Elias Youssef MD, Keesandra K. Agenor MD, Brigitte Alexander DO, Priyanka Datta MD, Brittany Choe MD, Rajesh Verma MD, Antonia Quinn DO, Richard Sinert DO
{"title":"Expanding the scope of emergency care: The clinical forensic medicine fellowship at Kings County Hospital","authors":"Elias Youssef MD, Keesandra K. Agenor MD, Brigitte Alexander DO, Priyanka Datta MD, Brittany Choe MD, Rajesh Verma MD, Antonia Quinn DO, Richard Sinert DO","doi":"10.1002/aet2.11062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.11062","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most victims of trauma and abuse will seek care in an emergency department (ED) within hours of their violence-related injuries. Medical training has produced well-trained physicians to evaluate, stabilize, and treat these patients in the acute setting. Unfortunately, in an ED without forensic staff, lack of timely forensic care can result in delays in treatment, loss of evidence, and hope of any justice being achieved. Emergency physicians are in a unique position to provide critical medical and forensic care to these patients, especially in health care facilities without 24-h coverage of forensic staff and social workers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In 2022, Kings County Hospital developed a clinical forensics medicine fellowship to provide specialized care to victims of trauma and provide additional training to emergency medicine (EM) residents. A clinical forensic medicine (CFM) curriculum was created to introduce trauma-informed care in adult and pediatric EM training programs. It demonstrated how forensic medicine can play an integral role in the road to recovery for victims, without interfering with the delivery of critical medical care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article describes the development of a clinical forensics medicine fellowship at Kings County Hospital using Kern's six-step approach to curriculum design. It includes the problem identification, targeted needs assessment, goals and objectives, educational strategies, implementation, and evaluation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article elaborates on the importance of CFM in EM residency training and provides the framework to replicate the fellowship at any institution.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Judy Lin MD, Michelle Hernandez MD, Shiraz Saleem DO, Arthur Au MD, Ryan Bellinger MD, Jaime Jordan MD, MAEd, Michael Gottlieb MD
{"title":"Sono-starters: A qualitative study of pioneers in the field of point-of-care ultrasound","authors":"Judy Lin MD, Michelle Hernandez MD, Shiraz Saleem DO, Arthur Au MD, Ryan Bellinger MD, Jaime Jordan MD, MAEd, Michael Gottlieb MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) within emergency medicine (EM) was a new field that has since developed into a robust discipline through the efforts of early EM POCUS pioneers. This study explored the experiences that led to POCUS pioneers' success. These data can inform emerging fields of study including non-EM specialties adopting POCUS as well as other new subspecialties within medicine.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This was a qualitative study using semistructured interviews with physician pioneers in the field of EM POCUS. EM POCUS pioneers were defined as early key contributors to the field of EM POCUS and were identified using combined author networks and purposive, stratified sampling with a snowball sampling technique. A thematic analysis of interviews was performed using a modified grounded theory approach with a constructivist–interpretivist paradigm.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twelve physicians were interviewed in this study. We identified four major themes: career motivators, barriers encountered, promoters of success, and advancement of the field. Career motivators included the need for representation and the ability to impact a new and growing field. Barriers encountered included discouragement by other colleagues, political battles, lack of funding, and rudimentary technology. Participants felt their career success was attributed to guidance from mentors, demonstration of initiative, work ethic, and skills in active listening. Participants felt the field advanced through the creation of national organizations, publication of training and credentialing guidelines, generation of research, and investment into the next generation of POCUS leaders.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study identified several key themes in EM POCUS pioneers' careers including motivators, barriers, and methods used to overcome obstacles. Based on these data, we recommend a comprehensive set of strategies to support the advancement of an emerging field. These include early content exposure, mentorship, funding, research and industry collaboration, diversity, national organization involvement, and investment into future leaders.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danielle T. Miller MD, MEd, Sean S. Michael MD, MBA, Sarah H. Michael DO, Kelly Bookman MD, Cody Brevik MD, William Dewispelaere MD, Christopher Johns MD, Bonnie Kaplan MD, Dong Nguyen, Daniel Owens MD, Gannon Sungar DO, John Kendall MD
