@first10em.bsky.social saw your post over on the dark side channel. Agree 100%. We need to continue to encourage medical leaders and organizations to establish a meaningful presence here on @bsky.app #FOAM

Older intoxicated males! A Multi-year Review of Major Off-Road Vehicle Injuries and Deaths in New Brunswick #BeSmart #BeSafe www.cureus.com/articles/337... @dalmedresearch.bsky.social

🚨 Fatigue alert! 🚨 Are we turning a blind eye to the risks of overworked, fatigued healthcare workers?🏥⚡ @cjemonline.bsky.social dives into the urgent need for change before burnout and exhaustion become the norm. ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s43678 and ➡️ rdcu.be/edjx4

Do clinical decision rules actually help with diagnosis in medicine? The latest #CJEMDebate explores the question with @first10em.bsky.social @emlitofnote.bsky.social @lwestafer.bsky.social @reverendofdoubt.bsky.social and @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social. #medsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

International POCUS Games at ICEM in Montreal May 2025. Sponsored by Butterfly, Sonosite, Clarius and Philips. Check it out @dan-kim.bsky.social @olszynskip.bsky.social @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social

Seeing more and more folks feeling trapped by our societal expectations

Annals of U.S. healthcare: Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced. Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com @mlgg12.bsky.social

@mattgalloway.bsky.social doing a fantastic job on CBCs The Current asking the hard questions. Canadians are looking for a leader who will answer the questions, not avoid the hard truths we must face

A recent study in @cjemonline.bsky.social reveals that 94% of rural Canadian emergency physicians use POCUS in their practice. However, they face barriers to training, including cost (62%) and distance to training centres (48%).

Just the facts: emergency department approach to myelopathy rdcu.be/d5ui8 by Zachary Macdonald What is a myelopathy? What are the different etiologies? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the ED workup and treatment? All these questions answered in this JTF!

The Christmas Tree in Space...

Right now, foxes are being chased to exhaustion and torn apart by hounds—all in the name of ‘tradition.’ Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community. Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.

Here are my top columns of 2024, according to the Globe Audience team, which uses a number of readership metrics. Here are the links: 1. With a dire shortage of family docs, should we reassign GPs from healthy people to the more needy? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... /1

Systematic Review Snapshot Hot off the Press: Is Subcutaneous Insulin Administration Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Diabetic Ketoacidosis? www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

Embracing equity: an opportunity for growth at CJEM. #Equity #NotABurden @CAEP_Docs @CMA_Docs @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social @eddylang1 @emo-daddy.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Must be Christmas 🎄🦌🐕‍🦺

Endless complaints won’t fix Canadian healthcare. Let’s focus on solutions now... 💡 Tune into #HealthforAll on Spotify for inspiring ideas and real strategies to transform our system: open.spotify.com/show/4Pl8sRb.... Let’s make ‘health for all’ a reality. 🇨🇦 #CdnHealth #SolutionsNotProblems

🚑 A recent CJEM debate dives into the risks of prolonged waits and the safety of traditional triage methods. 🤔 Read the discussion: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #EmergencyMedicine #Triage #AIvsTraditional

🚨 New in CJEM: Machine learning outperforms the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (#CTAS) in predicting early critical care needs in ED patients. A potential leap forward in triage accuracy and patient outcomes? Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #EmergencyMedicine #AI #Triage

Dick Van Dyke is the focus of Coldplay’s latest music video, “All My Love.” In a clip, Van Dyke sings, dances barefoot and offers meditations on aging, family and love. A shorter version of the video will be released Dec. 13 on Van Dyke’s 99th birthday.

