It’s been pretty quiet here and on my Twitter feed for the last few weeks.  In fact, turns out I haven’t done much writing, or even reading, over the last month.  The absurdly long hours of a wonderful MICU month … Continue reading →

For the case intro, See “Let the Junior Intubate? Nah… (Part A)“ In an earlier post I introduced a case that got me thinking about intubating in a training environment.  Specifically, I wondered, how do we decide whether the junior-most … Continue reading →

Seems that there is some outstanding medical conference happening every single day of the week.  Personally, I like following anything related to EM, CC, US, prehospital medicine, clinical ethics and professionalism, med-ed, end of life care and palliative care.  But … Continue reading →

Logging new and noteworthy linkage from the endless Twitter feed, and other ephemera of the past week.  But first, some thoughts from Patrick Gilbreth and Manrique Umana: I feel Canadian. Sending people home to live out course of disease in dignified … Continue reading →

As a follow up on my recent Note to Conference Organizers, I’ve added a new page with a listing of upcoming conferences on EM, CC, Med-Ed, Bioethics, and Social Media in Medicine.  Check it out here.  You’ll notice general meeting … Continue reading →

Social Media, FOAM… Call it what you will, it’s pretty amazing. Over the last few months I attended a bunch of conferences without having to pack a single bag.  In fact, I was able to keep up with regular ED … Continue reading →

CTAC held its National Summit on Advanced Illness Care on Jan. 29-30 at the National Academy of Sciences.  The summit name in and of itself doesn’t say much, but the twitterfeed piqued my interest.  CTAC2013 focused primarily on ways to … Continue reading →

Logging new and noteworthy linkage from the endless Twitter feed, and other ephemera of the past week: Med-Ed and Doctoring Is the Most Trusted Doctor in America Doing More Harm Than Good? (A profile from The New Yorker)  - read first. … Continue reading →

Back to logging new/noteworthy linkage from the endless Twitter feed and other ephemera of the past – several – weeks: Med-Ed and Doctoring Dr. Chris Nickson on FOAM love (6 min. video) 6 Tips for the Flipped Classroom 10 Tips for the … Continue reading →

If you believe apneic oxygenation increases safe apnea time during intubation, and accept the NODESAT methodology, you’ve probably found yourself in an RSI conundrum. Three devices are needed to  effectively preoxgyenate and safely intubate a patient: 1) O2 Mask (NRB), 2) … Continue reading →

Now, back to business after a prolonged absence due to personal circumstances.  Hopefully someone is still visiting… Since they don’t have a website yet, just wanted to post a flyer here about the upcoming 1st Annual Symposium on Palliative care in … Continue reading →