ACEP Frontline - Emergency Medicine

This week we cover a wet-ink, hot-off-the-press topic: video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy for adults undergoing tracheal intubation. Dr. Jan Hansel, a registrar in intensive care medicine in Manchester, England, joins us to discuss research and data about the growth of and the shift toward video laryngoscopes, as well as the European side of emergency and critical care medicine. Link to study...https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35373840/

Posterior circulation stroke was one of the "can't-miss" topics mentioned in our episode with Dr. Chuck Pilcher a few weeks ago about malpractice lawsuits. This week, Dr. Edward Jauch shares the low-down and some tips to help differentiate the symptoms of stroke from other similar presentations. This podcast is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech.

I think most people are now aware of the RaDonda Vaught case and now criminal conviction for reckless homicide and impaired adult abuse after she gave Charlene Murphey Vecuronium(paralytic) rather than Versed(anxiolytic/sedative). In this episode, we look at it from both sides on the errors that happened and how it may impact transparency and reporting in medicine. We are joined by Nathan Schlicher, MD, JD, to give his thoughts and legal expertise on the case.

Technology has advanced medicine, and the speed of innovation quickens yearly. In this episode of ACEP Frontline, we talk about how artificial intelligence augments the skills and knowledge of emergency physicians, as well as whether it's a threat to medicine. To check out the references for this episode, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V-oATOysKF1evyzBlqzqBa07IqE8HI7HHwZWneJw6Qw/edit?usp=sharing

Dr. Chuck Pilcher of "Med Mal Insights" has decades of case reviews and medical malpractice experience. In this episode, we talk about a few of the "can't miss" cases that lead to lawsuits as well as some of his stories from his time reviewing charts. Dr. Pilcher's philosophy is that we must learn from the mistakes of the past in order to avoid them in the future. You can subscribe online and/or contact Dr. Pilcher at medmalinsights@gmail.com.

Today we're joined by repeat guest Dr. James Neuenshwander, Attending Physician and Research Director for Genesis Healthcare System and Adjunct Associate Professor at The Ohio State University Medical Center. We usually discuss topics around potassium and things of that nature with Dr. Neuenschwander, but this week we discuss Procalcitonin with differentiation between bacterial and viral and its role in emergency medicine. Dr. Neuenschwander indicated that he has relationships that could be perceived by some as real or apparent conflicts of interest as they pertain to Procalcitonin. He is a speaker and consultant for Thermo Fisher and a consultant for Ortho Clinical Diagnostics.

On this week's episode of ACEP Frontline, we speak with Dr. Casey Bryant about airway management options as well as some of the research and data from Europe about those options. In particular, Dr. Bryant will speak about the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Guidelines. These guidelines primarily focus on high flow nasal cannula use, which has changed over the past 18 months, and recommend its use moving forward into this year’s fall/winter respiratory season. This podcast is sponsored by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

In this episode from ACEP21 in Boston, we talk with pediatric expert and frequent guest Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill about cases you can't miss in pediatrics. Dr. Gausche-Hill speaks about pediatric trauma pearls and pitfalls and evaluating crying and irritable febrile infants.

On this week's episode of Frontline, we celebrate Black History Month and diversity in emergency medicine. Dr. Ray Johnson and Dr. Sandra Coker, prominent physician members of the ACEP family, share their experiences and challenges working in emergency medicine. Dr. Johnson has been an active ACEP member for more than 30 years, serving in leadership roles with the ACEP Board of Directors and ABEM. Dr. Coker is an EM resident who founded Black Girl White Coat, a nonprofit providing guidance, representation, mentorship, and scholarship for aspiring healthcare students and professionals who identify as Black or Latinx.

Should you consider anticoagulation? What are some of the risks associated with it? In this week’s episode, we’re joined by repeat guest Dr. Colin Kaide as we answer these questions and discuss coagulation, anticoagulation, and VTE as they are associated with COVID-19, as well as delve into some of the surveys that have come out on the subject. Support for this episode was provided through an unrestricted grant from Sanofi.