{"title":"Design and implementation of an automated patient-care dashboard to provide individualized patient care data and quality metrics to emergency medicine residents","authors":"Danielle T. Miller MD, MEd, Sean S. Michael MD, MBA, Sarah H. Michael DO, Kelly Bookman MD, Cody Brevik MD, William Dewispelaere MD, Christopher Johns MD, Bonnie Kaplan MD, Dong Nguyen, Daniel Owens MD, Gannon Sungar DO, John Kendall MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The emergency department (ED) is a high-stakes training environment for emergency medicine (EM) residents and residents' ability to reflect and self-evaluate patient care is of critical importance. Patient care dashboards have been shown to increase adherence to quality guidelines and improve patient outcomes. The objectives of this study were: (1) to create a comprehensive list of evidence-based, psychologically safe patient care and quality metrics to include in a patient care dashboard for EM residents; (2) to design an EM patient care residency dashboard in a secure, cloud-based environment integrated with the electronic health record (EHR); and (3) to pilot the usability and acceptability of the dashboard among EM residents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We created a list of potential EM resident patient care metrics using ACGME Emergency Medicine Defined Key Index Procedure Minimums, leading EM quality indicators, and current EM dashboard literature. We surveyed PGY-1 to -4 EM residents at a single residency program for their recommendations about inclusion, exclusion, and the psychological safety of each metric. We then developed a dashboard utilizing Power BI software integrated with Epic EHR. After development, we conducted a 2-month pilot evaluation for usability and acceptability among EM residents utilizing a mixed-methods approach.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identified 41 metrics within five domains (productivity metrics, patient safety and leading quality indicators, key procedures, complex/high-acuity cases, and uncertain diagnosis) to consider for inclusion in the dashboard. Residents (<i>n</i> = 32/68; 47% survey completion rate) recommended inclusion of 33 metrics; among these, three were identified as moderate–high psychological risk (ED length of stay, patients per hour, death within 24 h) whereas the rest were considered low psychological risk. Based on these survey results, we created an EM resident patient dashboard using Microsoft Power BI. Over a 2-month pilot period with 16 residents, user data showed a change between each resident's prior patient care review practices and review practices when using a dashboard; specifically, there were notable variations in frequency of use, time spent per review session, number of patients reviewed per session, and data categories reviewed. Eleven of 16 residents completed the technology usability and acceptability survey, with general acceptability and few concerns on usability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our dashboard provides individualized patient care data to EM re","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anthony Rauschenbach MD, Glenn Paetow MD, Hayley Musial MD, Andrew Laudenbach MD, Daniel Parsons-Moss MD, Sarah Knack MD, Andrea Dreyfuss MD
{"title":"Implementation of regional anesthesia education for emergency medicine residents and faculty","authors":"Anthony Rauschenbach MD, Glenn Paetow MD, Hayley Musial MD, Andrew Laudenbach MD, Daniel Parsons-Moss MD, Sarah Knack MD, Andrea Dreyfuss MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using opioids for pain management in emergency departments (ED) poses risks such as respiratory depression and addiction. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) offers an alternative to opioids and procedural sedation, yet many emergency medicine (EM) residencies lack formal training for this skill. It is crucial to develop education initiatives aimed at incorporating UGRA techniques into clinical practice for emergency physicians (EPs).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A regional anesthesia education program for EM residents and faculty was piloted. The intervention comprised a 25-min video on safe UGRA practices followed by a 4-h hands-on course using cadaveric and live models. Participant knowledge was tested before the course and 6 weeks afterward. Test results were analyzed via paired <i>t</i>-test. The electronic health record was reviewed for UGRA blocks performed in the ED 2 months before and after the intervention. Efficacy was evaluated through patient-reported pain improvement and ultrasound image review. Immediate complications are reported.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twenty-six residents and 11 faculty completed the video review, hands-on course, and the pre/posttests. With a maximum score of 30, median (IQR) pretest scores were 14 (12–17) and increased to 21 (18–23) 6 weeks postcourse, with a median 8 (95% CI 4.1–9.0) points improvement. One-hundred percent of participants found the training helpful. Clinical data were collected from August 26, 2023, to December 25, 2023, and the number of UGRA blocks performed rose from 55 before to 102 after the intervention. Pain improvement was similar before and after the intervention. Review of recorded images indicated proper needle position and anesthetic spread in 91% of blocks precourse and 82% postcourse.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This educational intervention increased UGRA blocks with few complications and a high success rate. Provider knowledge significantly improved, but needle positioning and anesthetic spread were inappropriate in 18% of blocks postcourse, emphasizing the need for ongoing education to enhance UGRA competency among EPs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143595615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holly A. Caretta-Weyer MD, MHPE, Yoon Soo Park PhD, Ara Tekian PhD, MHPE, Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer PhD
