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.
Save the Dates!
Join us for our next Journal Club on Wednesday, September 24th and Wednesday, November 26th. Details to follow.
Click the above link 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.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Explain the role of antibiotics in older patients who present with delirium and pyuria.
- Identify the indications for obtaining a head CT in geriatric patients presenting with delirium or altered mental status.
- Compare nebulized ketamine versus IV morphine for older patients with MSK pain.
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:
Suneel Upadhye
MD, FRCPC
Suneel Upadhye is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine/Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. He completed his Royal College Emergency Medicine training in 2001, and his Masters in HEI in 2005. He is a co-founder of the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) course since 2005. He is a former Standards Chair for CAEP, and is the inaugural Research Lead for the EM Researchers of Niagara (EMRoN). He also serves as a Methodologist for the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Guidelines for Reasonable & Appropriate Care in the Emergency Room (GRACE) program since 2019, which has led to numerous guidance documents and reviews for EM practice. He is also a jazz music enthusiast, founding bassist for Docs that Rock, master scuba diver, and mediocre golfer.
Presenter:
Fraser Mackay
CCFP-EM, ACP, HBSc
Fraser Mackay is a rural emergency physician with Emergency Medicine Saint John in New Brunswick, where he is Assistant Director of Workforce Planning and Associate Professor for the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine. He often wears interesting shirts, is prone to singing spontaneously, and sometimes perturbs colleagues by using his treadmill during meetings. Fraser spends an inordinate amount of time advocating for improving Emergency Medicine and healthcare in Canada through various avenues; he is the current Chair of CAEP’s Rural Remote and Small Urban Section, and the NB Provincial Representative for the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada. He sits on the scientific advisory council for the Trauma Resuscitation In Kids program, and is Chair of the Cardiac Arrest National Advisory Council in partnership with Heart and Stroke Canada.