Browsing: Wellness

Leadership Reports , Speaker Report , Editorial , Wellness , Leadership , Career Planning

Reflecting on the Journey

10/15/2014 Ije Akunyili, MD, MPA

Reflecting on the Journey I remember that day in 2012 so well, when at ACEP's Scientific Assembly in Denver I took my seat amongst the EMRA board as your new vice speaker. These past two years have c

Pain Management , Pediatric EM , Risk Management Pitfalls

Pediatric Nerve Blocks

8/21/2014 EM Resident

Pediatric Nerve Blocks From the October 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Pediatric Nerve Blocks: An Evidence-Based Approach.” Reprinted with permission. To access your EMRA memb

Risk Management Pitfalls

Novel Oral Anticoagulant Agents

8/21/2014 EM Resident

Novel Oral Anticoagulant Agents From the October 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Emergency Department Management of Patients on Novel Oral Anticoagulant Agents.” Reprinted with

Editorial , Wellness

Baseballs, Einstein and EM

8/15/2014

Baseballs, Einstein and EM Matthew T. Huberty, MSIV, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN If you've worked an ED shift lately, perhaps you've noticed how physics plays an important role in emergency me

Editorial , Wellness , Personal , Workplace

New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance

8/15/2014 EM Resident

New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance Tim Murphy, MSIV, University of Connecticut , School of Medicine, Farmington, CT During my third-year rotations, I was frequently regaled with

Personal , Burnout

Feeling the Burn: Tips to Combating Medical Burnout

8/14/2014 EM Resident

Feeling the Burn: Tips to Combating Medical Burnout Sepi Jooniani, MD, MPH, Resident, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI What does burnout mean? Do your feelings of cynicism mean you've lost your heart

Ethics

Practical EM Ethics

8/14/2014

Practical EM Ethics Mike Schick, DO, MA, Ultrasound Fellow, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA Case A regular “super user” of your ED, whom you have grown to know well, presents as he typically does. EMS drop

Career Planning , Wellness

The Art of Adaptation

8/14/2014 David Diller, MD

The Art of Adaptation The only thing more intimidating than your first day as an intern is your first day as an attending. There is the inherent realization that you no longer have the safety net of

Financial

Taking the Financial Initiative

8/14/2014

Taking the Financial Initiative Nathaniel Minnick, DO, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI Every year the cycle restarts. Newly appointed senior residents begin to search for jobs, comp

Wellness , Editorial

Confronting Failure, Building Resilience

6/23/2014 Zach Jarou, MD

Confronting Failure, Building Resilience Whether it is in the classroom — or worse, in our caring for patients — eventually we will all experience failure and disappointment. FAILURE. It's something