I got to sit down in person with Ken Milne this week while at the great SkiBEEM conference and talk about evidence based medicine. I know – life just can’t get much better. The episode of The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine that we recorded about the HEAT trial was just released today. […]
Rants & Ramblings
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How is the BMJ different from MAD Magazine? Well, I have never found a hidden picture by folding the pages of the BMJ, and although the editorials are occasionally pithy, they really can’t compare to the entertainment value of Spy vs Spy. On the other hand, the BMJ is considered […]
Research participants are offered a contract: assume the risks of research for the betterment of humanity. We are routinely breaking that contract...
I just finished reading a paper on the use of mental practice for resuscitation, and I couldn’t wait to write a post. Usually when I find an interesting paper, I put it aside to include in my collection of “articles of the month”, but I just had to give this […]
Often misquoted as a component of the Hippocratic Oath, “first, do no harm” has become a mantra of the medical profession. These words are repeated daily at conferences, in textbooks, on blogs, and in conversations worldwide. They are treated with reverence, as if they provide some great insight. I think […]
In February of this year, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously decided that an absolute ban on assisted suicide is unconstitutional. In September of 1993, I was 11 years old and just starting 6th grade. At the same time, a woman by the name of Sue Rodriguez was fighting in […]
Today I am going to launch a secondary feature on my site, called Research, Rants, and Ramblings, where I will be able to break from my usual format and share my thoughts on a wider variety of topics. I don’t plan on publishing here often, but anyone who knows me knows […]