the short coat

The Gist : Evidence based medicine (EBM) is misunderstood; it's not a randomized control trial (RCT) or "the literature." Ra...

The Gist :   Clinical decision instruments (CDIs) are all the rage in Emergency Medicine, especially for trainees still developing gestal...

The Gist :  Many junior physicians use clinical decision instruments as an objective means of risk stratification or clinical decision maki...

The Gist :  In medicine and science, regardless of the medium - traditional or Free Open Access Medical education ( FOAM )- the Matthew eff...

The Gist :  Despite our best intentions and with regard to the combined literature, research, and clinical experience, we practice dated me...

The Gist :  Evidenced based medicine (EBM) plays a critical role in emergency medicine and it's crucial to be able to interpret and app...