Sensible Medicine

MAY 25, 2024

Each year, cancer doctors — particularly academic doctors — take tens of millions in pharma payments while simultaneously writing guidelines that mandate the use of these drugs, and simultaneously prescribing them to desperate sick patients who want an objective opinion, but get a biased one instead. million, or 6 to 7.5.

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Academics Poisoning Research Wellness 145

The Trauma Pro

JUNE 25, 2024

A non-academic Level II trauma center in Indiana retrospectively reviewed their admissions and readmissions over a 3 year period and excluded patients who were readmitted on a planned basis (surgery), with a new injury, and those who died.

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Academics Fractures Hospitals 190

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Instead of mandating masks based on arbitrary thresholds, the Department of Health should be working with Maryland’s esteemed academic medical centers to run proper prospective trials to determine if masking is accomplishing any important goal. Until this is done, we may be stuck with this annual ritual forever.

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CDC Hospitals Academics 97

Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 10, 2024

The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion: a single academic center retrospective study. Needleman; Pediatric Chest Pain. Pediatr Rev September 2020; 41 (9): 469–480. link] Hanson MG, Chan B. Ultrasound J. 2021;13(1):2. Published 2021 Feb 4.

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EKG/ECG Pediatrics Ultrasounds Seizures 271

Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 23, 2024

. “Brain Fog” = feeling slowed down, difficulty concentrating Emotional lability, irritability Return to Learn and Return to Sport Defintions: [ Patricios, 2023 ] Return to Learn = Return to pre-injury learning activities with no new academic support, including school accommodations or learning adjustments Return to Sport = completion of (..)

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Seizures Pediatrics Academics Emergency Department 281

The Trauma Pro

MARCH 25, 2024

One of the most significant controversies facing academics and the research community is how to harness this valuable tool reliably. A lawyer submitted a legal brief prepared by AI without checking it. The judge determined that the cases cited in the brief were totally fabricated by the algorithms.

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Research Radiology Radiology Academics 256

ACEP Now

JUNE 21, 2023

2,3 In the 2021-2022 academic year, categorical (non-combined) EM residency lengths included 221 (80 percent) PGY 1-3 and 55 (20 percent) PGY 1-4 programs. A fourth year of EM training offers additional supervised clinical and academic experience. Academic career preparation for residents – are we on the right track?

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EMS Academics Telemedicine Operations 114

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

He took the help of a senior academic at his institution. The funny thing about academic medicine is that there are both these types of people. They just want someone to amplify their poorly delivered message. They are the “can you tweet my article” people. Then, on Sunday at 6 pm, my friend received his draft back.

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Academics 127

ALiEM

JANUARY 13, 2025

Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved. 2021) Spontaneous globe subluxation: A case report and review of the literature – international journal of emergency medicine, BioMed Central.

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Academics Emergency Department 67

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Medical academics are under immense pressure to publish papers, especially in higher-impact journals. And that’s in the Western world, where the idea of academic integrity was invented and (despite prominent deviations) cultural norms of fair play and neutral rules still tend to govern most collaborative activity in the public sphere.

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Academics Forensics Research Operations 105

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I am shocked that academic researchers would publish such an exercise. This is an academic paper with strong conclusions. But there the study sits—in an academic journal. Comments: I show you this study because it shocks me. There was no randomization. These are prominent surgeons from a famous center. I am asking.

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Operations Academics Shock Outcomes 134

Emergency Live

JUNE 6, 2024

Thanks to the experimental project SEUAM (Sanitary Emergency Urban Air Mobility), developed by SIS118 in collaboration with various partners, including the aerospace consortium CALTEC and prominent academic institutions like the Campus Biomedical University of Rome […] The post Innovation in Emergency: The SEUAM Project appeared first on Emergency (..)

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Academics 98

Ken Grauer, MD

AUGUST 4, 2023

L addergram I llustration : Academically — I was fascinated by today's rhythm. I know that this is a trivial detail, only of academic interest, but I do find it interesting! But at this point, since I could not yet explain all ECG features — I needed to draw a laddergram. I wonder if there is a vital clue I’m missing.

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EKG/ECG Academics Resuscitation Wellness 370

ALiEM

DECEMBER 3, 2024

link] Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved. Available from: [link] www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430974/ Group A Strep Infection. Group a Strep Infection.

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Academics Emergency Department Infectious Diseases 60

PulmCCM

JANUARY 15, 2025

That task—requiring simultaneous measurements of oxygen saturation from pulse oximetry and arterial blood gases in hundreds or thousands of patients—will likely fall to academic clinicians, who were the first to identify and report the potential scale of the problem.

Academics 81

Academics Documentation/Coding Administration Research 81

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 6, 2024

One of the key motivations was the recognition that we needed to get out of the ivory towers of academic pediatric emergency medicine centers as most children are cared for outside of academic centers. Background: Back in August of 2022, we announced the start of #SGEMPeds for SGEM Season 11.

