Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Canadian Special Operation Forces Command With Ketamine Plus Cervical Sympathetic Blockade.

Introduction: Canadian Special Operation Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) operators have been extensively deployed in recent conflicts. They are at risk of trauma and blast exposure as well as the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI). Current psychotherapy and pharmacological approaches provide suboptimal resolution of PTSD and bTBI symptoms.

Achieving Reliable Mastery of Emergency Airway Management Skills Through 4-Component Instructional Design: A Mixed Methods Pilot Evaluation.

Introduction: We used cognitive load theory to design the Queen's University Airway Mastery (QUMAC) pilot course to work toward reliable mastery of Emergency Airways Management elements in all participants.

Methods: We describe the process of designing QUMAC using 4-Component Instructional Design to harness the cognitive load theory as a learning tool. We evaluated the effectiveness of QUMAC using an outcome-based mixed-methods approach including Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) and 2 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) at course completion using blinded expert video review.

Effect of self-administered auricular acupressure on smoking cessation--a pilot study.

Background: Tobacco smoking is still a worldwide health risk. Current pharmacotherapies have at best, a success rate of no more than 50%. Auricular (ear) acupressure has been purported to be beneficial in achieving smoking cessation in some studies, while in others has been deemed insignificant.