Limited information exists on patients with suspected COVID-19 who return to the ED during the first wave. In this study, Gong et al aimed to identify predictors of ED return: bit.ly/3p7ZCFk

FINAL WEEKEND!! Don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in our research competitions for SA23! Present live and win great prizes! Deadline is Monday, May 22nd. #ACOEP23
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'The EM landscape today is very different than when those original values were proposed and, therefore, a fresh look at productivity is merited.' #EmergencyMedicine #MedTwitter #FOAMed WestJEM Kraftin Schreyer, MD MBA Vicki Norton, MD

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14x forfeited procedures by EM residents in EDs with NP/PA postgraduate programs. First empiric support of prior joint statement by AAEM ACEP Members AAEM/RSA CORD SAEM ACOEP-RSO emresidents that raised concerns back in 2020 escholarship.org/uc/item/9g14r2…

One week left to submit your research! Participate in our research competitions and have the chance to present live and win great prizes! Deadline is May 15th. #ACOEP23
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Education video increases parental knowledge of pain treatment and use of medication for children with painful injuries after emergency department discharge.

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The criteria for diagnosing excited delirium rely on racial stereotypes and may encourage biased treatment of Black patients.

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In @EPMonthly's podcast, Dr. Langdorf and Dr. Phillips of WestJEM speak on differences of EM resident graduates' training, and the journal’s stance on interchangeably referring to both as providers.

Listen here: bit.ly/3BiAZJI
WestJEM’s article: bit.ly/3PSJbV1

As horrible as the deaths are from Mass Shootings, the non-fatally injured victims are horribly affected as well. See this paper we wrote on the injuries from US mass shootings here: bit.ly/3OmRjfC

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WestJEM Associate Editor Dr. Gary Gaddis received two awards from AAEM! See which awards he was given here: bit.ly/3sJhTqY.

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WestJEM Associate Editor Dr. Gary Gaddis received two awards from AAEM! See which awards he was given here: bit.ly/3sJhTqY.

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The Brain Injury Association of America is hosting a webinar on assessment and treatment of mild TBIs, with one discussed topic being biomarker testing. Please take the time to check it out and register here!
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The USMLE program changed the scoring system to pass/fail. Dr. Glassman et al explore how this affects the EM resident application review process. #emergencymedicine #medtwitter @cdem_saem

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Check out the 'Racism and Health' issue from the journal HealthAffairs; it is a special issue that explores structural racism in medicine and how we may improve health policy.

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Some patients present to the ED for the sole purpose of refilling a prescription, often for reasons you may not think. Dr. Lisa Shepherd et al. discuss this topic; read more here: bit.ly/3r33A0A.

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As emergency physicians, we are on the frontline of the opioid crisis. Can we improve outcomes for our patients with opioid use disorder by starting buprenorphine in the ED? Tinh Le et al. explore this topic. James Neuenshwander
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Ahem…Alex Estrella was one of the OG scholars in the EMxSDOH Lab and I’m so thrilled to see his first author pub on food insecurity and frequent ED use in WestJEM! With coauthors from EMxSDOH Lab & Population Health

Ahh I can’t take credit for this - Kelly Doran MD MHS, the EMxSDOH Lab and all the research assistants and coordinators who work so hard to advocate for emergency department patients do

How does food insecurity play into a patient’s frequency visiting the emergency department? Alex Estrella aimed to answer this question.

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Intubation and manual ventilation are known to be uncomfortable and even painful to patients; are there better ways to administer analgesia in the case that a patient needs these interventions? Dr. Bryan Imhoff et al. explore this topic.

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