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Health Policy

Health Policy 101: Intro to Terminology

1/8/2015 Elizabeth Davlantes, MD

Health Policy 101: Intro to Terminology Health policy can be a bit of an alphabet soup, especially when it comes to the way that the government pays for care. Abbreviations abound; ever wonder what a

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Rash Findings

1/8/2015 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Lawrence Stack, MD

Rash Findings THE CASES Case 1 The Patient A 48-year-old male presents with a painful rash on his left chest, back, and in his axilla. He states that he developed worsening pain in the area for 3 day

Research

The Institutional Review Board (IRB)

1/8/2015 Joshua Bucher, MD

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) Tips on Getting Your Research Off the Ground Undertaking a brand new research project can be a daunting task. Part of this process may involve submitting a propos

Clinical , Ophthalmology , Trauma , Blunt

Emergency Department Evaluation of Blunt Orbital Trauma

1/8/2015 Jessica Leduc, DO , Andrew Gurwood, OD

Emergency Department Evaluation of Blunt Orbital Trauma Introduction More than 2.5 million eye injuries occur each year.1 According to information gleaned from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Pro

Editorial , Diversity and Inclusion , Advancement of EM

A Perspective on Diversity From the Outside in Emergency Medicine Training

1/8/2015 Breanne Bailey, MD

A Perspective on Diversity From the Outside in Emergency Medicine Training Diversity A word that carries as many definitions as emotions it engenders. Sometimes used as a pejorative; sometimes as a c

Health Policy , Med Student

Health Policy Statistics 102: Medical Students Perceptions and Policy Education

1/8/2015 Vidya Eswaran, MD , Ronnie Ren

Health Policy Statistics 102: Medical Students Perceptions and Policy Education Previous data has shown that nearly half of graduating medical students felt that their medical school provided inadequ

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Critical Care

Resuscitating the Neonate

1/8/2015 Melissa Rice, MD

Resuscitating the Neonate Up to 10% of all newborns will require some assistance to begin regular breathing, and just under 1% of newborns will require extensive resuscitative efforts. Introduction T

EMPower

Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD, FACEP

1/7/2015 EM Resident

Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD, FACEP Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD, FACEP This year we celebrated EMRA's 40th anniversary. Our organization has evolved with time, and has grown beyond what was ever anticipated a

Editorial , Workplace , Wellness

How Interprovider Communication in the ED Affects More than What You Think

1/7/2015 Joshua Davis, MD

How Interprovider Communication in the ED Affects More than What You Think Medicine is full of communication. We must communicate effectively with our patients and with other professionals on the car

Clinical , Critical Care , Sepsis

The Enlightened Era of Sepsis Management

1/7/2015 Melvin Ku, MD , Matthew Sarsfield, MD

The Enlightened Era of Sepsis Management Since the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCC) Guidelines came out in early 2013,1 literature on sepsis management has expanded with not only the ProCESS trial,2 b