Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan is joined by Dr. Chirag Bhat to talk about Spontaneous and Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis - and why you should drop your diagnostic paracentesis threshold, and prescribe more albumin to these patients. These practice changing pearls have significant NNT's associated with them, and are likely to impact the way you provide care. 

On this episode of the EM Ottawa Podcast, Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan talks to  Dr. Nicholas Schouela to discuss the patient complaints process, approaches and mitigation strategies. 

In part two of this two part series, Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan is joined by Dr. Graham Wilson (Emergency Medicine) and Dr. Derek Lanoue (soon to be an allergy and immunology fellow) to talk about anaphylaxis, and some updated nuances in the approach and management. 

In part one of a two part series, Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan is joined by Dr. Graham Wilson (Emergency Medicine) and Dr. Derek Lanoue (soon to be an allergy and immunology fellow) to talk about anaphylaxis, and some updated nuances in the approach and management. 

In part two of a two part series on tick borne diseases, infectious diseases expert Dr. McGuinty sits down with our host Dr. Thavanathan to talk about anaplasmosis, and the recent rise in cases we've seen - and how the presentation and management may differ from lyme disease.

In part one of a two part series on tick borne diseases, infectious diseases expert Dr. McGuinty sits down with our host Dr. Thavanathan to talk about an explosion in lyme disease cases, and to talk about the increasing emergence of anaplasmosis.

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Fourth episode! Dr. Tiffany Lam makes her much anticipated podcast debut, as she sits down with world-renowned clinician and researcher Dr. Ian Stiell to talk about his path in medicine, research, life, and advice for the next generation of physicians! 

On episode three of the Ottawa EM Podcast, Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan (R5) interviews Dr. Michael Hale (R5), on the ED presentation and and practical diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Here, we take a deep dive beyond the rules. CT? CT-A? LP? We've got you covered.

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So what if we've only had one 'real episode', it's time for a bonus one! Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan sits down with FRCPC Program Director Dr. Lisa Thurgur, and Assistant PD Dr. Michael Ho to talk about the CaRMS process,  what they're looking for in applicants,  and what students should be asking of programs! 

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Dr. Rajiv Thavanathan sits down with Dr. Jim Yang to talk about some of the best high impact trials in the last year in Emergency Medicine. Which patients with a GI bleed need urgent endoscopy?  Secondly, which patients ACTUALLY need targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest.

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