Teaching Modules

The Teaching Modules Project is a compendium of open-access, evidence-based, peer-reviewed emergency medicine (EM) modules designed for teachers and learners in low-resource health settings.

Modules are developed and reviewed by faculty with expertise in EM education and global health and are published here as low-bandwidth Power Point presentations.

Modules are licensed for use under a non-commercial, attribution, and share-alike Creative Common’s License (click here for the license and the definition of each term). When you use the modules please ensure you comply with these conditions.

Information within the modules is not a substitute for medical training or medical treatment.

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Accidental Hypothermia

Philip Miller (MD, CCFP(EM)), University of British Columbia.

Altitude Illness

Jennifer Riley (MD, FRCP(EM)), University of Toronto Phil Miller (MD, CCFP(EM)), University of British Columbia

Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Overdose

Lucas Chartier (MDCM, FRCP(EM)), University of Toronto

Arthrocentesis: Shoulder, Hip and Knee

Katherine Smith (MD FRCP(EM)), University of Toronto

Chest Tube Insertion

Gautam Goel (MD), University of Toronto

Clinical Epidemiology 1: Asking Good Questions & Developing A Research Plan

Lisa Puchalski Ritchie (MD, FRCPC EM, PhD), University of Toronto

Clinical Epidemiology 2: Terminology & Basic Principles

Lisa Puchalski Ritchie (MD, FRCPC EM, PhD), University of Toronto

Diarrhea Enteric Fever

Malika Sharma (MD, FRCPC), University of Toronto

Drowning

Philip Miller (MD, CCFP(EM)), University of British Columbia

Electrical Injuries

Anna MacDonald (MD, FRCP(EM)), University of Toronto

First Trimester Emergencies

Eddie Xie (CCFP(EM), DTM&H), University of Toronto

Helminthic Infections

Malika Sharma (MD, FRCPC), University of Toronto

Introduction to Quality Improvement

Nazanin Meshkat (MD, FRCP(EM), MHSc), University of Toronto

Introduction to Toxicology

Cheryl Hunchak (MD, CCFP(EM), MPH), University of Toronto

Joint Dislocation Management in the ED

Shawn Lacombe (MD), University of Toronto Anita Pozgay (MD, FRCPC, Dip Sport Med), University of Ottawa

Local Nerve Blocks of the Face, Thorax and Extremities

Katherine Smith (MD, FRCP(EM)), University of Alberta

Pediatric Fever

April Kam (MD, DTMH, MScPH, FRCPC), McMaster University Parnian Arjmand (MSc, MD), University of Ottawa David Goldfarb (MD, FRCPC), McMaster University

Pediatric Malnutrition

Kiran Talwar (MD, FRCP(C)), University of Alberta Lisa Evered (MD, FRCPC, MSc), University of Alberta

Pediatric Pneumonia

Roberta D. Hood (MD, CCFP(EM)), University of Toronto

Pediatric Trauma

Carla Angelski (MD, FRCPC), University of Toronto

Rabies

Edward Xie (MD, CCFP(EM), DTM&H), University of Toronto Andrew Petrosoniak (MD, FRCP), University of Toronto

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Jennifer Bryan (MD, FRCP(EM)), University of Toronto

Shock

Nazanin Meshkat (MD, FRCP(EM), MHSc), University of Toronto

Splinting Techniques

Joel Moktar (MD), University of Toronto

Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect

Gillian Morantz (MD, FRCPC), McGill University

Thromboembolic Disease

Kate Hayman (MD), University of Western Ontario Tarek Loubani (MD, CCFP(EM)), University of Western Ontario

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Andrew McDonald (MD, FRCP(EM)), University of Toronto

Wound Closure

Gautam Goel (MD), University of Toronto Nicholas Tassone (MD), University of Toronto