PICU quiz - Sepsis

Engaging Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) clinical staff to lead practice improvement: the PICU Participatory Action Research Project (PICU-PAR)

BACKGROUND Despite considerable efforts, engaging staff to lead quality improvement activities in practice settings is a persistent challenge. At British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH), the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) undertook a new phase of quality improvement actions based on the Community of Practice (CoP) model with Participatory Action Research (PAR). This approach aims to m...

Postgraduate Quiz

A 37 year old gentleman with recurrent chest pain and dyspnoea on exertion was referred for cardiac CT examination after an equivocal exercise stress test.

Photo Quiz

Here is a clue: He founded the discipline of veterinary epidemiology and the concept of One Medicine. Decide fi rst. Then turn the page.

Picture quiz

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Photo Quiz: Overwhelming Sepsis after Dog Bite in a Splenectomized Woman.