Clinician’s Capsules
Editorial/Commentary
Commentary – Model of payment should not be the key concern when it comes to emergency department physicians’ remuneration – Howard Ovens, MD
Commentary – One size does not fi t all for Canadian trauma systems – Robert S. Green, MD, BSc, DABEM
Commentary – Finding FOAM and not Froth – Heather Murray, MD
Commentary – Education scholarship in Canadian emergency medicine: The past, present, and future – Rob Woods, MD, MMEd
Commentary – Trauma systems and emergency medical services: The missing link for tranexamic acid utilization in major trauma – John M. Tallon, MD, MSc
CJEM Debate Series – #ChoosingWisely – The Choosing Wisely campaign will not impact physician behaviour and choices – Paul Atkinson, MB MA
CAEP Statements – The core emergency ultrasound curriculum project: A report from the Curriculum Working Group of the CAEP Emergency Ultrasound Committee – Paul Olszynski, MD
Feature Article
Original Research – Impact of physician payment mechanism on emergency department operational performance – Grant D. Innes, MD, MHSc
Clinical Research – Trauma
Original Research – A traumatic tale of two cities: a comparison of outcomes for adults with major trauma who present to differing trauma centres in neighbouring Canadian provinces – Jefferson Hayre, BSc, MD
Original Research – Models of care for traumatically injured patients at trauma centres in British Columbia: variability and sustainability – Benjamin Tuyp, MD
Original Research – All-terrain vehicle–related injuries and deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador between 2003 and 2013: a retrospective trauma registry review – Holly Black, MD, BN
Original Research – Compliance of tranexamic acid administration to trauma patients at a level-one trauma centre – Abeer Ghawnni, MD
Clinical Research – Return Visits
Original Research – Rates and predictive factors of return to the emergency department following an initial release by the emergency department for acute heart failure – Pierre-Géraud Claret, MD, MSc
Original Research – Sentinel visits in emergency department patients with diabetes mellitus as a warning sign for hyperglycemic emergencies – Justin W. Yan, MD, MSc
Clinical Research – Prehospital Care
Original Research – A survey of front-line paramedics examining the professional relationship between paramedics and physician medical oversight – Christopher R. Foerster, MD, MSc
Original Research – Can a single primary care paramedic confi guration safely transport low-acuity patients in air ambulances? – Homer Tien, MD, MSc
CJEM Journal Club
Knowledge to Practice – Intensive blood-pressure lowering in patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage – Sufyan Alrahbi, MD
Clinical Research – Patient Care
Original Research – The immigrant effect: factors impacting use of primary and emergency department care – a Canadian population cross-sectional study – Robert Ohle, MB, Bch, BAO, MA, MSc
Original Research – Examining the utility of the Hamilton early warning scores (HEWS) at triage: Retrospective pilot study in a Canadian emergency department – Steven Skitch, MD, PhD
Original Research – Self-awareness of computed tomography ordering in the emergency department – Amjed Kadhim-Saleh, MD, MSc
Education
Resident Issues – A writer’s guide to education scholarship: Qualitative education scholarship (part 2) – Teresa M. Chan, HBSc, BEd, MD, MHPE
Resident Issues – Four strategies to fi nd, evaluate, and engage with online resources in emergency medicine – Andrea Lo, MD
Original Research – The impact of social media promotion with infographics and podcasts on research dissemination and readership – Brent Thoma, MD, MA, MSc
Case Report
Case Report – Back pain in the emergency department: Pathological fracture following spinal manipulation – Christopher Skappak, MD, PhD
Images
Knowledge to Practice – Man with back pain and fever – Andrew Fu Wah Ho, MBBS