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An advanced directive helps provide clear guidance to physicians when you are unable to express wishes yourself.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1343er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dan Morhaim, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicans
- Book Title The Better End
- Guest Bio Dr. Dan Morhaim is a board-certified emergency medicine physician, long-time Maryland state legislator, and faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over the span of his medical career, he's worked on a wide variety of issues. His book about empowerment and values at end-of-life, The Better End, has earned excellent reviews and is endorsed by Maya Angelou, Dr. Ben Carson and many others.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
Keep your kids safe this Halloween with important (even life-saving) tips and tricks.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1343er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Bret Nicks, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Bret Nicks is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Nicks serves as the Public Relations Committee Chairman.
- Length (mins) 10
- Internal Notes on file
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
Winter brings with it hidden dangers, including carbon monoxide poisoning. How can you best protect yourself?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1343er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker David Ross, DO
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
David W. Ross, DO, FACEP, graduated from the Western University of the Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1982. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine/Charity Hospital in New Orleans, as well as a fellowship in hyperbaric medicine.
He has been an emergency physician in Colorado Springs, CO, with the Penrose/St. Francis Healthcare System since 1992. He serves as medical director for a wide variety of EMS and fire agencies located from the Kansas border to the mountain communities of Colorado.
Dr. Ross is very active participant in state-wide Colorado trauma center and EMS activities. He has been a member of the State EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (SEMTAC) for about six years and has participated in a large number of SEMTAC subcommittees and task forces. He is a former president of the Colorado Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). He is also the former Chair of national ACEP’s Public Relations Committee. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
Dr. David Ross discusses ladder safety tips and how you can prepare for hidden dangers this Fall.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1343er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker David Ross, DO
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
David W. Ross, DO, FACEP, graduated from the Western University of the Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1982. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine/Charity Hospital in New Orleans, as well as a fellowship in hyperbaric medicine.
He has been an emergency physician in Colorado Springs, CO, with the Penrose/St. Francis Healthcare System since 1992. He serves as medical director for a wide variety of EMS and fire agencies located from the Kansas border to the mountain communities of Colorado.
Dr. Ross is very active participant in state-wide Colorado trauma center and EMS activities. He has been a member of the State EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (SEMTAC) for about six years and has participated in a large number of SEMTAC subcommittees and task forces. He is a former president of the Colorado Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). He is also the former Chair of national ACEP’s Public Relations Committee. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
Tylenol is one of the most common OTC drugs. But even a small amount over the recommended dose can be dangerous.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1339er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Gary Goodman, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Gary Goodman is an emergency physician practicing multiple hospitals in central Florida. He is a Diplomat of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Emergency Medicine. He holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Central Florida, School of Medicine. Dr. Goodman is a graduate from the Ross University School of Medicine and has been in practice for 13 years. His interests include: Emergency Medicine, EMS, Disaster Management, Trauma, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Infectious Disease Medicine, and Advanced Airway Management.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
If you like being outdoors, camping or hiking, you need to know some important tips for "Wilderness Medicine."
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1339er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Hans House, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Hans House is an emergency physician in Des Moines, IA. He has been a member of ACEP’s Board of Directors since 2011. Dr. House is the Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Chair for Education at the University of Iowa. He is also residency program director at the University of Iowa.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
Lightning striking humans is rare, yes. But there can be residual effects, even if you're not directly struck. How can you protect yourself?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1339er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Hans House, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Hans House is an emergency physician in Des Moines, IA. He has been a member of ACEP’s Board of Directors since 2011. Dr. House is the Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Chair for Education at the University of Iowa. He is also residency program director at the University of Iowa.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
One question you may ask a victim of domestic abuse is, "Why do you stay?" The answer is much more complicated than you think.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1339er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Diana Fite, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Diana Fite of Houston, Texas is an attending physician at two hospital emergency departments in Houston—Methodist Willowbrook and Christus Saint Catherine’s — as well as at freestanding emergency facilities in Tomball and Katy, Texas. She also served for 22 years as part-time clinical assistant professor for the emergency medicine residency program at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
In 1995, Dr. Fite became the first female president of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians and the first and only and emergency physician to serve as president of the 12,000-member Harris County Medical Society. In both roles, she raised the visibility of emergency medicine and championed issues of importance to the emergency physicians and patients.
Dr. Fite grew up in the Texas Panhandle and earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
An approximate 25% of women have been victims of domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime. Could you be one of them?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1339er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Diana Fite, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Diana Fite of Houston, Texas is an attending physician at two hospital emergency departments in Houston—Methodist Willowbrook and Christus Saint Catherine’s — as well as at freestanding emergency facilities in Tomball and Katy, Texas. She also served for 22 years as part-time clinical assistant professor for the emergency medicine residency program at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
In 1995, Dr. Fite became the first female president of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians and the first and only and emergency physician to serve as president of the 12,000-member Harris County Medical Society. In both roles, she raised the visibility of emergency medicine and championed issues of importance to the emergency physicians and patients.
Dr. Fite grew up in the Texas Panhandle and earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur, MD
It sounds like something out of a science fiction horror movie, but these parasites are real and almost uniformly deadly.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1337er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Ryan Stanton
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Ryan Stanton is a board certified emergency physician in Lexington, Kentucky, where he serves as medical director for his emergency department. Dr. Stanton is a versatile and highly visible member of ACEP’s Spokesperson’s Network, regularly offering comment on complicated policy issues as well as consumer health topics. In 2012, he was the recipient of ACEP’s first ever Spokesperson of the Year Award. Dr. Stanton appears on television, and is regularly quoted in radio and print stories in national publications.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Internal Notes Return Guest
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
