September 23, 2018
Effect of the Head CT Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head Trauma
Authors: Erik Hess, MD (UAB) Comment on: Hess, Homme et al. Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head TraumaA Cluster Randomized Trial. JAMA Open. Each year, 450,000 children present to U.S emergency departments for evaluation of head trauma. Physicians obtain head computed tomography (CT) scans in 37%-50% of […]
August 2, 2018
Author: Molly Jeffery PhD @mollyjeffery Commentary about: Jeffery at al. Trends in opioid use in commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations in 2007-16: retrospective cohort study. BMJ 2018. With all the attention that is being paid to opioid prescribing over the past few years, we wanted to know whether we’re moving the needle: are fewer people […]
June 14, 2018
Blockchain: A new technology for health professions education
Author: Eric Funk, MD @efunkem
May 22, 2018
Addressing the Active Shooter Challenge through In-situ Simulation
Author: Mark Mannenbach, MD. @MMannenbach Commentary on: Mannenbach et al. An In Situ Simulation-Based Training Approach to Active Shooter Response in the Emergency Department. in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness With an increased number of active shooter events in the United States, emergency departments are challenged to ensure preparedness for this low-frequency, but extremely high stakes event. Engagement of […]
March 1, 2018
Author: Laura Walker, M.D. @dortzus
February 2, 2018
Intravenous Lidocaine for pain in the ED: what the evidence shows?
Author: Lucas Oliveira J. e Silva (@lucasojesilva12)
December 20, 2017
Thomas R. Hellmich M.D., named new chair of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester
December 18, 2017
Better informed consent in the ED: going through the research to practice continuum
Author: Lucas Oliveira J. e Silva (@lucasojesilva12)
October 12, 2017
Social Media Scholarship as a Criterion for Academic Promotion
This is crosspost from the Mayo Clinic Social Media network. Below a video with our webinar on Social Media and Academic Promotion.