{"title":"Identifying emergency medicine program directors’ expectations of competence upon entry into residency: Bridging the distance from the Association of American Medical Colleges Core Entrustable Professional Activities","authors":"Holly A. Caretta-Weyer MD, MHPE, Yoon Soo Park PhD, Ara Tekian PhD, MHPE, Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer PhD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Residency program directors (PDs) frequently describe students as unprepared for the patient care responsibilities expected of them upon entry into residency. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) developed the Core Entrustable Professional Activities (Core EPAs) to address this concern by defining 13 tasks students should be able to do with minimal supervision upon graduation. However, the Core EPAs remain difficult for PDs to use due to their breadth and lack of granularity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using Delphi consensus methodology, we identified granular observable practice activities (OPAs) that PDs expect of entering interns derived from the Core EPAs. Twelve emergency medicine education experts drafted OPAs based on the Core EPAs and their associated core functions described in one-page schematics. A separate group of 12 PDs underwent three rounds of voting, and consensus for inclusion was set at 70%. Thematic analysis of comments discussing votes was performed using an inductive approach.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 321 OPAs were drafted and 127 adopted as expectations for entering interns based on the Core EPAs. The adopted OPAs were all general expectations; none were specialty-specific. Four main themes were identified from the comments: Schools are not responsible for specialty-specific training, PDs do not fully trust schools’ assessments, supervision expectations of graduates should be lowered for higher-order EPAs, and the context in which the student performs a task and its associated complexity matter greatly in entrustment decisions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>PDs agree with the generalist focus of the AAMC Core EPAs and feel strongly that specialty training should be left to residency programs. They also have mechanisms in place to verify entrustment within their local context. Transparency in assessment and summative entrustment processes in UME may unify expectations. Finally, the granularity of OPAs may aid in a post-Match handover to further operationalize the EPAs and optimize the UME-to-GME transition.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143595525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy Mariorenzi MD, Allison Beaulieu MD, MAEd, Seth Lotterman MD, Vytas Karalius MD, Emad Awad PhD, Arlene Chung MD, MACM, Jaime Jordan MD, MA
{"title":"A descriptive analysis of emergency medicine residency scholarly tracks faculty workforce","authors":"Amy Mariorenzi MD, Allison Beaulieu MD, MAEd, Seth Lotterman MD, Vytas Karalius MD, Emad Awad PhD, Arlene Chung MD, MACM, Jaime Jordan MD, MA","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Scholarly tracks typically consist of longitudinal subspecialty-specific curricula and mentorship for residents. Roughly one in five emergency medicine (EM) residency programs offer scholarly tracks, allowing residents to explore a niche and develop skills to prepare them for their future careers. There is limited information on the faculty workforce that leads scholarly tracks. Our objective was to understand the workforce characteristics of EM track leaders, specifically their effort and compensation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We performed a cross-sectional survey study of EM scholarly track leaders who were identified by reviewing program websites and directly contacting program coordinators. Participants completed an electronic survey consisting of multiple-choice and completion items. We calculated descriptive statistics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There were 112 of 276 (40%) track leaders who completed the survey, including 63 (57.3%) males and 47 (42.7%) females. The mean (±SD) age was 42.6 (±7.5) years. A majority (62.5%) had completed fellowship. Participants supervise a mean of 2.6 residents per year and spend a median (range) of 7.6 (4–10.7) hours per month on track activities. A total of 57.1% of participants received no compensation for their role. Nonmonetary benefits included career satisfaction (87.6%), intellectual stimulation (76.4%), departmental recognition (41.6%), and increased scholarly productivity (33.7%). Overall, 71.7% of faculty track leaders would recommend the role to a colleague.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study characterizes the current EM scholarly track leader workforce in terms of demographics, activities, time and effort, and compensation. It sheds light on this key educational role and on the opportunity to provide better support to faculty track leaders. These results may inform decision making of current and would-be scholarly track leaders as well as institutional leadership.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143456051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Max Griffith MD, Alexander Garrett MD, Bjorn K. Watsjold MD, MPH, Joshua Jauregui MD, Mallory Davis MD, MPH, Jonathan S. Ilgen MD, PhD
