In the World of Wearables, Context is King
Can Fitbits be used in the clinical arena? It depends on what data points you’re…
Triage Under Fire
After a recent series of deadly attacks in Baghdad, Iraqi medical staff faced one of…
The Augmented Emergency Department
How virtual and augmented reality could change the way we practice. Over in Bed 2,…
Hocus P.O.C.US: The Ultrasound Survey
If ultrasound is the future, why is there still so much practice variation between emergency…
Lessons from the SOMA Scientific Assembly
The Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Scientific Assembly, held in May, brought together military special…
Err On the Side of Treatment
New anti-opioid campaigns have some EPs afraid to treat pain adequately. But we need to…
With Opioids, Don’t Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater
Prince’s recent death from a self-administered dose of Fentanyl could inflame anti-opioid sentiments to the…
Pain Points
Sergey Motov on how national medical society interest groups are forging meaningful pain care guidelines.…
Violence in the ED Reaches a Crisis Point
The emergency department has always been a dangerous place, but a recent confluence of factors…
Reading Maketh a Full Emergency Physician
This month I’ve taken a detour from my typical diatribe to bring you a conversation…