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Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid dependence: a randomized clinical trial
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 D’Onofrio G, et al JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1636-44. Full Article This single, urban ... Read more.
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Prophylactic hydration to protect renal function from intravascular iodinated contrast material in patients at high risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (AMACING): a prospective, randomised, phase 3, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Nijssen EC, et al Lancet. 2017 Feb 20. A... Read more.
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The Canadian Syncope Risk Score
Syncope is an commonly encountered problem in Emergency Medicine, with the potential for significant morbidity and mortality to patients. Unfortunately, to date... Read more.
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Tips for Graduating Residents
After more than a decade of undergraduate and postgraduate education, your time as residents is over! Your “watch has ended” and you are about to be... Read more.
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#FOAMed: A modern controversy
Free open access medical education or “FOAMed”, is a term often confused as a catchall phrase for blogs, podcasts and social media on medical topics. While ... Read more.
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Low-dose ketamine improves pain relief in patients receiving intravenous opioids for acute pain in the emergency department: results of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Beaudoin FL, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;21(... Read more.
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Intravenous Subdissociative-Dose Ketamine Versus Morphine for Analgesia in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Motov S, Rockoff B, Cohen V, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Mar ... Read more.
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Epi Lessons – Part 5 – PROGNOSIS AND OTHER ARTICLES
As part of our Journal Club summaries our JC Chairs (Drs. Lisa Calder and Ian Stiell @EMO_Daddy) have been tasked with explaining Epidemiological concepts s... Read more.
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Epi Lessons – Part 4 – DECISION RULE ARTICLES
As part of our Journal Club summaries our JC Chairs (Drs. Lisa Calder and Ian Stiell @EMO_Daddy) have been tasked with explaining Epidemiological concepts s... Read more.
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Epi Lessons – Part 3 – OVERVIEW ARTICLES
As part of our Journal Club summaries our JC Chairs (Drs. Lisa Calder and Ian Stiell @EMO_Daddy) have been tasked with explaining Epidemiological concepts s... Read more.