Emergency Department 127

Emergency Department Pediatrics Anaphylaxis Leadership 127

PulmCCM

JUNE 7, 2024

Academic medicine is a tough business. Conceiving and conducting large randomized controlled trials is an expensive, time-consuming undertaking, requiring intense competition for funding and collaboration by dozens or hundreds of collaborators and facilitators.

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Academics Research 103

First 10 EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month.

Academics 98

Academics 98

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This week, I talk with Andrew Foy, who is an academic cardiologist at Penn State University in Hershey, PA. FRAIL AF is in Andrew’s wheelhouse as one of his primary academic areas of study is the role of multi-morbidity in translating medical evidence. Andrew is one of the smartest voices in medicine today. Ablation vs Meds.

Academics 98

Academics Wellness 98

Emergency Live

JANUARY 31, 2024

A Journey in the Educational Path and Job Opportunities in a Vital Sector in the Healthcare World The Academic Path: Bachelor’s Degree and Specializations The career of a biomedical laboratory technician begins with obtaining a three-year bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques.

Academics 98

Academics 98

University of Maryland CC Project

AUGUST 18, 2024

In this talk, he discusses the management of refractory distributive shock with a focus one of the novel therapeutics, angiotensin II (trade name Giapreza).

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Shock Academics 75

ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

9 Furthermore, meaningful work is a cornerstone in the longevity of career academic physicians. Factors driving burnout and professional fulfillment among emergency medicine residents: A national wellness survey by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. A sense of purpose is an integral part of well-being. AEM Educ Train.

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Academics Wellness CPR Hospitals 52

The Trauma Pro

JUNE 13, 2023

These can significantly improve one’s academic rank, job security, financial status, and more. What if the gift is not so small? What about a research grant? A position on an advisory board? Free drugs or devices for your research? Corporate stock? Think about this with respect to my corollary quote above.

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Research Academics Operations Hospitals 189

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Residents train at an academic Level I trauma center and several freestanding emergency departments (EDs). What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? We are the first community emergency medicine program in the country.

Ultrasounds 111

Ultrasounds Academics Emergency Department 111

SheMD

JULY 30, 2023

Some of the interview information may not be relevant during the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 academic years. We typically recommend medical school applicants to get letters of recommendation from: 2 professors who taught you in science courses, 1 professor who taught you in a non-science course, and 1 non-academic mentor who knows you well.

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Academics Leadership Research Wellness 104

First 10 EM

MARCH 31, 2024

The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month.

Academics 82

Academics 82

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 18, 2025

She was the president of the Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine and is a member of the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians. Esther Choo is an emergency physician and professor at the Oregon Health & Science University.

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Academics Emergency Department EMS Outcomes 46

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 17, 2024

The episode details examples of academic papers with fraud — the data were fabricated, and there were many tell tale signatures of fraud along the way. Most academics create causal conclusions that aren’t true. This week Freakonomics has an interesting podcast about science. It explores how and why this happens.

Academics 111

Academics Outcomes Wellness 111

SheMD

AUGUST 8, 2023

Mastering Content Get familiar with your curriculum : Look up your academic calendar, and find out how your institution divides up topics. Get academic help : medical school is different than other educational endeavors you may have experienced. Be open to receiving help from a tutor, your classmates or other sources.

Academics 98

Academics 98

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

If I had it all to do again, there is no doubt that I would choose medicine in general and academic general internal medicine in particular, but occasionally we all have a bad week. She follows up at a “highly ranked” west coast academic medical center, near where she lives half the year. I love my job.

Stroke 105

Stroke Academics EKG/ECG Hospitals 105

ACEP Now

AUGUST 22, 2023

This real-world pragmatism is the guiding principle embodied by the Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE) project, published by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. References Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine.

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Emergency Department Academics Critical Access Research 98

ALiEM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Those who take the academic route face unclear promotion expectations, uncertainty about their niche, and a double-whammy of high clinical burden and a tacit expectation that you “prove” your worth as a teacher by taking on more tasks before being rewarded with salary support. And that’s exactly the purpose of a coach. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol.

Academics 64

Academics Leadership Wellness Research 64

Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

It was performed in our non-academic ED in the Netherlands from July 2021 to April 2022. This study evaluated if a package of noise-reducing interventions altered workload, physical complaints, productivity and room acoustics. Methods This was an observational pre-post implementation study.

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Wellness Emergency Department Academics 98

ALiEM

MARCH 18, 2024

Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved. PMID: 30094355; PMCID: PMC6070693. van Twist DJL, Hermans W, Mostard GJM. Paroxysmal finger hematoma. Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Apr;87(4):194.

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Burns Academics Emergency Department 122

First 10 EM

MAY 31, 2024

The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month.

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Academics 72

Stop and Think

JANUARY 14, 2024

Since Andrew Foy and I wrote our Case Against Coronary Artery Scans in an academic journal, the test has only increased in popularity. The academic proponents of CAC scans strongly recommend CAC scans only to guide decision-making about using primary prevention therapies, such as statin drugs, in medium risk people.

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Academics Outcomes Wellness 125

First 10 EM

APRIL 30, 2024

The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month.

Academics 70

Academics 70