Author: Rebecca Seliga

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  • Dr. Seliga is a resident physician in Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She has special interests in Inner City Health and Addiction Medicine.

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stimulants
Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, pharmacology, Resuscitation, Toxicology

S’now Problem: Keep your Cool when Stimulants turn up the Speed

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We remain amid an opioid crisis in Canada, with over 8000 deaths (or 22/day) in 2023. The harms of opioid use in society are devastating and cannot be understated... Read more.
Buprenorphine ED initiation algorithm
Addictions, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Most Viewed, Resuscitation, Toxicology

Buprenorphine: A guide for ED providers

by Max Zworth, Rebecca Seliga 0
The opioid epidemic is not new to ED providers, but many will be shocked to learn about the true extent of the harm caused by opioids in Canada.  In the first half... Read more.
transgender
Cardiology, EDI, Endocrinology

Cardiovascular risk in Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons

by Rebecca Seliga, Alex Coutin 0
Clinical case: You are working an urgent care shift and your next patient to see is Jessica, a 35 yo female with an upper extremity injury. The one-liner on the... Read more.
Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Thrombosis

Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender & Gender Diverse (TGD) Persons

by Rebecca Seliga, Alex Coutin, Michael Kruse 0
You are working an urgent care shift and you access your ED electronic track-board to pick up the next patient waiting to be seen: You assign yourself to patient... Read more.