: Join us for an informative session on a low-cost cricothyroidotomy surgical simulator by Lukas Tim! 📍Register now at buff.ly/49TrM8D

@VancouverSunRun with the @VGHTrauma crew! @EmilieJoos @ChantalleLauren @annielalande13 #yousnoozeyoulose #postcall #wherearethefellows

@VancouverSunRun with the @VGHTrauma crew @EmilieJoos @annielalande13 @ChantalleLauren #yousnoozeyoulose #postcall

November 6 to 12 is Seniors' Fall Prevention Awareness Week! The risk of falling increases with age, but many falls are both predictable and preventable. Learn how you can prevent falls: bit.ly/3Q69nNH #PreventFallsBC #HealthyAging