Creating and presenting a lecture can be done in many different ways. The two majors formats are horrible and good. There are some simple rules to abide by that make any lecture palatable. Beyond that the sky is the limit in making presentations more interesting and effective. But as Read more…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one (or two!) resident for recognition and embarrassment on this blog. This month’s edition goes to Read more…
On February 11th, we will be presenting a thorough analysis of the following New England Journal of Medicine paper: Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis by R. Smith-Bindman, et al. Click here for the article Possible questions to comment on and/or ponder: 1. Does this paper change my Read more…
Brought to you by Dr. Sukhi Bains. A review of: McClellan M et al. (2014). Accountable Care Around The World: A Framework To Guide Reform Strategies. Health Affairs; 33(9): 1507-1515 We had another great Journal Club at the last Health Policy Mini-Fellowship meeting in November. The theme for the Read more…
Welcome to our weekly Wednesday Wrap Up from conference today. Dr. Rebecca Carter Acute monoarthritis is septic until proven otherwise The most common pathogen is? Imaging and labs aren’t very helpful in diagnosing septic arthritis, but are good for excluding other causes of joint pain Start empiric abx early based Read more…
Dear ED, On November 12, Eli Brown will be giving Journal Club on this paper: Failed Validation of the Quebec shoulder dislocation rule for young adult patients in an Australian emergency department. Ong et al., CJEM 2011; 13(3): 150-154. The Quebec rule, described in 2009, was meant to determine when Read more…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition and embarrassment on this blog. This month’s edition goes to . . Read more…
We had some great discussion on the various papers for our Case-Based Learning Series. Thanks to Dr.’s Isaksen, Silverberg, and Gernsheimer for their wisdom and time. . . . From Dr. Hannah LoCascio’s Lecture 1. Brooklyn is a huge place with a diverse population and a broken healthcare system 2. Read more…
Dear Kings County, Kaycie Corburn will be presenting a retrospective observational study comparing success — first-pass and overall — between direct laryngoscopy and Glidescope-assisted intubations in an academic Arizona ED: “Tracheal intubation in the emergency department: a comparison of GlideScope(R) video laryngoscopy to direct laryngoscopy in 822 intubations.” Read more…
By Yonatan Yohannes In July’s edition of ACEP Now, an article titled “Seven Best Practices to Reduce ED Misuse” discusses policies implemented in Washington State to reduce the overall cost of Emergency Department care. These policies were pioneered by the Washington state ACEP Chapter (go ACEP!) as well as Read more…