Jay Kaplan

MD, FACEP

 

 

Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, CCFP  

Dr. Kaplan is an attending physician in the Emergency Departments of Castlegar and District Community Health Centre in Castlegar, BC, and Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, BC.  He is currently a Clinical Instructor for the Department of Emergency Medicine of the University of British Columbia.  He practiced emergency medicine for more than 43 years in the United States and the past 2 years in rural British Columbia, Canada.  He has been a physician coach, consultant, and mentor for more than 25 years.  From January 2018 to May 2022 Dr. Kaplan was Medical Director of Care Transformation and Director of the Be Well Center for LCMC Health in New Orleans, LA, where he was also Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, and academic faculty for the LSU Emergency Medicine Residency in New Orleans.  

Dr. Kaplan is a past President of the American College of Emergency Physicians and current national faculty for ACEP, as well as a  past member of the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience.  Dr. Kaplan is past Medical Director of Studer Group and in 2021 he was named the American College of Emergency Physicians’ John G. Wiegenstein Leadership award winner, ACEP’s highest award.  

As an international speaker and facilitator, Dr. Kaplan has presented to and coached hospital and physician leaders, medical groups, emergency departments, and individual physicians in all states in the US and 4 Canadian provinces.  His approach remains tactical and directed toward improved outcomes for both patients and clinicians, emphasizing the importance of teamwork.  He continues to practice clinically because he loves the clinical practice of medicine, and caring for patients helps him remain close to the patients’, the hospital staff’s, and the physicians’ current experience.