by James Gilbertson, Michael Woo, Sarah Tierney, Reva Ramlogan | May 8, 2025 | Anesthesiology, Featured, Orthopedics, Ultrasound
Do you like Sci-Fi? You’ll love the SIFI! Since we’re in May, Star Wars fans get to celebrate with “May the 4th be with you”, but we’re here to introduce you to an even better type of SIFI: The Supra-Inguinal Fascia Iliaca (SIFI) Block. (…we’re well...
by Hétoum Misirliyan, Paul Pageau | Dec 12, 2024 | Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Featured, Infectious Disease, Ultrasound
A 59-year-old man presented to a community Emergency Department with a one-month history of subjective fevers and dyspnea. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, he had only consulted a physician via telephone, during which he was prescribed two courses of antibiotics for...
by Darren Wong | Feb 23, 2023 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
I read around pacemakers SO often throughout my residency, but it was a topic that I found was often a struggle to absorb. So, here we’re going to tackle what the ED Physician should know about managing patients with pacemaker and ICDs: Pacemaker Basics...
by Rajiv Thavanathan, James Gilbertson | Mar 1, 2021 | Podcast
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Google PodcastsListen on Stitcher So what if we’ve only had one ‘real episode’, it’s time for a bonus one! Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan sits down with FRCPC Program Director Dr. Lisa Thurgur, and...
by Omar Anjum | Apr 30, 2020 | Featured
In the current age of the COVID pandemic, we find ourselves inundated with headlines and millions of daily social media posts on COVID-19. For the frontline healthcare worker, the massive amount of online information can be overwhelming, and for the general public, it...
