A Randomized Controlled Study Addressing Dexamethasone Tolerability in the Treatment of Acute Asthma in Children: Mary Poppins on Trial!

AimEmesis of oral medications continues to be a problem in the management of acute pediatric asthma exacerbations; therefore, we set out to assess whether smaller volumes of oral dexamethasone resulted in better tolerability. Children aged 2-14 years, presenting to the emergency department with acute asthma exacerbation, were enrolled in this open, prospective randomized controlled trial. Participants received 0.

The resident physician as leader within the healthcare team.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore inter-professional clinicians' perspectives on resident leadership in the context of inter-professional teams and to identify a definition for leadership in the clinical context. In 2015, CanMEDS changed the title of one of the core competencies from manager to leader. The shift in language was perceived by some as returning to traditional hierarchical and physician-dominant structures.