Medicine in Movies (formerly Pharmacology on Film) is written and produced by Blair Lindsay. As both a Paramedic and movie buff, I've often had occasion to watch films or television and contemplate how realistic (or not) the portrayal of medication or illicit drug use is. Pharmacology on Film examines the properties of various medications through their portrayal on screen and hopefully leaves the listener with a better understanding of how the drug in question really works in real life. Visit me at www.blairlindsay.com

Etorphine - Pharmacology on Film

Etorphine and Dexter

A fantastic depiction of a trauma team preparing to receive a patient, as well as the most realistic portrayal of assessment and treatment I've ever seen. It's as if an emergency physician wrote the script. In this episode, we explore two of the drugs used during the emergency induction: Ketamine and Succinylcholine.

Ketamine and Succinylcholine - Pharmacology on Film

Ketamine and Succinylcholine - The Fall, Season 3 - Episode 1

In Casino Royale, Bond finds himself poisoned with digitalis. Bond makes it through (of course) but how would things play out in real life?

Pharmacology on Film

Bond Vs Digitalis

An examination of the portrayal of the drug naloxone in the films Trainspotting and Bringing Out the Dead

Trainspotting & Bringing Out the Dead

Blair Lindsay ACP, BHSc, MA is the Simulation Educator at the School of Health and Public Safety at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's Centre for Advanced Patient Care Simulation, where realistic patient care challenges are created to immerse students in a safe learning environment, preparing medical professionals for critical care situations they will someday face in practice. He completed his Master of Arts at Royal Roads University with a major paper on the use of high-fidelity patient simulation to teach and evaluate critical thinking in Paramedic students, and currently teaches in SAIT's EMR, EMT, Paramedic and Respiratory Therapy programs. He has spoken internationally at various conferences regarding Patient Simulation, Human Factors Science and Communication in Crisis and is the author of several articles on issues in Prehospital Care. He has extensive experience in curriculum design and program accreditation.
 
Prior to his career in teaching, Blair spent twenty years working as a Firefighter/Paramedic with the City of Airdrie.
 
Growing up in Montreal in a house filled with books inspired a life-long love of reading and storytelling. Blair recently completed his second novel, Reaper, available on Amazon.

Blair Lindsay

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