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Episode 174 Traumatic Pneumothorax – Is Less More? with Mathieu Toulouse

Episode 173 Febrile Infant with Brett Burstein & Gary Joubert

Episode 172 Syncope Simplified with David Carr

Episode 170 Cardiac Arrest Controversies Part 2 – PoCUS, Communication, ECPR, Termination with Bourke Tillmann, Scott Weingart, Sara Gray & Rob Simard

Episode 169 Cardiac Arrest Controversies Part 1 with Bourke Tillmann, Scott Weingart, Sara Gray & Rob Simard

Episode 167 Myocarditis with Paul Dorian & Walter Himmel

Episode 166 Pericarditis & Cardiac Tamponade with Paul Dorian & Walter Himmel

Episode 164 Cardiogenic Shock Simplified with Tarlan Hedayati & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 163 Acute Heart Failure Part 1 with Tarlan Hedayati & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 161 Red Flag Headaches: Cervical Artery Dissection with Amit Shah & Roy Baskind

Episode 160 Geriatric Trauma Part 2 with Barbara Haas, Bourke Tillmann & Camilla Wong

Episode 159 Geriatric Trauma Part 1 with Barbara Haas, Bourke Tillmann & Camilla Wong

Episode 158 Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax with Gil Yehudaiff & Mehdi Tahiri

Episode 157 Neuromuscular Diseases with George Porfiris & Roy Baskind

Episode 156 Approach to Acute Motor Weakness with George Porfiris & Roy Baskind

Episode 155 Treatment of Bradycardia & Bradydysrhythmias with Paul Dorian & Tarlan Hedayati

Episode 154 Approach to Bradycardia with Paul Dorian & Tarlan Hedayati

Episode 153 Pediatric Minor Head Injury & Concussion with Sarah Reid & Roger Zemek

Episode 152 Massive Hemorrhage Protocols with Jeannie Callum, Andrew Petrosoniak & Barabara Haas

Episode 151 AKI – ED Management with Ed Etchells & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 150 AKI – A Simple ED Approach & Rhabdomyolysis with Ed Etchells & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 149 Liver Emergencies: Thrombosis & Bleeding, PVT, SBP, Paracentesis with Walter Himmel & Brian Steinhart

Episode 148 Liver Emergencies: HE, HRS, Liver Tests, Drugs to Avoid with Walter Himmel & Brian Steinhart

Episode 147 HHS Recognition & ED Management with Melanie Baimel, Leeor Sommer & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 146 DKA Recognition & ED Management with Melanie Baimel, Leeor Sommer & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 145 Physician Compassion with Barbara Tatham

Episode 144 Testicular Torsion with Natalie Wolpert & Yonah Krakowsky

Episode 143 Priapism & Urinary Retention with Natalie Wolpert & Yonah Krakowsky

Episode 142 Neonatal Resuscitation with Hilary Whyte, Jabeen Fayyaz & Emily MacNeil

Episode 140 COVID-19 Part 4 Protected Intubation with George Kovacs

Episode 139 COVID-19 Part 3 – PPE, Conservation Strategies & Protected Code Blue with Laurie Mazurik

Episode 138 COVID-19 Part 2 – Surge Capacity Strategies with Daniel Kollek

Episode 137 COVID-19 Part 1 – Screening, Diagnosis & Management with Andrew Morris & Howard Ovens

Episode 136 Shoulder Injuries and Proximal Humerus Fractures with Arun Sayal & Dale Dantzer

Episode 135 Shoulder Injuries – Approach & Dislocations with Arun Sayal & Dale Dantzer

Episode 133 Status Epilepticus with Paul Koblic & Aylin Reid

Episode 132 Approach to Resolved Seizure with Paul Koblic & Aylin Reid

Episode 131 PEA arrest & PseudoPEA with Rob Simard & Scott Weingart

Episode 130 Community Acquired Pneumonia with Leeor Sommer and Andrew Morris

Episode 129 ED Overcrowding & Access Block with Grant Innes, Howard Ovens & Sam Campbell

Episode 128 Low Risk Chest Pain & High Sensitivity Troponin with Andrew McRae & Eddy Lang

Episode 127 Drugs that Work & Drugs that Don’t -Part 2 – Antiemetics etc with Joel Lexchin & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 126 Drugs that Work & Drugs that Don’t – Analgesics etc with Joel Lexchin & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 125 Electrical Injuries with Joel Fish, Maria Invankovic

