PsychEd Episode 72: Psychiatric Case Presentation with Dr. Justin Delwo

Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners.This episode covers the psychiatric case presentation with Dr. Justin Delwo, a staff psychiatrist at Toronto Western Hospital where he works in the emergency department and urgent care settings.The learning objectives for this episode are as follows:What is the goal of a psychiatric case presentation?What are some ground rules for a case presentation?What are the key sections of a case presentation and what should you include under each? How can you tailor your case presentation to the settingGuest: Dr. Justin DelwoHosts: Dr. Matt Cho (PGY1), Dr. Daamoon Ghahari (PGY2), and Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)Audio editing: Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)Episode evaluation: Shelly Palchik (MS4)Time Stamps:(1:50) - Goals of a case presentation(4:49) - Ground rules for presenting(7:56) - General overview(19:44) - Identifying Data(23:16) - Chief complaint and reason for referral(25:42) - History of presenting illness(38:38) - Review of systems(42:16) - Safety(49:42) - Past psychiatric history(53:54) - Medications(55:55) - Past medical history(59:14) - Allergies(1:00:13) - Family psychiatric history(1:02:07) - Personal history(1:06:23) -  Mental status exam(1:09:45) - Impression(1:14:20) - Plan(1:18:43) - Tailoring to different settingsFor more PsychEd, follow us on Instagram (@psyched.podcast),  Facebook (PsychEd Podcast), X (@psychedpodcast), and Bluesky (@psychedpodcast.bsky.social‬). You can email us at [email protected] and visit our website atpsychedpodcast.org.