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Focus On: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
With approximately 600,000 cases and 50,000 deaths per year, this condition challenges emergency physicians to be diligent in their patient evaluation and knowledgeable in their interpretation of nonspecific tests.
American College Of Emergency Medicine
over 11 years ago

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Climbing Everest
Terry OConnor talks with ercast about climbing Mt Everest and being an expedition physician<br><br>An experience with delayed sequence intubation<br><br>Rob is interviewed on <a href="http://www.skepreview.com/2010/06/interview-with-dogma-free-americas-dr.html">The Skeptical Review</a> website<br><br>A letter from Dr. Ken Walker about the international emergency medicine and the <a href="http://www.pfid.net/">Partners for International Development</a>
Rob Orman, MD
over 11 years ago

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Early Surgery Improves Outcomes Following Critical Burns
<p>Early surgical excision is likely to be the most significant individual variable to imporve the outcome of a patient (adult or child) with a critical burn. Nevertheless, many nonburn physicians still want to apply to 1970 treatment paradigms to this population of injured patients. This episode will hopefull replace these falsehoods with fact supported in the literature. </p>
Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, FACS
over 11 years ago

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Lightning Injuries
<p>Lightning injuries are rare, but when you do treat a patient they can have facinating presentations. This lecture follows a patient we treated at Vanderbilt. The patient present to a local ED with stroke like symptoms following the lightning strike. Initially, physicians were confused by the presentation, but in this lecture you will learn that his presentation was near textbook. <a href="http://www.burndoc.com/">www.burndoc.com</a></p
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Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, FACS
over 11 years ago

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Child Sexual Abuse
This podcast deals with the child sexual abuse.This podcast outlines the physicians’ role and management in acute and historic child sexual assault cases. In addition, the physical findings associated with sexual assault are described. In general, very few physicians are comfortable managing child sexual assaults. This podcast was written by Dr. Melanie Lewis. Dr. Lewis is a general pediatrician at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. She is also the Program Director of the Pediatric Forensics fellowship program and the Year 3 Clerkship Director for Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. These podcasts are designed to give medical students an overview of key topics in pediatrics. The audio versions are accessible on iTunes. You can find more great pediatrics content on www.pedscases.com.
Pedscases.Com
over 11 years ago

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Reinventing specialty training of physicians? Principles and challenges
In a world undergoing constant change, in the era of
globalisation, the training of medical professionals should
be under constant review so that it can be tailored to meet
the needs of this society in transition. This is all the more
true at times of economic uncertainty, such as the current
conditions, which have a direct impact on health services.
Professionals need new Competencies for new times. Over
the last decade initiatives have emerged in various Anglo-
Saxon countries which have defined a framework of basic
Competencies that all medical specialists should
demonstrate in their professional practice. In addition to
this, we must respond to the creation of the European
Higher Education Area which has implications for
specialised training. In Spain, training for medical specialists
was in need of an overhaul and the recently passed law
(Real Decreto 183/2008) will allow us to move forward and
implement, in medical education, initiatives and innovations
required in our medical centres, to respond to the new
society and bring us in line with international professional
education and practice. The way forward is a Competencybased
model for medical education with assessment of
these Competencies using simple instruments, validated and
accepted by all the stakeholders. The institutions involved
(hospitals, medical centres and other health care services)
should trial different approaches within the general
framework established by the current legislation and be
conscious of the duty they have to society as accredited
training organisations. Accordingly, they should consolidate
their teaching and learning structures and the various
different educational roles (Director of Studies, Tutors, and
other teaching positions), showing the leadership necessary
to allow proper implementation of their training
programmes. For this, the Spanish Autonomous Regions
must develop their own legislation regulating Medical
Specialty Training. So, medical professionals should receive
training, based on ethical values, behaviours and attitudes
that considers humanistic, scientific and technical factors,
developing an understanding of the scientific method;
ability to put it into practice; skills to manage complexity
and uncertainty; a command of scientific, technical and IT
terminology to facilitate independent learning; and a
capacity for initiative and teamwork, as well as skills for
dealing with people and for making an effective,
democratic contribution both within health organisations
and in the wider society.
Key words: Postgraduate Medical Education. Competencybased
Medical Education.
Jesús Morán_Barrrios
over 9 years ago

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Movember & Dr. Mike; Diagnosing and Treating Sitting Disease
Support or join Dr. Mike's Movember team! http://moteam.co/docmikeevans
http://twitter.com/Movember
http://twitter.com/docmikeevans
Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital.
Written, Narrated, and Produced by Dr. Mike Evans
Illustrations by Liisa Sorsa
Directed, Photographed, and Produced, by Nick De Pencier
Editor, David Schmidt
Story/ Graphic Facilitator, Disa Kauk
Production Assistant, Chris Niesing
Director of Business Development, Mike Heinrich
©2013 Reframe Health Films Inc.
Nicole Chalmers
over 8 years ago

