Vancouver General Hospital Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU)
Online portal for the Clinical Teaching Unit at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH CTU).
Welcome to VGH CTU
- VGH CTU Orientation Package
- Directory (password protected)
Call room codes (password protected)
IM learning resources
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Uptodate
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Dynamed
better evidence base, less practical as pocketbook
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Amboss
nice database, requires subscription
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Life in the Fast Lane (ECGs)
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Internet Book of Critical Care
for ICU, but covers many IM topics nicely
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Bloody Easy Coagulation
coag cascade, anticoagulant basics, abnormal coagulation test interpretation
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Clinical Problem Solvers
clinical schemas and disease scripts, virtual morning reports
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CCS Pocket Guides
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Diabetes Canada Guidelines
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Hypertension Canada Guidelines
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GOLD COPD Guidelines
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IDSA Guidelines
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Endocrine Society Guidelines
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Opioid Disorder Guidelines
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MDCalc
nice clinical scores to put in your consults
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Thrombosis Canada Tools
AFib anticoagulation choices, whether or not to workup for inherited thrombophilia, perioperative anticoagulation guidelines
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AlcHepScores
can calculate Maddrey discriminant with PT estimated from INR
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LiverTox
evidence-based resource for drug-induced liver injury
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PneumoTox
evidence-based resource for drug-induced lung injury
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NSQIP Periop Risk Calculator
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Curbsiders Internal Medicine
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St Paul's Morning Report (SPH CTU)
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The Intern At Work (Canadian)
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The IBCC Podcast
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Run the List
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Core IM
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The Clinical Problem Solvers
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@katiewiskar
UBC Faculty
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@shanearish
UBC Faculty
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@buddingsprout
UBC Faculty
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@tony_breu
Teaching
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@DxRxEdu
Teaching
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@PulmCrit
Teaching
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@kidney_boy
Teaching
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@medrants
Teaching
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@BrighamSK
Teaching
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@akhadilkarMD
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@BrownHospMed
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@PulmPEEPs
Teaching
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@NEJM
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Resources
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Triage senior guide (condensed)
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Triage senior slides
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VGH on-call senior consult tracker
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Call stipend submission
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Serious illness conversation guide
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Debriefing guide
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VGH CTU vs Subspecialty Admission Guidelines
Updated Jan 2024
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VGH Cross Coverage Call Information
Updated Jan 2024
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Clinical clerk documents
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Advice on preparation
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How to round
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Daily rounding tips
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How to consult
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Discharging patients at VGH
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How to discharge safely
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How to nail your first consultant phone call
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PMHx cheat sheet for MSI3s
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MSI3 WBAs
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MSI3 must sees/must dos
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MSI3 CTU rotation objectives
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UBC Internal Medicine CaRMS page
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CST Cerner Help Guide
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Med Rec Requirements and Cerner Tips
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Cerner crash course slides
Updated Jan 2024
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Interventional Radiology Cerner cheat sheet
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IM Cerner manual
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BPMH primer documents
BPMH pharmacists available in ED until midnight, order "ED to Perform BPMH" asap when you receive a consult.
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Entering Nonformulary and Combination Products in BPMH
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Remote access Microsoft Token
Consider getting remote access set up! (if you have any trouble with this, low threshold to call IT).
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Hospital map
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Practical advice
On your mobile phone, add VGH Switchboard (604) 875-4111 to your contacts, dial 0 after initial message to connect to operator OR key in extension
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More IM learning resources
Pocketbooks:
Hui Approach to Internal Medicine
Pocket Medicine
Apps:
Spectrum (antibiotic choices with local antibiogram)
MGH ACLS (free ACLS algorithm reference)
Journal Club
Lanthier Internal Medicine
MD on Call
Social Needs Assessment (courtesy of Dr. Alec Yu)
