Peds ER @CHEO & Transport doc @ornge. ED Assoc Med Director/Medical Lead @KCF Care Clinic. Mother of 2, partner, connector of people & ideas. Always comes home
Testicular torsion! It’s not great.
Dr. Alex Viau does a deep dive into all you need to know, including the TWIST score, bedside PoCUS and some other useful approaches!
https://t.co/p0ot473TN5
Sparked by a conversation with Dr. @petrosoniak, for this grand rohnds, Dr. @omaranj sat in our ED waiting rooms for hours, and then talked to us about the ‘psychology of waiting’.
Lots of content to improve the waiting experience for patients !
https://t.co/WglN0w61kX
There may be 🏥 and 🦠 s and 🥱 but then you spend 45 minutes seeing 100 4/5 year olds wiggle through winter songs and somehow, you know the world is going to be ok. #myjoy
Never mind DSMV (or is it VI?) 👀 amazingly illustrative #adhd dx criteria/ adults (+\- being an emerg doc…) #dullema#hidyup#procastiworking#notivation and of course #snackccident
back to that financial spreadsheet that got me here in the first place https://t.co/0xPfaUugzx
With this already being a very challenging pediatric viral season, we're starting to see more children present to non-pediatric hospitals.
Are you up to date on the latest AHA PALS guidelines?
Dr. Nandalal has a great breakdown of the last PALS update:
https://t.co/sVJOad5tzL
Canada strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s decision to impose the death penalty on some arbitrarily detained protesters. We urge the regime to reverse course. These trials and sentences are clearly designed to intimidate Iranians as they fight for their human rights.
Canada is equally concerned by a call from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s MPs to apply the death penalty to more protestors. We call on Iran’s regime to address the legitimate concerns of Iranians & to protect their right to protest. Canada stands with the people of Iran.
There’s misinformation circulating about medication shortages and fever. Here are some facts to help figure out the best way to treat a child’s fever. For more info, check out @CPhAAPhC guidance on when to use medication & when to seek professional advice. https://t.co/XdWuqDEcLY
When adult ICUs and EDs were at risk of being overwhelmed, we shut down the world to flatten the curve.
When pediatric ICUs and EDs are overwhelmed, public life continues like nothing’s happening.
I’d be heartbroken if I wasn’t so angry
Just published: Canadian Anaphylaxis Network-Predicting Recurrence after Emergency Presentation for Allergic REaction (CAN-PREPARE): a prospective, cohort study protocol @BMJ_Open https://t.co/PojPpKhpM1
Here is Wendy Bingham Clinical Operations Manager on how they’re trying to keep the pediatric intensive care unit @CHEO open. They are under extraordinary pressure at 124% capacity more tonight @ctvottawa#ottnews#ottawa#onpoli#cdnpoli#healthcare