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EMCrit 399 – Serotonin Syndrome (SS) and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) – Primer Episode

EMCrit

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Serotonin Syndrome (SS) are relucatantly covered on this week's show EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Law and Disorder: Navigating medicolegal Issues (Part 1)

EM Ottawa

On October 17, 2013, 27-year-old Philisha Sutherland was found at home by her parentslethargic, weak, and slurring her speech. EMS transported her to Sault Area Hospital, where she was assessed by the attending emergency physician, Dr. Booth. Dr. Booth performed a neurological assessment. She checked motor function, coordination, and speechfinding no ataxia, no facial droop, […] The post Law and Disorder: Navigating medicolegal Issues (Part 1) appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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2025 Guideline on Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarctions

PulmCCM

New recommendations for the management of acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction were issued in early 2025. More than a routine update for cardiologists, the new guidance emphasizes the importance of care in all phases of the healthcare system. The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association were joined by the American College of Emergency Physicians and the major societies for interventional cardiology (SCAI) and paramedics (NAEMSP) in endorsing the guidelines.

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Combined Education & Clinical Governance Day – Wednesday, 23rd April 2025

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Choosing the Diagnosis

Sensible Medicine

“There are only three things that are important in medicine: diagnosis, diagnosis, diagnosis.” William Osler, The Principles and Practice of Medicine Osler’s aphorism about the importance of the diagnosis applies to the electronic health record (EHR) almost as much as it did to doctoring in the late 19 th century. Diagnoses have three functions in the EHR: identification of the nature of the patient’s illness, justification for orders, and support for billing.