ACEP Frontline - Emergency Medicine

This week's episode features a special guest, Dr. Abdo Khoury, the President-Elect of the European Society for Emergency Medicine. Listen in to learn about Emergency Medicine in the European context.

In this week's episode, Dr. Stanton sits down with Dr. Neuenschwander to talk about updates and advancements in treating hyperkalemia. Trust us, there is a better way to treat your patients. There's also a short history lesson the FDA. This edition of the podcast is made possible through support from AstraZeneca*. *Dr. Neuenschwander is an acting consultant for AstraZeneca.

Have you ever kept a homeless patient overnight hoping that will make the difference? We bet you have, and you're not alone. In this week's episode, we talk to Dr. Alter about the basics of Social EM and how to implement it.

In this week's episode, Dr. Ken Milne, author of "The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine", gives us advice on reading the literature with a keen eye and a few laughs too.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Baugh about establishing risk in PE patients and identifying those that can go home. This edition of the podcast is made possible through support from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Stanton interviews Dr. Rosenberg. They discuss opioid reduction initiatives in EM.

The agitated patient can be a challenging and dangerous interaction in emergency medicine. The simple fact is that many will end up in the emergency department and physicians/staff must be able to handle these situations. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sorge from the Emerald Coast Conference about managing agitated patient.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Stanton interviews Dr. Wilson and Dr. Nordstrom at ACEP19 as they discuss the approach and challenges of behavioral health in the emergency medicine environment.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Williams and Dr. Baugh about their article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine about atrial fibrillation management and reversal. This brings together recent years of change and updates into one summary article. This edition of the podcast is supported a grant from Boehringer Ingelheim and Portola.

Patients presenting to emergency departments across the United States continues to climb and in this episode of ACEP Frontline, we talk with Dr. Jim Augustine about the trends and what we are seeing across the country.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Rachel Liu talks about handheld ultrasound and how they have impacted the POCUS market. We have another episode coming up from ACEP19 talking about some of the challenges of implementation and considerations for handheld and personal devices.

In this bonus ACEP Frontline we talk with Dr. Sandra Schneider about the new app technology that provides POC tools and resources for EM physicians.

The first recording from ACEP19 regarding the ACEP Research Forum with Dr. Joe Piktel. Early release because we want folks at the conference to have the opportunity to attend forum events.

Bonus #ACEP19 ACEP Frontline featuring Dr. Andrea Green talking about diversity in emergency medicine with ongoing challenges and opportunities for the future.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Kathryn Hawk joins us once again to talk about the management and approach to opioid overdoses in the emergency department. She is one of our "opioid specialists" and always brings great information on the opioid epidemic and the management of addiction and overdoses in emergency medicine.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, we talk to a couple of EMS leaders about the current course and trends in EMS and how the traditional "walls" between emergency medicine and EMS are coming down.

Atrial fibrillation is a common emergency department presentation. Dr. Jim Williams returns to The Frontline to discuss the current management, trends, and anticoagulation. As the American population ages, we will see a growing number of the patients and emergency medicine will have a front row seat.

Forty-seven years ago, the Emergency Medicine Foundation was created to help define the specialty and move it forward. Dr. Stephen Anderson and Dr. Ryan Stanton sat down to talk about how the EMF is improving the specialty of Emergency Medicine with funding for research and advocacy. www.emfoundation.org

Today on ACEP Frontline Dr Ryan Stanton talks with his guest Dr. David Wang about Palliative Care and how to have difficult conversations with patients and their loved ones. For more resources, please visit ACEP's Palliative Care page: https://www.acep.org/by-medical-focus/palliative-medicine/

Today on ACEP Frontline we’re talking interrogations. In a community hospital setting, it can be tough to get a pacemaker or ICD interrogated in a timely fashion after hours or on the weekends. Dr. Neuenschwander is doing some great research looking into the ED providers doing their own interrogations in a fraction of the time it would take to get a rep in. According to him, it’s all about improving patient care as well as the specialty of Emergency Medicine.

