Author(s): Primavesi R; Patocka C; Burcheri A; Coutin A; Elhalwi AM; Ali A; Pandya A; Gagné A; Johnston B; Thoma B; LeBlanc C; Fovet F; Gallinger J; Mohadeb J; Ragheb M; Dong S; Smith S; Oyedokun T; Newmarch T; Knight V; McColl T;

Objectives: This call to action seeks to improve emergency care in Canada for equity-deserving communities, enabled by equitable representation among emergency physicians nationally. Specifically, this work describes current resident selection processes and makes recommendations to enhance the eq ...

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Author(s): Burcheri A; Coutin A; Bigham BL; Kruse MI; Lien K; Lim R; MacCormick H; Morris J; Ng V; Primiani N; Odorizzi S; Poirier V; Upadhye S; Primavesi R;

Social medicine and health advocacy curricula are known to be uncommon in postgraduate medical education. As justice movements work to unveil the systemic barriers experienced by sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, it is imperative that the emergency medicine (EM) community progress in ...

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Author(s): Price P; Laurie A; Plant E; Chandra K; Pishe T; Brunt K;

Objectives: Significant heterogeneity exists internationally in the airway devices used in the pre-hospital setting during cardiac arrest. This study evaluated the first-pass success (FPS) rate of two supraglottic airways (SGAs) used by paramedics during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the King LTS-D and the i-gel. Methods: By examining 2,680 patient car ...

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Author(s): Primavesi R; Burcheri A; Bigham BL; Coutin A; Lien K; Koh J; Kruse M; MacCormick H; Odorizzi S; Ng V; Poirier V; Primiani N; Smith S; Upadhye S; Wallner C; Morris J; Lim R;

Objectives: The CAEP 2021 2SLGBTQIA +i panel sought whether a gap exists within Canadian emergency medicine training pertaining to sexual and gender minority communities. This panel aimed to generate practical recommendations on improving emergency medicine education about sexual and gender minor ...

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