Happy fall from Orlando Health! The new academic year is in full swing here at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC). Drs. Lindsay Maguire, Timothy Bullard, and Linda Papa published a systematic review in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine that was recently featured on EM:RAP’s Emergency Medical Abstracts. It investigates the role of ketamine in alleviating treatment-resistant depression as well as suicidal ideation. Additionally, Drs. Mitchell Barneck, Linda Papa, Jay Ladde, Linh Nguyen, and Josef Thundiyil published a prospective cohort study in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians. It investigates the utility of transcutaneous carbon dioxide measurements in the emergency department. Well done to each of you!

We have been honored to have such an exceptional group of medical student rotators these past few months. We enjoyed working with each and every one of you, and wish you the best during the upcoming interview season – you all will thrive!

Amidst our very best vaccination efforts, Orlando Health is now offering Regen-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab) by home health to patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 ≤ 10 days who do not require hospital admission/O2 and are at risk for progression to serious illness. We have also been providing home health kits to these patients which include a pulse oximeter among other useful items. So far we have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our patients.

Lastly, it was great getting out there for Symposium by the Sea this year and seeing everyone again! Hope you all are staying safe and not feeling too bad after that third Pfizer shot. ■