Journal Club
Journal Club is a monthly opportunity for Emergency Medicine Faculty and Residents to review and critically appraise key publications of importance to the practice of Emergency Medicine in Canada. CCFP-EM and FRCPC residents, with assistance from the research team, critically appraise selected articles as per standard format and present their analyses to the group. Critical appraisal tools can be found at. Past critical appraisals can also be found here.The dates for this year’s journal club are listed here:
September 18 2024 6pm, The Pickle Barrel, 1. NSAIDS for cellulitis 2. Guidelines for cellulitis
October 23 2024 6pm, Anderson Craft Ales. 1. Machine learning for high risk ED presentations, 2. NT-ProBNP for the investigation of dyspnea
November 20 2024 6pm, The Pickle Barrel, 1: Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation 2: Initial Defibrillator Pad Position and Outcomes for Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
January 16 2025, 12pm, VH auditorium, 1. Subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department (SHED): a prospective, observational, multicenter cohort study 2. The impact of various learner arrangements on emergency department staff productivity
February 19 2025 6pm, Crabby Joe’s. 1: Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial 2: Use of Vasopressor Increases the Risk of Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Japan
March 20 2025, 12pm, UH Auditorium A, Paper 1: Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury: The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial Paper 2: Metoprolol vs diltiazem for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate: Systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events
April 9 2025, 6pm, Wortley Roadhouse. Paper 1: Noninvasive Airway Management of Comatose patients with Acute Poisoning Paper 2: Early Restrictive vs Liberal Oxygen for Trauma Patients
May 12 2025, 12pm, UH Auditorium A. Papers to be announced
June 11 2025, 6pm, Location and papers to be announced
The sign-up sheet for presenters is found here.
Click Here for the Pearls for Critical Appraisal File
In addition to journal club, we have "Bottom lines" sessions which are organized by our chief residents and supported by the research team. These comprise of a collection of practice changing papers, both historical and recent. Each resident is tasked with summarizing 1-2 articles both written and orally, and then these are shared with the group.
