by emottawa | Apr 14, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy
Transgender awareness is currently at an all time high, helped by portrayals in award winning shows such as Orange is the New Black and Transparent, and also by the recent public transition of Caitlyn Jenner. Transgender health is also an emerging area of research,...
by emottawa | Mar 24, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy
In our current political and social climate, refugee health is undoubtedly going to become an increasingly prevalent Emergency Department (ED) issue. In the past few years, Canada has been accepting an average of 25 000 refugees from all over the world each...
by emottawa | Mar 18, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology
Ischemic stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack have been a vigorously studied subject, particularly in the past few years. With numerous updates and recommendations, we will provide an updated guide for Emergency Physicians in regards to ischemic stroke...
by emottawa | Mar 1, 2016 | Endocrinology, Grand Round Summaries
Steroids have been used in medicine for their immune-modulating effects for decades, but how much of their use is actually evidence based? Here we review the most recent literature for their use in four select presentations often seen in the Emergency...
by emottawa | Feb 15, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology
For those of us who work in the Emergency Department, we are very well versed in migraine management. We see these patients frequently, and typically don’t hesitate to utilize our typical maxeran/toradol/fluids combo, as it is typically very effective. But what...
