Grand Rounds Recap 05.29.24

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Grand Rounds Recap 05.29.24

Another week, another great Grand Rounds line-up at UCEM. We start off with our monthly Mortality and Morbidity Conference led by Chief Resident Dr. Finney. This session covers cases from the month of April- including the treatment of a canine in the SRU. One of our SRU leaders, Dr. Chhabria, shares the changing landscape of cardiac arrest management using ECMO. Next up, Dr. Thompson helps us reflect on the self-talk that we engage in on a daily basis and offers advice on how to improve our mindset- especially when we are on-shift. We learn from Dr. Kotei how to better ED proceduralists when encountering patients with ascites and/or pleural effusions. We end with Dr. Hajdu challenging Dr. Baez to solve a puzzling case of progressive vision loss in a otherwise healthy young patient.

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Grand Rounds 5.8.24

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Grand Rounds 5.8.24

Recap another week of Grands Rounds with us! Dr. Gabor helps us confidently navigate the medical emergencies in patients with a transplanted organ. Next up, Dr. Kein talks about the difficulty of navigating grief while completing residency training. Dr. Hill introduces use to research topics in the field of medical education. Our faculty who trained at other institutions, Drs. Adan and Lang, highlight different regional practice pattern variations and the evidence behind them. Meanwhile, Dr. Roche helps us learn how to better care for our female patients in the community. Lastly, we wrapped up with a joint lecture with the Cincinnati Children’s PEM program to learn out handling pediatric foreign bodies in the ED.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.1.24

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.1.24

Join us as we recap another excellent week of Grand Rounds. We start with the final installment of our leadership curriculum, where Drs. Hill and LaFollette guide us through the dreaded task of self-promotion. We join Dr. Stark on a moment of self-reflection and growth following a particularly difficult patient case. We are transported into the SRU as Dr. Wright presents the evidence for how we should approach traumatic cardiac arrests in the resus bay. Dr. Adan shares his airway expertise and provides helpful tips/tricks for overcoming the feared anterior airway. Lastly, our colleagues from pharmacy drop by to discuss some relevant updates- including reasons why you should think twice before ordering a urine culture in the ED.

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

Join us as we recap a very special week of Grand Rounds here at UCEM! We started off with Dr. David Wright, visiting us from Emory University, to discuss the very latest in ICH management and also share his pearls for developing into leaders in our field. Next, we are joined by Dr. Cheetham, a PEM attending and EMS fellow, who reminds us the importance of EMS handoffs and even offers ways we can improve the safety of our patients. Dr. Martella shares how his previous time spent working in fast food industry helped shape him into the dedicated and compassionate physician he is today. Followed by Dr. Lewis educating each of us on how to better recognize and manage acute-onset pulmonary edema in the crashing patient. Lastly, our PEM colleagues from CCHMC stop by to help us better diagnose and manage a child presenting to ED with a limp. This week certainly highlighted the collaborative nature of our speciality and we are beyond grateful for all our colleagues near & far that help make us into better providers!

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.7.24

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.7.24

Join us we recap another week of Grand Rounds. We start off with a CPC case, where Dr. Rodriguez challenges Dr. Benoit to a case involving a young child with recurrent syncopal episodes. Next up, Dr. Knudsen-Robbins teaches us all the tips/tricks to performing LPs in the ED. If you ever felt nervous about an pediatric airway, our airway expert, Dr. Carleton, walks us through all the nuances of a pediatric intubation. Meanwhile, Dr. Milligan reflects on her four years as a resident and shares her insight about making the hard decisions during training. One of our very own SRU tamers, Dr. Davis, teaches us how to expertly manage symptomatic bradycardia. Lastly, Drs. Broadstock and Ramachandran help us add nerve blocks to our growing toolbox used for treating acute pain in the ED.

