(Formerly the Basic Skills Course for Rheumatology Trainees)
Each year, we invite new Rheumatology trainees from across Canada to beautiful Vancouver in early July, to attend our Crash Course in Rheumatology in the company of their future colleagues.
The Crash Course in Rheumatology is a week-long course designed for new Rheumatology trainees, to provide them with a comprehensive background in the basic clinical and academic skills required in rheumatology training. We started it in 2001 as a small 3-day basic crash course for our own new trainees, and it has now grown to a comprehensive one-week course open to new Rheumatology trainees from across Canada.
The 2024 Crash Course was an in-person event from July 2 to July 5, 2024. From Tuesday thru Friday, numerous faculty from UBC Rheumatology, and the occasional guest speaker, covered topics ranging from rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, spondyloarthropathies, to Indigenous Health. Please check this page regularly for updates.
The 2025 CRASH COURSE registration is now OPEN!
To register, please email UBCRheum.Admin@ubc.ca. The course will be open to all new Rheumatology trainees scheduled to start in Rheumatology in July (offset starting residents are accepted as well – contact your program administrator for approval). Course registration fee is $300 per resident and is usually refundable or covered by your home rheumatology program. Please speak with the administrator of your Rheumatology program about funding, if you are interested in attending.
Payment details have been shared to your home rheumatology program. Payment is required upon registration.
2025 CRASH COURSE DRAFT SCHEDULE
Breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks will be provided.
Contact: Lourdes Gonzalez Arreola, Program Assistant UBCRheum.Admin@ubc.ca (604) 207 4040
ACCOMMODATION
- Rates: Single occupancy $339, Double occupancy $339
- For online booking, email: reservations@granvilleislandhotel.com or call toll-free: 1-800-663-1840.
- For online reservations, email: info@hivancouver.com.
- Phone Reservations: (604) 707-1939
- King or 2 Doubles: 15% off Best Available Rate
Check back for more corporate rates in the next few weeks.