The SWORBHP Podcast

Dr. Colin Evans, newly minted staff emergency physician here in London, joins us to discuss prehospital care from the lens of one of his five careers, as a Paramedic with Middlesex London Paramedic Service. He is also one of the founding members of the PreHospital and Retrieval Medicine (PHARMers) group, with the goal to provide education to optimize prehospital care. Their first meeting was based...

In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis, Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP and Dr. Jakob Domm (PGY-4 FRCPC Emergency Medicine resident at Western) review the current medical directive for CPAP use in Ontario, asthma physiology, and discuss why CPAP or BiPAP is sometimes used for asthma exasperation in the hospital setting but is not indicated in the prehospital setting, in...

In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis and Jason Constable review the T's of the H's and T's of Cardiac Arrest.

In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis and Jason Constable review the H's of the H's and T's of Cardiac Arrest.

It’s no secret that receiving an audit from SWORBHP can spark a lot of anxiety, but should it? Dr. Sean Doran (Local Medical Director) and Dwayne Cottel (Prehospital Care Specialist) discuss this in our latest podcast. A variety of topics are discussed, including: Why self-reporting is the best option and the importance of it The auditing process and how things work behind the scenes Feedback requ...

In this episode Dr. Lauren Valdis and Dr. Taylor Bechamp discuss the topic of Penetrating Chest Trauma in Prehospital Medicine.

Dr. Matthew Davis and Dr. Sarah Cocco review changes to the Cardiac Arrest Medical Directive. These changes were outlined in a memo sent out to SWORBHP paramedics on July 19th. More details can be found on our website: www.sworbhp.ca

In this episode of our SWORBHP Webinar series Dr. Lauren Valdis talks to Dr. Erfun Hatam about Trauma in Pregnancy as it relates to the prehospital world.   Caution: This subject matter, Trauma in Pregnancy, may be upsetting or distressing to some viewers. Please keep this in mind prior to watching.

Caution: This subject matter, pediatric trauma, may be upsetting or distressing to some listeners. A theoretical case of a pediatric patient who experienced a traumatic injury is discussed to help frame important learning points. Please keep this in mind prior to listening. Description: In this episode of the SWORBHP Podcast Dr. Lauren Valdis is joined by our special guest Dr. Brett Plouffe, a Ped...

On this episode, Dr. Lauren Valdis and guest Dr. Rob Sogetrop present a webinar focusing on antidepressant overdoses in the world of prehospital medicine.

In this episode of the SWORBHP Podcast our very own Dr. Lauren Valdis and Dwayne Cottel discuss PICC lines and CVAD access. References: Ask MAC: https://askmac.sworbhp.ca/271 OBHG Companion Document (see pages 70/71): https://ontariobasehospitalgroup.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022_02_ESC-Companion-Document-v4.9_final_v16_Feb-8-2022.pdf

Description:  In this episode, Special Guest Dr. Alexander Chase (Western Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow) sits down to talk to Dr. Lauren Valdis (Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP) about pediatric endotracheal intubation. Together they discuss the evidence behind the switch from uncuffed to cuffed tubes, along with some of the other recent changes to pediatric airway management. Myths...

Special Guest Dr. Sara-Pier Piscopo (Western Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow) sits down to talk to Dr. Lauren Valdis (Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP) to discuss the latest evidence and best practices in resuscitation of pediatric out of hospital cardiac arrest.  Topics include: Considerations in when to transport, when to consider IO vs. IV access and some hot-off-the-press local dat...

In this episode our Medical Director of Education Dr. Lauren Valdis, and our Education Coordinator Gabby Willems, answer your questions from the 2021 MCME.

In this Podcast, Prehospital Care Specialist Dwayne Cottel sits down with Dr. Matthew Davis, SWORBHP Regional Medical Director, to discuss Base Hospital Physician (BHP) patching. SWORBHP recently conducted a pilot project to test the feasibility of Centralized Patching. This podcast highlights SWORBHP’s historical model of BHP patching and the impetus to move to Centralized Patching. “What exactly...

Prehospital Care Specialists Melissa Burgess and Dwayne Cottel sit down to review some of the highlights from the 2020 MCME. In this episode Dwayne also goes over some cardiac cases and how they relate to the precourse from last year. -  9 Steps to Rhythm Strip Interpretation -  STEMI Locations and Reciprocal Changes

Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma This episode of the SWORBHP Podcast features Nancy Lawrence (Manager - Just Culture, Wellness & Staff Support at LHSC), Ryan Hall  (Deputy Chief - Oxford County Paramedic Services), and Ted Sanders (Paramedic and Peer Support Team Member - Oxford County Paramedic Services). The topic of this episode is Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma. Nancy, Ryan, an...

Special Guest Dr. David Morden (PGY-4 Western Emergency Medicine Resident) takes us through the background of recent practice change in administration of IM Epi, per the Considerations for Paramedics Managing Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic ( https://www.lhsc.on.ca/media/9082/download ). 

Dr. Danielle Kelton presents the first Western University Division of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds of the year. These rounds, titled "Stayin' Alive', cover the evidence for and against the use of mechanical CPR both in the pre-hospital and emergency department settings. Interested in more excellent and informative grand rounds, like Dr. Kelton's? Email SWORBHP@lhsc.on.ca to be placed on the Ema...

This podcast is a chock-full of information including evidence and recommendations for the use of Sodium Bicarbonate in prehospital care.   Hosted by: Dr. Lauren Valdis Dr. Shane Freeman

In this episode our Education Coordinator Lyndsey Longeway and Medical Director of Education Dr. Lauren Valdis review some of your questions from this years MCME.

In this episode Dr. Lauren Valdis talks to special guest Dr. Danielle Kelton about tracheostomies and your Tracheostomy Tube Reinsertion Medical Directive.

Inaugural SWORBHP Podcast - Discussing initial COVID-19 Changes For EMS Providers in the South West Ontario Region. Music attribution There It Is by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4519-there-it-is License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode hosts Dr. Sean Doran and Dr. Matt Davis discuss the changes that were released on May 6th 2020 and concerns regarding patching while wearing PPE during the COVID19 pandemic.