Critical Care Cases

Much of what we do in the Emergency Department (ED) is directly relevant to the field of Critical Care Medicine, particularly when it comes to resuscitating patients. Although ER Physicians are extremely skilled at managing these critically ill patients during their initial presentation, having an understanding of what happens next in their course of illness in the ICU is incredibly important as it allows us to further augment and tailor their care in the ED. This knowledge is also very helpful when communicating with patients and their families as ER physicians are then able to provide perspective on what comes next in their course of illness. The following are a series of simulation cases with a Critical Care focus whereby learners will be exposed to the unique patient presentations encountered in the ICU with direct applicability to patient care in the ED. 

This series of cases has been curated and edited by Dr. Sameer Sharif, an emergency physician and intensivist in Hamilton, Ontario. Dr. Sharif is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care & Emergency Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Researcher and Clinician Educator with a Masters in Health Research Methods. His research focus is on sedation in the ICU and the ER. His education portfolio spans undergraduate, post-graduate, and faculty-level medical education.

The original Critical Care cases presented here were created by Dr. Dominique Piquette who is an Associate Professor in the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, at the University of Toronto, and a Wilson Centre Scholar. Dr. Piquette’s current research interests are primarily focused on better understanding how physicians learn in changing critical care clinical environments at the postgraduate and post-certification levels.