The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

03/14/2026

SGEM #505: Close Enough for (ARF) Acute Respiratory Failure (HFNO vs NIV)
https://thesgem.com/2026/03/sgem505-close-enough-for-arf-acute-respiratory-failure-hfno-vs-niv/

03/14/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17Q7Wa68Yv/?mibextid=wwXIfr

03/13/2026

Next up on the SGEM is the RENOVATE trial, looking at HFNO vs NIV for acute respiratory failure.

This randomized clinical trial compares the use of high-flow nasal oxygen vs noninvasive ventilation on the rates of endotracheal intubation or death at 7 days across 5 patient groups with acute respiratory failure.

03/12/2026

POOs, LOOs, DOOs, and MOOs?
Interpreting Research Outcomes with a Little Bathroom Humour

What actually matters when it comes to research? Are you looking at patient-oriented outcomes or something else entirely?

03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day to some of the most amazing women I know in emergency medicine.
https://thesgem.com/2025/01/sgem-xtra-this-is-my-fight-song-feminem-2-0/

03/07/2026

We did a PUBcast while at the University of Oxford this week, working on our DPhils. Find out about life in Oxford and the superhero origin story of some of the DPhil students.
SGEM Xtra: It's My Life - DPhil in Oxford
https://thesgem.com/2026/03/sgem-xtra-its-my-life-dphil-in-oxford/

03/06/2026

ICYMI: Terry O'Reilly was the guest on the SGEM Xtra discussing his book Against the Grain.
https://thesgem.com/2026/02/sgem-xtra-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-well-you-know-against-the-grain-defiant-giants-who-changed-the-world/

03/04/2026

A reminder to Ontario Physicians that voting starts tomorrow. I've put my name forward to serve on the OMA Board of Directors. I'm hoping to put my recent Ivey Business School Executive MBA to good use and try to improve healthcare. https://vimeo.com/1163307173/58b3fc15e5?fl=pl&fe=cm&t=2
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Western University

03/02/2026

Good morning, Ontario Medical Association physicians. Why not start your day with voting in the OMA election? I've put my name forward to serve on the Board of Directors. A goal is to help the profession navigate the waters of modern practice (administrative burden, access inequity and artificial intelligence). Find out who is running with the following link https://www.oma.org/about-the-oma/elections/

03/02/2026

SGEM Xtra this week with adman, marketer, podcaster and author, Terry O'Reilly.
https://thesgem.com/2026/02/sgem-xtra-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-well-you-know-against-the-grain-defiant-giants-who-changed-the-world/

03/02/2026

For those interested in evidence-based medicine, here is a good summary.

Viva La Evidence -- a parody of Coldplay's Viva La Vida - a song all about evidence based healthcare -- a little bit about the history of evidence and then...

02/28/2026

I was under the influence of Terry O'Reilly this week on the SGEM discussing his new book: Against the Grain - Defiant Giants Who Changed the World.
Please consider listening & sharing this SGEM Xtra.
https://thesgem.com/2026/02/sgem-xtra-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-well-you-know-against-the-grain-defiant-giants-who-changed-the-world/