Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from May 2009

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from May 2009

Emergency medicine as a career choice: a descriptive study of Canadian medical students.(EM Advances)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Emergency medicine is a relatively new specialty in Canada with 2 routes of certification. The first Canadian emergency medicine certification exams were held by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) in 1982 and by...

Impact of a nurse practitioner on patient care in a Canadian emergency department.(EM Advances)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been a part of Canadian health care since the 1970s; however, their role in emergency departments (EDs) remains unclear. (1-3) A recent Canadian study suggested that autonomous patient care...

Multicentre evaluation of an emergency department asthma care pathway for adults.(EM Advances)(Report)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Approximately 40% of Canadians with asthma are admitted to hospital, attend an emergency department (ED) or have an urgent care visit for asthma each year. (1,2) Variations between and within provinces in rates of hospital...

Self-reported priorities and resources of academic emergency physicians for the maintenance of clinical competence: a pilot study.(Faculty Development)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Contemporary models of clinical competence in emergency medicine (EM) include broad, interconnected roles that collectively influence physician practice. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada uses a framework...

Emergency medicine preclerkship observerships: evaluation of a structured experience.(Student Teaching and Evaluation)(Report)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Medical students are expected to make residency and career decisions early in their undergraduate medical education. In Canada, medical students apply to residency programs through the Canadian Resident Matching Service...

Factor analyze this.(Pedagogical Tools and Methods)
May 1, 2009... SEE RELATED ARTICLE ON PAGE 196 In this issue of CJEM, (1) we learn how medical students interested in emergency medicine are different from those interested in the lesser specialties. To demonstrate this, the authors surveyed 2168 medical...

The reverse Silfverskiold test in Achilles tendon rupture.(Tips from the Trenches)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Achilles tendon rupture is a relatively common injury, with a mean Canadian annual incidence of 8.3 ruptures per 100 000 people. (1) Achilles tendon rupture typically occurs in the third to fifth decade of life, although it...

Erythroderma: a dermatologic emergency.(Case Report/Rapport de cas)(Report)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Erythroderma, also known as the red man syndrome or as exfoliative dermatitis, is defined as a generalized redness and scaling of the skin. It is a clinical manifestation of a variety of underlying diseases, including...

The impact of hospital overcrowding on postgraduate education: an emergency medicine resident's perspective through the lens of CanMEDS.(RESIDENTS' CORNER)(Survey)
May 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION According to a position statement by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP), emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a national problem and the lack of acute care beds has led most Canadian hospitals to...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2009... CALENDAR * CALENDRIER ** Register online for CAEP events at www.caep.ca ** Check the CAEP website regularly for new Roadshows CAEP Roadshows--CME that travels The Musculoskeletal Roadshow Saskatton SK ...

A prospective, blinded, randomized controlled trial to evaluate ketamine-propofol v. ketamine alone for procedural sedation in the pediatric emergency department.(Plenary presentations: The best in Canadian EM research: Winner of the Grant Innes Research Award)(Report)
May 1, 2009... London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON

The failure of discharge spirometry cut-points to predict relapse after discharge from the emergency department with acute asthma.(Plenary presentations: The best in Canadian EM research: Winner of the Grant Innes Research Award)(Report)
May 1, 2009... Abu-Laban R, for the AIR Study Group; University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Trial of routine angioplasty and stenting after fibrinolysis to enhance reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction (TRANSFER-AMI).(Plenary presentations: The best in Canadian EM research: Winner of the Grant Innes Research Award)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... for the TRANSFER-AMI Investigators; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON

Early CT without LP reliably excludes subarachnoid hemorrhage in neurologically intact ED patients with acute headache.(Plenary presentations: The best in Canadian EM research: Winner of the Grant Innes Research Award)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Reliability of a structured interview for admission to an emergency medicine residency program.(Oral presentations)(Report)
May 1, 2009... Queen's University, Kingston, ON

Differences between men and women with acute asthma discharged from the emergency department after acute asthma.(Oral presentations)(Report)
May 1, 2009... Group; University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Is leaving the ED without being seen associated with an increased risk of adverse events when compared with comparable patients who are seen in the ED and discharged home?(Oral presentations)(Author abstract)(Report)
May 1, 2009... Sunnybrook Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON

Prescription errors detected and corrected by pharmacy service in the ED.(Oral presentations)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... Davis-Jewish General Hospital,Montreal, QC

Electronic selection of EMS destination to enhance capacity and flow management.(Oral presentations)(Report)
May 1, 2009... Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB

Association between emergency department triage and outcomes for acute myocardial infarction patients.(Oral presentations)(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON

Prophylactic hypothermia for severe traumatic brain injury: a quantitative systematic review.(Winner of the CAEP Resident Research Abstract Award)(Report)
May 1, 2009... University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

The radical departure invitational.(RADICAL DEPARTURE * VIRAGE RADICAL)
May 1, 2009... A RANT I have taken to climbing into my bed, now renamed the "Life Avoidance Sanctuary and Linear Time Accelerator," and hoping that everything will go away. I used to be content with mediocrity, accepting that I was doomed to...