ALiEM

MAY 17, 2023

There were 132 (46%) EM residency programs with at least one unfilled PGY-1 position, and there were 554 (18.4%) overall unfilled EM positions. Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (EM program director at Stanford) hosts this important episode with Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM/UCSF), reflecting on the whys, hows, and what nexts. Ann Emerg Med.

EMS 130

EMS ALS 130

ACEP Now

JUNE 21, 2023

emergency medicine (EM) residency training length has been a decades-long dilemma: four vs. three years. First, is three years enough time to become an EM physician? But critical questions remain unanswered when it comes to specialization, career trajectory, and actual competence as an EM physician. 11 What should we take away?

EMS 114

EMS ALS Emergency Medical Services OR 114

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In August 2021, an article published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine projected a surplus of more than 7,800 emergency physicians in 2030 based on multiple scenarios, including patterns of supply and demand for emergency physicians at that time. Figure 1: Figure 2: References Marco CA, Courtney DM, Ling LJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 98

EMDocs

AUGUST 26, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. In: Feigin and Cherry’s Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 8th ed, Cherry JD, Harrison G, Kaplan SL, et al (Eds), Elsevier 2018, Philadelphia 2018. The post EM@3AM: Oropharyngeal Candidiasis appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Candidiasis.

EMS 70

EMS ED Emergency Department OR 70

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

A pre-pandemic analysis estimated a shortage of 500,000 registered nurses by 2030. For example, EMS personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants could reduce the nursing work burden for tasks such as drawing blood, hanging simple fluids, placing IVs, and other tasks. Bernstein SL, et al. Zhang X, et al.

ED 98

ED Emergency Department ALS OR 98