Medic Mindset

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Alex (Sandy) MacQuarrie , PhD and Paramedic, reflects on his move from Canada to Australia, principles of simulation in medical education & his personal experience with cardiac arrest. Topics discussed: Constructivism in education Organic versus mechanistic approach to learning Difference between feedback and debriefing Socratic method versus Advocacy-Inquiry model Peer-to-peer feedback Psychological safety in the classroom Emotional Seriousness in simulation NHET-SIM Certification Prebriefi

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EMCrit Project

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The Stellate Ganglion Block for Electrical Storm EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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The FllightBridge ED

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Over the years I have come to understand that there are a few phrases that should make you STOP and THINK before you do anything…

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Peter Canning

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

I testified before the Connecticut Legislature’s Public Health Committee on February 21, 2025 in support of a bill to create an overdose prevention center pilot program in our state. The bill is sponsored by Senator Saud Anwar, a physician and great friend of of harm reduction. Here is a link to the text of the bill: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER PILOT PROGRAM Here is a link to my submitted written testimony, which is more detailed than my in person testimony.

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St. Emlyn's

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed What does it truly mean to be dead? In 2025, updates to Death by Neurological Criteria (DNC) challenge long-standing medical definitions, raising new ethical and practical questions. This post explores the latest AOMRC guidelines, the evolving role of brainstem death, and how these changes impact emergency and intensive care medicine.

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St. Emlyn's

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed What does it truly mean to be dead? In 2025, updates to Death by Neurological Criteria (DNC) challenge long-standing medical definitions, raising new ethical and practical questions. This post explores the latest AOMRC guidelines, the evolving role of brainstem death, and how these changes impact emergency and intensive care medicine.

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