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Targeted Temperature Management in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Don't Forget the Bubbles

About PICSTAR PICSTAR is a trainee-led research network open to all doctors, nurses and allied health trainees within Paediatric Intensive Care. We are the trainee arm of the Paediatric Critical Care Society – Study Group (PCCS-SG) and work with them on research, audit and service evaluation. Pediatr Crit Care Med.

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Critical Steps Your Workplace Can Take Today to Prevent Suicide

NIOSH Science Blog

Additionally, in France, employers have been made accountable for toxic workplaces and management practices that contributed to worker suicides.[1] 1] Some of the latest workplace research and best practices for the prevention of suicide are summarized below as a resource for employers and workers.

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“Rehab” for Addiction is a Problem and a Solution

Sensible Medicine

Stefan Kertesz is Professor of Medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his work includes leading VA and non-VA supported research focused on homeless healthcare and issues related to pain and opioids. These higher quality studies usually achieved better outcomes.

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SGEM#440: I’m Gonna Need Someone To Help Me – GRACE4 AUD and CHS Management in the ED

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He has been involved in ED-based clinical research examining ways to improve care for patients with alcohol use disorder in the ED for over two decades. He is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and a Clinician Scientist in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at U of T. This is an SGEM HOP but with a twist.

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

EMDocs

Train your staff on best practices for using phone interpreters. Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. There are several tools that help us identify our implicit biases and bring cultural humility into our daily practice. BMC Health Services Research. Lion KC, et al. Pediatrics. 135:e709-e716.

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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.