Editorial
Commentary – “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” – Reflections on the novel coronavirus disease and emergency medicine in Canada – Alecs Chochinov, MD
Commentary – A special thank you to our authors for their responses to the coronavirus disease pandemic – Ian G. Stiell, MD MSc ORCID
COVID-19: Commentary
Invited Commentary – Authentic emergency department leadership during a pandemic – Eddy Lang, MDCM, CSPQ
Invited Commentary – Ethical considerations in the allocation of critical care resources when capacity is overwhelmed – Merril A. Pauls, MD, MHSc
Commentary – Ethical considerations of the duty to care and physician safety in the COVID-19 pandemic – Francis Bakewell, MD, MHSc
Commentary – Age is just a number – and so is frailty: Strategies to inform resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic – Kevin F. Boreskie, MSc
Regular Commentary – End-of-life care in the emergency department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Ariel Hendin , MD ORCID
Commentary – The Twitter pandemic: The critical role of Twitter in the dissemination of medical information and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic – Hans Rosenberg, MD, CCFP(EM)
Commentary – Quality improvement in the time of coronavirus disease 2019 – A change strategy well suited to pandemic response – Shawn Mondoux , MD, MSc ORCID
Commentary – COVID-19: What paramedics need to know! – Jason E. Buick , MSc, PhD(c), ACP ORCID
COVID-19: Just the Facts
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: Protected code blue – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic – Sarah McIsaac, MBBCh, MEd
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: Protecting frontline clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic – Paul Atkinson , MB, BCh, BAO, MA ORCID
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: Airway management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic – George Kovacs, MD MHPE FRCPC
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: Recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound use and machine infection control during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic – Daniel J. Kim, MD ORCID
Commentary
Commentary – Social emergency medicine: A way forward for training – Vivian Tam, MD ORCID
Commentary – The evolution of emergency medicine internationally – Riyad B. Abu-Laban, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Just the Facts
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: Hypertension in the emergency department – Aaron K. Sibley, MD, FRCPC ORCID
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: how to teach emergency department flow management – Teresa M. Chan, MD, MHPE ORCID
Just the Facts – Just the Facts: How to assess a patient with constant significant vertigo and nystagmus in the emergency department – Peter Johns, MD, FRCPC
Need to Know: CJEM Journal Club
CAEP
CAEP Paper – CAEP Position Statement – Hospital disaster preparedness – Daniel Kollek, MD
CAEP Paper – CAEP Position Statement – Sick notes for minor illness – Jesse McLaren, MD
Original Research – An environmental scan of emergency medicine research support, training, and infrastructure across Canada – Marcel Emond, MD, MSc ORCID
Pain
Original Research – Opioid prescription practices for patients discharged from the emergency department with acute musculoskeletal fractures – Garrick Mok, MD ORCID
Original Research – Understanding current practice of opioid use disorder management in emergency departments across Canada: A cross-sectional study – Patricia Hoyeck, BSc ORCID
Original Research – Regional anesthesia in Canadian emergency departments: Emergency physician practices, perspectives, and barriers to use – David Wiercigroch, MPA ORCID
Geriatrics
Original Research – Effectiveness of hospital avoidance interventions among elderly patients: A systematic review – Caillie Pritchard, BSc
Original Research – Using volunteers to improve the experience of older patients in the emergency department – Brittany Ellis, MBChB, MSc
Education
Education Innovation – STAR-EM: An innovative summer research program for medical students – Steven Marc Friedman, MD, MPH
Original Research – Perceived versus actual cricothyroid membrane landmarking accuracy by emergency medicine residents and staff physicians – Nicholas Schouela, MBBCh ORCID
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Commentary – Audit and feedback for individual practitioners in the emergency department: an evidence-based and practical approach – Shawn K. Dowling, MD ORCID
Original Research – Reducing unnecessary testing in the emergency department: The case for INR and aPTT – Davy Tawadrous, MD, MBA ORCID
Original Research – Regional needs assessment for emergency physician audit and feedback – Rakesh Gupta, MD
Case Reports
Clinical Correspondence – Use of a smartphone plant identification application in a toxic plant ingestion – Davy Tawadrous , MD, MBA ORCID
Humanity – The Penelope Gray-Allan Memorial CJEM Writing Award Winner
Commentary – “Not at the dinner table” – Gerhard Dashi, MD
In Memoriam
In Memoriam – Dr. Edmond Monaghan: September 4, 1929–April 24, 2020
Letters
Letter – Response to Letter: “Do systemic antibiotics for skin and soft tissue abscesses after incision and drainage improve cure rates compared with placebo? – A critical appraisal” – Pierre-Gilles Blanchard, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA
Letter – Concerns with Current Approach to Competency Based Medical Education of EM Specialists – Doug Sinclair, MD
Letter – Don’t forget our dual public health crises – Jessica Moe, MD, MA, MSc