Survey: Share lessons from your mentor

Mentorship is critical to the success of people throughout one’s career with regards to productivity, career satisfaction, and professional development. Often one has several mentors who each serve unique purposes such as doing research, writing grants, balance work-life issues, and navigation departmental politics. Being a mentor is often a thankless job. In this survey, thank your mentor by sharing lessons that you have learned from him/her. Great pearls are worth sharing.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T19:03:53-08:00Sep 23, 2013|Medical Education|

Patwari Academy videos: LVADs

Complications from left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) increasingly account for Emergency Department visits. What are LVADs? They are a short-term, artificial, circulatory device which performs the function of a very poorly functioning heart. It is important to understand the myriad of complications that can arise and the general approach to patients with an LVAD. These two short videos by Dr. Rahul Patwari summarize these in a nutshell.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:55:07-08:00Sep 22, 2013|Cardiovascular, Patwari Videos|

Quick clinical tip: Rotational angulation of metacarpal fracture

Metacarpal fractures are commonly present to the Emergency Department for care. The plain film shown here shows metacarpal neck fractures of the middle and ring finger shown. There are specific criteria requiring closed reduction in the ED (PV Card). Generally ANY rotational angulation requires reduction. Detection of such angulation depends on the clinical exam rather than the plain film. How does one diagnose it?

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T19:03:49-08:00Sep 19, 2013|Orthopedic|

PV Card: Emergency Drug Cards for Adults and Children

Rob Bryant, MD (@RobJBryant13), Amie Hatch, PharmD, BCPS (@Amie_EMPharmD), and Jeremy Bair, PharmD (@bairpharm) from Intermountain Healthcare in Utah have created and adopted a fantastic medication reference card which is used by physicians and nurses in the Emergency Department. The medications were chosen because they are often prone to dosing errors and require time-sensitive ordering. They generously offered to share this incredibly compact resource for free to the Emergency Medicine community as a PV card. If you see them, give them a high-five.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-10-06T19:44:45-07:00Sep 11, 2013|ALiEM Cards, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Tox & Medications|

Patwari Academy videos: PALS

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines were most recently reviewed in Circulation 2010 ¹ based on the International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science which includes treatment recommendations. Dr. Rahul Patwari nicely summarizes these findings in this series of 8 videos

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:55:35-08:00Sep 8, 2013|Patwari Videos, Pediatrics|

Welcome ALiEM Resident Editor Dr. Natalie Desouza

There are many things that print journals do well. One of the best ideas that I have seen from the Annals of Emergency Medicine is the unique idea of having a Resident Editor on the executive team. This provides the resident exposure to the behind-the-scenes operational processes of running a journal under a mentored environment. Similarly, ALiEM has experienced such rapid growth in the past year with the addition of amazing regular bloggers that we are ready to welcome our first Resident Editor Dr. Natalie Desouza (UCSF-SFGH EM senior resident).

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-10T21:24:51-08:00Sep 3, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Share your tips: Managing digital information overload

In this digital age, it is somewhat assumed that you know how to manage all the digital information coming at you in the forms of email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds. Even if you only partake in email as your primary communication platform, information still can be quite overwhelming as a trainee or practicing medical provider. At a the annual Bay Area EM residency conference last week, Dr. Charlotte Wills (Highland), Dr. Rebecca Smith-Coggins (Stanford) and I were invited by Dr. Esther Chen (UCSF-SFGH) to share some our personal insights and advice on a panel. We quickly realized that this is indeed a hot topic which often gets subsumed under the larger umbrella of “Wellness”.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:56:04-08:00Sep 1, 2013|Social Media & Tech|

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