🎉 Love this group of K awardees and co-panelists!

👯 Research careers are tough and filled with setbacks. Having peer mentors and a community of mutual support is so critical for cultivating fulfillment and sustainability #SAEM24

Come grab Baystate Emergency Medicine harm reduction swag at #saem24 residency and fellowship fair

Happening now in Ahwatukee B! National Institutes of Health Career Development “K” Awards: Why to Apply, How to Succeed (Research Committee Sponsored) #SAEM24 SAEM

Patient engaged development of a decision aid for initiating medication for #opioid use disorder in the ED.

Amazing work by Elizabeth Schoenfeld #saem24 Baystate Emergency Medicine Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS

Dr. Lauren Westafer talks to Dr. Javed Butler about the somewhat unexpected results of the EMPACT-MI study on empagliflozin after acute myocardial infarction. jwat.ch/3TJzifZ #ACC24 Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS Javed Butler

NEJM Group's coverage of #ACC24 begins this week. Dr. Lauren Westafer spoke with Dr. Karol Watson and Dr. David Cohen, our guides for the meeting, about what they are most looking forward to.

Watch the full interview: jwat.ch/4cK3GiO

Karol Watson Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS

At regional SAEM - naltrexone for alcohol use disorder- easy to do harm reduction (that we can do in the ED). foamcast.org/2023/09/06/nal…

New podcast on a consensus guideline on topical anesthetic use in 👁️ corneal abrasions fresh out in @annalsofem ☕🤏👀
Blog: foamcast.org/2024/02/16/top…
Podcast: bit.ly/49fWc53
Listen on spotify, etc

Hot off the Press: Barriers and Facilitators to Harm Reduction for Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study of People With Lived Experience annemergmed.com/article/S0196-… @baystateem Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS Elizabeth Schoenfeld Bill Soares

Subcutaneous Insulin for Diabetic Ketoacidosis acepnow.com/article/subcut…

Trends in imaging pregnant patients (n=707) for PE from 2 academic centers over 10 years: unsurprising ⬆️ in CTPA use. However, PEs were very uncommon ---CTPA yield decreased from 3% in 2007 to 0% in 2016 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37775066/

A review of new EM relevant AHA guidelines for atrial fibrillation
🌟calcium channel blockers in HFrEF are OUT
🌟review of the role of magnesium (and over-estimation of level of evidence)
Blog/show notes: foamcast.org/2023/12/13/atr…
Podcast: bit.ly/47mR8di (or Spotify etc)

A review of the new AHA guidelines for atrial fibrillation
🌟 calcium channel blockers in HFrEF are OUT
🌟 review of the role of magnesium (and over-estimation of level of evidence)
Blog/show notes: foamcast.org/2023/12/13/atr…
Podcast: bit.ly/47mR8di (or Spotify etc)

New in JACEP Open from Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS: Use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in the emergency department: A policy resource and education paper (PREP) from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
#FOAM , #Cardiology , #Troponin
buff.ly/4abvtHM
Emergency Physicians ACEP Members

Transfusion thresholds in acute myocardial infarction-
updates from AABB & MINT trial! 🩸
Ref: foamcast.org/2023/12/06/tra…
Podcast: bit.ly/foamcasttransf… (or spotify etc)
⭐️transfusions have risks so restrictive strategy (<7g/l) for most medical patients.but, what about MI? (1/x)