Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Approach to Acute Diarrhea

This podcast is part of a two part series on an approach to the diagnosis and management of diarrhea in children. Part 1 gives an overview of the pathophysiology of diarrhea and an approach to acute diarrhea. This podcast was developed by Katie Girgulis a medical student at the University of Alberta, Dr. Chris Novak, a pediatric resident at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Karen Forbes, a pediatrician and medical educator at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.


Non-Invasive Ventilation in Pediatric Medicine

This podcast was created by Jenner Lakusta, a medical student at the University of Alberta, Dr. Jonathan Duff, a pediatric intensivist at the Stollery Children’s hospital in Edmonton as well as an associate professor at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Chris Novak, a second-year resident at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. This podcast reviews the basic principles of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), the different types of NIV—including high-flow nasal cannula, CPAP and BiPAP— and common indications for NIV in pediatric


Pediatric Trauma

This podcast provides listeners with an overview of pediatric trauma. Components of the initial hospital assessment will be discussed, including triage, primary, and secondary surveys. This episode was developed by Breanne Paul with the help of Dr. Melissa Chan. Breanne is a medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Chan is a pediatric emergency physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


Approach to Purpura

This podcast presents a general approach to purpura. Listeners will learn about symptoms, history and physical exam findings, and the differential diagnosis for purpura in children. This podcast has been developed by Dr. Samantha Lam, a medical graduate of the University of Alberta, with Dr. Melanie Lewis, a general pediatrician and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.


La Prise en charge du croup

Cette baladodiffusion a été produite par PedsCases et la Société Canadienne de Pédiatrie (SCP) et vise à offrir un sommaire de l'énoncé de principe sur la prise en charge du croup à la salle d'urgence publié en janvier 2017. Cette baladodiffusion a été enregistrée par Dr Nicholas Chadi, résident de cinquième année en pédiatrie et médecine de l'adolescence au Hospital for Sick Children à Toronto. Cette baladodiffusion a été créée en version originale anglaise par Dre Alia Sunderji et Dre Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez.


La Prise en charge du croup

Cette baladodiffusion a été produite par PedsCases et la Société Canadienne de Pédiatrie (SCP) et vise à offrir un sommaire de l'énoncé de principe sur la prise en charge du croup à la salle d'urgence publié en janvier 2017. Cette baladodiffusion a été enregistrée par Dr Nicholas Chadi, résident de cinquième année en pédiatrie et médecine de l'adolescence au Hospital for Sick Children à Toronto. Cette baladodiffusion a été créée en version originale anglaise par Dre Alia Sunderji et Dre Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez.


Approach to Bronchiolitis

This episode reviews an approach to bronchiolitis in the infant. At the end of the podcast, listeners will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of bronchiolitis, list the risk factors for severe bronchiolitis, review the appropriate investigations and discuss the key principles of management. This podcast was developed by Tahereh Haji, a medical student atUniversity of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with Dr. Susanna Martin, a pediatrician and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.


Approach to Shock

This episode presents an approach to shock in a pediatric population. This podcast is written by Dustin Jacobson, a 3rd year pediatrics resident from the University of Toronto, with the help of Dr. Suzanne Beno, a staff physician in the division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto. At the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to define shock, understand it’s pathophysiology, discuss the sub classifications of shock and become familiar with the management of shock. 


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