Episode 124 Burn & Inhalation Injuries with Joel Fish, Maria Invankovic & George Kovacs

Episode 123 Pediatric UTI Myths and Misperceptions with Olivia Ostrow & Michelle Science

Episode 122 Sepsis & Septic Shock with Sara Gray

Episode 121 Elbow Injuries Pitfalls with Arun Sayal & Dale Dantzer

Episode 120 Stroke Management in the Age of Endovascular Therapy with Walter Himmel & David Dushenski

Episode 119 Trauma – The 1st & Last 15 Mintures Part 2 with Kylie Bosman, Chris Hicks & Andrew Petrosoniak

Episode 118 Trauma – The 1st & Last 15 Minutes Part 1 with Kylie Bosman, Chris Hicks & Andrew Petrosoniak

Episode 117 TIA update with Walter Himmel & David Dushenski

Episode 116 Opioid Misuse, Overdose & Withdrawal with Aaron Orkin, Michelle Klaiman & Kathryn Dong

Episode 115 Agitated Patient with Reuben Strayer & Margaret Thompson

Episode 114 PE Challenges in Diagnosis Part 2 – Imaging, PE in Pregnancy, Subsegmental PE with Eddy Lang & Kerstin DeWit

Episode 113 Pulmonary Embolism Challenges in Diagnosis Part 1 with Eddy Lang & Kerstin DeWit

Episode 112 Tachydysrhythmias with Amal Mattu & Paul Dorion

Episode 111 Effective Learning Strategies in EM with Jonathan Sherbino & Rick Penciner

Episode 110 Airway Pitfalls with Scott Weingart

Episode 109 Skin & Soft Tissue Infections with Andrew Morris & Melanie Baimel

Episode 108 Pediatric Physical Abuse with Carmen Coombs & Alyson Holland

Episode 107 Blunt Ocular Trauma with Anna MacDonald

Episode 106 Toxic Alcohols – Minding the Gaps with Margaret Thompson & Emily Austin

Episode 105 Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries with Arun Sayal & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 104 ICH – The Golden Hour with Walter Himmel & Scott Weingart

Episode 103 Preventing Burnout & Promoting Wellness in EM with Sara Gray & Chris Trevelyan

Episode 102 GI Bleed Part 2 with Anand Swaminathan & Salim Rezaie

Episode 101 GI Bleed Part 1 with Anand Swaminathan, Salim Rezaie & Jeannie Callum

Episode 100 Disaster Medicine with Laurie Mazurik, Daniel Kollek & Joshua Bezanson

Episode 99 Highlights from EMU 2017: Lyme, signover, patient complaints & vertigo with Chris Hicks, Walter Himmel, Matt Poyner & Leeor Sommer

Episode 98 Teaching on Shift with Amal Mattu & Rick Penciner

Episode 97 EM Literature Review 2016 with Joel Yaphe, Jason Fischer & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 96 Cardiac Arrest Care beyond ACLS live from EMU 2017 with Jordan Chenkin

Episode 95 Pediatric Polytrauma with Sue Beno & Fuad Alnaji

Episode 94 UTI Myths & Misconceptions with Andrew Morris & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 93 PALS Guidelines with Allan DeCaen & Anthony Crocco

Episode 92 Aortic Dissection from EM Cases Course with Anton Helman & David Carr

Episode 91 Occult Knee Injuries with Arun Sayal & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 90 Low & Slow Poisoning  with Margaret Thompson & Emily Austin

Episode 89 DOACs Part 2 – Bleeding & Reversal with Walter Himmel, Ben Bell & Jim Douketis

Episode 88 DOACs Part 1 – Use & Misuse, DVT & Afib with Walter Himmel, Ben Bell & Jim Douketis

Episode 87 Alcohol Withdrawal & Delrium Tremens with Sara Gray, Bjug Borgundvaag and Mel Kahan 

Episode 86 Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia with Melanie Baimel & Ed Etchells

Episode 85 Medical Clearance of Psychiatric Patients with Howard Ovens, Brian Steinhart & Ian Dawe

Episode 84 Congenital Heart Disease Emergencies with Gary Joubert & Ashley Strobel

Episode 83 Critical Care Controveries from SMACC with Mark Forrest, Chris Hicks, Chris Nickson & Scott Weingart

