CRITICAL LEVELS - THE PODCAST -
“Critical Levels” is a new podcast dedicated to having critical conversations in paramedicine created for paramedics, by paramedics, with a Canadian and local bias.
The opinions and discussion within the podcast are meant as educational material for paramedics, and it is not meant to establish a standard of care – please do not deviate from your local medical directives.
We hope to release monthly episodes, but we are in this together – please reach out with ideas for guests and topics.
In addition to the podcast, which will be availiable across all podcast platforms, this website serves as a central location for episode summaries and resources.
Happy listening!
Episode 9 – Cognitive Biases – Dr. Vanessa Bohn
Emergency medicine and paramedicine, one can argue, are highly cognitive professions. One of the pitfalls to this specialty however is the level of risk involved.
Medical error is the 6th leading cause of death in North America, and some studies have shown that cognitive error or some flaw in decision making – as opposed to lack of knowledge – is present in about 95% of cases where there was a medical error. Moreover, The most recent institute of medicine report says, that as a patient, it’s not if you’ll be subjected to a diagnostic error, but when.
Busy recording new episodes to be released soon! Check out our previous 9 if you haven’t done so yet - http://www.criticallevels.ca
Thanks to the @RPPEO, several of our episodes are now eligible for elective CME credits! ACPs should check it out if you need some hours before the end of the year!
NEW EPISODE ALERT! How do we make decisions? How does our bias impact patient care? Listen NOW to our conversation with Dr. Vanessa Bohn (@DrVanessaBohn) as we discuss cognitive errors, metacognition, and cognitive bias! http://traffic.libsyn.com/criticallevels/Episode_9_-_Cognitive_Bias_-_Dr_Vanessa_Bohn.mp3?dest-id=1667939
2 new exciting episodes coming very soon! We chat with @DrVanessaBohn from @CHEO about Cognitive Bias, and with @benjolicoeur from @OttawaParamedic about all things Tactical Paramedicine. Don't want to miss these!
Such a great opportunity to share some recommendations about prehospital care during #COVID19 with @criticalevels.
Check out the full print article in @CJEMonline that discusses many important issues for #paramedics.
#FOAMems #FOAMed #WearAMask
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-emergency-medicine/article/covid19-what-paramedics-need-to-know/FF2A72B643185708720890D1A698A504 https://twitter.com/criticalevels/status/1298275501191069696
NEW EPISODE: COVID 19: What Paramedics Need to Know! Find out as we chat with @jason_buick about his recent @CJEMonline article! http://traffic.libsyn.com/criticallevels/Episode_8_-_Jason_Buick.mp3?dest-id=1667939
