Author: Jessica McCallum

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zika
Featured, Global health, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Public health, Tropical Medicine

Vector-Borne Illness P2: the Chikun or Zika?

by Jessica McCallum, Alex Coutin 0 comments on Vector-Borne Illness P2: the Chikun or Zika?
In part one of this two-part series, we took a bite out of Lyme disease and Malaria (see what we did there?). In this part, we’ll be covering African tick-bite... Read more.
Lyme
Featured, Global health, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Public health, Tropical Medicine

Vector-Borne Illness: Lyme disease and Malaria

by Jessica McCallum, Alex Coutin 0 comments on Vector-Borne Illness: Lyme disease and Malaria
In part one of a two-part series on vector-borne illnesses, we seek to take a deep dive into Lyme disease and Malaria. For more on the other vector-borne illnesses,... Read more.
organ donation
Critical Care, Featured, Pre-Hospital

Solid Organ Donation from the Emergency Department – Missed Donor Opportunities

by Jessica McCallum, Kate O'Connell 0 comments on Solid Organ Donation from the Emergency Department – Missed Donor Opportunities
In this post, we aim to highlight the perspectives of family, physicians, the emergency department and pre-hospital medicine in regards to organ donation. Types... Read more.
Community Paramedicine: Behind the Scenes
Featured, Geriatrics, Grand Round Summaries, Medical Education, Pre-Hospital, Quality Improvement

Community Paramedicine: Behind the Scenes

by Jessica McCallum, Pascale King 0 comments on Community Paramedicine: Behind the Scenes
What is Community Paramedicine? The international round table on community paramedicine provides the following definition: “…a model of care whereby paramedics... Read more.