by Pascale King, Samara Adler | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN, Patient Advocacy
Abortion history in Canada is Complex. Countless hardships were overcome on the long journey to the legalization of medical induced abortion (IA). This blog post will focus on what you need to know as an acute care provider. Context: Unsafe abortions are the leading...
by Alex Viau, Josee Malette, Alex Coutin | Aug 4, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
In PART 1 of our HIV in the ED Blog series, we explored the importance of diagnosing HIV in the ED, and the approach to the diagnosis. In PART 2, we hope to address the following: Indications for occupation & non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)...
by Alex Viau, Josee Malette, Alex Coutin | Jul 28, 2022 | Addictions, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Public health
When it comes to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the ED, the most medically interesting pathology is in the acute presentation of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections. However, due to advances in anti-retroviral therapies (ART), you’re much less likely...