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Ultrasound , Pain Management

The Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block for Hip Pain

12/12/2021 Chia-Yuan Michael Lee, DO , Matthew Apicella, DO , Robert Farrow, DO
Hip fractures are common injuries evaluated in the ED. The majority of patients who suffer a hip fracture are over 80 years old, and as the population ages, the incidence of hip fractures is expected
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to Know Your Secretary/Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

12/12/2021 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD
EMRA Secretary of the Board/EM Resident Editor-in-Chief Jessica Adkins Murphy is ready to elevate the voice of emergency medicine through print and digital outreach.
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to Know Your Vice Speaker: Amanda Irish, MD, MPH

12/12/2021 Amanda Irish, MD, MPH
EMRA Vice Speaker of the Council Amanda Irish wants you to know policy can be a powerful way to shape the profession you want.
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Hematology , Pain Management , Toxicology

A Real Pain in the Mouth: Acquired Methemoglobinemia

12/12/2021 Emily Wolery, MD , Cynthia Oliva, MD , K.T. Dyer, MD
Acquired methemoglobinemia, a pathologic condition due to elevated quantities of methemoglobin in the blood, is an infrequent presentation in a healthy adult patient. This case illustrates the risk as
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to Know Your Board Member-at-Large: Blake Denley, MD

12/12/2021 Blake Denley, MD
EMRA Board Member-at-Large Blake Denley is breaking new ground in a role dedicated specifically to connecting with members at every stage of their development.
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership , President's Message

Get to Know Your President: Angela G. Cai, MD, MBA

12/12/2021 Angela Cai, MD, MBA
EMRA President Angela Cai, MD, MBA, has a clear message as she steps up to the helm: Let's work together. This specialty's future will be stronger if every member participates in a direct, open, colla
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration

Health Policy Journal Club: Bounce-Backs

12/6/2021 Amy Kaur, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD
Is it time to stop stigmatizing the emergency department bounce-back? The PolicyRx and EMRA Health Policy Journal Club finds that when a patient returns to the ED within 30 days, the visit may be an i
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Medical Students , Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Laura Smylie, MD | EM Residency Assistant Program Director at Wayne State University Detroit Receiving Hospital

11/24/2021 Collin Brooks
In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series, we got to chat with Laura Smylie, MD, to learn about the Wayne State University Detroit Receiving Hospital. Dr. Smylie tells us more
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Program Director Interviews , Match , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton, MD | EM Residency Program Director at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

11/24/2021 Sahar Rammaha
In the latest installment of our Program Director Interview Series, we spoke with Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton, MD, FACEP, program director at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residen
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration

Health Policy Journal Club: Private Equity's Body Count

11/6/2021
A new study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research examines private equity's impact on nursing home care, attributing a higher mortality rate to private equity takeover. What are the im