by Tayler Young, Lucy Karp, Alex Coutin | May 19, 2022 | EDI, Featured, Infographics, Medical Education
At CAEP 2021, the SLGBTQIA + panel identified perceived or real barriers to the inclusion of sexual and gender minority content in Emergency Medicine residency curriculums. Here, we present an infographic documenting the findings and recommendations from the CAEP...
by Stella Yiu, Marianne Yeung | Nov 25, 2021 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Onboarding and transition to independent practice are challenging (1–3). New attending physicians need knowledge to function in novel roles (4), (Yeung, Cheung et al, personal communication) However, this knowledge is often tacit. By improving our understanding of ...
by Doran Drew, Josee Malette | May 27, 2021 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Thrombosis
Addressing the Controversies Around Thrombolytic Therapy (tPA) In our previous blog post, we reviewed the formative literature supporting the currently used tPA time window. The figure below highlights a summary of the time windows investigated within each study and...
by Mark McKinney, Josee Malette | May 13, 2021 | Commentary, Grand Round Summaries
Have you ever sat at M&M rounds, seeing the same lists of biases and the same diagnostic errors being discussed over and over again? I know I have. I am often left wondering how can we do better? The solution seems simple – learn the biases, know the biases,...
by Hashim Kareemi, Alie Wudwud | Apr 29, 2021 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
In Part 1 of our 2-series on Elevated ICP in the ED, Dr. Hashim Kareemi described the pathophysiology of elevated ICP and compared the options for diagnosis. Click here to review Part 1. In this Part 2 post, Dr. Kareemi takes us through a phased approach to managing...
