That leadership article again as a link; cjpl.org/leadership-ins…

It is with absolute profound sadness that CAEP has learned of the sudden passing of Past President Dr. Jill McEwen. Dr. McEwen was an Emergency Medicine legend who broke down barriers forging a path for female Emergency Physicians in the generations that followed her. 🧵

Dr. Connie LeBlanc (connie leblanc) will be delivering TWO sessions at #EDAC24 Her Day 1 talk will focus on leading for wellness, while her Day 2 talk will be a joint session with EDAC co-chair @WaskoDr on turning conflict into an opportunity! Limited spots remain!

1 in 7 ER visits in Canada are for conditions that potentially could have been managed by a family doctor: report CIHI_ICIS - It's a sign of a crisis in primary care, so don't blame the patients says Howard Ovens in podcast titled "Nowhere to Go" Spotify:

Klink vonSchultzinbundy CIHI_ICIS Howard Ovens Actually that’s not the finding. Have a listen.

Dr. Ovens is 100% right. We should never blame patients for attending the ER. I don't do that as and ER MD. Sometimes, it is a patient's only option. Howard Ovens Avis Favaro

Pathways to cancer care after a suspected cancer diagnosis in the ED: a survey of EPs across Ontario link.springer.com/article/10.100… Keerat Grewal "Strategies to standardize access to cancer care in a timely and equitable way for patients with newly suspected cancer in the ED are needed"

Humbled by all the good wishes and kind remarks. My career and successes were only possible due to the great mentors I’ve learned from and so many wonderful colleagues and friends especially all those who covered the ER so capably all these years.

Howard Ovens Happy New Year Dr. Ovens! This is my 25th year participating in the Toronto Maple Leafs Skate for Easter Seals Ontario Kids & I’m hoping to reach my $25K goal. Could you please consider donating, RT the post below or give me a shoutout? Thanks! secure.e2rm.com/p2p/fundraisin…

Didn’t know he’d passed. In ? the early 80’s he taught me how to do a “screening neuro exam” and the truism; “the dumb dedicated documenting doctor is defensible”. I’ve used/taught both for decades since. May his memory be a blessing.

You don’t do it for thanks. You don’t do it for money. You don’t do it for prestige. You do it because, somewhere, deep in your soul, you know you can make a difference. Welcome to EM.

The delicate dance of a four way stop says so much about people – and our world now theglobeandmail.com/life/first-per…

I haven’t posted in sometime as I deal with my ambivalence about this platform. Yet it seemed highly appropriate to share this beautiful essay at this time in this place. Enjoy and share.

Happy to be back in Canada. Honoured to have served on the front end of foreign policy seeing the dangers of a single political or religious ideology. We are lucky to have freedom of expression and thought. We have a beautiful Province.

Passerby who protected accused driver in Vancouver attack from angry mob says it was ‘the right thing to do’ theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

What a proud Canadian and inspiring story in the midst of overwhelming tragedy. Not just that he stood up to the crowd. The crowd listened.

Important if embarrassing contrast described between our health care system in Canada and a happy, efficient and truly universal one in Netherlands. Have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pri… Tara Kiran Rosemary Hannam Jane Philpott

Check out editorial by Adam Cheng link.springer.com/article/10.100… and article by Garrick Mok link.springer.com/article/10.100… on CPR Quality Data in June issue CJEM Both are free access!

EMCases Episode: How to improve the culture of your ED & build teams for better patient care & improved job satisfaction with 3 powerhouse leaders in EM: Thom Mayer Carolyn Snider Howard Ovens emergencymedicinecases.com/leadership-eme… #FOAMed #leadership #emergencymedicine

Patients who visited the emergency department within 90 days prior to a cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada, exhibited higher mortality risks compared to those who did not. ja.ma/4eXFmeV Keerat Grewal Howard Ovens