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

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13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Utilizing certified interpreters and documenting their use. Educating patients on their rights. Pediatrics.

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Leveraging Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) in Emergency Medicine 

ACEP Now

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the development of LLMs, could assist emergency physicians in their daily practice and research endeavors. However, the implementation of these models also comes with potential risks and downsides. They can help draft research papers or grant proposals.

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ToxCard: Radiation-Induced Skin Injury

EMDocs

Research indicates that timely intervention can significantly reduce morbidity associated with radiation skin injuries. The severity is influenced by radiation dose, exposure duration, and individual patient factors including age and skin type. Immediate symptoms can often mask more severe underlying damage, requiring vigilance in assessment.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

1 The practice guidelines were written by a multi-disciplinary group of experts and went through an extensive peer review process. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e., 2019;154(7):e191152.

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Mastering ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)

American Medical Compliance

Ethical Considerations of Clinical Trials While there are other texts in research ethics that had an impact on the ethics of clinical trials, the Declaration of Helsinki is extremely respected within research ethics and GCP. There have been numerous changes to the documents over time.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

Nachi: We’re going to be talking about the pathophysiology of cannabinoids, clinical findings in abuse, best practice management, differences between natural and synthetic cannabinoids, and treatment for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Synthetics were initially developed in the 1980s largely for research purposes.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

And while safety planning typically is most effective when combined with other interventions, research suggests that it does enhance outpatient treatment engagement after an ED visit and in one study, reduce subsequent suicide attempts by 30% vs usual care. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006. (US