The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

[display_podcast] Date: January 26th, 2018 Happy New Years again SGEMers. This is just a quick SGEM Xtra episode to let you know what I am going to be trying to do in 2018 to help you cut the knowledge translation (KT) window down from over ten years to less than one year. It involves following…

[display_podcast] Date: January 15th, 2018 Reference: Sadeghirad B, et al. Corticosteroids for treatment of sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has contributed to the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine and EM…

[display_podcast] Date: January 9th, 2018 Reference: Soleimanpour H et al. Effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine versus intravenous morphine for patients with renal colic in the emergency department. Urology 2012 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Tony Seupaul is the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Rachel Littlefield is a PGY2 in Emergency…

[display_podcast] Date: December 19th, 2017 Reference: Perry J et al. Validation of the Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule in patients with acute headache. CMAJ Nov 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter is from Washington University, Deputy Editor of Academic Emergency Medicine and faculty member of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care course. Case:  A 35-year-old female presents…

[display_podcast] Date: December 28th, 2017 This is a special year end episode of the SGEM. It is time to reflect upon 2017 while at the same time look forward to 2018. It has been an incredible year for a number of reasons. We had some fantastic papers to review, excellent guest skeptics and super SGEM…

[display_podcast] Date: December 25th, 2017 Happy holidays to all the SGEMers. Please accept this PDF book of Season#3. It is a holiday gift from me to you to say thank you for all the support and encouragement over the last few years. There are now close to 35,000 subscribers and the SGEM is translated into…

[display_podcast] Date: December 19th, 2017 Reference: Lesassier Hamilton A. Dissertatio Medica lnauguralis De Synocho Castrensi [Inaugural medical dissertation on camp fever]. Edinburgh: J Ballantyne, 1816. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Leeper is an assistant professor of surgery at Western University and the London Health Sciences Centre.  His practice is in trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical…

[display_podcast] Date: November 27th, 2017 Reference: Legriel et al. Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Convulsive Status Epilepticus. NEJM Dec 2016 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neal Little is an Emergency Physician who works at Chelsea Hospital in Chelsea, Michigan. He is also a Faculty member of the Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Series 1986 to present. Case: Johnny…

[display_podcast] Date: November 28th, 2017 Reference: Motov S et al. A Prospective Randomized, Double-Dummy Trial Comparing Intravenous Push Dose of Low Dose Ketamine to Short Infusion of Low Dose Ketamine for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Pain in the Emergency Department. AJEM 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie is a faculty physician at Greater San…

[display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Andersen et al. Association Between Tracheal Intubation During Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Survival. JAMA 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Bob Edmonds is an Emergency Physician in the US Air Force.  He is currently deployed, practicing emergency medicine in an undisclosed location. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions of this podcast…

[display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Roldan et al. Trial Comparing Haloperidol Combined With Conventional Therapy to Conventional Therapy Alone in Patients With Symptomatic Gastroparesis. AEM November 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario. He is the creator of the…

[display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al. Fever in the Emergency Department Predicts Survival of Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Admitted to the ICU. Critical Care Medicine 2017. Guest Skeptic: Jesse Spurr works as a Nurse Educator in the Emergency Department at Redcliffe Hospital in Australia. Outside his family and work,…

[display_podcast] Date: November 9th, 2017 Reference: Cronin JJ et al. A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2016 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Michael Falk is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine provider who works at Harlem Hospital Center in New…

[display_podcast] Date: October 24th, 2017 Reference: Harrison et al. Sweet Solutions to Reduce Procedural Pain in Neonates: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of Pediatric Emergency at McMaster’s Children’s Hospital. Anthony is also the creator of …

[display_podcast] Date: October 20th, 2017 Dr. Jen Gunter is a gynaecologist from Canada who practices in San Francisco. She writes a blog discussing women’s health issues and debunking pseudoscience. She is known to wield the lasso of truth, just like Wonder Woman. Jen became an internet sensation recently after challenging Gwyneth Paltrow and her lifestyle…