25 03, 2019

ALiEM AIR | Stroke Module

2019-03-25T06:57:02+00:00

March 25th, 2019 | ALiEMU, Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Neurology, Uncategorized |0 Comments

By: Chris Belcher, MD

Welcome to the Stroke Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to Stroke emergencies. 7 blog posts within the past 12 months (as of October 2018) met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 0 AIR and 7 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 3.5 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

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19 03, 2019

Beyond the Abstract: A Return to Work Policy for New Resident Parents

2019-03-19T07:06:26+00:00

March 19th, 2019 | Beyond the Abstract, Wellness |0 Comments

By: Michael Gisondi, MD and A. June Gordon, MD

More women than men entered medical school in the United States for the first time in 2017. Will this generation also set new trends in parenting during their training? One study suggests that 40% of female residents plan to have a child while in residency.¹

Can our graduate medical education system withstand even a modest increase in the number of resident parents? Can your hospital?

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16 03, 2019

Study: High Prevalence of Burnout Among Emergency Medicine Residents Across the U.S.

2019-03-15T20:47:37+00:00

March 16th, 2019 | Research, Wellness, Wellness Think Tank |0 Comments

By: Nicole Battaglioli, MD and Michelle Lin, MD

In March 2017, our ALiEM Wellness Think Tank launched an ambitious initiative to try to identify the prevalence rate of U.S. emergency medicine (EM) resident burnout across the country. No study to date had been done to assess this. Amazingly we got a response from over 1,500 confirmed U.S. EM residents from 193 residency programs purely through our social media, email listservs, and Wellness Think Tank outreach efforts. We measured burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). This 22-item MBI-HSS is the most common, validated tool used to measure burnout in healthcare professionals. It assesses 3 subscale domains:

Emotional exhaustion (EE), which means being emotionally depleted at work
Depersonalization (DP), which means a lack of feelings or negative, cynical feelings towards others
Personal accomplishment (PA), which is a positive sense of self-evaluation and success at work.

A combination of high EE, high DP, and/or low PA scores are correlated with burnout.^1,2 This post reviews some of the highlights from our study, High Prevalence of Burnout among Emergency Medicine Residents across the US, which was recently accepted by Annals of Emergency Medicine and published online.³

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10 03, 2019

Top 5 Reasons to Join the 2019-20 Chief Resident Incubator

2019-03-10T03:20:10+00:00

March 10th, 2019 | Incubators, Social Media & Tech |0 Comments

By: Layla Abubshait, MD and Michelle Lin, MD

The ALiEM Chief Resident Incubator (“CRincubator”) launches its fifth class today. Every year’s class has a unique personality with wide-reaching projects. But all the chief residents share consistent characteristics – a deep dedication to resident education and wellness, a growth-minded approach to learning, and a desire for ongoing professional development. Are you an incoming chief resident in emergency medicine with a similar outlook, looking for a year-long community of your peers to share ideas with and bounce ideas off of? Want access to CRincubator alumni and respected educators in our field? Sign up early enough to attend our in-person launch event in Seattle on March 31, 2019 at the Council of EM Residency Director’s Academic Assembly.

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9 03, 2019

Teaming Tips Case 6: Debunking Social Media Fears | ALiEM Faculty Incubator

2019-03-08T20:34:29+00:00

March 9th, 2019 | Faculty Development, Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Layla Abubshait, MD, Manu Ayyan, MD and Nilantha Lenora, MD

Many of you are asked to take a leadership role in leading a team, whether it’s for research, administration, or even clinical. It is easy to feel unprepared for these roles, and there are many pitfalls waiting to sabotage your team’s productivity. The ALiEM Faculty Incubator has created a series of 10 case-based teaming problems to provide you with evidence-based advice and solutions for tackling some of the more common problems encountered in our professional team experiences. This case provide strategies for addressing some of the common social media fears among faculty.

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7 03, 2019

SAEM Research Learning Series: Exception From Informed Consent

2019-03-08T18:32:12+00:00

March 7th, 2019 | Research |0 Comments

By: Michelle Lin, MD

Have you ever wondered how researchers are able to conduct prospective studies on truly emergent conditions, such as cardiac arrest and status epilepticus? How can they obtain informed consent? In this Research Learning Series podcast episode from SAEM, Dr. Jill Baren (University of Pennsylvania) shares stories, pearls, and roadblocks in her career, conducting emergency research under the Exception From Informed Consent (EFIC) regulations. As an established researcher in this area,^1–9 Dr. Baren shares advice and stories which include reaching to the community, getting angry hot-line comments, and getting push-back from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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4 03, 2019

Guideline Review: EAST Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

2019-03-04T15:55:28+00:00

March 4th, 2019 | Guideline, Trauma |0 Comments

By: Kelly Wong, MD

Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) can be difficult to diagnose and potentially devastating to miss because of the risk of a potential ischemic stroke. The most recent (2010) Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) guidelines reviewed 68 journal publications to create the following recommendations based on the best available evidence.¹ We summarize the imaging and management recommendations most pertinent to the ED as an infographic for quick and easy reference.^1,2 Of note: an isolated neck seat belt sign is NOT an indication for imaging!

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