EMOttawa JC Phenobarbital treatment of alcohol withdrawal in the ED via AEM Journal emottawablog.com/2025/06/phenob… Interpretation: While phenobarbital will not be replacing benzodiazepines as 1st line for EtOH withdrawal, these results are reassuring from a safety perspective

EMOttawa Pub Evaluating a Canadian tertiary care ED physician wellness program Lipinski M, Ahn E, Warren Cheung Yiu S. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Conclusion While social events were appreciated, initiatives focusing on addressing barriers to occupational wellness were valued the most.

We wanted to send a quick message of welcome to our amazing crew of new R1’s from the The Royal College Michael Baskey James Bunker Jason Chung Garret Conquer-van Heumen Eadan Farber Nikki Huebener Natalia Kruger Janelle Lazor Kaitlyn Lee Cameron Sartor Jacob Sartor Robin Smyth

We wanted to take a moment to introduce our incoming CCFP-EM The College of Family Physicians of Canada resident cohort for the 2025-26 academic year. Dr. Dan Czikk (Ottawa) Dr. Steve Hale (McMaster) Dr. Faran Khalid (Ottawa) Dr. Gabrielle Ouellette (Ottawa) Dr. Anchaleena Mandal (Queen's)

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day from CJEM! Today we celebrate the people, research, and frontline care that make Canadian emergency medicine world-class. Explore the latest in ➡️link.springer.com/journal/43678 #CanadaDay #CJEM #EmergencyMedicine

In case you missed it, we need to have our approach and imaging decisions around BCVI in Trauma down cold. Dr. Wudwud spoon-feeds us some great pearls around this entity: BCVI Part 1: emottawablog.com/2025/06/naviga… Part 2: emottawablog.com/2025/06/naviga…

🚨 New on the EMOttawa Blog! Sudden vision loss can be a true emergency. 👁️ From CRAO to endophthalmitis, learn to spot and manage 6 critical causes of vision loss in the ED. 🧠 Cases, pearls, and expert tips inside. 🔗 Read now: emottawablog.com/2025/07/code-b…

Thunderclap headache is associated with high risk aetiologies, such as subarachnoid haemorrhage and intracranial haemorrhage. What are the differential diagnoses to consider? Practice Pointer includes a #BMJInfographic outlining diagnosis bmj.com/content/389/bm…

EMOttawa Award Congratulations to Dr. Alie Wudwud for receiving the Resident Award for Outstanding Trauma Care. Recognizing residents who have consistently demonstrated exceptional performance in both clinical and educational aspects of trauma care.

Congratulations to Dr. Christian Vaillancourt C Vaillancourt, who received the King Charles III Coronation Medal bestowed by the Heart & Stroke for decades of voluntary work to improve survival from cardiac arrest. More info here: canada.ca/en/department-…

EMOttawa JC 🩺 Can a 0/1-hour troponin protocol boost safe discharges from the ED? A new stepped-wedge RCT across 9 US EDs finds no significant increase in discharge rates vs 0/3-hour protocol — but safety is maintained. 🔗 emottawablog.com/2025/07/rapid-… #FOAMed #EmergencyMedicine

The 6th edition of the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine is HERE! A shift-friendly resource for junior learners in the ED. Check it out: emottawablog.com/sdm_downloads/… Help us improve by filling out our quick survey: forms.gle/VJ4w6G7y19ySRe…

🧫 Positive blood cultures in kids = clinical dilemma. A new CJEM study finds major variation in how Canadian ED docs manage pediatric bacteremia. 98% would adopt a high-sensitivity decision rule, time to build one? 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100… #PedsEM #bacteremia #FOAMed

ICYMI yesterday - the 6th Edition of the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine is out now! Filled with bedside approaches to common ED presentations, this is really useful as a bedside or educational resource! emottawablog.com/sdm_downloads/…

Beyond the regular medications in ACLS, what do guidelines and evidence tell us about adjuncts? What drugs do you always reach for in Cardiac Arrest cases? Dr. Brenkel with much more: emottawablog.com/2025/07/the-co…

EMOttawa Pub Just the Facts: Opioid-induced neurotoxicity and delirium in the ED CJEM Highlighted Authors: Dr. Lisa Fischer doi.org/10.1007/s43678… Learn to: recognize opioid induced neurotoxicity, be aware of the clinical findings and how to start treatment in the ED

CJEM July '25 Issue! JTF: Pustular Psoriasis & Fever in returning Traveller A scoring tool for ED note quality Efficacy of nebulized glucocorticoids for acute pharyngitis Discussions about goals of care in the ED Treating intractable pain with the erector spinae plane block And

📝 A modified Delphi study led to the development of the TEDNQ tool for evaluating #EmergencyMedicine note quality. Akshay Rajaram This binary scoring tool supports: ✅ Medical education ✅ Quality improvement ✅ Health informatics research 🔗 Read here …ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.bib.uottawa.ca/40249563/

Fever in the returning traveller often makes us scratch our heads and reach into the depths of our brains. Dr. Tat has a nice easy bedside approach to these cases to help find these unexpected souvenirs: emottawablog.com/2025/07/unexpe…

The triage decisions that we make on a daily basis can have a significant impact on patient care. Dr. Karp examines the risks of unchecked decision-making power in healthcare, and how we can do better: emottawablog.com/2025/08/are-we…