EM Pulse Podcast™

In our last episode, we spoke with negotiations expert and founder of the Center for Leadership, Dr. Cheri Hobgood, about the art of a good negotiation. This week, we’ve partnered with Women in PEM again to explore how negotiations can play out in the real world of emergency medicine. Dr. Selena Hariharan returns to share her personal experience and Dr. Elizabeth Alpern offers some concrete advice...

Negotiating what you need and want in your career is an essential skill, for any emergency medicine physician – well, for anyone, really! So, whether you are in academic or community practice, or something completely unrelated, this episode is for you. We’ve teamed up with Women in PEM to bring you this illuminating interview with Dr. Cherri Hobgood, an emergency physician, expert in negotia...

Introducing EM Pulse Podcast™ Rebeat! In our Rebeat episodes, we will revisit important past episodes. In this Rebeat, we discuss a challenging but important aspect of emergency medicine – identifying and addressing child abuse or non-accidental trauma (NAT). We talk with expert Dr. Mary Clyde Pierce about her paper, which validates the TEN-4 FACESp clinical decision rule for predicting abus...

Alcohol use disorder is extremely prevalent in the United States, affecting over 5% of the population 12 and older. We see patients suffering from this disease in our EDs – sometimes for complications of acute intoxication (like car accidents) and sometimes for withdrawal symptoms. In this two part series, we’re joined by Addiction Medicine Specialists, Dr. Aimee Moulin and Dr. Liz Johnson,...

Alcohol use disorder is extremely prevalent in the United States, affecting over 5% of the population 12 and older. We see patients suffering from this disease in our EDs – sometimes for complications of acute intoxication (like car accidents) and sometimes for withdrawal symptoms. In this two part series, we’re joined by Addiction Medicine Specialists, Dr. Aimee Moulin and Dr. Liz Johnson,...

As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane . Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun violence prevention, but many of us aren’t sure what we can do in our daily clinical practice to make a difference. That’s why Psychiatrist Dr. A...

As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane . Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun violence prevention, but many of us aren’t sure what we can do in our daily clinical practice to make a difference. That’s why Psychiatrist Dr. A...

Happy New Year! We have an exciting lineup for 2023, but first, we’d like to reflect on a few things we learned this past year. Some favorites include our legal series and our series on women in EM – listen to the full episode to hear which juicy knowledge bites we can’t let go of! What stuck with you this year? Do you enjoy our podcast series, or do you prefer stand alone episodes? We’d lov...

As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane . Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun violence prevention, but many of us aren’t sure what we can do in our daily clinical practice to make a difference. That’s why Psychiatrist Dr. A...

As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane . Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun violence prevention, but many of us aren’t sure what we can do in our daily clinical practice to make a difference. That’s why Psychiatrist Dr. A...

In this podcast we discuss the prevalence of bacteremia and even more interestingly   the prevalence of meningitis in febrile infants <=60 days of age with a positive UA.   Dr. Kuppermann from PECARN shares his approach to the febrile neonate with a UTI.   Host: Dr. Julia Magaña , Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Guest: Dr. Nate Kuppermann , Pediatric Emergency P...

We’ve heard talk that the pandemic is “over”, but are we there?   It’s been a while since we talked about COVID, but it’s still out there, mutating and spreading. In this episode, we catch up with our infectious disease specialist, Dr. Dean Blumberg, to get all the up to date information on the virus, the new bivalent vaccine, and the meds available for treatment and prophylaxis. We discuss what t...

For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient or expert witness, to the dreaded malpractice lawsuits. Joining us as Guest Host, is Dr. John Rose, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis. In the fifth and final ep...

For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient or expert witness, to the dreaded malpractice lawsuits. Joining us as Guest Host, is Dr. John Rose, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis. In the fourth episode of...

For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient or expert witness, to the dreaded malpractice lawsuits. Joining us as Guest Host, is Dr. John Rose, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis. In the third episode of o...

*Please first listen to “Legal Part 1: A Subpoena is not a party invitation” before this episode. For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient or expert witness, to the dreaded malpractice lawsuits. Join...

For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient or expert witness, to the dreaded malpractice lawsuits. Joining us as Guest Host, is Dr. John Rose, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis. This first episode is a s...

Integrating an ED clinical pharmacist was a complete practice changer for us at UC Davis! It is a positive trend across the US and in this episode, we talk with Chris Adams, Clinical Senior Pharmacist at UC Davis. Tell us how YOUR department integrates a pharmacist @empulsepodcast, or reach out via email empulsepodcast@gmail.com , or through our website, ucdavisem.com . Encourage your friends and...

Back in our March 2020 episode, This is Hope , we spoke with Dr. Larissa May about HIV screening in the ED. Screening programs, along with education and other resources, is making a difference, but there are still tens of thousands of new HIV cases in the U.S. each year, and probably 1-2 million new infections annually worldwide. There are clinical trials in progress studying potential HIV vaccine...

Kids, pain, and the emergency department can be a set up for disaster.   In this podcast, three pediatric specialists get into why that is and how we can all be better at treating kids in pain. Tag us on social media, @empulsepodcast, or reach out via email empulsepodcast@gmail.com , or connect through our website, ucdavisem.com . Encourage your friends and colleagues to listen and share their per...

It can be overwhelming to read the news these days, with all the pain and suffering in the world. We may struggle with how to respond or what WE can do, but there are always ways to help. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Pranav Shetty about his recent trip to Eastern Europe to support medical and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Dr. Shetty has been involved in many disaster relief efforts in the...

This is the fourth and final episode of our Women in EM series. We’ve heard personal stories of lived experiences and microaggressions, learned about the “leaky pipeline” that leads to a dearth of women in leadership, and took a deep dive into the gender pay gap in medicine. In this episode, we explore the importance of male allyship – how to understand your female colleagues’ experiences, a...

Did you know that women physicians make 72 cents on every dollar their male counterparts make?! According to the New York Times, this leads to women earning about $2 million less than men over their careers as doctors. In the third episode of our series on women in emergency medicine, we explore the very real gender pay gap that exists in medicine. Dr. Amy Gottlieb is an expert on this topic, havi...

This is the second episode in our series on women in emergency medicine. In the first episode, My Role in Doctor,   women physicians shared their stories with us and we saw several themes emerge. Gender bias is, unfortunately, alive and well in our specialty. In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the issue with sex and gender expert, Dr. Angela Jarman.   How do you deal with gender bias as a...

This is the first episode in a multi-part series on women in emergency medicine. Being a woman in medicine, and our specialty specifically, is both challenging and rewarding. Over the next several episodes, we’ll explore how the experience of being an EM physician differs somewhat from that of our male colleagues. We’ll discuss why it’s important to identify and address these differences, and how...