A Journal Club Designed for Emergency Physicians in Rural Areas
Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP), has developed a novel journal club that is designed for emergency physicians practicing in rural areas. Many studies are developed and conducted in tertiary care or large urban centres. While these studies can be practice changing, it may be a challenge to change practice in the rural setting. Barriers related to human resources, lack of specialized equipment, and distance to the nearest city all impact on how physicians practice in rural and remote areas.
The BEEM / CAEP rural journal club helps inform physicians on how the new evidence can impact their practice in remote settings. Following the BEEM critical appraisal, these sessions provide a dialogue with a rural emergency physician to understand the impact of the studies discussed and how they can be incorporated (or not) in areas of limited resources.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Recognize which pediatric patients who present with an acute limp are at high risk for septic arthritis
- Select the most appropriate immobilization treatment for patients with a toddler’s fracture
- Select the best pharmacological agent for acute pain in children
To access the session, click “Sign in” in the top right corner, enter your CAEP credentials and you will be taken to the LIVE session.
if you have issues please message Danielle De Castro.
Moderator:
Rahim Valani
MD, MBA, M Med Ed, LLM (Health Law)
Dr. Rahim Valani has been practicing emergency medicine in some of Canada’s busiest emergency departments for over 18 years. He is Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and is also the Chair of the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine program. He is also part of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine and recently spearheaded the international pediatric emergency medicine curriculum, which is now published.
He holds a Masters in Medical Education and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He is the co-editor of the Sickkids pediatric trauma hadbook, and editor of the pediatric emergency handbook along with pain and procedural sedation in the emergency department.
Presenter:
Mohamed Eltorki
MBChB, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Eltorki, who relocated to Calgary in September 2024, joins us from McMaster University as an associate professor of pediatrics. With a robust track record in pediatric emergency medicine and trial methodology, Dr. Eltorki has been instrumental in establishing a research program at McMaster Children’s Hospital and has been awarded several prestigious grants, including several Hamilton Health Sciences new investigator grants, an innovation grant from the Ministry of Health for studying kiwi effects on constipation, and the inaugural Team Builder’s Grant from the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University for a ketorolac dosing trial. He is currently CIHR-funded for the Keto-APP trial, an ongoing multi-centre national trial to treat pain in children with suspected appendicitis. He is an inaugural early career researcher award recipient from IMPaCT and has won several teaching awards and supervised numerous award-winning graduate students. Returning to Calgary, where he completed his postgraduate training, he is eager to expand his research program and contribute to the advancement of acute pediatric care at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
Presenter:
Sean Moore
MD, FRCPC, ABEM
Dr. Sean Moore is an emergency physician from Kenora Ontario. He is associate professor at NOSM U, Chief of Staff at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Northern Medical Director at Ornge Transport and Associate Medical Director at CritiCall Ontario. He is currently Chair of the Emergency Medicine Committee at the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada.
2025/2026 BEEM/CAEP Rural Journal Club
Join us on Wednesdays from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET / 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT: September 24, November 26, January 28 and March 25.