Academic Life in Emergency Medicine

A major development in curbing the opioid epidemic is the introduction of the medication buprenorphine to address opioid addiction. Being able to prescribe this medication requires a DEA-X Waiver. Dr. Alister Martin, the Founder of the Get Waivered initiative, has reduced the barriers for clinicians to obtain the necessary training and paperwork. https://getwaivered.com/remote/ Disclosure: ALiEM i...

In this episode from the ACEP E-QUAL series, guest Dr. Houman Khosravani (Medical Director, Inpatient Stroke Unit Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center; Staff Intensivist, Southlake Regional Health Center) discusses the concept of a "protected code stroke", how to operationalize the concepts, and how this system can be app...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guest Dr. William Meurer (Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology University of Michigan) discuss how to protocolize of transferring stroke patients, how to identify and appropriately chose transfer destinations, and how to better align patient needs with the resources of the receiving sites. Host: Jason Woods, MD; Podcast Sound Engineer:...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guest Dr. Bruce Lo (Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital; Professor of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School) reviews several common intracerebral hemorrhage scoring systems, the components, and tips on how to use them in real world practice. Host: Jason Woods, MD; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.a...

Hosted by Dr. Mike Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF), this episode discusses the uncharted waters of conducting virtual interviews for the EM residency match season in the era of COVID-19. Featured EM Program Director Panelists: Dr. David Caro (University of Florida, Jacksonville), Dr. Erica Shaver (West Virginia University), Dr. Cedric Lefebvre (Wake Forest University) Podcast engine...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guest Dr. Joshua Goldstein (Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Center of Neurologic Emergencies, Massachusetts General Hospital) discusses ICH after TPA. He reviews what evidence exists, the timing, potential treatment targets, and medications. Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.org/equal Ref...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guest Dr. Lantha Ganti (Professor of Emergency Medicine & Neurology; Vice Chair for Research and Academic Affairs; University of Central Florida) reviews how to evaluate and treat blood pressure in the setting of ICH. She reviews the major existing data, BP targets, and medications to use. Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep...

In this episode, Dr. Gail Donofrio (Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse) and Dr. Nora Volkow (Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine; Chief of Emergency Services, Yale New Haven Hospital) share their experience with substance use disorder in the time of COVID, as well as some thoughts on needed regulatory change.  Host: Jason Woods, MD; Podcast Sound Engineer: Ke...

Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF), an expert panel of directors of Administration fellowships discuss the nuts and bolts of the who, what, why, and how of applying to this fellowship. Panelists: Martin Reznek, MD MBA (University of Massachusetts), Jennifer Wiler, MD MBA (University of Colorado), Robert Tanouye, MD MBA (Cornell University) Podcast audio engineer:...

Join us in the fourth installment of ALiEM's The Leader's Library, which is a professional development book club for health professionals. Led by Dr. Dina Wallin and a team of renowned educators, the featured book is THE POWER OF MOMENTS by Chip and Dan Heath. Come sign up! https://www.aliem.com/the-leaders-library-power-of-moments/  

A panel of experts talks about the experience with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the time of COVID and specifically efforts to maintain access to MAT during COVID. Note that the original recording contained contributions from Dr. Karen Scott (President, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts) and Dr. Alister Martin (Emergency Medical Specialist, Founder Get Waivered) but were cut for the podcast du...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guests Dr. Aimee Moulin and Dr. Hannah Snyder discuss how to transition a patients treatment for opiate use disorder from the ED to the outpatient environment. They discuss how to use local resources, legal ramifications, waivers, and why they think a formal system to accomplish this is achievable. Guests: Aimee Moulin, MD (Associate Professor, UC Davis;...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, guests Ariana Samson and Dr. Andrew Herring share their experiences with the use of PAs and APRNs to drive the treatment of opiate use disorder in the ED. Guests: Ariana Samson PA-C (ED APP Lead for US Acute Care Solutions, Marshall Medical Center); Andrew Herring, MD (Associate Director of Research, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System Medical Direc...

This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion with Dr. Andrew Herring on the use of Buprenorphine after an opiate overdose, primarily in the ED. Guest: Andrew Herring MD (Associate Director of Research, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System; Medical Director, Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program; Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF) Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.o...

This is part 2 of a 2 part discussion with Dr. Andrew Herring on the use of Buprenorphine after an opiate overdose, primarily in the ED. Guest: Andrew Herring MD (Associate Director of Research, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System; Medical Director, Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program; Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF) Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.o...

In this Wellness Think Tank series, Dr. Katie Rebillot (LA County-USC) hosts a 2-part series on resident wellness particularly in the COVID era, featuring EM residents Dr. Jacqueline Furbacher (The Ohio State University), Dr. Sydney Beck (Harbor-UCLA), and Dr. Surriya Ahmad (SUNY Downstate/Kings County). This second installment focuses on strategies and resources in navigating resident life during...

In this Wellness Think Tank series, Dr. Katie Rebillot (LA County-USC) hosts a 2-part series on resident wellness particularly in the COVID era, featuring EM residents Dr. Jacqueline Furbacher (The Ohio State University), Dr. Sanida Lukovic (Jacobi-Montefiore), Dr. Sydney Beck (Harbor-UCLA).

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Adam Oostema discusses the diagnosis of hemorrhagic stroke in the ED, the current state of the evidence, and some common pitfalls that can lead to diagnosis error. Guest: Dr. Adam Oostema (Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Neurological Emergency Medicine Research, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine) Host: Dr. Jas...

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Joshua Goldstein discusses anticoagulant reversal in the setting of hemorrhagic stroke. He reviews common anticoagulants, their specific and non-specific reversal agents, and reviews the literature base. Guests: Dr. Joshua Goldstein (Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Center for Neurologic Emergencies, Massachusetts General Hospital and Har...

A panel of emergency medicine residency directors reflect on the data and trends from the 2020 EM Match year and use it as a springboard to discuss significant changes coming for the 2021 application season. COVID-19, physical distancing guidelines, and COPA-EM society consensus recommendations are discussed. PD panelists include: Dr. Sean Fox (Carolinas Medical Center), Dr. Amy Stubbs (University...

Join us in the third installment of ALiEM's The Leader's Library, which is a professional development book club for health professionals. Led by Dr. Dina Wallin and a team of renowned educators, the featured book is an illustrated text by Jon Gordon and Damon West, called THE COFFEE BEAN. https://www.aliem.com/leaders-library-coffee-bean/

Join us in this Q&A session with Dr. Doo Ryeon Chung, MD PhD, Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. He will be sharing key lessons and strategies for preventing COVID-19 transmission within hospitals, including PPE standards, workflows, infrastructure, and workforce management. Host: Ron C. Li, MD (Stanford) Guest: Doo Ryeon Chung, MD, PhD Po...

What is going to change and what is not for residency application season in the unprecedented COVID-19 era? What are the nuanced considerations that are affecting medical students, medical schools, residency programs, and hospitals? An expert panel of EM program directors discuss their mindsets and initial advice in the ever-evolving landscape of medical education and training. Hosted by Dr. Micha...

Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin, an expert panel of directors of EM medical education fellowships discuss the nuts and bolts of the who, what, why, and how of applying to this fellowship. Panelists: Dr. Danielle Hart (Hennepin County), Dr. Dmitri Papanagnou (Thomas Jefferson), Dr. Jeffrey Riddell (LAC-USC) Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu https://www.aliem.com/em-fellowship-mat...

A deep dive into the Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) for emergency medicine residency applicants with hosts, Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin. Panelists include Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern), Dr. David Gordon (Duke), Dr. Michael Takacs (University of Iowa). Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-deep-dive-sloe/