Saving emergency medicine: is less more?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Horizon Health Network, Saint John Regional Hospital, University Ave, Saint John, NB, E2L 4L2, Canada. Paul.atkinson@dal.ca.
² Health Administration Consultant, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Editorial

Paul Atkinson et al. CJEM. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;24(1):9-11.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00237-1. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Horizon Health Network, Saint John Regional Hospital, University Ave, Saint John, NB, E2L 4L2, Canada. Paul.atkinson@dal.ca.
² Health Administration Consultant, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Crowding; Emergency medicine; Primary care.

Comment in

To save emergency medicine, we must collaborate, innovate, and advocate.
Bearss E, Bhate TD, Hulme J, Landes M, Jones MK. Bearss E, et al. CJEM. 2022 Jun;24(4):459. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00296-y. Epub 2022 Mar 17. CJEM. 2022. PMID: 35297007 No abstract available.
We can persevere and fail, or reform and thrive.
Atkinson P, Innes G, McGeorge K. Atkinson P, et al. CJEM. 2022 Jun;24(4):460. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00328-7. Epub 2022 May 26. CJEM. 2022. PMID: 35616811 No abstract available.

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