Yes, Officer: Law Enforcement and the Emergency Department

Emergency department providers are no strangers to the presence of law enforcement officers (LEOs) through the course of their job duties; they are integral to public safety and often hospital safety, conduct criminal investigations, and assist in pre-hospital care. Despite the frequency of law enforcement in U.S. emergency departments, interactions with providers and staff often presents unique challenges. When faced with a patient needing both medical care and involvement of law enforcement, ED providers can face several conflicts of interest…

Legal, Conference RecapsMatthew LoConteMay 13, 2020law enforcement, risk management, HIPPA, emergency, traumaComment

Money Minutes for Doctors #24 - Finances in the Time of COVID

The human devastation of COVID-19 is without peer…but the economic effects are not close behind. In this episode we discuss how the novel Coronavirus has altered the world’s financial landscape and how to survive the veritable hurricane that is currently ravaging the global economy. Without question, the steps we take now will help us survive into the future (physically and financially). Here to discuss the emerging and ever changing financial reality is Ms. Katherine Vessnes.

Money MinutesKristina McAteerMay 4, 2020Comment

AEM Education & Training 21: The Implementation of a National Multi-Faceted Emergency Medicine Resident Wellness Curriculum is Not Associated with Changes in Burnout.

AEM Early AccessGita PensaMay 3, 2020Wellness, Medical EducationComment

Brown EM Journal Club: The Effect of Formalized Emergency Medicine Training in Low and Middle Income Countries

Formal Emergency Medicine training in the majority of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is still in early stages of development. At the same time Emergency Centre (EC) mortality in LMICs is high, with a meta-analysis demonstrating a median mortality prevalence of 1.8%. Although there are multi-factorial reasons for this high mortality rate, the authors state a lack of a robust formally trained Emergency Medicine workforce is one of the proposed problems…

Brown Sound: Lung Ultrasound for COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019. There are many types of human coronavirus which cause mild symptoms, but COVID-19 is a new disease which has caused a global pandemic. In COVID-19 infection, there are specific findings seen on point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) which correlate to computed tomography findings. Thus, LUS may have an important role in the screening, diagnosis, and prognosis of patients presenting with an influenza like illness (ILI)…

Ultrasound, Infectious DiseaseBrendan InnesApril 29, 2020POCUS, lung ultrasound, COVID19, coronavirusComment

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