Apr 12 2021
Leadership 102 – Emotional Intelligence
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Emotional intelligence (EI) is important for healthcare leaders and is a skillset we can learn. The four domains of EI include: self-awareness, Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.
Apr 05 2021
Leadership 101 – Commitments, Character, Competencies
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A healthcare leader keeps certain commitments, shows character, and learns defined competencies that enable their teams to flourish and succeed.
Mar 12 2021
Ten Commandments of Emergency Medicine Revisited
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The original Ten Commandments of Emergency Medicine were published 30 years ago by Wrenn and Slovis. Medicine, especially emergency medicine, has changed in the interim. Here is a modern update on the original classic article.
Dec 04 2020
Scary Driving Events While Sleepy in EM Residents
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EM residents who drove after night shifts were at risk for motor vehicle crashes. There was higher risk earlier in training, and all training levels underestimate how at risk they were.
Jun 19 2020
Ten Evidence-Based Countermeasures for Night Shift Workers
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To improve safety for patients and the health of night shift workers, implement these personal and institutional countermeasures.
May 01 2020
Ten Ways to Improve Physician-Nurse Communication
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Successful communication between emergency physicians and nurses requires strategies to improve knowledge sharing, streamlining plan of care, acknowledging patient status changes, and awareness of team dynamics.
Mar 03 2020
Can You Safely Handle a Gun? Emergency Provider Survey Results
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Emergency providers regularly encounter guns in the ED, but over half did not feel comfortable handling a gun. It might be a good idea to learn the basics of firearm safety.
Feb 21 2020
Five Ways to Connect With Your Patients
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This study identifies specific practices for clinicians that can enrich the patient-physician encounter, promote presence, and foster meaningful connection.
Feb 18 2020
Top Ten Pearls for Right Care in the Emergency Department
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These are the top ten pearls to help us do the right thing for our patients in the ED. These are broader and complement Choosing Wisely for EM.
Feb 13 2020
Short Attention Span Rounding
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style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Rounding on critically ill patients by acuity and not by room order may optimize our limited attentional resources. This has relevance for ED handoffs as well.