Episode 82 Radiology Controversies with Walter Himmel & Ryan Margau

Episode 81 EM Literature Review with Joel Yaphe

Episode 80 Presentation Skills with Eric Letovsky & Rick Penciner

Episode 79 Pediatric Asthma with Sanjay Mehta and Dennis Scolnik

Episode 78 Anaphylaxis & Anaphylactic Shock with David Carr from the EM Cases Course

Episode 77 Fever in the Returning Traveler with Nananin Meshkat & Matthew Muller

Episode 76 Pediatric Procedural Sedation with Amy Drendel

Episode 75 Decision Making in EM Part 2 with Walter Himmel, Chris Hicks & David Dushenski

Episode 74 Opioid Misuse in EM with David Juurlink & Reuben Strayer

Episode 73 Pediatric Seizure & Status Epilepticus with Angelo Mikrogianakis & Lawrence Richer

Episode 72 ACLS Guidelines 2015 Post Arrest Care with Laurie Morrison, Steve Lin & Scott Weingart

Episode 71 ACLS Guidelines 2015 Cardiac Arrest with Laurie Morrison & Steve Lin

Episode 70 End of Life Care in EM with Howard Ovens, Shona MacLachlan & Paul Miller

Episode 69 Obesity Emergency Management with Rich Levitan, David Barbic & Andrew Sloas

Episode 68 Sickle Cell Disease with John Foote & Richard Ward

Episode 67 Pediatric Pain Management with Anthony Crocco & Samina Ali

Episode 66 Backboard and Collar Nightmares from EMU Conference with Kylie Bosman

Episode 65 IV Iron for Anemia in EM with Walter Himmel, Jeannie Callum & Yulia Lin

Episode 64 Highlights from Update in EM Conference Whistler 2015 Part 2 with David Carr & Chris Hicks

Episode 63 Pediatric DKA with Sarah Reid & Sarah Curtis

Episode 62 Diagnostic Decision Making Part 1 with Walter Himmel, Chris Hicks & David Dushenski

Episode 61 Highlights from Update in EM Conference Whistler 2015 with Joel Yaphe, Paul Hannam & Anil Chopra

Episode 60 Emergency Management of Hyponatremia with Melanie Baimel & Edward Etchells

Episode 59 Bronchiolitis with Sanjay Mehta & Dennis Scolnik

Episode 58 Tendons & Ligaments: Commonly Missed Uncommon Orthopaedic Injuries with Ivy Cheng & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 56 Stiell Sessions 1 – Clinical Decision Rules & Risk Scales with Ian Stiell & Hans Rosenberg

Episode 55 Weingart Himmel Sessions 2 – Fluids in Sepsis & Post-Intubation Sedation with Scott Weingart & Walter Himmel

Episode 54 Weingart Himmel Sessions – Preoxygenation & DSI with Walter Himmel & Scott Weingart

Episode 53 Pediatric POCUS Ch1 Forearm Nerve Block with Jason Fischer

Episode 53 Pediatric POCUS Ch2 Lung with Alyssa Abo

Episode 53 Pediatric POCUS Ch3 Appendicitis & Intussusception with Adam Sivitz & Alex Arroyo

Episode 52 Commonly Missed Uncommon Orthopedic Injuries with Ivy Cheng & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 51 Managing Difficult Patients with Walter Himmel, Jean Pierre Champagne & Ann Shook

Episode 50 Recognition & Management of Pediatric Sepsis & Septic Shock with Gina Neto & Sarah Reid

Episode 49 Effective Patient Communication, Patient Centered Care & Patient Satisfaction with Walter Himmel, Jean Pierre Champagne & Ann Shook

Episode 48 Pediatric Fever Without a Source with Sarah Reid & Gina Neto

Episode 47 Evidence Based Medicine with Walter Himmel

Episode 46 Social Media in Emergency Medicine Learning with Rob Rogers, Ken Milne & Brent Thoma

Episode 45 Swadron on Vertigo, Mattu on Cardiology Literature from EM Update Conference 2014 with Stuart Swadron & Amal Mattu with Joel Yaphe, Lisa Thurgur & David Carr

Episode 43 Appendicitis Controversies with David Dushenski & Brian Steinhart

Episode 42 Mesenteric Ischemia & Pancreatitis with David Dushenski & Brian Steinhart

Episode 41 Hypertensive Emergencies with Joel Yaphe & Clare Atzema

Episode 40 Asymptomatic Hypertension with Joel Yaphe & Clare Atzema

Episode 39 Update in Trauma Literature with Dave MacKinnon & Mike Brzozowski

Episode 38 ENT Emergencies with Leeor Sommer & Maria Ivankovic

Episode 37 Anticoagulants, PCCs & Platelets with Walter Himmel, Katerina Pavenski & Jeannie Callum

