Adverse drug events (ADEs) are Canada’s 4th leading cause of death and account for up to 22000 deaths per year in Canada.(1) The number of non-fatal adverse events is much higher. We encounter ADEs almost every day when we’re on shift in the emergency department, although in many cases it goes unrecognized and we attribute […]
SGEM-HOP: Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
Do you recall the days of paper charts for everything? Maybe you still work in that environment. In 2016, many of us work using computerized provider order entry (CPOE) for everything from lab tests to diagnostic imaging to medication orders. From my experience, providers tend to have a love/hate relationship with CPOE. But what evidence […]
SGEM-HOP Ultrasound in High Fidelity Simulation
The most recent SGEM-HOP podcast took a look at ultrasound in high fidelity simulation. Ken and I got a chance to speak with Dr. Paul Olszynski from the University of Saskatchewan. He recently authored the following article in which two novel ultrasound interventions were introduced for emergency medicine resident simulation training. The CJEM article is […]
Mannitol vs. Hypertonic Saline for Elevated ICP
This week’s version of the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine – Hot off the Press was released yesterday and covers a systematic review of mannitol vs. hypertonic saline solution for elevated ICP. We spoke with the lead author of the study, Dr. Elyse Pelletier, and got a chance to ask her questions about the particulars […]
SGEM-HOP Update
Hey all, If you haven’t been listening to the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine – Hot off the Press (SGEM-HOP) series, why not? This series of podcasts is the ultimate in early knowledge translation, with articles from Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) and the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM) being reviewed with the authors of the […]