SheMD

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Yes, I am a woman, yes I am a feminist, yes I am a physician, yes I am in academic leadership for a well-known emergency department… The yes’s are many, but what do I have to say that is so meaningful or useful that people would want to publish it? A culture conducive to women’s academic success: development of a measure.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 21, 2017

Richard Hamilton (@RJHamiltonMD) is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. Richard Hamilton ( @RJHamiltonMD ) is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. display_podcast] Date: May 19th, 2017 Reference: Willman et al.

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JournalFeed

APRIL 15, 2023

Ketamine ICP Safety Spoon Feed This retrospective study of thirty-three pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) demonstrated no increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) after administration of ketamine.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 22, 2020

Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Diagnosing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review of Clinical Exam, Labs, Imaging Accuracy and Biases. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia.

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EM Updates

JUNE 15, 2021

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is Brooklyn’s largest hospital, an academic quaternary care center with, in normal times, 711 total beds, 66 intensive care beds, and an Emergency Department that treats approximately 120,000 patients per year. On March 9, the first patient with a novel coronavirus infection was admitted to MMC.

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Cook County EM Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

Effectiveness and safety of droperidol in a United States emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2019.09.007 What : Retrospective cohort study of all droperidol administrations between January 2012 and April 2018 at an academic and pediatric emergency department in the US with 77,000 annual visits.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 9, 2018

Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med 2018 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is a pharmacist who has been practicing in emergency medicine for the past six years. We covered that paper on the SGEM in Episode #144.

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EMDocs

JUNE 9, 2023

These protocols are often developed in collaboration with multiple stakeholders that can include EMS staff and administration, legal counsel, community members, law enforcement. If pharmacologic or physical restraints are used, it is very helpful to notify the receiving emergency department prior to arrival so they can be prepared.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A 29-year-old female with a past medical history of migraine headaches presented to the emergency department (ED) for several hours of bilateral eye pain, redness, and decreased visual acuity. Food and Drug Administration. The patient is a contact lens wearer. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2021 Apr;44(2):330-367. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.02.010.

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SheMD

MAY 4, 2023

80% of department chair roles in academic medicine are held by men. Article Summary What they looked at: This article aimed to look at career trajectory differences between genders in faculty who have attained academic chair roles in emergency medicine. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(7):e2011292. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11292

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 20, 2018

BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the US, adults accounted for 6.6

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Background and Context Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is of paramount importance in the emergency department (ED) due to its indispensable role in facilitating precise diagnostic outcomes. Increased Computed Tomography Utilization in the Emergency Department and Its Association with Hospital Admission.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Learners The target learners were EM residents and physicians practicing in the emergency department. In order to avoid connectivity issues with Wifi, the event administrators broadcasted from an ethernet-connected computer. Internet connection: A stable internet connection is a must. The program started in April 2021.

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SheMD

JULY 23, 2023

Some of the interview information may not be relevant during the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 academic years. Therefore, he worked with the primary care innovation department and learned hospital administration and clinical operations during his residency. Disclaimer: This post was written before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

Bullying in Academic Medicine: Experiences of Women Physician Leaders. Academic Medicine [Internet] 2023: 98:2:255-263. Bad manners in the Emergency Department: Incivility among doctors. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [Internet] 2017, Issue 1. Leader to Leader.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Stephen Meigher is the EM Chief Resident training with the Jacobi and Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program. He heads curriculum and conference for the academic year and is passionate about resident […] The post SGEM#344: We Will…We Will Cath You – But should We After An OHCA Without ST Elevations?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 29, 2023

The effect of telemental versus in-person mental health consults in the emergency department on 30-day utilization and processes of care. AEM April 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Reference: Han et al.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Introduction: Since the late 1990s, RSI has been the gold standard of emergency intubations (5). First described in 1970, RSI with the near-simultaneous administration of a sedative agent and NMBA has been shown to have increased first-pass success compared with intubation facilitated by a sedative alone (6,7). Int J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

