Vote which Annals of EM articles to be open-access in May

With the overwhelming poll response on helping Annals of Emergency Medicine choose their two open-access articles for April 2014, this will now be an ongoing monthly event! Take a look at the article abstracts accepted for publication in May’s issue. Vote on your top two choices over the next 2 days, and they’ll be made open after the May issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine goes online.

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By Natalie Desouza, MD|2016-11-11T19:48:17-08:00Jan 28, 2014|Social Media & Tech|

Vote which Annals of EM articles to be open-access in April

For many years, Annals of Emergency Medicine has selected two articles every month to make open access to non-subscribers, based on their perceived interest and/or importance. Problem is, we make those choices blind to what our readers really want. You can help us improve this selection if you would review the list of articles that will be in the April 2014 issue, and vote for any articles you’d like to see free full-text. Please vote on your top two choices over the next 2 days and we’ll make them full text open access shortly thereafter. The in-press titles and abstracts are listed below. Thank you for your support!

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By Michael Callaham, MD|2016-11-11T19:48:17-08:00Jan 8, 2014|Social Media & Tech|

Skeptics Guide to EM: Year in Review of 42 podcasts

Dr. Ken Milne of The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine series has kindly summarized his 42 podcasts from this year and is releasing the summary [download PDF] as a free holiday gift! He also lists the best podcast picks for the year in his year-end blog post.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-11-11T19:18:04-08:00Dec 22, 2013|Journal Club, Social Media & Tech|

ALiEM Bookclub: Hanging Out with author Sheri Fink

This past week, we’ve hosted a discussion for our book club on “Five Days at Memorial”. First off, thank-you to everyone who has contributed! But now we have a special surprise.

Two months ago we had Shawn Achor tweeting with us… and now we have a Google Hangout On Air with Sheri Fink MD PhD (@SheriFink), the author of the ALiEM Book Club selection this month! Not only is Sheri an award winning journalist, who has written an amazing book – she’s also a really nice lady who was happy to chat with us for 40 minutes about her latest work (technical glitches and all)!

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By Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE|2016-12-20T12:20:30-08:00Dec 21, 2013|Book Club, Social Media & Tech|

Online Educational Resources from Residencies

Residency provides clinical training to new physicians. Many programs have started offering online educational content to their residents. These are great resources to learn from some of the leading educators in EM from the comfort of your home. Below is a list of some of my favorites.

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By Fred Wu, MHS, PA-C|2017-01-20T12:30:55-08:00Dec 20, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Policy Change: A Brief Primer for Emergency Physicians

Like it or not, many things that determine our daily satisfaction with our work are determined by policy. QI measures, the implementation of EMRs, the availability of cigarettes, the funding of GME positions, the strength of drunk driving laws, the availability of mental health care: these are all legislative decisions, with an intimate relationship to our work. Yet, only half of the practicing physicians in the U.S. report that they are actively involved in policy change/advocacy.

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By Megan L. Ranney, MD MPH|2016-11-14T10:54:38-08:00Dec 17, 2013|Public Health|

Child Whisperer Series: There’s an app for that!

I was playing bubbles with a 2 yr old when she wanted a turn. Even though I knew the outcome, she said “peeeze” so I said OK. As predicted, she immediately dumped the bubbles on the floor and started laughing. In the corner of the room I heard the quiet voice of her 10 year old brother say to me, “Excuse me, ma’am… you know there’s an app for that”.

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By Kristen Beckler, CTRS, CCLS|2019-02-19T18:13:00-08:00Dec 9, 2013|Pediatrics, Social Media & Tech|