Ep 167 Myocarditis – A Diagnostic Challenge

Why does myocarditis often present a diagnostic challenge? What are the range of ECG findings in myocarditis? Does a negative high sensitivity troponin or CRP rule out myocarditis? What is the role of PoCUS in the diagnosis and prognosis of myocarditis? When should we consider myocarditis or pericarditis in patients with recent COVID-19 infection or COVID mRNA vaccination, and which of these patients require workups? Anton joins Dr. Paul Dorian and Dr. Walter Himmel to answer these and more...

By |2022-05-10T10:25:14-04:00March 29th, 2022|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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WTBS 26 COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons on Designing a Better Health Care System: What Does it Mean for Emergency Medicine?

Thomas Friedman’s book The World Is Flat is an exploration of how globalization and modern communications technology have changed the world. Our emergency care systems entered the pandemic on decidedly bumpy terrain; can we use technology and innovation to flatten and protect them—to make them more resilient?

By |2021-03-09T12:45:30-05:00March 9th, 2021|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Waiting to be Seen|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Reflections on 2020 COVID Pandemic – EM Physicians Words of Wisdom

It goes without saying that 2020 presented many challenges for the worldwide EM community. We all know what those challenges were, so I’m not going to list them here. As we enter 2021 I thought it important to reflect on what we did well in 2020, what made us proud to be EM docs, so that we keep this perspective and keep on growing as a community going forward. So I asked a few colleagues, educators and leaders in EM “what made you glad to be an EM doc in 2020?” And this is what they said….

By |2022-01-10T21:03:26-05:00December 30th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty|Tags: , |2 Comments
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WTBS 21 The COVID-19 Outbreak Part 2: Emergency Medicine’s Coming of Age

Bjug Borgundvaag expands on "the mission" aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic for EM and explain why this might just be the best moment ever to be an emergency physician...

By |2020-04-21T16:54:22-04:00April 21st, 2020|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Waiting to be Seen|Tags: , , |1 Comment
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EM Quick Hits 15 – COVID-19 Practical Tips, Pediatric COVID and Human Factors

Drs. Sara Gray, Emily Austin, Chris Keefer, Justin Morgenstern, Sarah Reid, Chris Hicks, Peter Brindley and Andrew Cameron share their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and offer some practical tips on human factors, pandemic airway checklist, deliberate practice airway safety course, pediatric COVID management considerations, and Sara Gray's 4 step COVID wellness program...

By |2020-11-29T15:15:25-05:00April 2nd, 2020|Categories: COVID-19, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Ep 141 COVID-19 Part 5 Epidemiology and Prediction Models

Ashleigh Tuite infectious diseases mathematical modeler discusses factors predicting spread of SARS CoV-2, prediction models and flattening the curve of COVID-19. Is the COVID-19 virus likely to mutate? And if it does what are the most likely consequences? What do prediction models show in terms of how long this pandemic will last? Is there likely to be a 2nd peak?...

By |2022-06-11T16:50:55-04:00March 31st, 2020|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: , , , , , , , |1 Comment
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Ep 137 COVID-19 Part 1 – Screening, Diagnosis and Management

In this early release first podcast in a series of main episodes on COVID-19, Infectious Diseases specialist at Mount Sinai Health Systems and University Health Network and Professor at the University of Toronto Andrew Morris joins Anton on the latest on emergency screening, diagnosis and management of COVID-19, with some tips on managing yourself and your team by Howard Ovens...

By |2022-11-02T18:33:31-04:00March 21st, 2020|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Respirology|Tags: , , , , |8 Comments
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