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Grand Rounds Recap 1.17.24

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Grand Rounds Recap 1.17.24

Join us as we recap another fantastic Grand Rounds session. We started off with our longitudinal leadership curriculum, specifically focusing on recruitment and building a team. This was led by two prominent leaders in our very own emergency department- Drs. Fermann and LaFollette. Next, we join Dr. Finney on a journey as she reflects on the relationships we build with our patients and their families, as well as providing insight on how to cope with the grief that we may face following the most difficult cases. Lastly, Drs. Chhabria, Davis, and Gobble, help us prepare for the upcoming ITE exam by providing us with useful quick hits relating to orthopedic injuries, PEM, and toxicology.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.13.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.13.23

Join us to recap another week of UCEM Grand Rounds! We start with a quick hits EKG lecture with Dr. Baez, focusing on common EKG findings associated with electrolyte abnormalities. Dr. Tillotson teaches us how to set up inhaled therapies for our critically-ill patients, while thousands of feet in the air! We then turn to Dr. Chang and learn how to expertly treat pain and perform procedural sedation on the smallest of patients we encounter as emergency physicians.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Join us for a review of another fantastic week of Grand Rounds. We start with Dr. Minges expertly guiding us through performing DVT studies in the ED, to help us better address the needs of the patients in front of us. Dr. Kreitzer presents the data, as well as and personal experience, to passionately advocate for including family members in the ED and ICU’s- including procedures, resuscitation, rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings. Meanwhile, Dr. Onuzuruike refreshes our foundation knowledge pertaining to AICD’s in the ED. Lastly, Drs. Negron and Wright reflect on their expertise as leaders in the SRU to teach us all about managing the most difficult airways- including intubating through the nose and even an supraglottic device.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Join us to summarize another fantastic series of Grand Rounds lectures. We start off with in-flight emergencies, including changes to physiology and what equipment is available to you on most commercial flights, with Dr. Urbanowicz. Followed by a literature-filled debate between Drs. Lane and McDonough on the utility of CT pan-scans in trauma patients. With the help of Dr. Shewakramani, we all learn how to better recognize and care for patients with sepsis. Meanwhile, Dr. Roche teaches us about all various bites/stings- including marine species, scorpions, and mosquitos! Lastly, Dr. Wright introduces us to the science of reliability and how to design processes in healthcare to be more reliable, with the ultimate goal of improving our care of patients.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.9.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.9.23

Join us as we recap our last week of Grand Rounds, including our first intern lecture of the year focusing on pericarditis & myocarditis. Learn about the art of skillfully resuscitating a patient with an LVAD, as well as the tips/tricks for effectively communicating with patients, from our senior residents. Learn how to confidently handle ENT emergencies in the community and orthopedic trauma in a limited-resource settings. Our pharmacy colleagues gave us an timely update on use of Precedex in the ED, as well as Andexxa vs. PCC for reversal of Xa-inhibitors. Lastly, our pediatric EM colleagues joined us to discuss to subtle difference in diagnosis and management of neonatal & pediatric seizures compared to adults.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Join us to recap our Grand Rounds session from the first week in May. Starting with the April M&M report expertly delivered by Dr. Broadstock- featuring atypical ACS, as well as the aggressive management of a CCB overdose. Followed by Dr. Mullen taking us through a set of cases involving near misses, as she reflects on things she learned during her four years in residency. Next up, Dr. Hajdu educated us about the presentation, pathophysiology, and evidence-based management of mild TBI’s/concussions in the ED. Lastly, we finish off with Air Care GR featuring details about the TOWAR study, review of management of pediatric seizures, as well as tips & tricks to improve our flight-related documentation.

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Air Care Series: Epoprostenol/VELETRI: a Skybridge to Somewhere?

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Air Care Series: Epoprostenol/VELETRI: a Skybridge to Somewhere?

Ever have that critical pneumonia ARDS patient that just cannot be safely transported without a temporizing (or longer) fix? Join Dr. Ferreri on a case study and deep dive into the physiology behind Epoprostenol use in Transport Medicine.

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