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Giving Feedback that Sticks and Receiving it With Purpose

Giving Feedback that Sticks and Receiving it With Purpose

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...
Law and Disorder: Navigating medicolegal Issues (Part 1)

Law and Disorder: Navigating medicolegal Issues (Part 1)

by Max Zworth | Apr 17, 2025 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, mental health, Patient Advocacy

On October 17, 2013, 27-year-old Philisha Sutherland was found at home by her parents—lethargic, weak, and slurring her speech. EMS transported her to Sault Area Hospital, where she was assessed by the attending emergency physician, Dr. Booth. Dr. Booth performed a...
Antibiotic Resistance – bad bugs, bad bugs, whatcha gunna do?

Antibiotic Resistance – bad bugs, bad bugs, whatcha gunna do?

by Sangitha Mensingh | Apr 10, 2025 | Cardiology

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is not a distant threat—it is an evolving crisis that already affects patients in emergency departments (EDs) worldwide. The World Health Organization has identified AMR as one of the top global public health threats. Between 2025 and...
Measles… its backkkk (again)

Measles… its backkkk (again)

by Kevin Guo | Sep 19, 2024 | Dermatology, Featured, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

In the past year, there’s been a growing concern about the rising number of measles cases globally, including in Canada. This resurgence of measles cases in major centers has sparked worry. But is it something we should truly be alarmed about? How concerned...
Is Shift Work Shortening your Life?

Is Shift Work Shortening your Life?

by James Gilbertson | Aug 1, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Physician Wellness

Social media headlines and evolving literature have highlighted the abysmal life expectancy of emergency room doctors. For example, Dr. Ken Milne, the creator behind The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine, recently shared this post on sobering life-expectancy data...
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