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How Long Should EM Residency Be? New Studies Shed Light

ACEP Now

emergency medicine (EM) residency training length has been a decades-long dilemma: four vs. three years. First, is three years enough time to become an EM physician? But critical questions remain unanswered when it comes to specialization, career trajectory, and actual competence as an EM physician.

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Staff retention in the ED

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Retention of doctors in emergency medicine: a scoping review of the academic literature. Understand the day-to-day lived experience of EM doctors to identify and explore factors influencing retention. Emerg Med J. 2021 Sep;38(9):663-672. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210450. Epub 2021 Jun 3. PMID: 34083428; PMCID: PMC8380914.

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SGEM#460: Why Do I Feel Like, Somebody’s Watching Me – CHARTWatch to Predict Clinical Deterioration

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: The Chief of Emergency Medicine (EM) at a large urban hospital recently approached the AI Committee at Unity Health, intrigued by the CMAJ article describing the apparent success of CHARTWatch in detecting early signs of patient deterioration. Background: There are many ways to define artificial intelligence.

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Chest Pain in Children: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion: a single academic center retrospective study. doi:10.1186/s13089-021-00205-x The post Chest Pain in Children: ReBaked Morsel appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Ultrasound J. 2021;13(1):2. Published 2021 Feb 4.

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Return to Learn / Return to Sport after Concussion

Pediatric EM Morsels

The post Return to Learn / Return to Sport after Concussion appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Jun;57(11):695-711. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898. PMID: 37316210.

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Academic Emergency Medicine: An oxymoron or opportunity?

RCEM Learning

However there are some myths in relation to academic practice where there is some supporting evidence. On paper Emergency Medicine (EM) research is flourishing. Are you thinking about an Academic Clinical Fellowship in Emergency Medicine? Or are there other obstacles to generating a larger academic workforce?

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

2020) The Times & Tapes Are a-Changin’: The Latest Broselow-Luten Tape for EMS , EMS World. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501. link] The post The Broselow-Luten System appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Available at: [link] (Accessed: 26 October 2023). and Seaver, M. Rosenberg, M.S. J Pediatr Nurs.