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IDEA Series: Specialised Lectures in Emergency Medicine (SLEM) – A virtual conference to strengthen EM education in the developing world

ALiEM

The Problem: Emergency Medicine (EM) in Pakistan has moved from developing to developed stage in the last decade [1]. Virtual educational programming offers the opportunity to leverage educational resources across space and time, foster collaborations, and improve knowledge, clinical and evidence-based practice globally.

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Episode 32 - Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies: Responsibilities and Pitfalls (Ethics CME)

EB Medicine

Physicians reportedly respond 44% of the time, followed by nurses at 20% and EMS providers at about 4%. Even in cases where EMS was requested, patients were only transported 37% of the time and of those, only 8% were actually admitted for further work up. Nachi: AEDs are required on all US-based flights.

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Episode 24 - First Trimester Pregnancy Emergencies: Recognition and Management

EB Medicine

While you are certainly going to perform your standard focused physical exam, just as you would for any non-pregnant woman - what does the evidence say about the pelvic exam? I know this is a HOTLY debated topic among EM Docs. Jeff: Oh it certainly is.

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SGEM#465: Not A Second Time – Single Center RCTs Fail To Replicate In Multi-Center RCTs

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Randomization Background: The role of single-center randomized controlled trials (sRCTs) in advancing medical knowledge is significant, especially in the field of emergency medicine (EM). This process of validation is critical, as it addresses external validitya cornerstone of evidence-based practice.