Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

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 7.19.23

Grand Rounds Recap 7.19.23

Join us for another week of GR! We started off strong with social emergency medicine updates from our active department and the many ways they can help us better help our patients. We moved into alcohol use disorder treatment with Dr. Ryan detailing medical management for abstinence that can be started in the ED. We moved into a trip down memory lane with Dr. Baez and 10 cases that haunt her with the lessons she has learned along the way. Dr. Baxter gave us his thoughts on evaluating patients using clinical gestalt vs clinical decision rules. We moved into neuroimaging with our expert critical care/emergency medicine attending Dr. Knight and some cases with interesting CT/MRI findings. Finally, we wrapped up with oral boards detailing 2 sick patients: one with aspiration pneumonia developing ARDS and one with neuroleptic malignant syndrome. See you all next week!

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

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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Grand Rounds Recap 7.6.2022

Grand Rounds Recap 7.6.2022

This week we heard from Dr. Baxter about clinical reasoning and the pendulum of clinical thought one often goes through during residency. Dr. Thompson had a brief Operations update for trauma pages and sepsis. We were pushed to consider our own practice patterns with Dr. LaFollette’s cases of Hyponatremia, Sodium Nitrate and Syncope. The quick hits lecture series made its debut talking about QTc intervals, penetrating neck trauma, and a pneumonia research quick hit. We wrapped up the day with neuroimaging tips from Dr. Knight and understanding the care delivered to incarcerated persons at the Hamilton county justice center with Dr. Srivastava.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.5.21

Grand Rounds Recap 5.5.21

This week’s Grand Rounds started off with a journal club on various aspects of emergent heart catheterization with Drs. Berger, Roblee and Thode. This was followed by some evidence by Dr. Sams on the evidence and feasibility of proning in the prehospital setting. Dr. Knight gave a case-based lesson in neuroimaging and finally Drs. Gleimer, Shaw and Hughes gave a sim on buproprion overdose and a guest lecturer on Human Trafficking.

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Grand Rounds Recap 10/14

Grand Rounds Recap 10/14

Reviewing our own neuroimaging just got a little easier with expertise shared by Dr. Knight. Trauma resuscitations just got a little more evidence-based with Journal Club covering VL>DL, IO>IV, and arginine vasopressin administration. Our kindness, attitude, and desire to take breaks all can improve with the help of Dr. Li’s R4 Capstone. Finally, Quarterly Sim/Oral Boards covered the spectrum of pediatric DKA with cerebral edema, to PTA, to trauma in the elderly, highlighting the breadth and depth of emergency medicine.

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.20.19

Grand Rounds Recap 3.20.19

Enjoy this week’s Grand Rounds Recap! Dr. Jordan Bonomo started us off with a fascinating talk on brain death, and how therapeutic hypothermia in the post-arrest patient can make this diagnosis more challenging. Next up, Dr. Harrison taught us some pearls on management of the bradycardic peri-arrest patient. Dr. Nagle shared with a us how to rescuscitate a patient with acute aortic dissection. Lastly, Dr. Summers talked to us about PRES and how to recognize and treat this rare disorder.

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Grand Rounds Recap 12/2/15

Grand Rounds Recap 12/2/15

Air Care Ground Rounds

Dr. Hinckley - Air Medical Resource Management

Familiarity and complacency can lead to mistakes. Stay uncomfortable. A policy for preflight walk-a-rounds will be released shortly. 

E-poc blood gas analyzer is now on AirCare. Think about using it for all patients, but particularly those who are intubated or may be in a state of shock.

Dr. Powell - Minnesota Tube is coming to AirCare

Everything you need will be in the Critical Care bag. You can bring all the gear with you into the hospital without having to gather supplies there. No football helmet required.

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