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The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

 Dr. Ken Milne

Meet 'em, greet 'em, treat 'em and street 'em

Health & Fitness Medicine Education
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
31 minutes
Episodes
310
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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SGEM#424: Ooh-Ooh, I Can’t Wait – To Be Admitted to Hospital

SGEM#424: Ooh-Ooh, I Can’t Wait – To Be Admitted to Hospital

Reference: Roussel et al. Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients, JAMA Intern Med 2023 Date: December 18, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter, Vice Chair of …
00:40:05  |   Sat 30 Dec 2023
SGEM Xtra: Doctor, Doctor – We Need More Family Doctors

SGEM Xtra: Doctor, Doctor – We Need More Family Doctors

Date: December 12, 2023 Reference: OCFP News. More Than Four Million Ontarians Will Be Without a Family Doctor by 2026. Nov 7, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Mahaleh Mekalai Kumanan attended Dalhousie U…
00:27:45  |   Sat 23 Dec 2023
SGEM#423: Where is the Love? Microaggression in the Emergency Department

SGEM#423: Where is the Love? Microaggression in the Emergency Department

Reference: Punches et al. Patient Perceptions of Microaggressions and Discrimination Towards Patients During Emergency Department Care. AEM Dec 2023 Date: December 14, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris…
00:42:07  |   Sat 16 Dec 2023
SGEM Xtra: Open Label Placebo

SGEM Xtra: Open Label Placebo

Date: November 20, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Time to reflect on open-label placebos and their value for clinical practice. PAIN October 2023 Caitlin Jones PhD Guest Skeptic: Dr. Caitlin Jones i…
00:37:01  |   Sat 09 Dec 2023
SGEM#422: And It was all Yellow-Nasal Discharge and Antibiotics in Pediatric Sinusitis

SGEM#422: And It was all Yellow-Nasal Discharge and Antibiotics in Pediatric Sinusitis

Reference:  Shaikh N, et al. Identifying children likely to benefit from antibiotics for acute sinusitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA July 2023 Date: October 17, 2023 Dr. Alasdair Munro Gues…
00:25:53  |   Sat 02 Dec 2023
SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?

SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?

Date: November 22, 2023 Reference: Stopyra et al. Delayed First Medical Contact to Reperfusion Time Increases Mortality in Rural EMS Patients with STEMI. AEM November 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren…
00:31:51  |   Sat 25 Nov 2023
SGEM#420: I get knocked down, but I get up again – do I have a scaphoid fracture?

SGEM#420: I get knocked down, but I get up again – do I have a scaphoid fracture?

Date: November 2, 2023 Reference: Coventry et al. Which clinical features best predict occult scaphoid fractures? A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Emerg Med J. Aug 2023 Guest…
00:27:03  |   Sun 12 Nov 2023
SGEM Xtra: Say What You Need to Say…but Don’t Say “Sepsis Screening”

SGEM Xtra: Say What You Need to Say…but Don’t Say “Sepsis Screening”

Reference: Roland D, Munro A. Time for paediatrics to screen out sepsis “screening.” BMJ. June 2023 Date: Sept 12, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Damian Roland is a Consultant at the University of Leicest…
00:36:36  |   Sat 04 Nov 2023
SGEM#419: Welcome Back – To Another Episode on Back Pain

SGEM#419: Welcome Back – To Another Episode on Back Pain

Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial placebo-controlled trial. Lancet July 20…
00:36:11  |   Sat 28 Oct 2023
SGEM#418: I Ain’t Missing You – Spinal Epidural Abscess

SGEM#418: I Ain’t Missing You – Spinal Epidural Abscess

Date: October 20, 2023 Reference: Cai et al. Implementation of a Clinical Management Tool for Spinal Epidural Abscess Early Diagnosis. AEM October 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consul…
00:40:22  |   Sat 21 Oct 2023
SGEM #417: Everybody’s Changing…the Reference Ranges for Pediatric Vital Signs

SGEM #417: Everybody’s Changing…the Reference Ranges for Pediatric Vital Signs

Reference: Brennan L et al. Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study. J Paediatr Child Health. March 2023 Date: July 12th, …
00:24:49  |   Sat 14 Oct 2023
SGEM#416: She’s Always A Woman, Query PE?

SGEM#416: She’s Always A Woman, Query PE?

Date: September 28, 2023 Reference: Jarman et al. Sex Differences in Guideline-Consistent Diagnostic Testing for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Among Adult Emergency Department Patients Aged 18-49. AEM Se…
00:44:31  |   Sat 30 Sep 2023
SGEM#415: Buckle Down for some Ultrasound to Diagnosis Distal Forearm Fractures

SGEM#415: Buckle Down for some Ultrasound to Diagnosis Distal Forearm Fractures

Reference: Snelling et al. Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures. New England Journal of Medicine June 2023 Date: July 19, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Pa…
00:29:33  |   Sat 09 Sep 2023
SGEM#414: The SQuID Protocol

SGEM#414: The SQuID Protocol

Date: August 30, 2023 Reference: Griffey et al. The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics. AEM August 2023 Dr. Suchismita Datta Guest S…
00:55:53  |   Sat 02 Sep 2023
SGEM Xtra: Skeptico Evidentium – SGEM Season#10 Book

SGEM Xtra: Skeptico Evidentium – SGEM Season#10 Book

Date: August 20th, 2023 Reference: Milne WK, Challen K, Young T. Skeptics' Guide to Emergency Medicine Season #10 Book Dr. Kirsty Challen Guest Host: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergenc…
00:12:12  |   Sat 26 Aug 2023
SGEM#413: But Even You Cannot Avoid…Pressure – Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage

SGEM#413: But Even You Cannot Avoid…Pressure – Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage

Date: August 14, 2023 Reference: Ma et. al. The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster ran…
00:39:59  |   Sat 19 Aug 2023
SGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction Rules

SGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction Rules

Reference: Easter JS et al. Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Date: July 10, 2023 Gu…
00:23:25  |   Sat 05 Aug 2023
SGEM#411: Heads Won’t Roll – Prehospital Cervical Spine Immobilization

SGEM#411: Heads Won’t Roll – Prehospital Cervical Spine Immobilization

Date: July 21, 2023 Reference: McDonald et al. Patterns of change in prehospital spinal motion restriction: a retrospective database review. AEM July 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emerge…
00:33:32  |   Sat 29 Jul 2023
SGEM#410: Do You See What I See? Video Laryngoscope for Intubation

SGEM#410: Do You See What I See? Video Laryngoscope for Intubation

Date: July 21, 2023 Reference: Prekker et al. Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. NEJM 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Office…
00:52:48  |   Sat 22 Jul 2023
SGEM Xtra: Hurts so Good…but does it Have to? A Pain Management Standard for Children

SGEM Xtra: Hurts so Good…but does it Have to? A Pain Management Standard for Children

Date: 15 June 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Samina Ali is a pediatric emergency medicine physician, clinician scientist, and Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Alberta in …
00:39:33  |   Sat 15 Jul 2023
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