Browsing: EMRA

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Op-Ed , Patient Interactions

The Ethics of Caring for an Unfavorable Patient

4/15/2023 Adiba Matin, MD
Debriefing, leaning on peers, and seeking mental health help are all important steps in caring for unfavorable patients. Acknowledge the emotional toll that this may take on you, approach the situatio
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Op-Ed

How To Care

4/15/2023 Sian Lewis-Bevan, MD
As I read and hear about other physicians in our specialty working through emotional burnout, I think that there must be something more we as a specialty can do for the next group of new physicians. B
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President's Message

Necessity is the Mother of Invention. Greenness is its Wild Friend.

4/15/2023 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD
As EM physicians, we see firsthand the needs and challenges of our healthcare system and how its many moving parts intersect and clash, positioning us to become the innovators our communities need. An
Op-Ed , Medical Students , Medical Student Council , Away Rotations

Barriers to U.S. Visiting Student Rotations for Overseas Applicants

3/25/2023 Kelsey Mercedes Morgan, RN-BSN, CEN, PMHN , Erin Karl, MD
International medical students face several challenges when they seek rotations in the United States. EMRA, along with our Medical Student Council, worked with relevant stakeholders — including EM pro
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Op-Ed , Behavioral Health , Patient Interactions

The Betty Bubble: A Week at the Hazelden Betty Ford Addiction Treatment Center

1/30/2023 Brittany (Ladson) Garza, DO
Addiction is a disease that responds to treatment. We must offer services to all patients no matter how many times it takes them to accept help. Who’s to say that attempt number 30 isn’t the one that
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Op-Ed , Patient Interactions

Words Matter: The Importance of Communication in Medicine

1/30/2023 Robert Allen, MD
The next time you or I see a patient, let’s take a second to confirm the patient can adequately understand us. That may mean speaking slower, speaking louder, or making sure the patient has hearing ai
President's Message

EM residency applications are down. What does this mean for our future?

1/30/2023 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD
Based on recent ERAS data, medical student applications to EM residencies are significantly decreasing for the second year in a row. This is likely a ripple effect of underlying issues mounting in eme
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Palliative Care , Op-Ed

Palliative Care in the ED: Past, Present, and Future

1/30/2023 Alice Chang, DO
Palliative-care training and education, quality improvement, and research within EM has surged in the past decade. As a result, the practice paradigm for seriously ill patients in the ED has begun to
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Op-Ed , Patient Interactions , OB/GYN

Pilot Study: Evaluating Education Targeting Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking in an EM Residency

1/30/2023 Codee Champney, DO , Jordan Wells, MD , Luke He, MD , Grace Klanderud, MD , Megan L McElhinny, MD
IPV and HT are major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Many victims will seek medical care, often in the ED. This puts emergency physicians in a position to identify and help vic
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Op-Ed

Possessive Eponyms: Removing the Apostrophe from Medical Diagnoses

10/10/2022 Jessica Mason, MD , Whitney Johnson, MD , Stuart Swadron, MD
Medical eponyms like “Grave’s disease” and “Bell’s palsy” suggest, misleadingly, either a sense of ownership or perhaps a personal affliction of the individual named. Additionally, eponyms complicate