EMRA*Cast
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Post-Roe: Caring for Patients in a Trigger Ban State
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision Roe v. Wade, a legal precedent protecting a citizen's constitutional right to abortion. The highly politicized decision comes with significant consequence for those of us in health care – especially in states with abortion trigger bans. EMRA*Cast Host Shreyans Sanghvi, DO, joins EM Resident Editor-in-Chief Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD, (@DrAdkinsMurphy) to explore this deeply personal, subjective, and contentious topic.
Resident Unions Part 1: How Can They Help?
When you received your employment contract after matching into residency, did you read it? Was there any question you would sign it, no matter what it said? The structure of medical training and board certification creates an unequivocal power differential when it comes to residency employment contracts. EMRA*Cast host Matt Dillon, MD, (@mdmd_8889) talks with UCLA union members Anna Yap, MD, (@annayap) and Kenneth Kim, MD, about the power of a unified resident body.
Response, Preparedness, and Mitigation: Counterterrorism Medicine
Disaster medicine has long focused on how to prepare for mass casualty incidents - but there are special considerations for emergency physicians to take into account in the case of terror attacks. In this episode, host Kim Bambach, MD, and Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM, discuss the niche of counterterrorism medicine with Derrick Tin, MBBS, senior fellow in Disaster and Counterterrorism Medicine at BIDMC/Harvard Medical School.
EM Job Search Tips: 2022 and Beyond
The health care job market has been a roller coaster in recent years - especially in the nation's safety net of emergency medicine. What's a soon-to-be-graduate to do? Host Ranjita Raghavan, MD, shares some job search pearls and perils from Saadia Akhtar, MD, FACEP, and Maria Moreira, MD, FACEP.
Sodium Bicarb in Cardiac Arrest: Over and Done?
Some baked-in practices in medicine don't hold up to closer inspection. This episode of EMRA*Cast turns attention to the use of sodium bicarbonate in cardiac arrest. Host Matt Dillon, MD, (@mdmd_8889) recently spoke with clinical ED pharmacist Mike Perza, PharmD, BCPS, (@pillpushermike) and Dustin Slagle, MD, regarding sodium bicarbonate use during cardiac arrest and why you might want to think twice.
Your First 5 Years Out of Residency
Congratulations on graduating residency! Do yourself a big favor and listen to this advice from Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Nikki Binz, brought you by EMRA*Cast host Dr. Kim Bambach. Start off on the right foot with BHAG, ikigai, and proper spycraft at a new job. You got this!
Medical Excellence in Austere Settings: What Would MacGuyver Do?
Your patient has an arterial bleed and a tenuous airway. You've got 1 unit of blood, no vent, and no hospital within hours. Welcome to the world of austere medicine. Host Kate Joyce, MD, MPH (@sceneisnotsafe) and USAF Lt Col Regan Lyon, MD, FACEP, discuss the challenges of treating patients in the most extreme scenarios.