by Nicholas Schouela | Jul 22, 2021 | All Posts, Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Quality Improvement
Patient complaints are common in medicine. Emergency medicine (EM) in particular has some of the highest numbers of complaints, just behind obstetrics and surgery. Almost all of you reading this have probably been subject to some sort of complaint, and if it...
by Doran Drew | Jun 8, 2021 | Commentary, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Journal Club, Neurology, Resuscitation
Hey everyone! Buckle up. This is a long one. To provide context, I recently presented a 2-part blog post regarding thrombolytics in acute ischemic stroke. In these posts I explored the foundational literature for this tPA, as well as some of the common controversies I...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 5, 2021 | Commentary
Hey everyone! Are you an emergency medicine provider? Whether you are a seasoned attending or interested medical student there is something for you at #CAEP21. The annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) is happening virtually on June...
by Mark McKinney | May 13, 2021 | All Posts, Commentary, Grand Round Summaries
Have you ever sat at M&M rounds, seeing the same lists of biases and the same diagnostic errors being discussed over and over again? I know I have. I am often left wondering how can we do better? The solution seems simple – learn the biases, know the biases,...
by Hans Rosenberg | Mar 30, 2021 | Commentary, Featured, Medical Education, Patient Advocacy
Did you know that your patients could be upset with you and your care AFTER you see them? You’re wondering how could this happen, I was friendly, polite and approachable when I saw them. It turns out, in this new world of electronic medical records (EMR) with all...
by Shahbaz Syed | Mar 25, 2021 | Commentary, Featured
There’s a pretty standard hierarchy in medicine: Medical Student → Junior Resident → Senior Resident → +/- Fellow → Attending Similar to many things in medicine, this hierarchy stems from old habits and practices. In the ninetieth century, medical...
by Asha Kaye | Feb 22, 2021 | Commentary, EDI
The Equity, Diversion and Inclusion committee in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa recognizes that bias and discrimination are barriers to patients receiving appropriate and compassionate care. We seek to disseminate knowledge,...
by Shahbaz Syed | Jan 28, 2021 | Commentary, Featured
I’ve written about it previously – but, patient’s ‘bouncing back’ to the Emergency Department (ED) after discharge has always been perceived as a negative thing, but I think that this is an inadequate lens to view patient care. The...
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 28, 2020 | Commentary, Featured
The end of the year is always a time for reflection, and while 2020 is a year that many of us want to forget, here at EMOttawa, we decided to take a look back at some of the most influential #FOAMed content to come out this year. We promise it isn’t ALL COVID-19...
by Shahbaz Syed | Oct 29, 2020 | Commentary, Featured
You’re starting your shift, and you’re only moderately caffeinated. You meet your resident and they tell you that their goal for the shift is to “work on flow”. You think, cool – let’s see how many patients they see today. At least,...
