Browsing: December 2019

Clinical

Top Articles of 2019

12/31/2019
In 2019, EM Resident magazine won national honors, welcomed more new authors than in any previous year, and raised the bar for content. This is a look at the most-read material of the year.
Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Medications for Status Epilepticus - The ESETT Trial

12/23/2019 Melissa Villars, MD, MPH , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Sometimes a clinical trial shows no statistical differences yet can help to illuminate best practices. Count the ESETT Trial as one of them.
Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Targeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest with Non-shockable Rhythm - The HYPERION Trial

12/19/2019 Joshua Novy, MD, MBA, MS , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Moderate therapeutic hypothermia could be another tool in treating cardiac arrest patients. But how much should a patient be cooled? The HYPERION Trial doesn't resolve that debate.
Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Shawn London, MD | Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Connecticut

12/18/2019 Samuel Southgate, MD, MA
Program Director Interview Series: Shawn London, MD | Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Connecticut Samuel Southgate, MSIV, University of Connecticut School of Medic

Hotspotting: Rethinking Health Care Delivery

12/16/2019 Joe Gannett, MD
What is hotspotting, and why should you care? It's a critical concept in the ED arena and may help care for the most vulnerable of patients.
Health Policy , Advocacy

Making Sense of Graduate Medical Education Funding

12/16/2019 Christopher Clifford, MD , Ashley Tarchione, MD
The crux of this article: Actively advocating for GME funding is the responsibility of all physicians, regardless of where they are in training, so the future of health care and safety of patients is
EMRA Board of Directors

Meet Your EMRA Leadership

12/16/2019
The EMRA Representative Council elected the most diverse Board of Directors in the organization’s 45-year history this fall, setting a new bar for inclusion in medicine.
Toxicology , Recreational Drugs , Medications

GHB: A Forgotten Foe Rises

12/16/2019 Garrett Prince, MD , Max Ofoma , Daniel O. Bral, DO, MPH
The classic story of GHB intoxication you may see in your ED — “you are about to intubate a comatose patient and they wake up suddenly.” What next?
Infectious Disease

A Bump in Mumps: Is Your MMR Knowledge Updated?

12/16/2019 Ryan O'Halloran, MD, MS
The recent rise in the number of people declining vaccinations is leading to a correlating rise in the cases of preventable diseases such as measles and mumps.
Informatics , Career Planning

Developing a Career in Clinical Informatics

12/16/2019 Benjamin Co , Christopher Libby, MD, MPH , John T. Finnell, MD, MSC, FACEP, FACMI
Indiana University's Clinical Informatics Fellowship Director John T. Finnell is ready to help solve the enigma about the confluence of the ED and IT.