We are excited to introduce the Sixth edition of The Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine. Your bedside guide for approaches to various Emergency Medicine presentations.
Highlights of the Sixth edition include the addition of: Oncologic emergencies, approach to the pregnant patient, geriatrics and more!
Prospective validation of Canadian TIA Score and comparison with ABCD2 and ABCD2i for subsequent stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack: multicentre prospective cohort study
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Perry JJ, et al. BMJ. 2021 Feb 4;372:n49. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n49. Question and methods: This multicenter prospective cohort study validates the Canadian TIA Score and compares it to the ABCD2 and ABCD2i score to identify risk...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This Thursday, September 30th, marks the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday. As per the Canadian government, this day “honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities”....
Pharmacologic Therapies in Patients With Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Dobler CC, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Mar 17;172(6):413-422. Questions & Methods: Systematic review of 68 English language RCTs of outpatient/non ICU inpatients with COPDE comparing pharmacologic therapy with placebo/...
Flow Hacks for the Emergency Physician Round 2!
I've previously talked about flow hacks for the Emergency Physician - with emphasis on: Avoiding reassessment land Grabbing multiple 'charts' Increasing actions per minute An emphasis on 'shift rhythm' rather than number of patients seen when evaluating learners In...
uOttawa PoCUS Infographic Project
The uOttawa PoCUS Infographic Project is a student-led initiative developed by two University of Ottawa medical students, Caleb Sypkes and Celina DeBiasio, under the expertise of Dr. Michael Woo. While PoCUS is a critical skill to develop, it can be difficult for...
EMOttawa Blog – 1 Million Views!
1 Million views! Holy smokes. It feels like just yesterday (September 2017 to be more accurate) that we set up the EMOttawa Blog here, with the goal of spreading Digital Scholarship and Knowledge Dissemination in the spirit of #FOAMed, with some of the incredible...
EMOttawa Podcast! Tick Borne Illness Part 2: Anaplasmosis
EMOttawa Podcast Episode 6Tick Borne Illness Part 2 - Anaplasmosis (Click here to access Podcast Main menu) Click here for Part 1, focusing on Lyme disease. In part 2 of our 2-part series on tick-borne diseases, Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan interviews Dr. Mikkey McGuinty, an...
EMOttawa Podcast! Tick Borne Illness Part 1: Lyme Disease
EMOttawa Podcast Episode 5 Tick Borne Illness Part I - Lyme Disease (Click here to access Podcast Main menu) In part 1 of our 2-part series on Tick-borne diseases, Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan interviews Dr. Mikki McGuinty, an infectious disease clinician-scientist. This...
Mastering the myocardium: Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is considered the most severe form of acute heart failure. It is an important and often under-recognized clinical entity in the emergency department (ED). The difficulty in diagnosis lies in its diverse presentations, overlap with other shock...
Advancing Resuscitation Care: Controversial Guidelines
There are 35,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually in Canada6. Patient survival in OHCA increases dramatically with resuscitation; bystander CPR, use of AEDs and activation of EMS. Signifiant gains have been made with education at both the community and...
