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Informatics

This Fall: Clinical Informatics Workshops for Residents, Fellows, and Students

8/10/2022 Michael Dorritie, DO , Nicolas Kahl, MD

EMRA’s Technology, Telehealth, and Informatics Committee will launch quarterly clinical informatics workshops with ACEP this fall. The Committee spoke with Carrie Baker, DO, chair of ACEP’s Informatic

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

Infectious Disease , Pediatric EM

"Feline" Feverish: A Case Report

8/10/2022 Shanice Latham, MD, MPH , Hussain Shakir, MD, FAAP

Behind typhoid fever and urinary tract infections, cat-scratch disease is the third most common cause of fever of unknown origin in pediatric patients. CSD should be high on the diagnostic radar whene

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: August-September 2022

8/10/2022 Masood R. Mohammed, DO, MS , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 27-year-old male with a PMH of seizure disorder and developmental delay presents via EMS after a witnessed seizure. The patient was able to intermittently go into sinus rhythm with vagal maneuvers.

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

Orthopedics , Trauma

All that Blisters is Not Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Unique Presentation of Acute Limb Ischemia

8/10/2022 Matthew J. Christensen, MD, LT, MC, USN , LCDR William Bianchi, DO, MSc

Acute limb ischemia — a thromboembolic condition that occurs when arterial supply to the affected extremity becomes critically compromised — is a devastating condition if not expediently recognized an

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

Infectious Disease , Neurology

West Nile Virus Poliomyelitis: An Unnerving Re-emerging Disease on the Rise

8/10/2022 Patrick H. Mullett, MD , Ryan Brzycki, DO

It is important to consider West Nile Virus as a major cause of neuroinvasive disease and acute flaccid paralysis. If a febrile, altered patient comes into the ED with focal neurological deficits, it

Awards , Award Winners

Excellence in EM: Honoring EMRA's Awards Recipients

8/10/2022

EMRA strives to help you be the best doctor and leader you can be, helping to make emergency medicine the best specialty it can be. These outstanding physicians and trainees have gone an extra mile -

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM

BIGGER IS BETTER

8/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Studies are showing that Medicaid expansion - and its resulting increased access to primary care - could help alleviate emergency department crowding and ensure the department is able to focus on pati