Episode 36 Transfustions, Anticoagulants & Bleeding with Walter Himmel, Katerina Pavenski & Jeannie Callum

Episode 35 Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies with Sanjay Mehta & Jonathan Pirie

Episode 34 Geriatric Emergency Medicine with Don Melady & Jaques Lee

Episode 33 Oncologic Emergencies with John Foote & Joel Yaphe

Episode 32 Whistler’s Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013

Episode 31 Lumbar Puncture, Spontaneous Pneumothorax & Ultrasound-Guided Fracture Reduction with Jordan Chenkin & Jamie Blicker

Episode 30 Central Lines, Surgical Airways & Pericardiocentesis with Jordan Chenkin & Jamie Blicker

Episode 29 Hand Emergencies with Andrew Arcand & Laura Tate

Episode 28 Aortic Dissection, Acute Limb Ischemia & Compartment Syndrome with David Carr & Anil Chopra

Episode 27 Drugs of Abuse – Stimulants & Opiates with Margaret Thompson & Lisa Thurgur

Episode 26 Low Back Pain Emergencies with Walter Himmel & Brian Steinhart

Episode 25 Pediatric & Adult Syncope with Anna Jarvis & Eric Letovsky

Episode 24 COPD & Pneumonia with Anil Chopra & John Foote

Episode 23 Vaginal Bleeding in Early Pregnancy with Ross Claybo & Dave Dushenski

Episode 22 Whistler’s Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2012

Episode 21 Pulmonary Embolism with John Foote & Anil Chopra

Episode 20 Atrial Fibrillation with Clare Atzema, Nazanin Meshkat & Bryan Au

Episode 19 P2 Pediatric Gastroenteritis, Constipation & Bowel Obstruction with Anna Jarvis & Stephen Freedman

Episode 19 P1 Pediatric Abdominal Pain & Appendicitis with Anna Jarvis & Stephen Freedman

Episode 18 P2 More Point of Care Ultrasound with Jordan Chenkin, Greg Hall, Jason Fischer & Paul Hannam

Episode 18 P1 Point of Care Ultrasound Pearls, Pitfalls & Controversies with Jordan Chenkin, Greg Hall, Jason Fischer & Paul Hannam

Episode 17 P1 Emergency Stroke Controversies with Walter Himmel & Dan Selchen

Episode 17 P2 Stroke, Dabigitran & Intracranial Hemorrhage with Walter Himmel & Dan Selchen

Episode 16 Acute Monoarthritis with Joel Yaphe & Indy Ghosh

Episode 15 P2 Acute Coronary Syndromes Management with Eric Letovsky, Mark Mensour & Neil Fam

Episode 15 P1 Acute Coronary Syndromes Risk Stratification with Eric Letovsky, Mark Mensour & Neil Fam

Episode 14 P2 Thunderclap Headache – Cervical Artery Dissection & Cerebral Venous Thrombosis with Anil Chopra & Stella Yiu

Episode 14 P1 Migraine Headache & Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with Anil Chopra & Stella Yiu

Episode 13 Killer Coma Cases with Brian Steinhart & David Carr

Episode 12 ACLS Guidelines with Steven Brooks & Michael Feldman

Episode 11 Cognitive Decision Making & Medical Error with Doug Sinclair & Chris Hicks

Episode 10 Trauma Pearls & Pifalls with Dave MacKinnon & Mike Brzozowski

Episode 9 Nontraumatic Eye Emergencies with Simon Kinsgley & George Porfiris

Episode 8 Emergency Airway Controversies with Jonathan Sherbino, Mark Mensour & Andrew Healy

Episode 7 Medical & Surgical Emergencies in Pregnancy with Dave Dushenski & Shirley Lee

Episode 6 Transient Ischemic Attack with Walter Himmel & Dan Selchen

Episode 5 Renal Colic, Toxicology Update & Body Packers with Lisa Thurgur & Paul Rosenberg

Episode 4 Acute Congestive Heart Failure with Brian Steinhart & Eric Letovsky

Episode 3 Pediatric Head Injury with Rahim Valani & Jen Riley

Episode 2 Excited Delirium with Margaret Thompson & Dan Cass

Episode 1 Occult Fractures & Dislocation with Arun Sayal & Natalie Mamen


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