Today’s ACEP Frontline was recorded at the Emerald Coast Conference in Destin Florida earlier this spring. Dr. Ryan Stanton talked with Dr. Daniel Moore about capacity and throughput in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Moore took data from his department and came up with solutions tailored for their needs and has solved their front-end patient wait times and created capacity for transfers.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton interviews Dr. Andrea Brault, a national leader in physician billing, reimbursement, and legislation, about some of the things we can do to reflect the care provided AND where we are going in the future.

Today we talk to Dr. Joe Piktel about Primetime Practice Changers at the ACEP18 Research Forum. On the docket: research and its place in social media, medication assisted therapy for OUD in the ED, the chest pain patient, sepsis and more. What’s the evidence and where’s the research? We’re talking about it, on ACEP Frontline!

Recorded at #LAC19, we sat down with Dr. Puneet Gupta to talk about leaders in EMRA and the movers and shakers who are shaping the face of emergency medicine and health care. Listen in to see just what these disrupters are doing to make EM better, from mitigating gun violence to taking an active role in the wellness of the EM physician.

Emergency medicine is under attack from insurance and other industries interested in boosting profits and undercutting the safety net of the US healthcare system. Without intervention, this could seriously threaten access for millions of Americans and destroy the emergency system that has been built over the past 50+ years. In this episode, we talk about the situation, facts, and where to go from here.

Today on ACEP Frontline we talk with Dr. Emily Rose about rashes. With more parents choosing not to vaccinate, you’re more likely to see some rashes that you thought were a thing of the past. We’ll discuss a few pearls for making the correct diagnosis for more common presentations and also how to identify deadly rashes that just might have you fooled.

This episode of ACEP Frontline takes us back to ACEP18 when we talked to Dr. Christina Shenvi about the geriatric patient and how the ADEPT tool can help with the management of delirium or agitation in the elderly patient. You can access the online tool by visiting: www.Acep.org/ADEPT This bedside tool is available in our emPOC app. Available exclusively to ACEP Members at Google Play or the Apple App Store.

Recorded at ACEP18, Dr Schuur talks about avoiding unnecessary imaging and the quality improvement in the ED. Change isn’t easy, so what does it take to get docs to follow the evidence that less is more? For more information, please visit www.acep.org/equal

On this episode of ACEP Frontline we head back to LAC19 and talk about health care coverage. Dr. Ryan Stanton and Dr. Cedric Dark dig into what Medicare for All might look like and what it would take to fund it.

Today on ACEP Frontline Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Michael Bublewicz discuss mask-free NIV – a growing technology for the ED patient in respiratory distress.

Dr. Kaide returns to the Frontline to talk about the management of hemophilia in the emergency department.

Dr. Delaney discusses emergencies in commercial aviation and what emergency physicians can do at 35k feet. Recorded at ACEP18.

Today on ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Caroline Freiermuth discuss treating the Sickle Cell patient when they present to the ED. June 19 was Sickle Cell awareness day, so it’s the perfect time to refresh your understanding of this rare but significant disease and get some pearls for the management of the patient. For more information about improving EM care for the Sickle Cell Disease, please visit http://www.acep.org/by-medical-focus/hematology/sickle-cell/

In today’s episode of "ACEP Frontline", Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with EMRA members Dr. Erik Blutinger and Dr. Scott Pasichow about starting a career in Emergency Medicine. Whether you are graduating med school and going into residency, moving from residency to attending or to a fellowship, even going from attending back into fellowship, transition can be unnerving. How does one actually prepare for the life in Emergency Medicine? Dr. Blutinger and Dr. Pasichow share their insights.

On today’s ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest, Dr. Howie Mell, talk about merit badges. Is there value in the merit badge or is it a lack of respect for the specialty of EM?

On today’s “ACEP Frontline”, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Scott Pasichow about your finances as a resident transitioning to an attending. How do you go from spending massive amounts of money on education, to making a little in residency and now looking at the salary of an attending physician? What about insurance? When do you start planning for retirement? Find out on this episode!

