Ethics

Physicians Spreading Misinformation on Social Media – What Are the Consequences?

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The COVID pandemic revealed that misinformation can impede the dissemination of evidence based medicine. This article calls for institutional reform such that physicians who spread misinformation are held accountable.

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Physicians Spreading Misinformation on Social Media – Do Right and Wrong Answers Still Exist in Medicine? N Engl J Med. 2022 May 18. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2204813. Epub ahead of print.

Should We Mention Race or Ethnicity at the Beginning of Case Presentations?

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These authors think race is best unmentioned early in case presentations. However, some clinicians come down on the opposite side of this debate. Let’s take a look at both sides.

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First Impressions – Should We Include Race or Ethnicity at the Beginning of Clinical Case Presentations? N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 30;385(27):2497-2499. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2112312. Epub 2021 Dec 25.

Corporate Control of Emergency Departments – A Growing Monster?

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There is undeniable corporate influence in the practice of emergency medicine, and this could cause problems for patients or for those of us who care for them. We need to thoughtfully consider this.

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Corporate Control of Emergency Departments: Dangers from the Growing Monster. J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr 7;S0736-4679(22)00074-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.01.026. Online ahead of print.

Transparency in Academic EM Promotion – Closing the Gaps

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A Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) task force interviewed academic EM leaders to determine areas for improvement in equitable faculty advancement and compensation, and to create systems-based recommendations in each area.

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Institutional solutions addressing disparities in compensation and advancement of emergency medicine physicians: A critical appraisal of gaps and associated recommendations. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jan 22. doi: 10.1111/acem.14452. Epub ahead of print.

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