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Synthetic Cannabinoids Highlight the Need to Abandon the War on Drugs

6/10/2022 Timothy Kelly, MD

Illegal and unregulated marijuana markets in parts of our country have given rise to dangerous and easily obtainable synthetic options. The ill effects of this predictable phenomenon are being felt in

Opinion-Editorial , Medical Education

Defining Procedural Competency in Emergency Medicine: How Much Is Enough?

4/9/2021 Richard Cunningham, MD

How frequently should a doctor perform a procedure in order to be called "competent" in the skill? Is emergency medicine doing enough to maintain procedural competence?

Opinion-Editorial , Prehospital Care , EMS

A Letter from a Paramedic to an EM Doc

4/9/2021 Rob Canning Jr., JD, MBA, NRP

Whether waiting to unload a patient at the hospital or sitting in the ambulance after clearing a call, EMTs and paramedics (and increasingly social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician

Medical Education , Opinion-Editorial , COVID-19

Observations from Intern Year: First 60 Days

12/1/2020 Leslie Jewett, MD

What counts as the "first day"? Is it the intern welcome party? Hospital orientation? When computer access is finally granted? The intern class of 2020 has had a very different experience.

Opinion-Editorial

Title X Changes Egregiously Harm Women’s Access to Comprehensive Medical Care

4/23/2020 Noah Berland, MD, MS , Caitlin Farrell, DO, MPH

Changes to Title X threaten to reverse 40 years of advancement in women's health care. If we allow the Title X changes to limit what we as physicians can tell our patients, where does it end?

COVID-19 , Opinion-Editorial

I Am Glad You Are at Home. . .

4/16/2020 Jefferey S. Holoman, DO

Are you tired of sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic? Disgruntled with the same 4 walls and familiar faces that mark your experience with COVID-19? An emergency physician wants you to

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Opinion-Editorial

The Emergency Physician’s “Dereliction of Duty”

2/12/2020 William Bruno, MD

Why EM should lead the charge for foreign policy debate.

Opinion-Editorial , Advocacy

President's Message: What Can We Do When a Residency Closes?

2/2/2020 Hannah R. Hughes, MD, MBA

EMRA President Dr. Hannah Hughes asks, "When the incoming class of EM residents open those envelopes this spring, how many will be plagued by the fear of a program’s insolvency? What are we - their se

Opinion-Editorial

Cure Sometimes, Comfort Always

4/11/2019 Castrenze Fricano

Sometimes the best on-shift lessons come not from being on the front lines of a code - but from being the shoulder a patient's family leans on.

Opinion-Editorial

Guns, Politics, and the Emergency Department

2/6/2019 Noah Berland, MD, MS

What is our role as physicians in confronting the intersection of politics and health? We must be willing to engage in honest dialogue and consider politics as a part of medicine. Enter the debate ove

Browsing: Opinion-Editorial

Synthetic Cannabinoids Highlight the Need to Abandon the War on Drugs

Defining Procedural Competency in Emergency Medicine: How Much Is Enough?

A Letter from a Paramedic to an EM Doc

Observations from Intern Year: First 60 Days

Title X Changes Egregiously Harm Women’s Access to Comprehensive Medical Care

I Am Glad You Are at Home. . .

The Emergency Physician’s “Dereliction of Duty”

President's Message: What Can We Do When a Residency Closes?

Cure Sometimes, Comfort Always

Guns, Politics, and the Emergency Department

#FOAMed and External Sources

Celebrity tweets swayed US public opinion toward pandemic efforts, study suggests

I Spent Three Months in Northern Ethiopia with MSF. I Will Never Be the Same.

Hot Seat #158: 6 week old transferred for second opinion.

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