{"title":"Ready, or not? A qualitative study of emergency medicine senior residents’ perspectives on preparing for practice","authors":"Max Griffith MD, Alexander Garrett MD, Bjorn K. Watsjold MD, MPH, Joshua Jauregui MD, Mallory Davis MD, MPH, Jonathan S. Ilgen MD, PhD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The transition from residency to unsupervised practice challenges doctors to adapt to new environments and responsibilities. Past work has focused on how physicians acclimate to their new roles, raising questions about how residents might think proactively about transitions while still in training. This study explores senior emergency medicine (EM) residents’ perspectives on preparedness for unsupervised practice and how they draw from training experiences to assess their evolving sense of preparedness.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The authors used a constructivist grounded theory approach, inviting all fourth-year EM residents from two residency programs to participate in semistructured interviews. Participants were asked to reflect on their preparedness for entering unsupervised practice and to imagine scenarios for which they felt unprepared. Two authors coded line by line using constant comparison, organizing data into codes and categories. The research team met to discuss relationships between codes, developing themes to theorize about the phenomenon of interest.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sixteen residents were interviewed. The authors identified two overarching categories of themes. First, participants described individualized conceptualizations of preparedness, constructed from past workplace experiences and those they anticipated they would have in unsupervised practice. These conceptualizations emphasized drawing confidence from experience and developing adaptability to manage the uncertainties of medical practice. The second overarching category involved participants’ efforts to gauge their own preparedness. To do so, they used interactions with others to assess their readiness to manage <i>specific</i> problems and made holistic appraisals across multiple experiences to assess their <i>overall</i> preparedness for unsupervised practice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Trainees draw from past experiences to forecast their abilities to manage the inevitable uncertainties of unsupervised practice. These conceptualizations of preparedness reflect a capability approach to training, with informed confidence and dynamic self-appraisal. These findings suggest potential learning goals of senior trainees and considerations for medical educators to consider when fostering trainees’ capabilities for unsupervised practice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143456053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The waiting room","authors":"Victor N. Oboli MD, Deleteh Bank MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.70004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143456052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The shadow that follows","authors":"Victor N. Oboli MD, Deleteh Bank MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.11063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.11063","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This poem is a poignant exploration of mortality, grief, and the human experience. Written years ago after witnessing the loss of a patient in the emergency room, it confronts the sudden and devasting event of death as an individualized, willful entity and its impact while capturing the fragility of life and death's inevitability.</p>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143423510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simanjit K. Mand MD, Jessica Koehler MD, Jessica R. Baez MD, Patrick G. Minges MD, Lori A. Stolz MD, RDMS
{"title":"The role of tele-ultrasound for real-time remote guidance for femoral nerve blocks in the emergency department","authors":"Simanjit K. Mand MD, Jessica Koehler MD, Jessica R. Baez MD, Patrick G. Minges MD, Lori A. Stolz MD, RDMS","doi":"10.1002/aet2.11053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.11053","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is integral to the practice of emergency medicine, particularly for procedural guidance. While simulated repetitions can aid in educating physicians in rare or difficult procedures, they cannot replace the need for real-time supervision and guidance especially when a learner is performing a procedure on a patient for the first time. However, procedural experts may not be immediately available in many clinical environments. We present a framework for a tele-ultrasound protocol for use with femoral nerve blocks in which expert proceduralists can be readily available to assist with ultrasound-guided procedures with ease and accessibility.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aet2.11053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143423529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}