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Tumbler Ridge Shows We Can’t Take Rural Medicine for Granted. My Op-Ed in today’s The Tyee. ⁦@CAEP_Docs⁩ share.google/8EJ4X3UjAnaxwN…

Is your ED a "gateway to care" or a "holding area for a stalled system"? A new commentary in @CJEMonline by @PaulAtkinsonEM and colleagues examines the normalization of breakdown in Canadian healthcare. ❌ "Demand" is a fallacy: The crisis is driven by immobility, not arrival. Patients can't move to inpatient "stolen beds". ❌ Heroism = Design Failure: Relying on clinicians to "make it work" masks deep systemic flaws. ✅ Safety Infrastructure: We must reframe empty beds as essential resilience, not "wasteful" slack. The Solution: Enforceable national access standards to ensure ED failure is no longer treated as an unavoidable emergency medicine problem. 🛡️🏥 🔗 Full Commentary: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #MedTwitter #EmergencyMedicine #FOAMed #HealthPolicy #CJEM #PatientSafety cc: @picardonhealth

📢 SIM Olympiad deadline moved up to Apr 14! Teams of 4 compete in high-fidelity sim cases testing crisis management & resuscitation skills. See details: caepconference.ca/sim-olympiad

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Managing Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) in the ED? 🩸🔬 The latest @CJEMonline "Just the Facts" provides a high-yield roadmap: ✅ Diagnosis: Isolated thrombocytopenia (<100 × 10⁹/L). Always check a peripheral smear to rule out schistocytes or clumping! ✅ Treatment: If platelets are <30 × 10⁹/L, start corticosteroids. Add IVIG if active bleeding is present. ✅ Steroid Choice: Dexamethasone (40mg x 4 days) offers faster improvement than prednisone. 🚫 Avoid: NSAIDs (except celecoxib) and antiplatelets. Stable patients without bleeding can often be discharged with urgent hematology follow-up. 🔗 Full Open Access article: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #MedTwitter #EmergencyMedicine #Hematology #ITP #FOAMed #CJEM

CAEP member Dr. Blair Bigham, emergency physician, journalist, and health equity advocate, has been honoured by the @cityoftoronto and Mayor Olivia Chow with the 2026 Agnes Macphail Award! 👏 This award recognizes outstanding volunteerism, community leadership, and a commitment to social justice. 🔗 toronto.ca/news/emergency… See him as a plenary speaker at the @CAEPConference in Winnipeg this June!

Spring is here, and #CAEP26 in Winnipeg is just around the corner! Join us June 7-9, 2026 at the RBC Convention Centre for 3 days of EM learning, connection & innovation. ✈️ Flight discounts,🏨 hotel deals, 🎟️free VIP attraction passes. 👉 caepconference.ca

Overdose cases are rising and becoming more complex. A Toronto ED saw 50 in a week (double normal) due to a contaminated supply, says Everyday Excellence Track Chair Dr. Mok on @CityNewsTO earlier this month. #toxicology updates and more at #CAEP26 👉 caepconference.ca

Does biological sex predict 1-year outcomes for ED patients with alcohol withdrawal? 🚑🧪 A new @CJEMonline multicenter study (N=1,019) by Frank Scheuermeyer et al. finds that while index clinical severity (CIWA-Ar) and ED treatments are similar, outcomes diverge significantly post-discharge: 📊 Mortality: 2.6% (M) vs. 0.4% (F) at 1 year. 📊 7-Day Reattendance: 21.2% (M) vs. 12.8% (F). 📊 Frequent Users: Males in the highest decile averaged 31.2 visits/yr vs. 20.7 for females. Conclusion: Males demonstrate a higher risk for recidivism and mortality. Clinicians should consider sex-specific management and early activation of social supports for high-utilization cohorts. 🔗 Open Access link: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #MedTwitter #EmergencyMedicine #AddictionMedicine #CJEM Infographic by @NotebookLM @EMO_Daddy @PaulAtkinsonEM @EddyLang1 @CAEP_Docs @CAEPResidents @ClinMedJournals

Mortality for cardiogenic shock is still >40%. Are you using the latest staging & management strategies? 🫀🚑 The new @CJEMonline "Just the Facts: approach to cardiogenic shock in the ED" breaks it down: ✅ Use SCAI Staging (A-E) to predict risk & mortality. ✅ PoCUS is key: check biventricular function & rule out tamponade. ✅ Norepinephrine is your 1st-line vasopressor. ✅ Consult cardiology early for revascularization. 🚫 Clinical Tip: Avoid beta-blockers & CCBs in acute tachyarrhythmias if LV function is uncertain. Read the full Open Access article: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100… #MedTwitter #EmergencyMedicine #FOAMed #CardiogenicShock #CJEM

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Where #EmergencyMedicine comes together in Canada. #CAEP26 Conference 📅 June 7-9, 2026 📍Winnipeg, MB Connect, learn, and help shape the future of EM. 🔗 Learn more & register: caepconference.ca #MedicalConference #MedEd

“A patient waits for hours in an emergency department… and dies before being assessed.” Not rare. Not random. ED crowding is the visible end of hidden system failure. New CJEM commentary: How health systems learn to fail. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

I chose EM because I wanted to be the light in the house of medicine, always on and seeing anyone, anytime, for anything. The ED is a place where science, uncertainty & critical thinking come together in real time to help patients when they need it most. ⁦⁦@CAEP_Docs⁩

Canadian hospitals near state of emergency as patients wait 20+ hours in the ER – with some dying in their chairs ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-hospi… via @@Yahoo @IFEM2 @CAEP_Docs

Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal? Patients across the country can spend days on stretchers and in storage rooms waiting for beds cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

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