(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 (formerly the Basic Skills Course for the Rheumatology Clinical Fellow) 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 2024 CRASH COURSE registration is now closed. Please check back soon for 2025.
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 $200 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.
2024 CRASH COURSE SCHEDULE
| DAY | LOCATION | PRESENTERS |
| (DAY 1) TUE July 2 (PRACTICE OSCE) | Diamond Health Care Centre (DHCC)/ OSCE Arthritis Research Canada | Dr. Raheem B. Kherani, Dr. Fergus To, Dr. Kun Huang, Dr. Wendy Wong, Dr. Hyein Kim |
| (DAY 2) WED July 3 | DHCC | Dr. Sarah Hansen, Dr. Daniel Ennis, Dr. Shahin Jamal, Dr. Jan Dutz, Dr. Diane Lacaille |
| (DAY 3) THU July 4 | DHCC/ Mary Pack Arthritis Centre | Dr. Andrea Hu, Dr. Neda Amiri, Dr. Ken Blocka, Dr. Brent Hata, Dr. Boyang Zheng, Dr. Shannon Galway, Dr. Jennifer Corpuz |
| (DAY 4) FRI July 5 | DHCC/ Mary Pack Arthritis Centre | Dr. Natasha Dehghan, Dr. Daniel Ennis, Dr. Raheem B. Kherani, Dr. Jennifer Reynolds, Dr. Azin Ahrari, Dr. Mo Bardi |
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Contact: Lourdes Gonzalez Arreola, Program Assistant UBCRheum.Admin@ubc.ca (604) 207 4040
ACCOMODATION
- Granville Island Hotel (ask for Arthritis Research Canada preferred corporate rate)
- Rates: Single occupancy $339, Double occupancy $339
- For online booking, please email: reservations@granvilleislandhotel.com Toll free: 1-800-663-1840
- Holiday Inn, Broadway (this is the closest to the venues for 2024 CRASH COURSE and public transit). Ask for Arthritis Research Canada preferred corporate rate.
- For online reservations, please email: info@hivancouver.com . Phone Reservations: (604) 707-1939