This week we start off with an exciting CPC showdown between Drs. Chhabria and Baez, followed by a new proposed pathway for the diagnosis and treatment of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by Drs. Moulds and Wright. Next, the pediatric department reviewed “one pill can kill” for our pediatric populations, and finally we heard from Dr. Frank about competency in medicine and medical education.
Read MoreJoin us as we dive in to some terrifying cases of gynecologic pathologies in the ED followed by tips and tricks on lifelong learning from the amazing clinician and medical educator Dr. Jenny Beck-Esmay through our visiting lecture series! We then continue our journey to always be improving patient care and have some excellent discussion in our monthly Morbidity and Mortality Conference with Chief Resident, Dr. Colleen Laurence. Don’t miss all the incredible nuggets of wisdom from this week’s Grand Rounds!
Read MoreEffective efficiency. Zoonotic viruses including Powassan and Nipah. FOAMed in practice. Symptomatic bradycardia in adults. Rapid fire ultrasound literature review. Cardiogenic shock.
This week’s Grand Rounds had something for everyone! Check out the summary.
Read MoreThis past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of giving a lecture on FOAM to the UC Emergency Medicine Residency. Well, it wouldn't quite be a lecture on FOAM if I didn't make it freely available to all after I finished it all up. You can check out the lecture slides on slideshare embedded at the bottom of the post. I also recorded the lecture and broke it down into a series of 5-ish minute long videos which you can look at based on your area of interest.
Read MoreOn Monday we published our first post in the Air Care and Mobile Care Online Flight Physician Orientation on Crew Resource Management. Also on Monday afternoon we were able to tweet with some of the leaders in Prehospital Medicine and Helicopter EMS from around the globe. We'll try to do this throughout the course so we can leverage the full power of free online access to medical education. If you follow on twitter you may have caught the conversation, but in case you missed it, I've storify'd the tweets (embedded below) for you.
Read MoreSRU (pronounced "shrew") = Shock Resuscitation Unit
Training in, and managing, the SRU is one of the crown jewels of our residency. It is where the sickest of the sick patients are found in our ED. It is a crucible, a test of knowledge and strength, and a true manifestation of the tripartite mission of our department: Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity.
Training in, and managing, the SRU is one of the crown jewels of our residency. It is where the sickest of the sick patients are found in our ED. It is a crucible, a test of knowledge and strength, and a true manifestation of the tripartite mission of our department: Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity.
