Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

This podcast presents a basic overview of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support protocol from the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines. It will review basics of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, bag-mask ventilation, advanced airways, defibrillation and post-cardiac arrest care. This episode was written by Colin Siu, a medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Melissa Chan, a pediatric emergency physician and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital. 


Approach to Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour

This podcast presents an approach to suicidal ideation and behaviour in adolescent patients. This episode was written by Colin Siu, a medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Melissa Chan, a pediatric emergency physician and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital. 


Acute Asthma Exacerbations

This episode will focus on diagnosis and management of acute asthma exacerbations in the pediatric patient with a known previous diagnosis of asthma. This podcast was written by Colin Siu with the help of Dr. Melissa Chan, a Pediatric Emergency Physician and Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta. 

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Pediatric Surgery

This episode is an introduction to pediatric surgery for medical students. In this podcast, we will review the process of a surgical referral, the consultation, the operation as well as post-op and follow-up considerations from the perspective of a pediatric surgeon and a general pediatrician. This podcast was developed by Amarjot Padda, Chris Novak, Dr. Melanie Lewis, and Dr. Bryan Dicken. Amarjot and Chris are medical students at the University of Alberta. Dr. Melanie Lewis is a General Pediatrician and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr.


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