Browsing: COVID-19

Toxicology , COVID-19

COVID or Coral? A Case Report

8/17/2020 Louisa Mazza-Hilway, MD

With the wide-ranging presentations seen among COVID-19 patients, it can be easy to miss other conditions.

President's Message , COVID-19

Life of an ED Resident in the Era of COVID-19

8/17/2020 Hannah R. Hughes, MD, MBA

I did not sign up to be on the front lines of COVID. But I am humbled to put on my armor and return each day, because there is no greater honor in life than to step up during a time of need.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , COVID-19

Health Policy Journal Club: The Ethics of Allocation

7/7/2020 Logan Ramsey, MD

In the midst of a global pandemic, with worsening COVID-19 case numbers in the United States, the fair and equitable allocation of limited health care resources poses a challenge. How can clinicians p

COVID-19 , EMS

PPE in the Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic

6/28/2020 Hajirah Ishaq, DO, MS , Caity Friend

Prehospital personnel are truly on the frontlines of medicine, and they have been dramatically affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. As protocols shift according to supplies and emerging research, how

COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

How are EDs Leading in the COVID-19 Pandemic?

5/18/2020 Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd , Andrew Luo, MD , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc

Nearly every aspect of patient care — from triage to discharge, from documentation to intubation — has been revised in an effort to streamline care of COVID-19 patients. Concerns around minimizing pro

COVID-19 , Opinion-Editorial

I Am Glad You Are at Home. . .

4/16/2020 Jefferey S. Holoman, DO

Are you tired of sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic? Disgruntled with the same 4 walls and familiar faces that mark your experience with COVID-19? An emergency physician wants you to

COVID-19 , Wellness

Weathering the Storm: What Psychiatrists Want You to Know

4/13/2020 Jessi Gold, MD, MS , Margaret Duncan

Overwhelming volume and acuity, an alarming lack of PPE, the anguish of seeing your patients die alone, the jarring incongruence of layoffs and salary cuts - COVID-19 brings with it a major threat to

Away Rotations , Medical Students , COVID-19

COVID-19 Quarantine Can't Contain Medical Student Creativity

4/7/2020 Matthew J. Christensen, MD, LT, MC, USN , Jazmyn Shaw

Since clerkships were disrupted by a global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, medical students got creative. Contributing to health care during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 has taken many forms for those not yet at

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Career Planning , COVID-19

A Letter to Graduating Residents & Fellows during the COVID-19 Pandemic

4/6/2020 Gus M. Garmel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Everyone in emergency medicine prepares for emergencies. But the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges on a different scale and of a different nature. Graduating residency and entering the profession

Infectious Disease , Pulmonary , COVID-19 , Medical Student Council

COVID Rapid Response Team - Chicago

3/31/2020

The largest coordinated mobilization of medical students in the country in the face of an unprecedented pandemic begins.