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Poison Control: The Hydroxocobalamin Shortage
Cyanide and the toxicities associated with its exposure have a long and rather famous history. Dating back to World War I, Napoleon was noted to have used cyanide in chemical warfare. The Nazis in Germany also utilized cyanide in the gas chambers during the Holocaust....
Sepsis in the ED and Hospital: Is Hospice an Often-Overlooked Solution?
Two recent medical studies underscore what many emergency room physicians and healthcare professionals already know about sepsis: It is a common, costly and largely unpreventable condition and a significant cause of in-hospital mortality and readmission. Separate...
Fall 2019: Medical Student Council
FCEP’s medical student council is off to a busy start this year. The first big event that drew aspiring emergency medicine physicians together was FCEP’s annual meeting and conference, Symposium by the Sea. It was a weekend for all to enjoy great conversation about...
Fall 2019: UF Gainesville
We are pleased to begin training providers in PRIM-ER: Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine, and begin instituting this into our main emergency department. This is an NIH, NINR-funded project in association with UCSF and Emory University that will evaluate...
Fall 2019: UCF/HCA Ocala Regional
The academic year is off to a great start at UCF/HCA Ocala Emergency Medicine. Our newest residency class went through our inaugural intern boot camp. The intensive training week was directed by our new chief residents, Samyr Elbadri, MD and Nick McCauley, MD. The...
Fall 2019: Orange Park Medical Center
Orange Park Medical Center has welcomed its inaugural class into its 3-year program with 12 fantastic residents. Highlights of our young program include: Our program director is primary investigator recipient for one grant for approximately $40,000. Residency...
Fall 2019: North Florida Regional
The Florida sun is hot, but our residency may be hotter. It has been a groundbreaking few months around here. In May, our very own Dr. Alex Waldman presented his study, "Controlled Substance Prescription Rates Are Not Associated with Decreased Discharged Patient...
Fall 2019: UCF/HCA of Greater Orlando at Osceola
It has been an exciting and busy start to the academic year. Our interns completed their bootcamp month, which included an ultrasound workshop in Miami, and now are getting into the swing of things in the ED. From cadaver lab to difficult airway workshops, we have...
Fall 2019: Orlando Health
Hello from Orlando! We’ve had an excellent beginning to our academic year. Our interns have been rocking it in and out of the department, seeing a lot of exciting cases in the ER, practicing procedures in Sim Lab, and honing their laser tag skills. We expect great...
Fall 2019: Oak Hill Hospital
After the first couple months of the new academic year, everyone is getting settled in. The seniors are adjusting to their new responsibilities and have been helping the interns with the transition from medical student to resident. This coming year is full of new...
