Ken Milne MD
@thesgem
Trying to cut the knowledge translation window down from over 10 years to less than 1 year with the power of social media. Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you heard it on the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine. www.TheSGEM.com
Watching this play out on social media recently. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandol... @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social
Currently on social media :( @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
#PaperinaPic by @kirstychallen.bsky.social for the ARISE FLUIDS trial. thesgem.com/2026/07/sgem... #MedSky
Vasopressors or Fluids in Early Septic Shock? thesgem.com/2026/07/sgem...
Vasopressors or Fluids in Early Septic Shock? thesgem.com/2026/07/sgem... #MedSky
Looking forward to sharing this publication next month. Myths and Misconceptions in Emergency Medicine. #MedSky @dennisrenmd.bsky.social @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @kirstychallen.bsky.social
Vaccine Q&A posted by Sgt Scholar in 2020 sgtscholar.wordpress.com/2020/09/15/b... @kaymd.bsky.social @andrewjtagg.bsky.social
Ingestion of foreign bodies (LEGO)...this too shall pass. thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... #PaperinaPic by the amazing @kirstychallen.bsky.social #MedSky @dennisrenmd.bsky.social
The majority of EM Docs are willing to swallow a LEGO head in the name of science. thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... #MedSky @dennisrenmd.bsky.social
SGEM Bottom Line: For a witnessed ingestion of a small, blunt plastic toy part in an asymptomatic patient, “everything is probably awesome,” but this tiny adult case series should reassure, not replace, standard ED risk stratification. thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... @dennisrenmd.bsky.social #MedSky
Live SGEM episode with @dennisrenmd.bsky.social recorded at the DFTB conference in Glasgow, Scotland, is now available. How long does it take for an ingested LGEO head to pass in the stool? #MedSky thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem...
Today, @dennisrenmd.bsky.social and I will be giving a session at the DFTB conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on how to build better critical appraisal skills. #MedSky
First principles: How science informs the art of medicine. Science makes us safer. Art makes us human. Our patients deserve both. Copy of my slides from the Don't Forget the Bubbles talk at this link. thesgem.com/wp-content/u... #MedSky @kaymd.bsky.social
88% of EM docs said take the appendix out if they had acute uncomplicated appendicitis. thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... @ffolliet.bsky.social @annalsofem.bsky.social
Antibiotics vs surgery for acute appendicitis. #PaperinaPic by the talented @kirstychallen.bsky.social thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... #MedSky @ffolliet.bsky.social
Nerd Alert! Glad to be joinging JACEP Open as an assistant editor. @dennisrenmd.bsky.social @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social
NOTA thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... @dennisrenmd.bsky.social #MemeMonday #MedSky
SGEM#512: When You Go Your Way, and I Go Mine – Surgery or Antibiotics for Acute Appendicitis. #MedSky thesgem.com/2026/06/sgem... @ffolliet.bsky.social @kirstychallen.bsky.social @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social
The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social
Next up on the SGEM we have Peds Surgeon, presentation guru and water boy, @ffolliet.bsky.social, talking about non-operative treatment of appendicitis. www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... @annalsofem.bsky.social #MedSky