Grand Rounds
Our weekly case conference is the cornerstone of resident didactic education for the training program. The time is spent with both resident and attending-led didactic lectures, simulations, case presentations, and small group discussions. Here you will find the most recent #EMConf Recaps as well as other helpful resources.
The Levy Cup
The Levy Cup is a day of Grand Rounds competition consisting of procedural relays, simulation, visual diagnosis, oral boards, and more! Congrats to all the contestants and especially the winning team!
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Grand Rounds Recaps and Other GR Content on TamingtheSRU
In this journal club recap, Dr Sarah Moulds recaps a recent meta-analysis of papers looking at the therapeutic effect of TXA in patients with severe trauma. Are their higher rates of thromboembolic complications? Is mortality improved? This article by Fouche et al attempts to answer these questions.
Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) represents a great cause of morbidity and mortality. Approximately 350,000 cardiac arrests occur in North America annually and 20% can be attributed to Ventricular tachydysrhythmias (i.e. ventricular tachycardia [v fib] and ventricular tachycardia [v tach]without a pulse). In this journal club recap, Dr Kelly Tillotson recaps an article comparing different ways of defibrillation and their effect on outcomes in OOHCA
Join Dr. Stark for M&M tips from the last session of the academic year. Also we have electrical storm management, ethical considerations of patient care, neck injury management.
Can clean gloves (those in the box in the room) be used safely during the repair of traumatic lacerations in the ED? Should we break open the package of sterile gloves each time? This Journal Club recap covers a recent paper examining the use of clean vs sterile gloves for wound repair in the ED.
Join us for the last Grand Rounds of the academic year! We discuss organophosphate toxicity and bubble CPAP in low-resource settings for Global Health Grand Rounds, a CPC case of acetaminophen toxicity, cardiac pacing, and a case of methemoglobinemia caused by pyridium!