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Signal or Noise? Using Inflammatory Markers Wisely Through a Bayesian Lens

Signal or Noise? Using Inflammatory Markers Wisely Through a Bayesian Lens

by Lucy Karp | Mar 19, 2026 | Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Most Viewed, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology

There seems to be a growing cultural obsession with “inflammation”. Scroll through social media long enough and you’ll find sweeping claims: inflammation is the root of fatigue, weight gain, menstrual cramps, brain fog, and even depression. And alongside this...
Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF4): randomised clinical trial

Vernakalant versus procainamide for rapid cardioversion of patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF4): randomised clinical trial

by Anchaleena Mandal, Christian Vaillancourt | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured

Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Stiell IG, et al. BMJ. 2025 Nov 11;391:e085632. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085632. Question and Methods: This is a multi-center, open-label, patient randomised trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of cardioversion with...
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...
EMOttawa Podcast: CaRMS Gone Wild!

EMOttawa Podcast: CaRMS Gone Wild!

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...
You’re a doctor, Harry! Welcome to residency

You’re a doctor, Harry! Welcome to residency

by Shahbaz Syed | Jul 2, 2020 | Commentary, Featured

It’s July 1st. A brand new gaggle (gaggle: a flock of geese when not in flight) of residents has started at the hospital. The beginning of residency is a pretty stressful time, especially when the last few months of med school were on zoom. This year is...
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