Aajab Abdulhusein

Emergency Physician Passionate about patient safety, medical education and mentorship. Simulation and Medical Education Fellow. @emergottawa @UofDFM grad

[The Ottawa Hospital @OttawaHospital]

The Ottawa Hospital has called a Code Orange -- General only, due to the fire and its impact on our operations. 

The fire has been contained but we are currently unable to resume normal operations at this time as well as patient demands from the Emergency Department. 1/3

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

Don't use ChatGPT for academic research. It creates fake citations to papers that don't even exist.

Instead, use Scite Assistant — an AI-powered app designed for researchers.

It answers your questions with citations to (real) published papers.

Here's how to use it:

[Amal Mattu @amalmattu]

Corey Slovis sharing wisdom of an amazing career: “No matter how much a shift sucks, it’s the privilege of caring for patients that always gets you through the shift.” ⁦@UMEmergencyMed⁩ ⁦@UMEMresidency⁩ #foamed

[EM Ottawa @emergmedottawa]

EMOttawa Publication
Stress and conflict from tacit culture forges professional identity in newly graduated independent physicians
Highlighted Authors: @Stella_Yiu @MarianneYeung @wjcheungem @drjfrank
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2022 Dec 7.
https://t.co/BsvBBdOgFb

[Andrew Petrosoniak @petrosoniak]

Thank you @emdocsdotnet for the invitation to talk #DecisionMaking in #emergencymedicine

We talk about 8 techniques to improve decision making both in life and on shift.

https://t.co/QyXkAuEsgJ

[Stephen W. Smith @smithECGBlog]

What percent of clinicians know what this ECG represents?

https://t.co/LHYjNDiMYk

[Andrew Petrosoniak @petrosoniak]

At the decision making workshop with @emergmedottawa, we discussed 8 specific ways to make better decisions.

Here’s a recap 🧵:

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[Andrew Petrosoniak @petrosoniak]

I’ve had a recent run of some pretty hectic clinical situations requiring life-saving interventions and I’ve been reflecting on how we learn and continue to improve.

Here’s a 🧵 on skill acquisition:

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[Spencerpress @Spencerpress]

To fix Canada's (and Ontario's) nursing shortage, start with a little respect, say @vtamster and Meredith Hall. #ottnews #onpoli @OttawaCitizen https://t.co/iqa0FrRXcl

[EM Ottawa @emergmedottawa]

Way back Wednesday!

Cardiogenic shock can be tricky to manage, and unfortunately diagnosis is often delayed because of difficulty in recognizing more subtle presentations.

Dr. @omaranj has an incredible post to help you master the myocardium:

https://t.co/Jh5c9xTMkQ

[Sandeep Jain @sandeep_jain]

The Rule of 8+8+8 hours to balance great productivity and a high level of well-being

8 hrs of honest hard work
8 hrs of sound sleep
8 hrs to be spent on - 3FS, 3Hs, and 3S

3Fs - Family, Friends & Faith
3Hs - Healthy, Hygiene & Hobby
3S - Soul, Service & Smile

- Unknown

[EM Ottawa @emergmedottawa]

Way back Wednesday!

Onboarding and transition to practice can be hard. New attendings need knowledge to function in novel roles,  but this knowledge is often tacit. @Stella_Yiu and @MarianneYeung know that addressing this can lead to smoother transition:

https://t.co/HZR6eB89By

[theRadiologist @radiologistpage]

HIP X-RAY ANATOMY

▫️ILIOPECTINEAL LINE: disruption can mean an ANTERIOR column acetabular fracture
▫️ILIOISCHIAL LINE: disruption can mean a POSTERIOR column fracture
▫️SHENTON’S LINE: disruption can mean a NOF fracture

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

A clip from Don’t Look Up, and then a real TV interview that just happened

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

The world's most valuable skill:

Communicating effectively.

Messing this up could ruin your career.

Here are 7 communication frameworks to help you sail through those difficult conversations:

[Matt Klein @MKleinMD]

Busy ED shift yesterday, evaluating patients w concerning symptoms, most of whom fortunately did not have dangerous or life-threatening conditions

Grateful for the Uncertainty Communication Checklist, which completely changed how I discharge patients

https://t.co/QyHuQ5rSfF

[EMOverEasy @EMOverEasy]

For all of the new EM interns, and the #EMBound medical students out there, we want everyone to be listening to the many podcasts in EM. So to help you make your #podcastlist we’ve put together this 🧵!

[Shahbaz Syed @DDxDino]

Great primer for learners before you send them into see a septic patient!

[Lea Alhilali, MD @teachplaygrub]

1/Understanding cervical radiculopathy is a pain in the neck! But knowing the distributions can help your search
A 🧵to help you remember cervical radicular pain distributions #medstudenttwitter #medtwitter #radres #FOAMed #FOAMrad #neurorad #Meded #backpain #spine #Neurosurgery

[Catherine Varner @CVarnerEmerg]

1 in 5 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Most occur in 1st trimester.

4 in 5 patients with early loss seek care in Canadian EDs.

Developed by patients & care providers, https://t.co/jpWTl3zOB7 is a free education resource to support patients with symptoms of early pregnancy loss.