ChatGPT: 🚨 Hot topic: Should generative AI have a seat at the academic table? 🤖📚 The latest debate in @cjemonline.bsky.social dives into the pros & cons of AI in research—innovation vs integrity. 🧠💡 link.springer.com/article/10.1... Join the convo on Bluesky! #CJEMdebate

Check out our special collections on #Crowding #JustTheFacts and #POCUS link.springer.com/journal/4367... @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social @eddylang1 @emo-daddy.bsky.social

Happy Thanksgiving 🇺🇸🦃…some interesting sports history to enjoy with your turkey and the game: mcgillathletics.ca/news/2024/5/... 🏈🏉🇺🇸🇨🇦

Among a group of 31 high-income countries that have universally accessible health care, Canada has among the lowest availability of doctors, hospital beds, and most medical technologies—and some of the longest wait times. www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/comp...

Anecdotal accounts of men exaggerating their symptoms of respiratory illness are common. But how much of a scientific basis is there for “man flu,” asks Carla Delgado www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Loving @bsky.app but is it just me or wouldn’t #Flutter have been a better name?? @jackdodo.bsky.social

Unsure about your approach to Epistaxis? take a look at this @cjemonline.bsky.social update by #BritLong #MorganL #hansrosenberg @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social et al. Just the facts: evaluation and management of epistaxis ⭐️Free online: rdcu.be/d0r2r

The surprising ways hybrid work changed people’s grooming habits and notions of personal time: Time saved on showering, shaving, applying makeup and digging out fresh clothes is helping ensure the staying power of hybrid work, experts argue

Sussex emergency department closing early on Wednesday www.country94.ca/2024/11/27/s...

#HPV vaccine stops 90% of #CervicalCancer cases, figures for England show, by @michroberts www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbchealth.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social

Health isn’t a privilege; it’s a right. 🌍 Imagine healthcare organized for each community, with everyone guaranteed access to multidisciplinary teams—MDs, PAs, nurses, social workers, and more all working together to serve every person. That’s #HealthForAll. @Gov_NB @nb_docs

Check out the updated #SavingEM collection here: sjrhem.ca/savingem/ @CAEP_docs @cjemonline.bsky.social

POCUS literature primer: key papers on cardiac and lung POCUS @dan___kim @GillianSheppar9 @TomJelic @rajivthava @ELalandeEM @colinrbell rdcu.be/dYGL2 The expert panel used a modified Delphi process to identify the most influential papers on cardiac and lung POCUS @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social

JTF: Assessing and managing soft tissue knee injuries in the ED by Benjamin Gompels rdcu.be/d1yNT - Soft tissue knee injuries are common - PRICER principles are effective in the majority of soft tissue knee injuries - F/U is integral for these injuries #FOAMed

Strong official response from #Mexico to #DonaldTrump call for tariffs on 🇲🇽 & 🇨🇦. We await the formal #Canadian response from @justintrudeaupm.bsky.social Spanish and English versions…

What's the future of #PrimaryCare in Canada? The way healthcare was delivered in the past will not be how it will be delivered in the future, by @alikamd.bsky.social ourplausiblefutures.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

It’s getting cold. Time to invest in shelter for everyone @DonnaReardonSJ @CBCNB www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Threads is an echo chamber on the left, Twitter on the Right, I hope this stays a sane normal place where some disagreement can be politely explored. Too much to ask??

Kindness in medicine isn't just a bedside manner; it's a lifesaving prescription. It's a dose of hope in despair, a release from pain that medication can't reach. Let's make healthcare not just a system, but a sanctuary #Compassionomics @nb_docs @DalMedSchool @CMA_Docs @CAEP_Docs

It’s beginning to feel a lot like…

#Profound #Hopeful www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/o... @jamellebouie.net @nytimes.com

Would you pay to see a family doctor faster? Quebecers are, and critics say the situation should act as a warning for the rest of Canada. www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social #PrimaryCare

Alcohol-Related Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades, Study Finds. Americans are dying of illnesses related to #alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/h... via @nytimes.com

The Globe 100: The best books📚of 2024. Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a... via @theglobeandmail.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thinks he can fix America’s #obesity crisis. Good luck with that, by Gary Mason www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Such a pleasure to listen to @caroloff discuss themes from her new book with @thewrightpage at @UNBSaintJohn last night @cbcasithappens @cityofsaintjohn