Emerg doc and Department head of emergency medicine in Calgary. Health professions education scholar, always excited to talk about pattern theory.
Calgary, AB
Joined January 2013
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Catherine Patocka retweeted
glad to write an article for the @globeandmail about hospital crowding/wait times and how the public can show up for ERs instead of in them. one day, we won't need the rooms, and the medicine will come to us. until then, here are some things you can do:
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Thanks @SarahGiles10 for this honest and well-written (as usual) explanation of the reality — the "moral injury" — we face in emergency medicine.
"I am sorry that the health-care system is unable to meet all of your needs"
cbc.ca/news/canada/first-per…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
The person being irresponsible here is @fordnation. Numerous studies have shown that it is not low acuity patients who lead to ED crowding, it's admitted patients not being able to move upstairs. And low acuity isn't 50% of our volume, it's 15%. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
ED wait times are a barrier to providing quality emerg care to CNDs. People falsely believe wait times reflect inappropriate ED visits however access block is a greater contributor. If Canadians want the ED to be ready for them this needs the attn of the entire health system.
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Sunday on Checkup, we're revisiting an ongoing, important issue: how are Emergency Department wait times affecting you? Whether you're a patient, family member or work at a hospital, consider callinf or replying. In the last 45, we'll switch to bike lanes. Lots to talk about.
Catherine Patocka retweeted
📢 New Publication: an introduction to Bayesian statistics and a primer on how to interpret Bayesian trial results
This topical review by @johanna_ospel et al. outlines the basic concepts of Bayesian statistics, compares it to the frequentist approach using exemplary data, and explains how a Bayesian analysis is interpreted.
ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
What an absolute honour to receive this award named after @alandrummond2, one of emergency medicine’s most tireless advocates. I will continue to aspire to live up to the example that he continues to set for emergency physicians across the country.
@CAEP_Docs
Happy to hear that Dr. Shazma Mithani of Edmonton has been awarded the Dr. Alan Drummond Advocacy Award by Canada's emergency physicians @CAEP_Docs
Catherine Patocka retweeted
#CAEP24 Dr Nadine Caron sharing insights around Indigenous health experience how COVID brought up past trauma, making the health care system a scary place @CAEP_Docs
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Can't wait to hear from these speakers on #AI in Emergency Medicine including @UCalgaryEM @JHolodinsky - see you at 1400EST today.
caep.ca/cpd-courses/caep-nat…
@patockaem @codydunneNL @KHo8888 @ErikHessMD @CAEPResidents @IFEM2 @CAEPConference @TChanMD @ubcemed
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Come for the EM education and bring your family for some fun! Check out our family friendly activities at #caep24. caepconference.ca/family-fri…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
First hand encounter by Siobhan Mitchell about her ED visit and admission at a Toronto hospital. Thanks @Avis_Favaro for shedding the light on ED overcrowding. @fordnation @ShamjiAdil ctvnews.ca/health/toronto-pa…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
A pleasure to work with @First10EM to bring you a quick Crash Course in managing the Crashing Brain! 🧠
Check out the link below for tips and tricks on the initial approach to an undifferentiated neurocritical patient.
The Crashing Brain: Approach to the first 10 minutes A wonderful #FOAMed guest post from the brilliant
@lilninjadoc
first10em.com/the-crashing-b…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Hot off the press 📑
Did you know 131 of 276 (47%) — almost HALF! — of EM residency programs went unfilled in the 2023 Match? Our cross-sectional study of @TheNRMP datasets explore program characteristics associated with unfilled positions. Open access: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
What happened in the EM Match in 2023? Results from our new paper in @AnnalsofEM. A thread 🧵👇sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
#MedEd #EMBound #EMMatch #MedTwitter
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Premiers need to stop seeing patients as budget busters & see the cost of health care as a sign of public policy failure.
The big #health budgets are their penalty for not making social policies that work.
@picardonhealth #canpoli #sdoh
@globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians @CAEP_Docs express deep concern over summer ER closures. They pose dire risks to patients and strain the remaining system. Gov'ts did not act on last year's warning. "Emergencies don't take a vacation". caep.ca/wp-content/uploads/2…
Catherine Patocka retweeted
@usaskem having our annual #caep23 dinner. What an amazing group of docs to host #caep24 @svt882 @BrittJEllis @Brent_Thoma @docstemp Come check out Saskatoon next year…we promise an amazing conference in a beautiful city!
Catherine Patocka retweeted
Huge congrats to Calgary’s own Dr Zoe Polsky for this prestigious CAEP resident leadership award!! Her accomplishments in addictions and the ED are inspiring and she’s only just getting started! @CalgaryEMres @UCalgaryEM @EddyLang1 @patockaem @CAEP_Docs
