Academic Life In Emergency Medicine (aliem) Podcast

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. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.org/equal  

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 Harvard Medical School) Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.org/equal

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 of Missouri-Kansas City), Dr. Butch Humbert (Indiana University). Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF) https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-program-directors-reflect-2020-residency-match/

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 Podcast Engineer: Kellen Vu (Stanford)

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. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF) with PD panelists Dr. Charles Khoury (University of Alabama Birmingham, Dr. Melissa Platt (University of Louisville), Dr. Paul DeKoning (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center). Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-covid-19-residency-application-season/

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-match-advice-medical-education-fellowship/

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/

Emergency physicians Dr. Vytas Karalius (Northwestern), Dr. Deirdre Goode (University of Chicago), and Dr. Katie Rebillot (Harbor-UCLA and WTT's Chief Operating Officer) discuss imposter syndrome, the 5 different types, how they plague many emergency medicine residents, its contribution to burnout, and how to address it. Have you experienced imposter syndrome (also known as an "imposter experience")? Wellness Think Tank (WTT): https://www.aliem.com/wellness-think-tank/

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Steven Godwin and Dr. Richard Shih review the recently published ACEP clinical policy regarding the treatment of headaches in the emergency department. Guests: Dr. Steven Godwin (Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida), Dr. Richard Shih  (Professor of Integrated Medical Science and Program, Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University) Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.org/equal References: Perry JJ et al. Clinical decision rules to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage for acute headache. JAMA. 2013 Sep 25;310(12):1248-55. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.278018 Carpenter CR et al. Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Describing the Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Exam, Imaging, and Lumbar Puncture With an Exploration of Test Thresholds. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;23(9):963-1003. doi: 10.1111/acem.12984. Epub 2016 Sep 6. Perry JJ. Sensitivit

Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin, an expert panel of residency program directors discuss finding the right-fit residency program for you using modern dating terms. Which programs should you swipe right or left on? Panelists: Dr. Arlene Chung (Maimonides), Dr. David Snow (Loyola), Dr. Robin Naples (Thomas Jefferson) https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-swipe-right/

Dr. Adam Rodos discusses the CMS measure SEP-1 as well as the EQUAL sepsis initiative. The talk focuses on the effect of these measures on patient care and strategies for sepsis care improvement. Guest: Adam Rodos MD (Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine) Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal   References: Barbash IJ, Davis B, Kahn JM. National Performance on the Medicare SEP-1 Sepsis Quality Measure. Critical Care Medicine. 2019. 47(8):1026–1032. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003613 Kahn JM, et al. Association Between State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care and In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis. JAMA. 2019. 322(3):240-250. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.9021. Venkatesh AK et al. Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E- QUAL). Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018;71(1):10-15.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.032

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Alexis LaPietra reviews greater trochanteric pain syndrome and its treatment, as well as gives an overview of one piece of osteopathic manipulative therapy called muscle energy. Guest: Alexis LaPietra, DO (Chair, ACEP Pain/Addiction Section System Chief, Pain/Addiction St. Josephs Health, Paterson NJ) Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Katherine Vlasica reviews the technique, indications, contraindications, and benefits of the use of occipital nerve blocks and low paraspinous injections in the treatment of headache in the ED. Guest: Katherine Vlasica DO (Director of EM Pain Management, St Joseph’s Health in Paterson NJ; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York Medical Center) Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal Link for video of nerve blocks: https://cha.com/clinician-training-materials/ https://www.youtube.com/user/lmellick/videos  

Join us in the second installment of ALiEM's The Leader's Library, which is a professional development book club for health professionals. Hosted by Dr. Dina Wallin, the featured book is Kim Scott's RADICAL CANDOR. https://www.aliem.com/leaders-library-radical-candor/  

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Jay Schuur, Dr. Chris Moore, and Dr. Courtney Moreno discuss the development of and recommendations from the new publication from the ACEP EQUAL group, "Imaging in Suspected Renal Colic: Systematic Review of the Literature and Multispecialty Consensus." Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31402153 DOSE project (Dose Optimization for Stone Evaluation): https://medicine.yale.edu/emergencymed/dose/ Radiology Safety Information: https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=safety-xray Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Jay Schuur, Dr. Deb Diercks, and Dr. Kaushal Shah discuss the development and primary recommendation from the ACEP Clinical Policy for Thoracic Aortic Dissection.  Host: Dr. Jason Woods; Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu www.acep.org/equal

Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin, an expert panel of residency program directors reflect on the 2019 Match year based on the NRMP data. Was it more or less competitive? What was new and what is their advice for the 2020 Match? View the data table for 2011-2019 on the ALiEM.com site. PD panelists: Dr. Sorabh Khandelwal (The Ohio State University), Dr. Fiona Gallahue (University of Washington), Dr. Brad Bunney (University of Illinois at Chicago) https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-program-directors-2019-residency-match/

In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Stephen Wolf (Professor and Vice Chair at the Department of EM, Denver Health Medical Center; Chair of the ACEP clinical policies committee, subcommittee chair for this policy) talks about the development and primary recommendation from the ACEP Clinical Policy: Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease  Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal

In this episode, Dr. Craig Hostein and Dr. Thomas Vaughan discuss their success in reducing avoidable imaging for low back pain in the ED. Host: Dr. Jason Woods www.acep.org/equal