COVID-19 Resources

Blogs

WTBS 26 COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons on Designing a Better Health Care System: What Does it Mean for Emergency Medicine?
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases | March 9, 2021

WTBS 25 COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes the Importance of Resilience in Health System Redesign
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases |  January 12, 2021

WTBS 24 What We Should Learn From the First Wave of COVID-19
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases | July 13, 2020

WTBS 23 Preparing for the Next Viral Wave to Prevent a Tidal One: Co-circulation of Annual Influenza and COVID-19
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases | June 15, 2020

WTBS 22 The End of The Beginning: What’s Next for EDs in the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases | June 2, 2020

WTBS 21 The COVID-19 Outbreak Part 2: Emergency Medicine’s Coming of Age
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases | April 21, 2020

WTBS 20 The COVID-19 Outbreak, Part 1: A Character-Defining Period
Dr. Howard Ovens | Emergency Medicine Cases | April 14, 2020

ECG Cases 8 Cardiovascular Emergencies During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Jesse McLaren | Emergency Medicine Cases | April 14, 2020

Articles

Pandemic advances alternatives to hallway medicine
Dr. Catherine Varner | CMAJ News | June 19, 2020

Separating fact from fiction: McMaster students, Toronto physician earn international praise for online tools
Dr. Catherine Varner | Healthy Debate | May 5, 2020

Coronavirus: How medical experts are deciding which treatments should be used for COVID-19
Dr. Catherine Varner | The Conversation | May 4, 2020

Varner C. Coronavirus: How medical experts are deciding which treatments should be used for covid-19. The Conversation. April 29, 2020. 

Varner C, Park A, Little D, Ray J. Emergency department use by pregnant women in Ontario: a retrospective population-based cohort study.  CMAJ Open. April 28, 2020 vol. 8 no. 2 E304-E312

Varner C. Parents on the front lines of COVID-19 face tough choices CMAJ April 27, 2020 192 (17) E467-E468

Can artificial intelligence predict emergency department crowding?
Dr. Catherine Varner | Healthy Debate | March 12, 2020

Media

COVID-19: Anxiety and Young Adults
The Agenda with Steve Paikin | May 4, 2020

How hospitals practise for a pandemic 
TVO Articles | April 22, 2020

Podcasts

Helman, A. Klaiman, M. Long, B. Walker, I. Myers, V. Reid, S. Morgenstern, J. EM Quick Hits 27 – Colchicine for COVID, Bicarb in Cardiac Arrest, Troponin in CKD, GHB Withdrawal, Iloprost for Frostbite, Patient Complaints. Emergency Medicine Cases. March, 2021.

Helman, A. Swaminathan, Austin, E. M. Rosenberg, H. Rezaie, S. MacLaren, J. Maunder, R. EM Quick Hits 26 – LAST, Sodium Nitrite Poisoning, Post-intubation Care, Tetracaine for Corneal Abrasion, ST depression, Coping with COVID. Emergency Medicine Cases. February, 2021.

Helman, A.  Journal Jam 17 – Steroids for CAP and COVID Pneumonia.  Journal Jam.  January 25, 2021.

Helman, A.  Ivankovic, M. Sayal, A. Swaminathan, A. Carr, D.  Chan, T. Strayer, R. Lang, E. Morgenstern, J. Hicks, C. Reid, S. Ovens, H. Klaiman, M. Kovacs, G.  Borgundvaag, B. Rezaie, S.  Reflections on 2020 COVID Pandemic – EM Physicians Words of Wisdom.   December 30, 2020.

Helman, A. Rezaie, S. Reid, S. Rosenberg, H. Dahn, T. Sayal, A. Morgenstern, J. Himmel, W. EM Quick Hits 21 – The HALT-IT Trial for TXA in Unstable GI Bleed, Pediatric DKA Update in Fluid Management and Cerebral Edema, POCUS in Shoulder Dislocations, Lisfranc Injury Pearls and Pitfalls, the RECOVERY Trial for Dexamethasone in COVID Pneumonia, Consulting Tips. Emergency Medicine Cases. August, 2020.

Helman, A. Swaminathan, A. Long, B. Gottlieb, M. Foohey, S. Koblic, P. Mohindra, R. Stoklosa, H. Simard, R. Morgenstern J. EM Quick Hits 20 – Imaging in Renal Colic, Human Trafficking, Atrial Fibrillation in COVID-19, Transvenous Pacemaker Placement, COVID-19 Lung POCUS, COVID-19 Dermatology, Virtual Simulation. Emergency Medicine Cases. June, 2020.

Helman, A. Swaminathan, A. Perry, J. Rosenberg, H. Bielawska, H, Long, B. Bridwell, R. Gottlieb M. Hensley, J. Murray, H. EM Quick Hits 19 Angioedema, SAH Decision Tool, Breastfeeding Myths, COVID-19 Neurology, Spider Bites, Skin Abscess Management. June, 2020.

Helman, A. Swaminathan, A. Klaiman, M. Sommer, L. Long, B. Gottlieb, M. Petrosoniak, A. EM Quick Hits 16 – COVID-19 – Oxygenation Strategies, Trauma Care, Addictions Considerations, Cardiovascular Complications & Compassionate Care. Emergency Medicine Cases. April, 2020. 

Helman A. Gray, S. Austin, E. Keefer, C. Morgenstern, J. Reid, S. Hicks, C. Brindley, P. Cameron, A. EM Quick Hits 15 – COVID-19 Practical Tips, Pediatric COVID and Human Factors. Emergency Medicine Cases. April, 2020.

Helman, A. Tuite, A. Episode 141 COVID-19 Part 5 – Epidemiology and Prediction Models.  Emergency Medicine Cases. March, 2020.

Helman, A. Kovacs, G. Episode 140 COVID-19 Part 4 – Protected Intubation.  Emergency Medicine Cases. March, 2020.

Helman, A. Swaminathan, A. Rezaie, S. Sherbino, J. Strayer, R. Lang, E. EM Quick Hits 14 – COVID-19 Your Colleagues Experiences and Practical Tips. Emergency Medicine Cases. March, 2020.

Helman, A. Kollek, D. ED Surge Capacity Strategies in COVID-19 Pandemic. Emergency Medicine Cases. Month, 2018.

Helman, A. Mazurik, L. Episode 139 COVID-19 Part 3 – PPE: What We Know and Conservation Strategies. Emergency Medicine Cases. March, 2020.

Helman, A. Morris, A. Ep 137 COVID-19 – Screening, Diagnosis and Management. Emergency Medicine Cases. March, 2020.

Episode 1: How We Got Here
Episode 2: Getting Tested and Keeping Safe
Episode 3: The Tragedy of Long-Term Care in the Pandemic
Episode 4: Bringing Nobility and Grace to the End of A Life
Episode 5: Babies Don't Stop For A Virus
Episode 6: Staying Resilient In the Face of a Pandemic
Episode 7: It's a Marathon, Not A Sprint
Episode 8: The Trials and Tribulations of Testing and Research in a Time of Pandemic
Episode 9:  How COVID-19 has impacted oncology and cancer patient care
Episode 10: Good enough is pretty darn good: on institutional preparedness
Episode 11: Planning A Pregnancy During a Pandemic
Episode 12: Providing Care From the Comfort of Home