Redefining professionalism to improve health equity in competency based medical education (CBME): A qualitative study.

Purpose: There is a pressing need to address all forms of anti-oppression in medicine, given systemic harm and inequities in care and outcomes for patients and health care professionals from equity-deserving groups. Revising definitions of professionalism used in competency-based education can incorporate new professional competencies for physicians to identify and eliminate the root causes of these inequities. This study redefined the CanMEDS definition to centre perspectives of equity-deserving groups.

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guided gynecologic/oncology surgery - The patient's perspective.

Objective: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways have demonstrated improvements in outcomes following benign gynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgery. However, there is limited data reporting the benefit of ERAS from the patient's perspective. This study aimed to explore patient knowledge of and experience with ERAS-guided surgery.

Multicenter comparison using two AI stroke CT perfusion software packages for determining thrombectomy eligibility.

Background: Stroke AI platforms assess infarcted core and potentially salvageable tissue (penumbra) to identify patients suitable for mechanical thrombectomy. Few studies have compared outputs of these platforms, and none have been multicenter or considered NIHSS or scanner/protocol differences. Our objective was to compare volume estimates and thrombectomy eligibility from two widely used CT perfusion (CTP) packages, Viz.

Bedside physician led US-guided supra-clavicular lymph node biopsy and ROSE (rapid on-site evaluation): SVC obstruction swift management in lung cancer.

Superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) is an oncological emergency and can often be linked to an underlying lung malignancy. Due to the potential life-threatening risks associated with SVCO, it necessitates urgent diagnosis and management. In this report, we discuss 3 case studies where the use of ultrasound-guided supraclavicular lymph node biopsy was used to obtain a biopsy from patients with SVCO, followed by rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE).

Patient experiences of virtual care across specialist neuroscience and psychiatry clinics related to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Calgary, Alberta.

Purpose: The emergence of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has led to public health restrictions and a shift towards virtual care and telehealth. The aim of this study was to explore barriers and facilitators of virtual care from the perspective of neurological and psychiatric patients.

Methods: One-on-one interviews were conducted remotely using telephone and online video teleconferencing.