CanadiEM Podcasts: CRACKCast, ClerkCast, CarmsCast, First Year Diaries
The CanadiEM.org Team
CanadiEM aims to improve emergency care in Canada by building an online community of practice for healthcare practitioners and providing them with high quality, freely available educational resources. Our podcasts are found on this channel and include:
CRACKCast (Core Rosen's and Clinical Knowledge) helps residents to "Turn on their learn on" through podcasts that assist with exam prep by covering essential core content.
ClerkCast: A podcast focused on clinical clerks and their time in emergency medicine. It provides an overview of key topics that help you to rock your EM rotations.
First Year Diaries: A podcast focused on the first year of independent clinical practice in emergency medicine and all of its trials and tribulations.
Physicians as Humans explores the struggles that physicians face and how they have overcome them. From addictions, mental health issues, and all manner of personal crises will be discussed to help let those who are currently struggling know that they are not alone.
CRACKCast (Core Rosen's and Clinical Knowledge) helps residents to "Turn on their learn on" through podcasts that assist with exam prep by covering essential core content.
ClerkCast: A podcast focused on clinical clerks and their time in emergency medicine. It provides an overview of key topics that help you to rock your EM rotations.
First Year Diaries: A podcast focused on the first year of independent clinical practice in emergency medicine and all of its trials and tribulations.
Physicians as Humans explores the struggles that physicians face and how they have overcome them. From addictions, mental health issues, and all manner of personal crises will be discussed to help let those who are currently struggling know that they are not alone.
Episodes
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Feb 15, 2018 • 16min
CRACKCast E154 - Hallucinogens
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s 9th Ed Chapter 150, Hallucinogens. This chapter covers exposure to several families of hallucinogenic toxins, their presentations, complications, and treatment.
Feb 12, 2018 • 14min
CRACKCast E153 - Caustics
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s Chapter 153, Caustics. This chapter covers oral exposure to caustic agents, including the ED management, complications and potential treatment.
Feb 8, 2018 • 40min
CRACKCast E151 - Antidepressants
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s 9th Edition Chapter 146, Antidepressants. Continuing the section on toxicology, antidepressants make up one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the general population. The use and misuse of antidepressants can have serious consequences and having a high suspicion of overdose in suicidal patients can lead to timely antidote therapy.
Feb 5, 2018 • 11min
CRACKCast E150 – Anticholinergics
This episode of CRACKCast Covers Rosen's Chapter 145, Anticholinergics. You will learn everything you need to know for the next hot and bothered patient that rolls in to the ED!
Feb 1, 2018 • 36min
CRACKCast E149 - ASA & NSAIDS
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen's Chapter 149, Aspirin and Nonsteroidal agents. You will become well-versed in the presentation of Salicylism and how to manage it. The episode also touches on NSAID overdose, with rare severe complications.
Jan 29, 2018 • 32min
CRACKCAST E148 - Acetaminophen
This 148th episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s 9th edition, Chapter 143, acetaminophen. Also known as paracetamol and Tylenol, you need to know this overdose cold!
Jan 25, 2018 • 49min
CRACKCast E147 - General Approach to the Poisoned Patient
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s Chapter 147, A General Approach to the Poisoned Patient. This is probably one of the most cornerstone podcasts we have done, and you'll enjoy the pearls dropped by staff ED-Toxicologist, Dr Jesse Godwin.
Jan 22, 2018 • 19min
CRACKCast E146 - Radiation Injury
In this 146th episode of CRACKCast, we cover Radiation injury. A very rare, but important topic to know cold. From alpha particles to triage systems, we've got you covered.
Jan 18, 2018 • 25min
CRACKCast E144 - High Altitude Medicine
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s Chapter 144, High Altitude Medicine. The problems encountered can be mostly be prevented through slow ascent and generally treated with oxygen and descent. This summary of respiratory physiology will explain why people can find themselves quickly quite unwell at high altitudes.
Jan 15, 2018 • 18min
CRACKCast E145 - Drowning
This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s Chapter 145, Drowning. Not only an important topic to know about in the resuscitation bay, but also out in the world!
