by Josee Malette | Sep 15, 2022 | Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
#EMOttawaPTMBlog The EMOttawa Blog is excited to announce a new series joining our Blog Family : The Prehospital and Transport Medicine [PTM] Blog Series. In conjunction with the Prehospital and Transport Medicine Fellowship program at Emergency Medicine Ottawa,...
by Alex Viau, Josee Malette, Alex Coutin | Aug 4, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
In PART 1 of our HIV in the ED Blog series, we explored the importance of diagnosing HIV in the ED, and the approach to the diagnosis. In PART 2, we hope to address the following: Indications for occupation & non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)...
by Alex Viau, Josee Malette, Alex Coutin | Jul 28, 2022 | Addictions, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Public health
When it comes to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the ED, the most medically interesting pathology is in the acute presentation of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections. However, due to advances in anti-retroviral therapies (ART), you’re much less likely...
by Graham Wilson, Josee Malette | Jun 16, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
How many times a shift do you consider a urinary tract infection? As Emergency physicians, you make and/or consider urinary tract infection (UTI) multiple times per shift.1 Actually, up to 5% of ED visits are related to genitourinary complaints.2-4 From simple...
by Eusang Ahn, Samara Adler, Josee Malette | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Physician Wellness
Sleep and food are truly amongst the most basic of needs – in fact, they’re on the same level as breathing (and excretion!) on Maslow’s pyramid of needs. Even the CanMEDS framework of the Royal College states that as a Professional, physicians must be able to manage...
