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Most ED Visits Could be Managed at Urgent Care
Hello and welcome to the first installment of the Health Policy Mini-Fellowship blog. In May Hannah, Brenda and Dr. Foley helped lead the journal club discussion at the ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) in Washington, DC. We presented an article by Weinick et al titled “Many Emergency Department Visits Read more…
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6/25/14 Wednesday Wrap Up!!
Today we had a wonderful conference. Thanks to our resident and attending lecturers as well as extra-special thanks our guest lecturers, Dr. Gillette and Dr. Duroseau! Dr. Reisman’s Journal Club lecture, Summary by Dr. Reisman Retrospective study of patients admitted for neutropenic fever at a cancer center in South Korea. Read more…
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6/18/14 Wednesday Wrap Up
Brought to by Dr. Andrew Grock and Dr. Carl Alsup Dr. Moran’s Lecture Pt presents with mid-dilated non-reactive pupil. He has? Dr. Nguyen’s Lecture Case presentation for irregularly irregular tachycardia at a rate of 150. Diagnosis: atrial fibrillation. Rate control preferred over rhythm control unless patient < Read more…
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6/25 Adult Journal Club
Which neutropenic patients are sick? Or sick-est? During the heme/onc module, Dr Reisman will dissect the following paper: neturo cohort Let’s discuss pre-conference: Is this applicable to your practice? What are the limitations? Will this change what you do tomorrow?
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Wed Wrap Up 6/11/14
Brought to you by Dr. Andrew Grock and Dr. Carl Alsup Special Thanks to our Grand Rounds Speaker, Dr. Christopher Doty. Peds Case Conference, by Dr. Francis Youn Neutropenic Fever – ANC = WBC (in thousands) cells/mcL * [(neutrophil % + band %)/100] – ANC < 1500 (and definitely Read more…
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Adult Journal Club 4.23.2014
Dr. Shibata is going to present the Journal Club this Wednesday 4.23.14 It is a going to be a Case Control Study regarding bloodstream infections. Attached is the article, Please read ahead of time in order to facilitate discussion and participation in the blog is always encouraged! CCIDpaper
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Save of the Month! March 2014
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…
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Journal Club: Droperidol vs Haloperidol
Next week on 3/26/2014 we are reviewing the following article in Journal Club. Comparison of Droperidol and Haloperidol for Use by Paramedics: Assessment of Safety and Effectiveness. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2014 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print] Click on the link below to download the article and read it before conference. As Read more…