Abstract
Canadian emergency departments (EDs) frequently provide care to patients undergoing early pregnancy loss. Unfortunately, in this setting, patients commonly have negative experiences, in part due to lack of appropriate follow-up and education on symptoms that may arise after discharge. In response to this gap, our team created a free, web-based, patient-informed educational platform for women to access accurate information on early pregnancy loss. This free and publicly accessible resource was launched in May 2022 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and was shared with EDs across Canada.
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Les services d'urgence (SU) canadiens fournissent fréquemment des soins aux patientes qui subissent une perte de grossesse précoce. Malheureusement, dans ce contexte, les patientes ont souvent des expériences négatives, en partie à cause du manque de suivi approprié et d'éducation sur les symptômes qui peuvent apparaître après la sortie de l'hôpital. Pour combler cette lacune, notre équipe a créé une plate-forme éducative gratuite, basée sur le Web et informée par les patientes, permettant aux femmes d'accéder à des informations précises sur la perte de grossesse précoce. Cette ressource gratuite et accessible au public a été lancée en mai 2022 à l'hôpital Mount Sinai de Toronto et a été partagée avec les services d'urgence de tout le Canada.
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Varner, C., Leduc, L., Pasquale, J. et al. Co-designing a web-based education platform for patients with early pregnancy loss. Can J Emerg Med 24, 805–808 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-022-00384-z
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