Emergency Medicine News: SoundsBites: Q&A: Recent Episodes
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Interviews with top emergency medicine experts and coverage of breaking news and lectures in the specialty.
Bryan Brusick, RN, tells a story about dealing with an animated trauma patient. He had been hit by a car and began screaming and refused to answer questions. One of the paramedics decided to look through his bag to see if he had any drugs that would explain his erratic behavior, and learned that sometimes it's better not to look through a satchel.
Bryan Brusick, RN, shares a story about a patient he treated while working on Thanksgiving. Initially, the patient was calm and cooperative, but like most things in the ED, that suddenly changed.
Peter Croughan, the policy director for the Louisiana Department of Health, talks about the future of Medicaid in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
Dr. Matthews talks about making sure veterans have access to health care in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
Dr. Nguyen talks about the CDC’s seven forbidden words in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
Megan Douglas, JD, gives solid advice for creating health equity in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
Why is health care so expensive? It’s the prices, stupid, says Laura Medford-Davis, MD, tongue in cheek. Found out more about the high cost of medical care and supplies in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
It was inevitable that EPs wouldn’t sit idly by when the NRA told them to stay in their lane when it came to gun violence. The reaction was swift and strong, and in the middle was the rational voice of Chris Barsotti, MD, the creative thinker behind AFFIRM, an organization seeking to end gun violence through research, innovation, and evidence-based medicine. Listen in as he explains AFFIRM’s mission, and discover more about the group at https://affirmresearch.org.
What does universal coverage mean if not single payer or socialized medicine? Alison Haddock, MD, talks about how the U.S. can get there from here in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
Wondering what’s going on with repeal and replace (and repeat)? Listen to emergency medicine policy expert Cedric Dark, MD, the founder and executive editor of PolicyPrescriptions.org, talk about how politics have affected health care in this podcast from the 2018 Policy Prescriptions Symposium. Visit http://www.policyprescriptions.org/policyrx18/ for more information about the conference and the organization.
Does rivaroxaban for treatment of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) warrant changing our current treatment with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs)? Dr. Orman examines the evidence.
Most physicians will have to address at least one patient with complaints related to hypertension on every ED shift. It is always a challenge to decide who to treat and who not to treat, and this month, Dr. Ryan Stanton looks at hypertension and what the research has to say about who needs emergent, urgent, or delayed intervention.
Listen in as EMN Editorial Assistant Emilia Benton the chief of emergency medicine at the Boston area’s Cambridge Health Alliance hospital network. Assaad Sayah, MD, shares just how the three campuses managed to drastically reduce 90 minute wait times in the emergency department.
Listen in as EMN Editorial Assistant Emilia Benton interviews one of emergency medicine’s best known bloggers. Scott Weingart, MD, the voice behind EmCrit, explains his passion for teaching, what he thinks is insulting to emergency medicine, and why he put off creating a hyponatremia podcast.
Listen in as EMN Assistant Editor Angela Munasque interviews one of emergency medicine’s best known experts. Arthur Kellermann, MD, waxes poetic on his career, explains why a mannequin inspired him to pursue emergency medicine, and sheds light on what family and hiking have to do with his career.