Grand Rounds Recap 11.29.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.29.23

This week’s grand rounds was packed with education! We started off the day with our morbidity and mortality conference which was led by chief resident, Dr. Stark. She discussed multiple high yield cases including immunosuppressed patients with fever, subarachnoid hemorrhage, complex trauma resuscitations, stridor in the adult, posterior circulation stroke, and finally an interesting case of Lemierre syndrome. Following M&M, Dr. Wolski took on Dr. Broadstock in an epic clinical pathologic case where the ultimate diagnosis in a child with abdominal pain was a bezoar. This was then followed by Dr. Newton’s R1 Diagnostic and Therapeutics lecture on Troubleshooting tubes in the ED including G-tubes, foley catheters, and suprapubic catheters. Finally, we wrapped up the day with R3 small group sessions. Dr. Harward led a session on ***. Meanwhile, Dr. Moulds discussed pharmacotherapy. Last but certainly not least, Dr. Sobocinski reviewed ***. All around, an excellent day at UCEM Grand Rounds!

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.7.22

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.7.22

We are back with another fantastic week of GR content. We started with a guest lecture on LVADs by Dr. Vierecke from the Department of Cardiology, then QI/KT on Blunt Cardiac Injury with Drs. Haffner and Sobocinski. Next, Dr. Benoit takes us through his list of cardiac arrest pearls. Lastly, we finish with an overview of orthopedics cases in the community with Drs. Milligan, Gawron, and Betz.

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.17.21

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.17.21

Join us for our last grand rounds before Thanksgiving as Drs. Finney and Diaz discuss AKI management in the ED, Dr. Gobble discusses blunt cardiac injuries, Dr. Gawron tells the story of a young man presenting with a STEMI, and Drs. Connelly and Lane give us pointers on taking care of patients in the air.

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Grand Rounds Recap 10.24.18

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Grand Rounds Recap 10.24.18

It was an exciting week of Grand Rounds where Dr. Colmer presented our monthly Morbidity and Mortality conference. We had a fantastic guest lecturer, Dr. Reuben Strayer (@emupdates), who discussed opioid abuse and airway management. Finally, our consultant of the month was Dr. Amy Makley who discussed blunt abdominal trauma. Take a look!

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Grand Rounds Recap - 3/11/15

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Grand Rounds Recap - 3/11/15

Health Care Disparities with Dr. Ford

There is a well established distrust of the medical system by minorities, especially African Americans. The historic causes of this distrust are widespread and seen in nearly all stages of American Healthcare. A great resource is Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington. Some key examples of the use of AA in medical advances: 

1800s: Slaves referred to as "clinical material" in medical schools and journal publications. Slave bought and used for experiments and experimental surgeries including the first successful vesicovaginal fistula repair (caused by forcep deliveries) which was done without anesthesia. 

1900-1930: "malaria therapy" with fatal falciparum used to try and treat syphilis. Tuskeegee experiments- subjects recruited under false pretense of "free testing and medical treatment" for syphilis experiment with no intention to treat despite PCN being widely available. "The future of the negro lies in the research laboratory..." Patients were offered a free burial when they died from the disease so that an autopsy may be performed. "as I see it, we have no further interest in these patients until they die..."

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