Browsing: EMRA

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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

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
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Op-Ed , Pediatric EM , Ultrasound

Yes, We Scan: Change Core US Requirements to Include Pediatrics

10/10/2022 Jenn Purcell, DO , Justin Hanson, DO , Jacob Pope, DO , Sarah Kleist, MD , Casey Wilson, MD
If pediatric abdominal ultrasound is routinely and deliberately taught to EM residents, a cultural shift away from obtaining abdominal CTs in children would be the desired outcome.
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Op-Ed

One Health and Climate Change: Why EM Physicians Should Pay Attention

8/10/2022 Alison Neely , Kyle Denison Martin, DO, MPH
As emergency physicians, it is imperative to understand how environmental factors affect our practice of medicine. Climate change and its effects can feel daunting and out of our control; however, we
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Wellness , Op-Ed , Legislation

Dr. Lorna Breen Act: One Step in the Right Direction for Physician Wellness

8/10/2022 Leyanet Gonzalez, MD, MBA , Nicholas Melucci, MPH , Leena Owen, DO
Although burnout and mental health challenges can be driven by a multitude of diverse triggers, this crisis among healthcare providers needs to be assessed on various organizational levels to develop
President's Message

Welcoming the Future Leaders of EM’s Evolution

8/10/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA
Emergency medicine is, and will continue to be, an amazing specialty because of the patients we serve, the people we work with (which, hopefully, will include you), and our willingness to be there for
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President's Message

Career Launchpad: Helping You Be the Best Doctor and Leader in EM

6/10/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA
At the beginning of my term as your EMRA president, one of our priorities was for EMRA to be the leading source of career planning guidance as you work your way through residency, graduate, and tackle
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Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The New Reality of Emergency Medicine and the Rise of Peri-Primary Care

6/10/2022 Sophie Karwoska Kligler
The field of EM continues to grow and evolve. Should practitioners adapt and expand their acceptance of patient visits for care of chronic issues that can be considered life-threatening?
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Op-Ed , Career Planning

Disability Insurance and Naloxone: An Intern's Perspective

2/12/2022 Ellen Shank, MD
A naloxone prescription can muddy the waters when applying for disability insurance as a young physician.
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President's Message , Representative Council

We Can Make a Difference Together

2/12/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA
How does EMRA work for you? EMRA President Angela Cai's story was impacted by every piece of EMRA's representative process.