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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

EMDocs

Train your staff on best practices for using phone interpreters. There are several tools that help us identify our implicit biases and bring cultural humility into our daily practice. Conducting research regarding best practices for improving health outcomes for NELP patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. 2017 Sep;40(3):397-410. PMID: 35545394; PMCID: PMC9096567. New A, Tucci VT, Rios J. A Modern-Day Fight Club? Psychiatr Clin North Am.

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Episode 4 - Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: New Strategies for Improving Outcomes

EB Medicine

The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice.

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Paediatric Appendicitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Clinical scoring tools for appendicitis The recently published Best Practice Pathway Guidance by NHS England recommends using clinical risk scores to assess all children with suspected appendicitis. 2017 May;24(5):523-551. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Acad Emerg Med. Alvarado, A.,

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 3: Pharmacologic Management

EMDocs

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. 2017 Sep;40(3):397-410. PMID: 35545394; PMCID: PMC9096567. New A, Tucci VT, Rios J. A Modern-Day Fight Club? Psychiatr Clin North Am.

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Choosing wisely – less can be more

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. BMJ OpenQuality 2017; 6: u214071.w5561. These interventions should be discussed carefully with patients before being carried out. What is the aim of choosing Wisely? BMJ Open Qual.

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A Safety Solution for Emergency Department Staff and Patients

ACEP Now

The well-being of our patients, staff, and ourselves depends on finding tailored and effective solutions and dissemination of these best practices. Improving the management of acutely agitated patients in the emergency department through implementation of Project BETA (Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation).