The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

Super excited to be preparing for the DFTB conference in Glasgow, Scotland, next week. I will be giving a keynote address on how science informs the art of medicine. Also co-present with the talented Dr. Dennis Ren on building better critical appraisal skills.

NOTA
https://thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem512-when-you-go-your-way-and-i-go-mine-surgery-or-antibiotics-for-acute-appendicitis/

SGEM #512: When You Go Your Way, and I Go Mine – Surgery or Antibiotics for Acute Appendicitis.
https://thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem512-when-you-go-your-way-and-i-go-mine-surgery-or-antibiotics-for-acute-appendicitis/

Next up on the SGEM we have Peds Surgeon, presentation guru and water boy, Mr. Ross Fisher, talking about non-operative treatment of appendicitis.
https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(25)01283-1/fulltext

Emergency medicine depicted in one photo.

Canadian Physicians Fight the Good Fight on Social Media

Canadian Physicians Fight the Good Fight on Social Media Despite a lack of support from their community and a lot of mudslinging, some doctors take to social media out of a desire to educate and defend the vulnerable.

When you want to quit, step out of yourself. Become batman.

Bad news SGEMers