Everyday Medicine for Physicians is a podcast by Dr. Ryan Stanton, a Board Certified emergency physician specifically designed for other ER and acute care physicians. The podcast is produced in conjunction with EMNews. Each week, Dr. Stanton will feature a topic in emergency medicine and discuss it from the practitioner standpoint. The podcast will be available on iTunes, EMNews.com, and ryanastanton.com. Contact us if you would like to suggest a topic or comment on the podcast.
http://www.ryanastanton.com/em-for-physicians/
EM for Physicians #45- Ending EMS Diversion
EMS diversion has been a common plague of larger communities, with patients being bounced around the city due to ED overcrowding. Unfortunately, reasearch shows that diversion does little to alleviate congestion in the ED, but puts patients at increased risk and increases time demand on EMS services. In this episode, we talk about strategies and research on ending diversion. You can catch this episode and newer versions on the Emergency Medicine News page under podcasts.
EM for Physicians #44- Where are We Now Ultrasound
Ultrasound is an integral tool in the ER. To find out where we are now, I turn to EM ultrasound guru, Matt Dawson.