WesternU Emerg

Official account for the Department of Emergency Medicine at LHSC and the FRCPC EM Program at Western University

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Prehospital and Transport Medicine Accredited Fellowship!
Applications accepted from Canadian medical graduates until Oct 31, 2024 for a July 2025 start. Contact Dr. Lauren Valdis ([email protected])

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Check out this press release and link to the publication. Congrats to Dr Alix Carter and the whole team!

[Canadian Partnership Against Cancer @cancerstratCA]

A recent study shows at-home palliative care by paramedics saved $2,773 per 9-1-1 call, supported patient preferences, and saved time. A win-win for healthcare! 
https://t.co/VKweQnIgln #PalliativeCare #Paramedics #CostSavings @HE_ES_Canada

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Congrats to Dr Justin Yan and team on their recent publication regarding a coding algorithm for heat illness in the ED!

https://t.co/VY0HT7iIFC via @MDPIOpenAccess

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Congrats Dr Justin Yan! New paper on best practice for opioid prescribing in emerg, and link to CBC coverage. https://t.co/HErec97XSn
https://t.co/1owHxsOEyH

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

@victorng_md @drjenirwin @CAEP_Docs @TChanMD @RahimaliManji @Damonjdd1 @Halifaxconnie @ChauPham_EM @emergmedottawa @DrShazmaMithani @McGillDeptEM @SarahGiles10 @SarahFoohey @Qemerg @SchulichMedDent @MacEmerg
Appreciate any sharing/likes/retweets!

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Attention all #Cdn 🇨🇦 #EmergencyMedicine physicians! We're conducting a survey looking at eating habits of docs during their #emerg shifts and want to hear from you!
Click below to share your thoughts and a chance to win an Amazon gift card!

https://t.co/0bUrj7OaI6

[#CAEP26 Winnipeg @CAEPConference]

@Qemerg @WesternUEmerg SONO Olympiad competition happening now at #CAEP23 going to be a blast of fun and knowledge for all the participants. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! 🎉🏆

[#CAEP26 Winnipeg @CAEPConference]

@WesternUEmerg team using the creep technique to spell a word! #POCUS #CAEP23

[#CAEP26 Winnipeg @CAEPConference]

Police line-up???! No, it’s our amazing FRCPC-EM program directors! Thanks to all the PDs for coming out to the panel to speak with prospective medical students! @emergmedottawa @WesternUEmerg @Qemerg @MacEmergFRCPC @EMResUBC

[George Kim (he/him/his) @GeorgeKimMD]

So thrilled to announce @SchulichMedDent new Assistant Dean Distributed Education @victorng_md - a real trailblazer in rural medical education and awesome rural ER doc https://t.co/uKs3sHShBZ

[Dr. Victor Ng, MD CCFP(EM) ICD.D @victorng_md]

Excited, humbled, honoured. Look forward to enhancing #MedEd in our SWO region; supporting @SchulichMedDent academic mission. TY @GeorgeKimMD you have left some large shoes to fill @AFMC_e @WesternU @WesternUEmerg @JohnYooMD @CFPC_e @Royal_College @OntUniv @cameacem @CMA_Docs

[CAEP @CAEP_Docs]

@WesternUEmerg

[Allison McConnell @mcconnell_allie]

We are lucky to have this incredible Physician leader as one of our own! @WesternUEmerg

https://t.co/FCyhwGvMHC

[London Free Press @LFPress]

Andrew Park, an emergency room doctor and London native, begins his one-year term as president of the Ontario Medical Association on Thursday. @JenatLFPress spoke to him about his priorities as Ontario’s doctors’ voice: https://t.co/Bg9adBcjRu #ldnont #ONhealth

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

So lucky to have @FrankMyslik teaching and championing POCUS in our division!

[Schulich WesternU @SchulichMedDent]

Congratulations to #SchulichMedDent's Dr. Nicole Campbell and Dr. Frank Myslik for receiving the Western Awards for Excellence in Teaching. 🎉

Both winners are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the academic development of students.

https://t.co/Xc2OuyOzk1

[Schulich WesternU @SchulichMedDent]

Congratulations to #SchulichMedDent's Dr. Nicole Campbell and Dr. Frank Myslik for receiving the Western Awards for Excellence in Teaching. 🎉

Both winners are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the academic development of students.

https://t.co/Xc2OuyOzk1

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Welcome to the WestERn family!!

[Kylie Suwary @kylie_suwary]

So incredibly excited that I’m going to be an emerg doc (!!!) and that I get to train at @WesternUEmerg!!! Here’s to dreams coming true and 5 more years of fun 💜💜💜

[Canadian Medical Protective Association @CMPAmembers]

@USaskMedDean @UBCIMGResidency @UBCmedicine @UofTMedSoc @UofMPGME @uOttawaMed @uOttawaPGME @USherbrooke @DalMedNB @CalDomMed @UCalgaryEM @QueensPostgrad @SchulichMedDent @WesternUEmerg @westernuFamMed @UAlberta_DoM @DalMedSchool

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Grand rounds today, one of our excellent @western_ccfpem residents, Dr. Keshmiri, presenting on the importance of Trauma-Informed Care in the ED. Switching the narrative from “what’s wrong with you?” to “what happened to you?”, empowering patients to participate in their care

[WesternU Emerg @WesternUEmerg]

Such a great learning and collaborative opportunity all around! So find to work with our @FanshaweCollege colleagues and each other for this disaster simulation!

[Andrew Helt @CanEMDoc]

Throwback to last month when @WesternUEmerg and @FanshaweCollege collabed on an awesome disaster #medsim day!! @SchulichMedDent @WesternU