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EMRA Board of Directors

New EMRA Leaders

12/2/2016 EM Resident
New EMRA Leaders Congratulations new EMRA Board Leaders!   Alicia Kurtz, MD, President Chief Resident, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA president@emra.org  /  @aliciakurtz_md Describe your leadership style in
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ACEP Scientific Assembly

ACEP16: A Sure Bet for Progress

12/2/2016 EM Resident
ACEP16: A Sure Bet for Progress With EMRA events spanning more than a week in Las Vegas, progress surged on multiple fronts. Resolutions & Elections The Representative Council discussed, debated — an
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Awards , Award Winners

Congratulations Award Recipients!

12/2/2016 EM Resident
Congratulations Award Recipients! ACEP16 Travel Scholarships: Abena Obenewaa Akomeah, MD; Jerome Rogich; Michelle Lynch   Clinical Excellence Award (presented by program director Salvatore Silvestri,
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Medical Education , Fellow , Alumni

Pimping 101: Maximizing Medical Student Teaching on Shift

12/1/2016 Sara Paradise Dimeo, MD
Pimping 101: Maximizing Medical Student Teaching on Shift We've all been there........you wake up late, arriving to your shift just in the nick of time. You log on to the computer and notice the wait
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Editorial , Burnout

Letter from the Editor

12/1/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD
Letter from the Editor Some days I feel like quitting. I always imagine it happening in the same way. It will be the end of an exhausting 12-hour overnight shift. I will have just been yelled at by a
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Research

Rapid Research Review: Study Types

12/1/2016 EM Resident
Rapid Research Review: Study Types Case-Control (“What happened?”) Compares a group with a disease to a group without disease.  This study can calculate an odds ratio. Advantages: many exposures can
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Palliative Care

Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide

12/1/2016 Laura E. Creel, MA , Christina Creel-Bulos, RN-BSN, MD
Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series. Michael is tired. The emergency department (ED) is inconceivably busy. The waiting room census keeps gr
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Personal , Workplace , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue , Editorial

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present

12/1/2016 Katie Rebillot, DO
Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present She was constantly in the emergency department for alcohol and drug intoxication. Staff dreaded her because she was usually inebriated and aski
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Pediatric EM , Airway

To Cuff or Not to Cuff...That is the Question

12/1/2016 Kaia Knutson, MD
To Cuff or Not to Cuff...That is the Question You are working a busy shift in the emergency department when you answer the EMS radio: “10-month-old, active compressions, GCS 3, be there in 2!” As yo
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OB/GYN , Consults , Consult Corner

Consult Corner OB-GYN

12/1/2016 EM Resident
Consult Corner OB-GYN Victoria Fitz, MD OB/GYN Resident University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC EMR: What is the most effective way to present an OB/GYN consult over the phone? CC: The goal sho