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20 things you can do imperfectly well for Climate Change

20 things you can do imperfectly well for Climate Change

by Graham Wilson | Jan 25, 2020 | Featured, Physician Wellness

And on the 6th day Graham bellowed; “let thee environment be considered among thy seven dimensions of wellness.”  And so, the environment was added to the wheel of physical, social, spiritual, occupational, intellectual, financial and emotional wellness. Although I...
What can Emergency Physicians do for Planet Wellness?

What can Emergency Physicians do for Planet Wellness?

by Curtis Lavoie | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Physician Wellness

As a species, we’re making bad choices  – polluting the planet and making life difficult now, and perhaps impossible in the future. As physicians, it is time to do what you do best: heal the planet. Ok sure, that sounds corny, but take a listen and let me...
I may die from old age, but my children may die from climate change…

I may die from old age, but my children may die from climate change…

by Gary Bota | Jan 21, 2020 | Featured, Physician Wellness

I’m a boomer Canadian Emergency physician, with a special interest in climate change. My oral fellowship exam took place in a small hotel room where facial bone x-rays were held up against the Montreal skyline awaiting my interpretation. I went directly from resident...
The Anatomy and Physiology of a Resuscitation

The Anatomy and Physiology of a Resuscitation

by Robert Suttie, Richard Hoang | Sep 6, 2018 | Airway, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

Emergency medicine is a diverse specialty. We’ve all had the shift where you go from suturing an elderly woman’s scalp, to managing an anxious patient with chest pain, to running a cardiac arrest as EMS patches in with a trauma. We wear many hats throughout a single...
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