She is Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Women in Emergency Medicine group and involved with the RCEM Public Health and Informatics groups. Emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing (EmPATH) unit decreases hospital admission for patients presenting with suicidal ideation in rural America.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives This project was supported by the RCEM Dragon’s Den event in 2014, the inaugural Young Investigator’s Award in 2015, and extensive input from college academics. Salbutamol has the benefits of parenteral administration, rapid onset of action, and the ability to be used as an outpatient in inhaled form.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 31, 2024

Article 1: What predicts parental anxiety in the Paediatric Emergency Department? Predictors of parental anxiety in a paediatric emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal. Academic Pediatrics 2024 24 1 51-58 What’s it about? Martin, S.R., Heyming, T.W., Fortier, M.A. and Kain, Z.N. 40:715–720.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

The control group received many similar treatments as the ‘intervention’ group (just not full protocolised EGDT) highlighting that with good sepsis care (fluid resuscitation, close monitoring, early appropriate antibiotic administration), mortality can be reduced. The impact of emergency medical services on the ED care of severe sepsis.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Am J Emerg Med. Children with complex medical conditions are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality, and this may be compounded by inaccurate weight estimation and leading to inaccurate medication dose administration. 2024 Aug;82:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.04.053. 2024.04.053. Epub 2024 May 3. PMID: 38759251. What’s it about?

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. If that sounds distinctly definitive, then point purposefully made. Another point purposefully made.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain Case A 15-year-old female with sickle cell disease (SCD) presents to your emergency department (ED) with a vaso-occlusive pain episode (VOE) of her legs and back. Two interesting findings were time to parenteral opioid administration and total dose of opioid morphine equivalents.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 22, 2019

Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation is a common occurrence in the emergency department, and practitioners differ on whether to take a primary rate-control approach versus a rhythm-control approach utilizing either electrical or pharmacological cardioversion. The ECG shows atrial fibrillation without ischemic changes.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 9, 2019

Continuation of Gender Disparities in Pay Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians. She is an emergency physician and researcher who studies health disparities, substance use disorders, and gender bias. Continuation of Gender Disparities in Pay Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians. AEM March 2019.

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RebelEM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

trying harder and longer knowing they are enrolled in this study) Use of two different models of defibrillators may negatively impact the internal validity of this pilot study Certain baseline characteristics were not balanced, such as: prehospital intubation and Epinephrine administration.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Academic Emergency Medicine., The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study. Methods: This was a single center, prospective, observational study of adults presenting to the emergency department with syncope. Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V., Sivilotti, M., Mukarram, M., Baumann, B.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. Pearls and Pitfalls CT Angiography has become a more readily available tool for diagnosis in the emergency department though requires an understanding of its specific uses and indications.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Award for Outstanding Contribution in Research: Must be a member of ACEP and have made an outstanding contribution to research in emergency medicine as demonstrated in accomplishments such as outstanding research and publication of original research. Rorrie, Jr.,

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

Although not every person seeks health care for these injuries, the majority of those that do end up in the emergency department. In 2008, this led to greater than 316,000 emergency department (ED) visits and about 9,500 hospitalizations [1]. Academic Emergency Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Ann Emerg Med 2024; Study Design Validation of the qPS4 was performed as part of a retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients presenting to a tertiary academic emergency department between the ~9 year study period (01/01/2012 - 12/31/2021).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in the Pediatric Emergency Department and Predictors of Poor Outcome. Procedural sedation programme minimising adverse events: a 3-year experience from a tertiary paediatric emergency department. Siebert JN, et al. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1;152(3):e2023061365. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

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ALiEM

JANUARY 10, 2025

A 3-month-old male with no past medical history was brought to the emergency department for evaluation of newly asymmetric pupils. In our patients case, pilocarpine administration did not result in pupillary constriction, supporting the diagnosis of drug-induced anisocoria. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1990;70(5):569-570.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.

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