Editorial
Invited Commentary – The pain of procedural pain management education in the emergency department – Ran D. Goldman, MD, MH(Research)
Invited Commentary – Palliative care in emergency medicine: A perennial skill with a new emphasis – Jennifer Hughes, MD, CCFP (EM) (PC)
Invited Commentary – What is the bed availability gap underlying chronic emergency department access block? – Peter A. Cameron, MBBS, MD
Invited Commentary – Delving into Delphis – Teresa M. Chan, MD, MHPE
CJEM Debate Series – Emergency physicians should not write orders for hospital admissions – Paul Pageau, MD
Commentary – Managing the opioid epidemic: back to the basics with resuscitation – Orlando Hung
Feature Article
Original Research – Emergency overcrowding and access block: A smaller problem than we think – Grant D. Innes, MD, MHSc
Just the Facts
Just the Facts – Diagnosis and Management of Non-Purulent Cellulitis in the Emergency Department – Krishan Yadav, MD, MSc
Pediatric
Original Research – Firearm-related injuries among Canadian children and youth from 2006 to 2013: A CHIRPP study – Catherine M.J. Cox, MPH, MD
Original Research – System outcomes associated with a pediatric emergency department clinical decision unit – Derin Karacabeyli
Original Research – Pain management practices surrounding lumbar punctures in children: A survey of Canadian emergency physicians – Naveen Poonai, MSc, MD
Original Research – Association between ondansetron use and symptom persistence in children with concussions: A 5P substudy – Jocelyn Gravel, MD, MSc
Palliative
Original Research – Perceived barriers and facilitators to goals of care discussions in the emergency department: A descriptive analysis of the views of emergency medicine physicians and residents – Niran Argintaru, MD
Original Research – Palliative and end-of-life care education in Canadian emergency medicine residency programs: A national cross-sectional survey – Jared Baylis, MD
Clinical Research
Original Research – Yes, not now, or never: an analysis of reasons for refusing or accepting emergency department-based take-home naloxone – Andrew Kestler, MD, MBA, MScPH
Original Research – Procedural sedation by advanced care paramedics for emergency gastrointestinal endoscopy – Hana M. Wiemer, MD
Original Research – Understanding why older adults choose to seek non-urgent care in the emergency department: the patient’s perspective – Donna Goodridge, RN, PhD
Brief Original Contribution – Subjective sleep quality and its etiology in the emergency department – Jean-Marc Chauny, MD, MSc
Quality Improvement
Methodology – Application of quality improvement analytic methodology in emergency medicine research: A comparative evaluation – Bruce Harries, MBA
Original Research – Quality improvement primer part 3: Evaluating and sustaining a quality improvement project in the emergency department – Lucas B. Chartier, MDCM, MPH
Original Research – Attitudes of emergency department physicians and nurses toward implementation of an early warning score to identify critically ill patients: qualitative explanations for failed implementation – Blair L. Bigham, MD, MSc, ACPf
Education
Original Research – Describing CCFP(EM) programs in Canada: A national survey of program directors – Avik Nath, MD, MSc
Original Research – Bougie-assisted cricothyroidotomy: Delphi-derived essential steps for the novice learner – Alia Dharamsi, MD
Original Research – Ascertaining top evidence in emergency medicine: A modified Delphi study – Stephanie J. Bazak, MD
CJEM Journal Club
Commentary – Is an IOTA of evidence enough? – Seth Nicholas Phillips Davis, MD, PhD
Clinical Correspondence
Clinical Correspondence – A case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome with aripiprazole and fluoxetine – Tina Hu, MD, MSc
Clinical Correspondence – Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) block: A novel intervention for mechanical back pain in the emergency department – Yajai Apibunyopas, MD
Humanity
Commentary – Broken promise – Brian Deady, MD
Letter
Letter – The empathy deficit in health care – Alicia Cundall