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Ultrasound , Guided Procedures

Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Cannulation: The Vessel to Remember

4/9/2019 Ashley Miller, MD , Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP
Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein access is a safe, effective and efficient option for central venous cannulation. Using ultrasound can decrease the time to cannulation in addition to many of the fear
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Infectious Disease

Rare Occurrence of Lemierre's Syndrome: A Case Report

4/9/2019 Kevin Hanson, MD , Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH
The advent of antibiotics turned Lemierre's Syndrome into "the forgotten disease." But this easily misdiagnosed condition can potentially be fatal.
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Toxicology , Toxins

Wilderness Toxins: Can You Identify the Poison?

4/8/2019 Geoff Comp, DO, FAWM , Charles Duke, MD, PhD , Heath A. Jolliff, DO, FACMT, FAAEM, FACEP
The prompt identification of a potential environmental toxin allows for early treatment and management. Specific identification as well as recognition of pertinent signs and symptoms are important ski
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President's Message

EMRA Continues Advocating for You

4/8/2019 Omar Maniya, MD, MBA
It's been an exciting spring for advocacy. We stay alert so that every time a decision that affects EM residents' lives is being made, the EM residents' voice on the matter is heard loud and clear.
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Editor's Forum

Unsafe Nursing Ratios Incapacitate EDs, Endanger Patients

4/8/2019 Tommy Eales, DO
Decreasing the nurse-to-patient ratio immediately increases the frequency of medication errors and all-cause mortality for all patients in the ED — not only the critically ill ones who just arrived.
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Health Policy , Advocacy

Making Sense of Balance Billing

4/8/2019 RJ Sontag, MD
One of the most hotly contested topics in health policy right now is the issue of balance billing, which can leave patients with exorbitant bills while emergency physicians' services go unpaid. Learn
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Committees and Divisions , Leadership

2019 Outgoing Committee Leaders

3/23/2019
EMRA leaders are the backbone of our success – and the rising stars of emergency medicine. Please help us recognize these EMRA committee members whose tenures have come to a close. EMRA is stronger be
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Committees and Divisions , Leadership

2019-2020 Committee Leaders

3/23/2019
EMRA provides an active, wide-ranging training ground for emergency medicine leaders in every facet of the specialty. Please welcome the incoming chairs, chairs-elect, and vice chairs who are poised t
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Leadership

Hats Off to the Inaugural Class

3/23/2019
The inaugural graduates of the EMRA Leadership Academy were honored this spring in a ceremony held during CORD Academic Assembly. These up-and-coming leaders participated in monthly educational sessio
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Award Winners , Awards

Honoring Excellence in Emergency Medicine

3/22/2019
EMRA is proud to offer more than $100,000 in awards, scholarships, and grants every year - recognizing outstanding work and helping to foster excellence among clinicians, educators, and leaders in EM.