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Date: November 26th, 2022 Reference: James et al. Emergency Department Condition Acuity, Length of Stay, and Revisits Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patients: A Retrospective Chart Review. AEM November 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Click on the LINK for a transcript […]
Date: November 19th, 2022 Reference: Khatib N, and Sampsel K. CAEP Position Statement Executive Summary: Where is the love? Intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Emergency Department (ED). CJE.M 2022 Nov Guest Skeptics: Dr. Nour Khatib is an emergency physician in Toronto working in community sites Markham Stouffville Hospital and Lakeridge health. Dr. Khatib also works […]
Date: November 10th, 2022 Reference: de-Madaria E et al. Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis (WATERFALL). NEJM 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim R. Rezaie completed his medical school training at Texas A&M Health Science Center and continued his medical education with a combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine residency at East Carolina University. Currently, Salim works […]
Date: October 24, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Damian Roland is a Consultant at the University of Leicester NHS Trust and Honorary Professor for the University of Leicester’s SAPPHIRE group. He specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and is a passionate believer and advocate of FOAMed. Damian is also part of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles team. […]
Date: October 27th, 2022 Reference: Hayashi et al. Comparative efficacy of sedation or analgesia methods for reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. AEM October 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called First10EM.com Case: A 19-year-old man presents to the emergency […]
Date: October 18th, 2022 Reference: Moore et al. Head and thorax elevation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation using circulatory adjuncts is associated with improved survival. Resuscitation 2022 Guest Skeptic: Clay Odell is a Paramedic, Firefighter, and registered nurse (RN). Case: You are the Chief of your local Fire and EMS Department, and an individual contacts you saying […]
Date: October 5th, 2022 Reference: Top Gun 1986 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter is Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis and co-wrote the book on “Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules”. Chris will be moving to Rochester, Minnesota soon to become the Vice Chair of […]
Date: September 15, 2022 Reference: Ramnarayan P et al. Effect of high-flow nasal cannula therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure therapy on liberation from respiratory support in acutely ill children admitted to pediatric critical care units: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA July 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Spyridon Karageorgos is a Pediatric Resident at Aghia Sophia […]
Date: September 28th, 2022 Reference: Hartford et al. Disparities in the emergency department management of pediatric migraine by race, ethnicity, and language preference. AEM September 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism […]
Date: September 20th, 2022 Reference: Menon et al. Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. The Lancet 2022 Guest Skeptic: Professor Daniel Fatovich is an emergency physician and clinical researcher based at Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. He is Head of the Centre […]
Date: September 16th, 2022 Reference: Gerlier C, et al. Differentiating central from peripheral causes of acute vertigo in an emergency setting with the HINTS, STANDING and ABCD2 tests: A diagnostic cohort study. AEM 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Peter Johns has been practicing emergency medicine since 1985 and has been passionate about vertigo education for the last two […]
Date: August 25th, 2022 Reference: Martin et al. Single-dose dexamethasone is not inferior to 2 doses in mild to moderate pediatric asthma exacerbations in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Harrison Hayward is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital. He finished his General Pediatrics residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. As […]
Date: September 3rd, 2022 Reference: Milne WK, Carpenter CR and Young T. A Hero Is Rising – Season#8 Book Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tayler Young is a first year Family Medicine resident at Queen’s University. Her interests are quality improvement and Free Open Access to Medical Education (FOAMed). This is an SGEM Xtra to announce Season#8 has now been […]
Date: August 23rd, 2022 Reference: Schoenfeld et al. “Just give them a choice”: Patients’ perspectives regarding starting medications for opioid use disorder in the ED. AEM August 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM. […]
Date: August 18th, 2022 Reference: Munn et al. Fragility Index Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Shows Highly Robust Evidential Strength for Benefit of
Date: August 7th, 2022 Host Skeptic: Dr. Dennis Ren is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. You might remember him from the SGEM episodes on febrile infants, aseptic meningitis, and community acquired pneumonia. This is an SGEM Xtra episode. Season 10 is coming to an end. We want to thank all our listeners […]
Date: July 28th, 2022 Reference: Brower et al. Point-of-Care Ultrasound-First for the Evaluation of Small Bowel Obstruction: National Cost Savings, Length of Stay Reduction, and Preventable Radiation Exposure. AEM July 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. She is also the creator of all those wonderful Paper in a Pictures. […]
Date: July 22nd, 2022 Reference: Perry et al. Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. The Lancet 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tessa Davis is a Paediatric Emergency Consultant at the Royal London Hospital, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, Co-founder of Don’t Forget The […]
Date: July 16th, 2022 Reference: Lamontagne F et al. Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit. NEJM 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim R. Rezaie completed his medical school training at Texas A&M Health Science Center and continued his medical education with a combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine residency at East Carolina University. Currently, […]
Date: July 1st, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ravi Garg is a Neurologist in the Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care at Loyola University Chicago. Reference: Garg R, Mickenautsch S. Risk of selection bias assessment in the NINDS rt-PA stroke study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2022 Jun 15;22(1):172. This is an SGEM Xtra episode. Dr. Garg […]
Date: June 30th, 2022 Reference: McGinnis et al. Major adverse cardiac event rates in moderate-risk patients: Does prior coronary disease matter? AEM June 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Case: You are working a shift in your local community emergency department […]
Date: June 18th, 2022 Reference: Crombie et al. Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related haemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Haematology 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist that includes in his practice emergency medicine, anaesthesia and critical care. He is […]
Date: June 12th, 2022 Reference: Finfer et al. Balanced Multielectrolyte Solution versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults. NEJM 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Aaron Skolnik is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Consultant in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. He is board certified […]
Date: May 24th, 2022 Reference: Broder et al. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE) 2: Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. AEM May 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called First10EM.com Case: A 33-year-old male presents to […]
Date: May 13th, 2022 Reference: Abril et al. The Relative Efficacy of Seven Skeletal Muscle Relaxants. An Analysis of Data From Randomized Studies. J Emerg Med 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading […]
,Date: April 19th, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Sarah Mojarad is a Lecturer in Advanced Writing, #SciComm, & Mis/disinfo topics • Kavli Fellow • Reed Awardee. This is an SGEM Xtra episode. When planning a brief trip to Los Angeles for the EMRAP One Conference, I remembered that Sarah is from LA. I thought to myself, perhaps […]
Date: April 16th, 2022 Reference: Blom et al. Common elective orthopaedic procedures and their clinical effectiveness: umbrella review of level 1 evidence. BMJ 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Matt Schmitz, Pediatric Orthopedics, Adolescent Sports Medicine and Young Adult Hip Preservation Surgeon at San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. Disclaimer: The views and opinions of this blog […]
Date: April 7th, 2022 Reference: Wong et al. Sensitivity of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in transient global amnesia as a function of time from symptom onset. AEM April 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Case: A 65-year-old man presents to your emergency department with […]
Date: March 31st, 2022 Reference: Butt et al. Take-Pause: Efficacy of mindfulness-based virtual reality as an intervention in the pediatric emergency department. AEM March 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism […]
Date: March 26th, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Professor Melanie Trecek-King Associate professor of biology at Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts. Founder and creator of Thinking Is Power. Reference: Trecek-King M.A Life Preserver for Staying Afloat in a Sea of Misinformation. Skeptical Inquirer March/April 2022 This is an SGEM Xtra episode. I met Melanie through our online interactions […]
