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Choosing Wisely – Investigations for Paediatric Patients presenting with Psychiatric Symptoms

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A 2022 CDC report showed an overall trend of increasing mental health-related ED visits for children and young people aged 0-17 from 2019 to 2022. Pediatric Emergency Department Visits Associated with Mental Health Conditions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic – United States, January 2019-January 2022. 2022;71(8):319-324.

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SGEM#248: She Works Hard for the Money – Time’s Up in Healthcare

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Date: March 8th, 2019 Reference: Wiler et al. AEM March 2019. Date: March 8th, 2019 Reference: Wiler et al. AEM March 2019. The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequity in the healthcare workplace. BMJ 2019 * Time’s Up Tackles Gender Bias and Harassment in Health Care.

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SGEM Xtra: Catch of the Day – CAEP19

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Date: May 21st, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew Worster is full professor at McMaster University and the creator of Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM). Date: May 21st, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew Worster is full professor at McMaster University and the creator of Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine ( BEEM ).

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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These patients suffer from untreated physical injuries, including gunshot wounds, shrapnel, accidents, envenomations, sequelae of physical or sexual assault, and heat exhaustion/heat stroke. Viral hemorrhagic fevers and their regions in Africa. 87 The majority of the injuries seen in the ED are associated with violent conflicts.