Academic Life in Emergency Medicine

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The Leader's Library 3: The Coffee Bean May 08, 2020

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Join us in the third installment of ALiEM's The Leader's Library, which is a professional development book club for health professionals. Led by Dr. Dina Wallin and a team of renowned educators, the featured book is an illustrated text by Jon Gordon and Damon West, called THE COFFEE BEAN. https://www.aliem.com/leaders-library-coffee-bean/

Protecting Frontline American Healthcare Workers Fighting COVID-19: Lessons from South Korea Apr 18, 2020

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Join us in this Q&A session with Dr. Doo Ryeon Chung, MD PhD, Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. He will be sharing key lessons and strategies for preventing COVID-19 transmission within hospitals, including PPE standards, workflows, infrastructure, and workforce management. Host: Ron C. Li, MD (Stanford) Guest: Doo Ryeon Chung, MD, PhD Podcast Engineer: Kellen Vu (Stanford)

EM Match Advice 29: COVID-19 & the 2020-21 Residency Application Season Apr 03, 2020

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What is going to change and what is not for residency application season in the unprecedented COVID-19 era? What are the nuanced considerations that are affecting medical students, medical schools, residency programs, and hospitals? An expert panel of EM program directors discuss their mindsets and initial advice in the ever-evolving landscape of medical education and training. Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF) with PD panelists Dr. Charles Khoury (University of Alabama Birmingham, Dr. Melissa Platt (University of Louisville), Dr. Paul DeKoning (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center).

Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu

https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-covid-19-residency-application-season/

EM Fellowship Match Advice 28: Medical Education Fellowship Feb 27, 2020

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Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin, an expert panel of directors of EM medical education fellowships discuss the nuts and bolts of the who, what, why, and how of applying to this fellowship. Panelists: Dr. Danielle Hart (Hennepin County), Dr. Dmitri Papanagnou (Thomas Jefferson), Dr. Jeffrey Riddell (LAC-USC)

Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu

https://www.aliem.com/em-fellowship-match-advice-medical-education-fellowship/

EM Match Advice 27: A Deep Dive in the SLOE Dec 04, 2019

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A deep dive into the Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) for emergency medicine residency applicants with hosts, Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin. Panelists include Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern), Dr. David Gordon (Duke), Dr. Michael Takacs (University of Iowa).

Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu

https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-deep-dive-sloe/

WTT 21: Imposter Syndrome with Drs. Rebillot, Goode, Karalius Oct 31, 2019

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Emergency physicians Dr. Vytas Karalius (Northwestern), Dr. Deirdre Goode (University of Chicago), and Dr. Katie Rebillot (Harbor-UCLA and WTT's Chief Operating Officer) discuss imposter syndrome, the 5 different types, how they plague many emergency medicine residents, its contribution to burnout, and how to address it. Have you experienced imposter syndrome (also known as an "imposter experience")? Wellness Think Tank (WTT): https://www.aliem.com/wellness-think-tank/

ACEP E-QUAL 32: Headache Clinical Policy Oct 24, 2019

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In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Steven Godwin and Dr. Richard Shih review the recently published ACEP clinical policy regarding the treatment of headaches in the emergency department.

Guests: Dr. Steven Godwin (Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida), Dr. Richard Shih (Professor of Integrated Medical Science and Program, Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University)

Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu

www.acep.org/equal

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Perry JJ et al. Clinical decision rules to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage for acute headache. JAMA. 2013 Sep 25;310(12):1248-55. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.278018 Carpenter CR et al. Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Describing the Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Exam, Imaging, and Lumbar Puncture With an Exploration of Test Thresholds. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;23(9):963-1003. doi: 10.1111/acem.12984. Epub 2016 Sep 6.
Perry JJ. Sensitivity of computed tomography performed within six hours of onset of headache for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2011; 343 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d4277 Dubosh NM et al. Sensitivity of Early Brain Computed Tomography to Exclude Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Stroke. 2016 Mar;47(3):750-5. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011386.
Carstairs SD. Computed tomographic angiography for the evaluation of aneruysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 May;13(5):486-92. Epub 2006 Mar 21.
El Khaldi M. et al. Detection of cerebral aneurysms in nontraumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: role of multislice CT angiography in 130 consecutive patients. La radiologia medica. 200 Feb;112(1):123–137.
Menke J et al. Diagnosing cerebral aneurysms by computed tomographic angiography: meta-analysis. Ann Neurol. 2011 Apr;69(4):646-54. doi: 10.1002/ana.22270.
Friedman BW et al. Randomized study of IV prochlorperazine plus diphenhydramine vs IV hydromorphone for migraine. Neurology. 2017 Nov 14; 89(20): 2075–2082. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004642

EM Match Advice 26: How to Swipe Right During Interview Season Oct 09, 2019

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Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin, an expert panel of residency program directors discuss finding the right-fit residency program for you using modern dating terms. Which programs should you swipe right or left on? Panelists: Dr. Arlene Chung (Maimonides), Dr. David Snow (Loyola), Dr. Robin Naples (Thomas Jefferson)

https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-swipe-right/

ACEP E-QUAL 31: Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure and EQUAL Oct 08, 2019

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Dr. Adam Rodos discusses the CMS measure SEP-1 as well as the EQUAL sepsis initiative. The talk focuses on the effect of these measures on patient care and strategies for sepsis care improvement.

Guest: Adam Rodos MD (Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine)

Host: Dr. Jason Woods

www.acep.org/equal

References:

Barbash IJ, Davis B, Kahn JM. National Performance on the Medicare SEP-1 Sepsis Quality Measure. Critical Care Medicine. 2019. 47(8):1026–1032. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003613 Kahn JM, et al. Association Between State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care and In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis. JAMA. 2019. 322(3):240-250. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.9021.
Venkatesh AK et al. Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E- QUAL). Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018;71(1):10-15.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.032

ACEP E-QUAL 30: Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome and Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy Sep 27, 2019

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In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Alexis LaPietra reviews greater trochanteric pain syndrome and its treatment, as well as gives an overview of one piece of osteopathic manipulative therapy called muscle energy.

Guest: Alexis LaPietra, DO (Chair, ACEP Pain/Addiction Section System Chief, Pain/Addiction St. Josephs Health, Paterson NJ)

Host: Dr. Jason Woods

www.acep.org/equal

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