Secrets to Healthy Skepticism
Almost half of patients today fail to receive guideline-directed care, and there is evidence to…
Understanding Internal Validity
Part 2 in a series – Continuing our discussion on how to understand the literature…
CME Reader Survey Results
244 physicians responded to EPM’s CME survey. Here is what you had to say…
CME Offers Process with Little Payoff
The choice is simple: process or product. Do we support the simple checking of boxes…
Tech-forward Approaches to Keeping Current
I am interested in keeping up on some academic topics I explored in residency, and…
The Continuing Medical Education Guide
One physician’s quest to determine which continuing education activities are worth the cost of admission.…
Abscesses: To Pack Or Not To Pack?
Chief complaint of “abscess.” Quick and dirty. Otherwise-healthy patient with a 4 cm abscess on…
“Those Boys in the ER”
In 1973, emergency medicine was not a specialty, and the American Board of Emergency Medicine…
Bilateral Ear Pain, Red Eyes
A 56-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of bilateral ear pain and eye…
Get On Board the BUS
Ultrasound in the emergency medicine field has rapidly advanced over the last few years, and…