The recent tragic suicide of Robin Williams highlights the national problem of depression and suicide.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1433er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Louise Andrew, MD
- Guest Website American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Louise B. Andrew trained at Duke and Johns Hopkins, and is former faculty in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
She is an acknowledged leader in organized emergency medicine. A charter Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians, she has chaired the Personal and Professional Well Being Committee and the Public Relations Committee, the Professional Liability Task Force Expert Witness subcommittee, and is past Speaker of the representative Council (House of Delegates) of ACEP.
She co-founded the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians and the Society for the International Advancement of Emergency Medical Care, as well as the Coalition and Center for Ethical Medical Testimony.
She has a very longstanding interest and involvement in medical professional well-being. For many years she served as Associate Director of the Center for Professional Well-Being in North Carolina.
In addition, she earned a J.D. from the Health Law Program at the University of Maryland, is admitted to the bar, and is a trained mediator.
She is co-editor and author of Wellness for Emergency Physicians, and Medical Malpractice: How to Prevent and Survive a Suit, and may be the only MD-JD in the United States who is an expert on the phenomenon of medical Malpractice Litigation Stress management.
Dr. Andrew teaches frequently on this topic as well as Physician Risk Management, Physician Wellness, Conflict Resolution, Change Management, Mentoring, Leadership, and Women in Medicine locally, nationally, and internationally.
She also serves as a consultant for a number of hospitals, attorneys and individual physicians.
She has received numerous awards, including the Louise B. Andrew Well-Being in Emergency Medicine Award from the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians, the Council Meritorious Service Award as well as the James D. Mills Award for Outstanding Service to the Profession from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the first Distinguished Alumni award from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Residency program.
She was also one of the very first emergency physicians to earn the prestigious title of Fellow in the International Federation of Emergency Medicine. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Did you know that one teaspoon of powdered caffeine is equivalent to 30 cups of coffee?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1433er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Stephen Anderson, MD
- Guest Website American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Stephen Anderson is an emergency physician near Seattle, Washington.
He is the Chairman of the Stroke Committee at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center. Dr. Anderson was the Washington State chapter president of ACEP.
He has appeared in many news outlets, including with Fox News, Wall Street Journal and in a one-hour CNN documentary called Deadly Dose, which focused on the nation's prescription drug abuse epidemic.
He was also named ACEP's Spokesperson of the Year in 2013
According to a recent study, many older adults who visit the ER are either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1433er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Timothy Platts-Mills, MD
- Guest Website American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Tim Platts-Mills is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His clinical research aims to improve the emergency care of older adults; particular interests include malnutrition, elder abuse, and the management of acute musculoskeletal pain. His work is supported by the National Institute on Aging and the Hartford Foundation. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
August is National Immunization Month; the goal being to increase awareness as to the benefits of vaccines.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1433er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Al Sacchetti, MD
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Guest Bio
Al Sacchetti is the Chief of Emergency Services at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, NJ, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.
He is a full time practicing emergency physician as well as a researcher and educator and has authored over 100 journal publications, text book chapters and monographs. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Ebola is one of the most deadly viruses in existence, with a fatality rate close to 90 percent.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1433er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Rade Vukmir, MD, JD
- Guest Website American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Rade B. Vukmir, MD, JD, FCCP, FACEP, FACHE, is Chief Clinical Officer for National Guardian Risk Retention Group. Dr. Vukmir is the Chairman of ECI's Education and Risk Management Department. He holds an academic appointment as Professor (Adjunct) of Emergency Medicine at Temple University.
He is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Dr. Vukmir received medical and legal degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
He completed a residency program in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, a clinical fellowship in Critical Care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and a research fellowship in Resuscitation at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research.
He is a certified instructor of Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and the Fundamentals of Critical Care Support.
Dr. Vukmir also a degree in Law with a certificate in Health Law. Current interests include management of medicolegal risk, operations, efficiency, management, and optimal customer service strategies.
He is the author of 42, peer-reviewed medical journal articles, as well as seven books. He is the recipient of the University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency and Emergency Medicine Faculty Excellence Award for 1991 and 1992.
Dr. Vukmir is the founder of the ACEP Critical Care Medicine Section, and has served as Councilor, Medicolegal Committee and Public Relations Committee. He currently serves as an ACEP spokesperson. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Smallpox has officially been eradicated since 1979, but recently made national news when small amounts of live virus were found completely unprotected.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1429er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jeff Runge, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Runge is an Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Principal at The Chertoff Group, a security consulting firm in Washington.
Dr. Runge was appointed as Department of Homeland Security's first Chief Medical Officer in 2005 and became the first ever Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs.
Prior to serving in Homeland Security, he was the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2001 to 2005.
Dr. Runge is board-certified in emergency medicine, and has more than 30 years of experience in clinical medicine, research and organizational administration. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Whether you're in your home, taking a day trip or on an extended vacation, learn which first aid items you should always keep on hand.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1429er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Angelique Campen, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Website Emergency Care For You
- Guest Bio Dr. Angelique Campen is the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank as well as a clinical instructor of Emergency medicine at UCLA.
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
A recent Annals of Emergency Medicine study says one in five girls and one in eight boys reported dating violence in the past year.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1429er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Vijay Singh, MD, MPH
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Website Love Is Respect
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Guest Bio
Vijay Singh, MD, MPH, MS, is a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan.
He is a board-certified family medicine physician and graduate of Northwestern University Medical School and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
His research and teaching interest is in health care identification of (and response to) intimate partner violence and dating violence. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Many people take both Rx meds and supplements in hopes of improving health, but the potential interactions may make things worse.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1429er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Gerald O’Malley, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Dr. Gerald O'Malley is a board-certified emergency physician and medical toxicologist.
He is an Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University and the Vice-Chair for Research and Scholarship at Albert Einstein Medical Center, which is the largest emergency department in Philadelphia.
He has published extensively in the fields of emergency medicine and poisoning. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Recent statistics indicate that while stroke has been declining in the elderly, occurrence on the rise in people under 50.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1425er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Angelique Campen, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Twitter Account @EmergencyDocs
- Guest Bio Angelique Campen, MD, FACEP is an emergency medicine specialist with more than 15 years of experience. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Campen serves as the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank, CA as well as Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
