First Canadian EM Residents Workshop: Overview

Resident Issues

CJEM 2000;2(4):265

The First Canadian EM Residents Workshop took place in conjunction with the June 2000 Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) annual scientific meeting in St. John, NB. This was the first time the CAEP Residents' Section (CAEP-RS) formally brought together emergency medicine (EM) residents from pediatric, family and FRCP programs across the country. We think it was a phenomenal success, and we were proud to see residents from Newfoundland to BC.

The meeting involved a dinner and social events with a guest speaker, followed by a half-day workshop on EM resident issues. Dr. Isser Dubinsky, Chief of Emergency Medicine at the University Health Network in Toronto, was chosen as the first speaker at this annual event. His poignant address appears in this section.¹ The next day, Dr. Dubinsky and the organizing team (Jennifer Riley, Jason Frank, Christopher Denny,² Shawn Mawhinney³) facilitated small group sessions on learning in the ED, resident research, getting a job, and CAEP. We will publish a brief synopsis of each of the sessions, some in this issue, some in the January 2001 issue.

I thank those who helped make the event a reality. The advisory committee included Suneel Upadhye (McMaster), Sunil Sookram (Edmonton), Vincent Poirier (McGill), Adam Lund (Edmonton) and Monica Cermignani (McGill). Most of all, thanks to the residents who travelled from across the country and contributed to this first national event.

CAEP 2001 looms on the horizon, and planning is underway for the Second Canadian EM Residents Workshop, tentatively booked for Mar. 19th and 20th in Calgary, Alta., to precede CAEP's Annual Scientific Meeting (Mar. 21­24). There are still opportunities to be involved in the organization. Interested people should contact the CAEP Head Office.

CAEP-RS executive elections will be held at the March 2001 meeting. With so much happening in the Residents' Section, now is the time to get involved.

Reference

1. Dubinsky I. "The Future of Emergency Medicine." Inaugural address to the First Canadian EM Residents Workshop. CJEM 2000;2(4):262-4.
2. Denny CJ. First Canadian EM Residents Workshop. Forum on Research and Scholarly Activity. CJEM 2000;2(4):265-6.
3. Mawhinney S. First Canadian EM Residents Workshop. CAEP Residents' Section: Where Do We Go From Here? CJEM 2000;2(4):266.