Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians - CAEP

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Thank you to Dr. Luke Brueton-Campbell, CAEP26 Conference Social Media Chair, for helping create content leading up to conference, coordinating volunteer content collection, and bringing to life through Stories, highlights, and clinical pearl recaps 📱

Huge shoutout to the 2025–2026 CAEP Resident Section Executive Team and volunteers for an engaging day of learning, simulation, mentorship, panels, and networking for medical students and residents across Canada.

This year’s Academic Symposium focused on practical strategies to support emergency leaders and strengthen health systems.

📸 Stay tuned for more conference photos! Send yours to [email protected].

🙌 Thank you to our sponsors for your generous support and partnership.

A special thank you to Wealthsimple, Health Care Retention & Recruitment Manitoba, Abbott and ALK for helping make this year’s conference possible and for supporting emergency medicine across Canada.

We appreciate your commitment to the CAEP community! 💙



📸 Stay tuned for more conference photos! Have pictures to share? Send them to [email protected] for a chance to be featured in our upcoming content.

Don’t miss the future of emergency medicine education this morning in the PanAm Room! 🚨🎓

Join us at 9:00 AM for the Education Innovations Competition and see bold new ideas that could change how we train the next generation of EM physicians. 🏆

Then at 9:45 AM, hear from Dr. Glen Bandiera during the MedEd Keynote as he explores how CBME is evolving and what’s next for emergency medicine education. 🔥

This Pride Month, CAEP recognizes and celebrates the leadership, expertise, and contributions of 2S/LGBTQIA+ members who help shape emergency medicine.

Join us this June to connect, learn, and support equity across our profession:

🌈 Join the 2S/LGBTQIA+ Social at
June 8 | 5-7 PM | Lake of the Woods Taproom, Winnipeg

📚 Attend “Fixing the Feedback Gap: Equity-Driven Strategies for Emergency Medicine Educators” at on June 9 and explore approaches to reducing bias and improving feedback for underrepresented, women, and 2S/LGBTQIA+ trainees.

💻 Complete CAEP's free online course, 2S/LGBTQIA+ Health and Cultural Humility in Emergency Medicine.

📄 Read CAEP's position statement on sexual orientation and gender identity advocacy in emergency medicine.

Healthy communities are built on inclusion, respect, and belonging. Together, we can create spaces where everyone feels safe, supported, and seen during Pride Month and throughout the year.



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Patients assessed in chairs. Examinations conducted in waiting rooms. Care delivered in hallways, closets, and other unconventional spaces.

As overcrowding and access block continue to strain emergency departments across Canada, "chair care" is becoming an increasingly common reality. While clinicians work tirelessly to identify critically ill patients and provide care wherever possible, many warn that these workarounds are a symptom of a broader health system crisis.

“This is just a Band-Aid on a massive, gaping wound.”

Read the full article by Sharon Kirkey in the National Post: The rise of 'chair care': Canadian patients examined in ER waiting rooms, closets, washrooms amid bed shortage