Another week, another great Grand Rounds! First, Dr. Lang takes us through the evidence behind our common treatment of low back pain. Next, Drs. Boyer and Segev give us a evidence guided management of the acutely ischemic limb. Next, Dr. Hajdu takes us through a difficult case of cardiac arrest in the ED. Finally, we learn all about infections of the pelvis and perineum with Dr. Guay!
Read MoreWelcome to another week of Grand Rounds! Join us for Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, where he discuss cases from the training room, followed by a discussion on rabies prophylaxis. Two of our wonderful R2s gave their QI/KT on acetaminophen overdose, then we had a review of landmark studies in Emergency Medicine. We had an R4 discharge/transfer/treat case discussion, and ended the day with a pediatrics lecture!
Read MoreJoin Dr. Stark for M&M tips from the last session of the academic year. Also we have electrical storm management, ethical considerations of patient care, neck injury management.
Read MoreThis week at Grand Rounds we started off with a lively discussion of some unique case presentations during M&M presented by Dr. Yates. Drs. Wosiski-Kuhn and Stothers then walked us through the most pressing research papers in our Mini-Lit Blitz, followed by Dr. Benoit talking us through ideal Post-ROSC Care. Finally, our QI/KT on necrotizing soft tissue infections was expertly presented by Drs. Schor and de Castro.
Read MoreHave newly elevated LFTs and need to know if you should image that patient? Is there a role for NAC? Steroids? Join Drs Arnold and Wilson as they walk through the latest evidence in the management of Acute Liver Failure
Read MoreThis week’s Grand Rounds featured some amazing content! Starting with Dr. Paulsen, our leadership curriculum session focused on processing and learning from failure. We then discussed IV contrast extravasation with Drs. Milligan and Wosiski-Kuhn as they debuted their QI/KT protocol. Dr. Crawford reminded us of the dangers of carbon monoxide and we closed the day with an excellent introduction to the benefits of simulation-informed design with Visiting Lecturers Dr. Chris Hicks and Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak.
Read MoreAnother excellent week of Grand Rounds reflection and learning. Check out the recap here as Dr. Curry shares insights from his work with OH-TF1 on the Surfside Building Collapse, Drs. Kein and Stark provide evidence-based recommendations for management of NSTEMI patients, Dr. Hunt discusses a case of basilar stroke in a patient with SLE, Dr. Milligan challenges Dr. Benoit with a pediatric acute urinary retention case, and Drs. Goff, Ramsey, and Zalesky provide quick hit wisdom in the “There will be blood” edition of the R3 small groups.
Read MoreThis week’s Grand Rounds was kicked off with our inaugural “The Art of EM” lecture that included a panel of our esteemed non-UC trained faculty members Drs. Lang, Minges, D.Thompson, Adan, and Stolz. Dr. Gillespie then expertly led us through hand infections in her R1 Clinical Knowledge lecture. Drs. Comiskey & Crawford took us on a deep dive of the literature surrounding the evaluation and management of DVTs. Lastly, our PEM colleagues walked us through a great video-simulation case series on critical pediatric cardiac pathology!
Read MoreExtra! Extra! We had excellent content this week in Grand Rounds. Dr. Paulsen started us off with discussing the difference in generational and gender-based communication approaches in our quarterly Leadership Curriculum. Drs. Frankenfeld and Ijaz then expertly discussed their new status epilepticus algorithm in QI/KT. Dr. Hill discussed his passion for diltiazem use in A.fib with RVR in his attending case follow up. Dr. Martella educated us on the evidence behind the most common medications given for renal colic in the ED during his R1 Clinical Treatment. Lastly, Drs. Broadstock and Lang battled it out in CPC involving a case of thyroid storm.
Read MoreDr. Duncan convinces us why we should always do a lung ultrasound. Dr. Iparraguirre shares how to break bad news to a patient. VP shunt complications and treatments with Dr. Kletsel. Visiting Professors Drs. Koyfman and Long discuss low prevalence, high morbidity diagnoses. Drs. Gressick and Meigh review treatment for myxedema coma. MIS-C vs. Kawasaki with Dr. Krack.
Read MoreCheck out this week’s Grand Rounds Recap! Dive into colitis on CT via M&M with Dr. Koehler. Understand and treat cardiogenic shock with Drs. Kimmel and Broadstock. Share some laughs and learn about eyes with Visiting Professor Dr. Glaucomflecken. Disposition abnormal cardiac rhythms as seen in the community with Dr. LaFollette
Read MoreWe had an outstanding week in Grand Rounds, led off by a visiting lecturer and UC EM Class of 2013, Dr. Renee Salas. Dr. Salas is currently Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical school and a Yerby Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health, and Global Environment. Her talk was entitled “Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice - Implications for Emergency Medicine.” Next, Dr. Baez presented a fascinating Ultrasound Grand Rounds with Ultrasound M&M. Drs. Frederick and Walsh led us through their new clinical pathway for Non-Pregnant Vaginal Bleeding in their QI/KT. Dr. Klaszky gave his R4 Clinical Capstone lecture on how to make effective presentations.
Read MoreThis week Dr. Irankunda and Dr. Berger took us through their excellent QIKT on strangulation and asphyxiation. Dr. Knight walked us through the initial ventilator management in the ED. Dr. Habib talked about some common mythology and Dr. Makinen lead us through a physiologically challenging airway in a sick trauma patient. Ended with a thrilling R4 sim focusing on altitude illnesses.
Read MoreThis week Dr. Banning discussed several practice-changing topics in our Morbidity and Mortality conference. Drs. Laurence and Wolochatiuk prsented their QIKT project for the management of acute, decompensated pulmonary hypertension, and Dr. Wright gave a fascinating presentation on the approach to fever in a returning traveler.
Read MoreThis week in grand rounds we discussed all types of critically ill patients, first covering the spectrums of hypothermia and shock. We then had a fascinating case follow up on a patient who developed torsades des pointes, and learned how to perform the HINTS exam and incorporate it into our practice. We then discussed pediatric osteomyelitis and it’s subtle presentation, and finally covered musculoskeletal ultrasound of the shoulder, knee, and ankle.
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.
