by Megan Brenkel | Jul 24, 2025 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is sudden, silent, and devastating, claiming 9 out of 10 lives before they ever reach a hospital. In Canada, approximately 60,000 OHCAs occur annually — that’s one every nine minutes — and fewer than 1 in 10 people survive1....
by Talal Alkhaldi | Jul 3, 2025 | ENT, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Ophthalmology
Imagine waking up one day, and the world around you is no longer as you’ve always seen it. The numbers on your alarm clock blur into nothingness, or half of your vision seems to have vanished altogether. Panic sets in as you make your way to the emergency department....
by Alie Wudwud | Jun 19, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Surgery, Trauma
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) involves vessel injuries that occur from trauma mechanisms commonly seen in the emergency department: falls down stairs, motor vehicle collisions, and facial trauma. By identifying high-risk patients early, we can decrease the risk...
by Alie Wudwud | Jun 12, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurosurgery, Surgery, Trauma
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) involves vessel injuries that occur from trauma mechanisms commonly seen in the emergency department: falls down stairs, motor vehicle collisions, and facial trauma. By identifying high-risk patients early, we can decrease the risk...
by Isabella Menchetti | May 15, 2025 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Medical Education
The importance and efficacy of feedback as an educational tool is well established within medical education literature, with widespread consensus that it is essential for learner development.(1) Reflecting this, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education...