On today’s ACEP Frontline, Dr. Stanton had a chance to talk to Dr. Olen Netteburg about his life as an EM physician in Chad. Dr. Netteburg was trained in the US, and then he and his wife, who is also a physician, went to Chad to care for those in need. We guarantee you’ll be inspired by this conversation about global medicine and how we all make a difference. www.Missionarydoctors.blogspot.com

Today, on "ACEP Frontline", it's the episode you've been waiting for! Award winning journalist and author, Sam Quinones, talks with Dr. Ryan Stanton about his revolutionary book, "Dreamland". You absolutely cannot miss this narrative about how the opioid epidemic unfolded and where we are headed as a country in crisis. http://www.samquinones.com/books/dreamland/

In this last podcast in the TN-CEP series, Dr. Ryan Stanton gives an update on the opioid crisis. What progress has been made? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? What work still needs to be done? Dr. Stanton shares data, legislative efforts and insights about the opioid crisis in this special edition of ACEP Frontline.

On the episode of "ACEP Frontline", Dr. Ryan Stanton and Dr. Ben Smith discuss Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS). Portable hand held ultrasound devices have become very affordable, but as with any diagnostic tool, you still need practice to be proficient. This episode was recorded at the TN ACEP annual meeting.

Recorded at the TN-CEP annual meeting, Dr. Ryan Stanton continues his conversation with Dr. Frank Tift about updates in EMS. In this episode Dr. Tift shares pearls about what we should be doing, and perhaps more importantly, what we shouldn't be doing in regard to spinal motion restriction.

Recorded at TN-CEP, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Frank Tift about general EMS updates. Dr. Tift shares pearls from LLSA articles including tourniquet use, expanded use of Narcan and using D10 vs. D50 for hypoglycemia.

On this episode of “ACEP Frontline”, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Darria Long Gillespie about her best-selling book, “Mom Hacks”. You knock it out of the park as an Emergency Physician, so how come you just don’t feel like you have it all together at home? Spoiler alert, you don’t need to be a mom to appreciate the hacks and insights in this episode! You can find the book here: https://drdarria.com/momhacks/ Twitter: @drdarria

On this episode of "ACEP Frontline", Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Michael Gerardi about paying for healthcare. Is America ready for Single Payer? The ACA was a step in the right direction, but premiums and deductibles are still quite significant for many. Listen in as Dr. Stanton and Dr. Gerardi dig in to the details about Single Payer coverage.

Today on ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton and Dr. John Rogers talk metrics. The goal of measures should be to help to inform and make better decisions about patient care but all too often the measures become the goal.

On this episode of ACEP's Frontline, host, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Steve Haywood about advances in ED respiratory care and management. This episode was recorded at the Tennessee ACEP Annual meeting in Chattanooga.

In this episode, Dr. Stanton talks with an advocate leader for emergency medicine. Dr. Esther Choo is making waves in a great way for fairness and equality in medicine and beyond. Get involved! https://www.timesuphealthcare.org/ Twitter: @choo_ek

On this week’s episode of ACEP’s Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton, talks with his guest Dr. Jessica Whittle about Sepsis. Are the current Sepsis guidelines your friend or foe? Sepsis evaluation and management is complicated. One of the biggest challenges of treating sepsis can be fluid management. Dr. Whittle shares her expertise about fluid bolus as well as additional pearls about the early recognition and management of sepsis.

In this week’s ACEP Frontline Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Gerad Troutman discuss EMS Diversion. With more cities moving toward eliminating diversion, how is patient care impacted and what does that mean for the ED as far as boarding and crowding are concerned?

In today’s "ACEP Frontline", host, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Upendo George, an Emergency Physician from, Tanzania. Dr. George shares her experiences about the relatively young specialty of Emergency Medicine in her country. Listen in to hear how the practice of Emergency Medicine has made a dramatic difference in patient outcomes in Tanzania. Dr. George on Twitter: @ulovegeorge