Clinician’s Capsules
Audio Summary
Audio Summary for CJEM 20(4) – Ian Stiell, MD, MSc
Editorial/Commentary
Commentary – A Message from our New CAEP President – Alecs Chochinov, MD, FRCPC
Invited Commentary – Emergency medicine definitions, CAEP, and the journey to excellence – Douglas Sinclair, MD
Invited Commentary – Oh, the places we’ll go! Emergency department extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in Canada – James B. Gould, MD
Invited Commentary – Stories, voices, and explanations: How qualitative methods may help augment emergency medicine research – Patrick McLane, MA, PhD
Invited Commentary – An epidemic we must address – Ran D. Goldman, MD, MH(Research)
CJEM Debate Series – #BetterSelection – Medical school acceptance tests select the wrong doctors: We need fewer memorizers and more thinkers and communicators in modern medicine – John M. Steeves, MD
CAEP Guidelines – Position Statement on Emergency Medicine Definitions from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians – Jill McEwen, MD
Feature Article
Qualitative Research
Brief Original Contribution – The novel role of paramedics in collaborative emergency centres aligns with their professional identity: A qualitative analysis – Stewart Whalen, BSc
Original Research – Knowledge sharing between general and pediatric emergency departments: connections, barriers, and opportunities – Leah K. Crockett, BHSc, MSc
Quality Improvement
Original Research – Quality improvement primer part 2: executing a quality improvement project in the emergency department – Lucas B. Chartier, MDCM, MPH
Original Research – Evaluating physician awareness of common health care costs in the emergency department – Rohit Gandhi, MD
Substances
Original Research – Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome presentation to the emergency department: A two-year multicentre retrospective chart review in a major urban area – Jeremy M. Hernandez, MD, PhD
Original Research – Randomized controlled trial of emergency department initiated smoking cessation counselling and referral to a community counselling service – Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases
Original Research – Impact of premix antimicrobial preparation and time to administration in septic patients – Wesley D. Kufel, PharmD, AAHIVP
Original Research – Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in the emergency department: a review of local practice patterns – Elizabeth Poon, MD
Pediatrics
Original Research – Return visits to the pediatric emergency department: A multicentre retrospective cohort study – Colin B. Meyer-Macaulay, BScH, MD
Original Research – Epidemiology of electrical and lightning-related injuries among Canadian children and youth, 1997-2010: A Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) study – Madeleine Böhrer, BSc
Original Research – Retrospective evaluation of the BIG score to predict mortality in pediatric blunt trauma – Charlotte Grandjean-Blanchet, MD
Trauma
Original Research – Cut and rip and cut alone techniques versus usual practice in the removal of trauma patient clothing – Aaron K. Sibley, MD
Original Research – Factors associated with delay in trauma team activation and impact on patient outcomes – Rory Connolly, MB BCh BAO
State of the Art – Risk factors for adverse outcomes in older adults with blunt chest trauma: A systematic review – Jake Sawa, BEng, BKin
CJEM Journal Club
Knowledge to Practice – Corticosteroids for a sore throat – Reviewed by: Skye Crawford, MD, BSc
Education
Resident Issues – The writer’s guide to education scholarship in emergency medicine: Systematic reviews and the scholarship of integration (part 4) – Aleisha Murnaghan, BSc, MD, MHPE
Brief Educational Report – Creation of a national emergency medicine enhanced competency directory for residency training – Niran Argintaru, MD
Humanity
Commentary – “Anchors” – Conor Lavelle, MD, PGY-4
Clinical Correspondence
Case Report – Acute urinary retention after Black Widow envenomation: a case report – Matthew Carere, BSc, MD
Case Report – Octreotide for the treatment of intentional insulin as part overdose in a non-diabetic patient – Catherine M. Dewaal, BScPharm, PharmD