The clinical rotation in emergency medicine provides the Pharmacy Resident with pharmacotherapy training and experience in a variety of patient populations (medical, ambulatory, critical care). The rotation is provided at the Royal Jubilee (RJH) and the Victoria General Hospital (VGH), each large tertiary care hospitals which delivers specialized care to cardiac, nephrology, critically-ill and surgical patients.

The RJH Emergency Department (ED) has 2 trauma beds, 24 acute care beds, 8 minor treatment beds, a busy ambulatory patient care area and up to 14 hallway beds which all serve to accommodate over 57,000 patients per year (~155 / day).

The VGH Emergency Department (ED) has X trauma beds, XX acute care beds, X minor treatment beds, a busy ambulatory patient care area and up to XX hallway beds which all serve to accommodate over XX,000 patients per year (~XXX / day).

The ED is a dynamic, unpredictable environment that will allow the Pharmacy Resident to be exposed to a variety of activities throughout this rotation including opportunities to observe various procedures that take place for patients admitted to the ED. During this 4-week rotation, the Pharmacy Resident will work with the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical pharmacy services to a wide variety of acute illness cases including resuscitations, acute cardiac and respiratory presentations, infectious diseases, pain-related presentations, and overdoses. Identification and management of medication-related adverse events which result in ED visits are emphasized throughout the rotation.

A majority of rotation time is spent on direct patient care activities. The remainder of the time is comprised of working on assigned projects and/or presentations and participating in scheduled therapeutic discussions. The resident is provided with informal feedback on a daily basis and is formally evaluated at the rotation midpoint and at the end of rotation.

Residents will require Cerner FirstNet access for this rotation. Residents should communicate with the Residency Coordinator 2 weeks prior to the rotation so a request for FirstNet access can be submitted.