St. Paul's Emergency Medicine Update Conference 2025

Emergency Care BC (ECBC) is pleased to share leading edge best practices and contribute to important conversations shaping emergency care.

Below, you’ll find highlights from our sessions — featuring expert insights, clinical pearls, and practical resources. Dive into the topics we’re presenting, from managing preeclampsia to supporting patients with alcohol use disorder, pediatrics and emergency system redesign.

We’re developing materials from these discussions so visit this page for updates.

 

Updates will be announced in our monthly ECBC newsletter. Sign up here to receive the ECBC newsletter.

Friday, September 19

THE CRASHING NEONATE (Garth Meckler)

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the major categories of disease presenting in the neonatal period with shock.

  • Develop an approach to the evaluation and treatment of the neonate in shock.

 

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Saturday, September 20

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: THE TOUGHEST JOB – Why We Love it, What Works and What Needs to (Todd Ring)

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the key factors why ED providers still love emergency medicine in today’s challenging emergency care environment.

  • Share practical strategies and supports that contribute to provider satisfaction and retention.

  • Discuss local and system changes needed to improve provider sustainability and retention.

  • Prioritize provider perspectives enabling ECBC and health system partners to positively change the ED provider work environment.

 

Slide Deck and the video presentation:

           

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NAVIGATING ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IN THE ED (Isabelle Miles, Brighid Cassidy, Aron Zuidhof – Moderator: Julian Marsden)

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss a case-based approach to the management of AUD in the ED, including alcohol withdrawal management.

  • Review outpatient management initiated in the ED, including pathways to community support.

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For AUD in the ED follow up tools, sessions and more, email ECBC@PHSA.ca

 

 

Sunday, September 21

PRESSURE POINTS: MASTERING PREECLAMPSIA IN THE ED (Todd Ring)

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify key risk factors and early clinical indicators of preeclampsia to facilitate timely diagnosis.

  • Apply current guidelines for managing preeclampsia in the Emergency Department, including appropriate monitoring and pharmacologic interventions.

  • Develop strategies for prompt stabilization, effective communication, and coordination of care to optimize outcomes for both mother and baby.

 

Presentation Slides and the Quick Reference Checklist:

                           

 

 

 

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