Grand Rounds Recap 1.3.24

Grand Rounds Recap 1.3.24

We are back and ready for our first grand rounds of the year! We had a great variety in lectures today. Dr. Wosiski-Kuhn shared her capstone on violence against healthcare workers. Dr. Martella followed up a case of a patient with a spontaneous coronary artery dissection and their puzzling ED clinical presentation. Dr. Guillaume helped us troobleshoot and optimize our options for vascular access including EJ cannulation, ultrasound-guided IVs and all things PICC line. Dr. Haffner took us through a pathophysiology and treatment review of a patient with a very large calcium channel blocker overdose. The R2 team of Drs. Della Porta and Hajdu presented their protocol on alcohol withdrawal in the ED. We learned about the use of panorex as a new study for certain dental patients in conjunction with oral surgery from Dr. Urbanowicz. Finally, Dr. Baez dropped some protips to be confident and competent at a busy community ED site.

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.2.22

Grand Rounds Recap 3.2.22

We kicked off the month of March with a jam-packed Morbidity and Mortality Conference with Dr. Meaghan Frederick highlighting some of our amazing cases from downstairs including features on high sensitivity troponin, stridor and complicated alcohol withdrawal. Next up, Dr. Katherine Connelly walked us through how to troubleshoot in-transport alarms and failures of cardiac assist devices. Lastly, Dr. Bill Hinckley shared pearls of wisdom from his years at Air Care.

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.29.20

Grand Rounds Recap 7.29.20

This week’s Grand Rounds was kicked off with Dr. Mand presenting our first Morbidity and Mortality Conference of the academic year. Dr. Carleton then masterfully provided tips on how to improve airway management. Drs. Yates and Modi led us through our first Clinical Treatment lecture series outlining the evidence-based medicine approach to managing elevated intraocular pressure. Drs. Meigh and Jarrell discussed a fascinating case of neurosyphilis for CPC, and finally, Dr. Jensen walked us through his tips and tricks for approaching individual finances.

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