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90:10 The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Stress
Follow Dr. Mike for new videos! http://twitter.com/docmikeevans
See my website for curated resources and information for a range of common conditions, http://www.myfavouritemedicine.com
DocMikeEvans follows up his viral health video "23 and 1/2 Hours" with this informative and practical video on managing stress. Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital.
http://twitter.com/docmikeevans
http://www.facebook.com/docmikeevans
Written and narrated by Dr. Mike Evans
Executive Producer, Dr. Mike Evans
Illustrations by Liisa Sorsa
Produced, directed, and photographed by Nick De Pencier
Editor, David Schmidt
Story/Graphic Facilitator, Disa Kauk
Whiteboard construction by James Vanderkleyn
Production assistant, Jesse Parnell
©2011 Michael Evans and Mercury Films Inc.
Nicole Chalmers
over 8 years ago

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A Physician's Guide to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ( PSP ) Part 3
A guide to aid the diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy for medical practitioners.
PSP is a terminal degenerative brain disease which robs those affected of their ability to walk, talk, eat and see. The PSP Association provides help and support for those living with PSP, whilst funding research into the causes, treatments and eventual cure for the disease.
www.pspeur.org
MRCP Videos
over 8 years ago

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ECG Interpretation - Cardiac Electrical Activity
http://www.acadoodle.com
Contraction of the atria and ventricles is tightly coordinated by a wave of depolarisation spreading through the muscular walls of these chambers. The depolarisation wave reflects movement of charge across cardiomyocyte membranes and is in effect an electrical current spreading through the heart. Following contraction, cardiac muscle returns to a resting state and this is associated with reversal of the movement of charge across the myocyte membranes, this second wave of electrical activity is termed cardiac repolarisation. The leads of the ECG machine are designed to detect and record these two waves of cardiac electrical activity. The depolarisation and repolarisation waves spread through the heart in a highly predictable pattern and to understand the ECG readout, the pattern of spread of cardiac electrical activity needs to be understood.
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago

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ECG Interpretation - Atrio-Ventricular Block
http://www.acadoodle.com
Atrial depolarisation is transmitted to the ventricular myocardium by the AV node and intraventricular conducting system. The time between the onset of atrial depolarisation and the release of depolarisation into the ventricular myocardium from the terminal branches of the conducting system is represented by the PR interval on the ECG. Dysfunction of the AV node or diffuse damage to components of the ventricular conducting system can result in a delay or even failure of transmission of atrial depolarisation into the ventricular muscle mass. This situation is referred to as atrioventricular or AV block. Three degrees of AV block are recognised. First degree AV block is defined by transmission of all P waves to the ventricular myocardium but with prolongation of the PR interval beyond the upper limit of normal on the ECG. Second degree AV block is defined by failure of conduction of some P waves into the ventricles. In third degree or 'complete' AV block, no P waves are transmitted to the ventricular myocardium.
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago

3
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Acadoodle.com - Time and the ECG (Section 1.5, Part 1)
http://www.acadoodle.com
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago

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ECG Interpretation - Atrial Fibrillation & Flutter
http://www.acadoodle.com
Atrial fibrillation is the commonest cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. In this condition, chaotic electrical impulses, generated from multiple sites within the atria and pulmonary veins, result in irregular depolarisation of the ventricles with a resulting irregularly irregular heartbeat. Recognition of atrial fibrillation on the ECG is a crucial skill as the arrhythmia increases the risk of stroke and heart failure. These complications are preventable with appropriate treatment. Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia which arises by a very specific mechanism. This arrhythmia is easily missed on the ECG.
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago

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ECG Interpretation - AV Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia
http://www.acadoodle.com
The combination of an unfortunately timed atrial ectopic and the existence of two strands of conducting tissue with opposite electrical properties in the junctional region of the heart can establish a rapidly discharging, self sustaining, re-entrant loop of depolarising current. This current will be discharged distally into the ventricles and also in a retrograde fashion into the atria. This is the mechanism underlying a common paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT); AVNRT. We will explain the mechanism underlying AVNRT in this video. Understanding the underlying mechanism generating this tachycardia will help you identify this common arrhythmia on the ECG.
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago

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ECG Interpretation - Bundle Branch Block
http://www.acadoodle.com
Isolated dysfunction or damage of either of the main branches of the bundle of His is commonly observed in clinical practice. The pattern of ECG changes associated with right and left bundle branch block are predictable and you must be able to recognise them on the ECG. Complete right bundle branch block (RBBB) and complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) produce prolongation of the qrs complex and predictable morphological changes on the ECG.
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago

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ECG Interpretation Introduction
http://www.acadoodle.com
Acadoodle.com is a web resource that provides Videos and Interactive Games to teach the complex nature of ECG / EKG. 3D reconstructions and informative 2D animations provide the ideal learning environment for this field. For more videos and interactive games, visit Acadoodle.com
Information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information provided by Acadoodle.com and associated videos is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs.
ECG Teacher
over 8 years ago