The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
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Latest Episodes
SGEM Xtra: I’m in a FIX State of Mind
Date: September 18th, 2019 I had the honour of presenting at FIX19 conference in New York City. Thank you to Dr. Dara Kass and the organizing committee for giving me the opportunity to present at this amazing conference.
SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were
Date: September 10th, 2019 Reference: Fournier et al. Adapting the Canadian CT head rule age criteria for mild traumatic brain injury. Emergency Medicine Journal 2019. Guest Skeptics: Dr. Sarah Berg is a PGY-3 resident in Emergency Medicine at Washingt...
SGEM#265: Total EcLiPSE of the Seizure – What a ConSEPT
Date: September 5th, 2019 Reference: Dalziel et al. Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children (ConSEPT): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet May 2019
SGEM Xtra: Life is a Highway – The Cochrane Collaboration
Date: May 14th, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Michael Brown is founding chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals,
SGEM#264: Hooked On A Feeling? Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain
Date: August 9th, 2019 Reference: Daoust et al. Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain. AEM August 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia.
SGEM Xtra: OR Barbie Let’s Go Party
Date: August 6th, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Alyssa Stroud (@TheBlondeMD) is a PGY2 surgery resident who is trying to survive the hardships of residency and dating, one glass of wine at a time. This is an SGEM Xtra episode that was recorded in Algonquin P...
SGEM#263: Please Stop, Prescribing – Antibiotics for Viral Acute Respiratory Infections
Date: July 22nd, 2019 Reference: Yadav et al. A Multifaceted Intervention Improves Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection for Adults and Children in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings. AEM July 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr.
SGEM#262: Omadacycline – Is it non-inferior to linezolid for skin and soft tissue infections?
Date: July10th, 2019 Reference: O’Riordan W et al. Omadacycline for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin-Structure Infections. NEJM Feb 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the St.
SGEM#261: CriSTAL Ball to Assess Older Patients in the Emergency Department
Date: June 28th, 2019 Reference: Cardona et al. Prospective Validation of a Checklist to Predict Short-term Death in Older Patients After Emergency Department Admission in Australia and Ireland. AEM June 2019. Guest Skeptic:Dr.
SGEM#260: Quit Playing Game with My Heart – Early or Delayed Cardioversion for Recent Onset Atrial Fibrillation?
Date: June 20th, 2019 Reference: Pluymaeker et al. Early or Delayed Cardioversion in Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation. NEJM 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. David Glaser, emergency physician from a community teaching hospital in Denver and faculty member for th...