Browsing: August 2016

Mentorship

EMRA Mentorship Program

8/19/2016 Joshua Davis, MD

EMRA Mentorship Program Check out EMRA's mentorship program! Many believe that having a physician mentor is one of the most valuable resources for medical students interested in becoming a successful

Match , Program Director Interviews , Advising , MSIII , MSIV

Program Director Interview Series: Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP | University of Wisconsin

8/19/2016 Morgan Bobb

Program Director Interview Series: Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP | University of Wisconsin This month we interviewed Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP, Program Director at the University of Wisconsin Emergen

Leadership and Advocacy Conference

LAC 2016: Informative and Engaging

8/4/2016 Patricia Yang , Joshua Enyart, DO

LAC 2016: Informative and Engaging On May 15-18 this year, more than 500 emergency physicians from around the country joined together in Washington, D.C., at the premier event for learning about and

Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge

8/1/2016 Zachary S. Wilson, MD

ECG Challenge Case. A 75-year-old male with a history of systolic congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with shortness o

Editorial , Compassion Fatigue

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor

8/1/2016 Thaer Ahmad, MD

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor How on earth did patients and loved ones who have no formal training in health care or medicine manage to keep their composure when battl

Health Policy , Fellowships , Health Policy , Legislation

In This State House: Life as a Physician in the Legislature

8/1/2016 Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH

In This State House: Life as a Physician in the Legislature There I was, sitting in Starbucks with a recently elected state representative. As a new healthy policy fellow and emergency physician, I w

Pediatric EM

Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis

8/1/2016 Andrej Pogribny MD, MPH

Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis Pediatric infective endocarditis (IE) is a diagnostically challenging infection in children, as it often presents with vague or subtle sig

Sepsis , Critical Care

Sepsis-3: Redefining Sepsis

8/1/2016 Sarah Perman, MD MSCE , Mariana Guerrero, MD

Sepsis-3: Redefining Sepsis What EM Residents Need to Know Sepsis definitions were last revised in 2001. Since then, discoveries have been made regarding the pathobiology, management, and epidemiolog

Critical Care , Pain Management , Health Policy

Introducing the ALTO Alternatives to Opioids Program

8/1/2016 Katrina D’Amore DO, MPH , David Traficante, DO , Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, FACEP

Introducing the ALTO Alternatives to Opioids Program Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, an emergency medicine physician and immediate past-president of AMA, confronted the crisis in an open letter to America's

Diversity and Inclusion

Bridging the Gap: Gender and Leadership in Emergency Medicine

8/1/2016 Tricia Smith, MD, MBBS, MPH , Jamie R. Santistevan, MD

Bridging the Gap: Gender and Leadership in Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine (EM) residents face many time constraints: long work hours, endless emails, reading lists, research requirements, and