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Hot Topics Miniseries: Tele-Guided Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound

 

It May Take Decades Before Black and Hispanic Resident Numbers Match US Population

 

Mild TBI in Children

 

Diversity Matters - A Day in the Life of a Black Female EP

 

Should You Go to the ED for That? How to Decide Medical Options as Covid Strains Hospitals

 

A Stanford doctor’s COVID-19 experience: ‘I didn’t know what was ahead.’

 

Social distancing through the eyes of a toddler - Benjamin Lindquist, MD writes a book for his daughter to explain the new reality under COVID.

 

Stanford emergency medicine physician Italo Brown, MD explains health and medicine to a GQ audience and to people in at-risk communities.

 

Moises Gallegos, MD crafts a children's book tribute to his  physician wife.

 

Chair Andra Blomkalns, MD and Drs. Alexei Wagner and Kimberly Schertzer discuss novel approaches to teambuilding.

 

Understanding jellyfish stings - Paul Auerbach, MD shares his experiences and expertise.

 

SAEM Ask-a-Chair: Featuring Andra Blomkalns, MD

 

Pediatric EM Fellow Melissa Hersh, MD explores teaching and learning in Rwanda.

 

Ayesha Khan, MD has launched a new podcast series, Announce, focused on social emergency medicine and  the social factors  that influence - and challenge - patient health.

 

Life in the Disaster Zone: Barbie Barrett, MD has been a first responder to disasters and mass trauma for decades. She shares lessons learned about emergency medicine - and life.

 

Burns in India: Jennnifer Newberry, MD explores why women in India suffer disproportionately from burns and the implications for improving pre-hospital care.

 

The new Precision Education and Assessment Research Lab (The PEARL) will help define precision in medical education and study the best ways to individualize training for physicians. 

 

High-Performance CPR: Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine is training physicians, nurses and others in new - and more effective - technique called high performance CPR. 

 

The Future of Sports Concussion: Angela Lumba-Brown, MD recently co-directed the first Stanford Sports Concussion Summit featuring hands-on demonstrations, cross-discipline lectures and NFL hall-of-fame inductee Steve Young.

 

To ensure 8 area fire departments know leading-edge treatments and have access to additional resources and trainings, Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine has developed a unique partnership.

 

Guiding an Ultramarathon in Antarctica: Rebecca Walker, MD discusses the connections between emergency medicine and running 250 kilometers in several feet of snow, guiding a runner who could not see.

 

Support for New Resident Parents: Former Chief Resident June Gordon, MD helped craft a new policy to offer support for residents returning to work as new parents.

 

On Art, Medicine, and Near Death: Partially paralyzed in a surfing accident, Stanford EM Residency alum Matthew Wetschler, MD captures his path back to movement - and emergency medicine - in a new exhibit.

 

How can emergency medicine physicians combat burnout? Al'ai Alvarez, MD shares his tips and experience in implementing a mindful gratitude practice. 

 

Tips for Caring for Patients with Disabilities: Cori Poffenberger, MD, emergency medicine physician and mother, offers guidance on language, actions and mindset to ensure inclusion for patients with disabilities.

 

Hitting the Field with the 49ers: Peter D'Souza, MD discusses what it's like to be the airway management physician on the field for 49ers home games.

 

California Wildfires: Our physicians, fellows, residents and nurses provide medical support to FEMA and to those in shelters. 

 

Gun Violence: One Physician's Story

 

High-tech Health: Ayesha Khan, MD shares how her groundbreaking e-curriculum is impacting Haiti, India and beyond in a new Stanford Medicine Magazine article. 

 

The Deadliest Flu: Are We Prepared? Milana Boukhman, MD and Colin Bucks, MD recently discussed the likelihood of a flu epidemic of the same magnitude as the 1918 Spanish Influenza epidemic that killed 50 million worldwide.

 

Meet the New Inaugural Chair of Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine :  Andra Blomkalns, MD, MBA

 

New Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines: Angela Lumba-Brown, MD is lead author on importangt new CDC guidlines for managing and treating head injuries.

 

Teaching by Virtual Reality: Henry Curtis, MD and collaborators have created a new virtual reality project that enables emergency doctors to practice how to multitask in a fast-paced, high-risk and disruptive environment. 

 

Search and Rescue: Drs. Gautreau, Mulkerin and Lemieux collaborate with members of FEMA Task Force 3 on communications and teambuilding, while working to extract a 14-year old from a "collapsed" building.

 

Preparing for Mass Trauma: Read a moment-by-moment account of what it is like to prepare for the worst.

 

New Physician Wellness Fellowship: One of the first of its kind in the nation, this fellowship program is led by nationally-recognized faculty, preeminent in the field of physician wellness. 

 

Empowering Women in India: Female villagers in India who might otherwise be marginalized are becoming healthcare providers, thanks to an app developed by Ayesha Khan, MD and Stanford Emergency Medicine. 

 

Star of Stanford: Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD

 

Christmas in the ED: The day brings unique challenges, as well as opportunity to support the work family.