Screening tool for identification of hip fractures in the prehospital setting.

Objectives: This study aims to develop a screening tool that will help first responders identify patients with proximal femur fractures, commonly referred to as hip fractures, on site and direct these patients to hospitals with orthopaedic surgery services.

Study Design: Prospective survey.

Methods: Literature and expert opinion defined parameters for the Collingwood Hip Fracture Rule (CHFR) which predict a patient's likelihood of hip fracture.

Women's experiences of skin-to-skin cesarean birth compared to standard cesarean birth: a qualitative study.

Background: Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant immediately after birth is recommended regardless of delivery method; however, it is less common after cesarean delivery. We aimed to describe and compare women's experiences of cesarean birth with and without skin-to-skin contact at an urban tertiary care hospital.

Methods: In this hermeneutic phenomenologic study, we used semistructured telephone interviews from 2015 to 2018 to interview a convenience sample of women who delivered at term by scheduled skin-to-skin cesarean birth at an urban tertiary care hospital in Toronto, Ontario.

Utilization of Telemedicine in Addressing Musculoskeletal Care Gap in Long-Term Care Patients.

Unlabelled: A notable proportion of patient transfers in Ontario are from long-term care facilities for consultation of musculoskeletal (MSK) issues. These transfers are costly for patients and the healthcare system. This study evaluated the utility of a telemedicine MSK (TeleMSK) service for long-term care patients requiring an orthopaedic consultation.

Building and strengthening relationships between academic departments/divisions of emergency medicine and rural and regional emergency departments.

Objectives: Make recommendations on approaches to building and strengthening relationships between academic departments or divisions of Emergency Medicine and rural and regional emergency departments.

Methods: A panel of leaders from both rural and urban/academic practice environments met over 8 months. Draft recommendations were developed from panel expertise as well as survey data and presented at the 2018 Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Academic Symposium.