Top EMOttawa Posts of 2025
This year on the EMOttawa Blog, our team continued to focus on clinically grounded, practical, and thoughtful emergency medicine scholarship. From procedures and... Read more.
Sleigh What You Think You Know (About White and Dark Clouds)
Every December, the Emergency Department changes character a little. Lights show up around the nursing station. Someone brings in shortbread that appears to pre-date... Read more.
Blurred Lines: The Ethical Pitfalls of Urine Drug Screens
Urine drug (or toxicologic) screens are a fairly standard tool used in addictions, psychiatry and the Emergency Department (ED), often employed to detect substance... Read more.
Is there a Precedence for Precedex in the ED?
Precedex (dexmedetomidine) is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist increasingly used in critical care environments for sedation and anxiolysis. It offers a unique profile... Read more.
Letter to my Younger (Staff) Self Redux
Five years ago, as a relatively new staff physician, I had written a letter to my younger-self, as to subscribe some wisdom to the to what I wish I had known heading... Read more.
CAEP 2023 in review!
Well, the CAEP 2023 (#CAEP23) (Canadian Associated of Emergency Physicians) conference is officially over. We’ve head back to our respective homes and departments,... Read more.
Optimistic Nihilism in Medicine
Spiritualism represents an important aspect within the domains of wellness. Now, spiritualism is a very personal and individual thing, but having some element of... Read more.
Personal Wellness in a Crumbling System
We know that Physician burnout rates through the pandemic are escalating from already alarming numbers, prompting increased focus on personal wellness. But, at the... Read more.
Thriving on the Multiple Learner Shift
In many specialities, it is common to have more than one learner working with you at any given time. These are very challenging days/shifts, because you have to... Read more.
Sometimes, Empathy is hard
I understand. I’ve been there. 6th shift in a row, department is overcrowded, patients are upset, consultants are being rude, you’re cognitive and emotionally... Read more.