Browsing: January 2025

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Wilderness Medicine , Leadership

Fire in the Canyons: EMRA MedWAR 2024 at Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area

1/30/2025 Joseph Mueller, MD , Jackson Anderson, MD , Megan Barthels, MD , Ian Brodka, MD , Kelly Dinh , Carlos Enciso-Lopez, MD , Erin Kinney, MD , Brian Legvold, MD
EMRA's MedWAR returned to its roots in Red Rock Canyon in 2024. This premier event combined wilderness medicine challenges with trail running and orienteering. The 11 competing teams braved record tem
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Patient Interactions , Clinical

Ramadan and the Emergency Department: Compassionate Care for Fasting Patients

1/26/2025 Mounir Contreras Cejin, MD , Samia Farooqi, MD
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin in late February in 2025. Do you understand this observance well enough to provide the best care for your Muslim patients? The traditional fasting
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EMPower

A Deep Dive with Scott Weingart, MD, FCCM

1/26/2025 Morgan Sweere, MD, MPH
Welcome to EMpower, an inspirational series focusing on leadership in emergency medicine — where we share the incredible stories of leaders in the EM community. Our EMpower honoree in this edition is
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: Policy in Action

1/9/2025 Jeanette Hoang , Elaine Hsiang, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD
A California state bill enacted in 2019 focuses on what it means to safely discharge a patient experiencing homelessness. The legislation is a clear example of the link between policy and medicine.