SMACC CLUB: The Candiroos

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The Candiroos (Leon Gussow, Steve Aks & Tim Erickson) lay down the SMACC on nebulised naloxone, opioid-induced hyperalgesia & Irukandji Syndrome.

CICM SAQ 2012.2 Q8

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Features of a randomised trial on a therapeutic intervention that would lead you to change your practice.

Emergency Medicine Update November 2012

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Here is the November 2012 edition of EMU. You can subscribe to EMU directly via email by sending a message to: jbleibmd AT yahoo.com Also, remember to check out previous editions of EMU on LITFL here.

Ben Goldacre on Bad Pharma

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Ben Goldacre speaks at TEDMED about publication bias, the cancer eating at the heart of evidence-based medicine,

Lifestyle modification and multiple sclerosis

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Changing the paradigm of progressive deterioration with multiple sclerosis. An Australian longitudinal cohort study reports remarkable improvements with lifestyle change

CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q21

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Factors causing medication errors in ICU adn how to minimise them.

CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q19

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Evidence-based medicine calculations

R&R in the FASTLANE

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R&R in the FASTLANE is an exciting new weekly resource that allows highly respected trustworthy emergency physicians, intensivists and related critical care specialists working in varied settings around the world tell us what they think is worth reading.

CICM SAQ 2011.1 Q29

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Blinding and allocation concealment

CICM SAQ 2011.2 Q23

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Questions In the context of statistical analysis of randomised controlled trials, explain the following terms: a)  Risk ratio b)  Number needed to treat c)  P-value d)  Confidence intervals Answers a)  Risk ratio Answer and interpretation A risk ratio is simply a ratio of risk, for example, [risk of mortality in the intervention group] / [risk [...]