HPV is a major contributing factor to head and neck cancer, resulting in increased diagnoses in the younger population.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1417er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Vikas Mehta, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Twitter Account @EmergencyDocs
- Guest Bio Dr. Vikas Mehta is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Louisiana State University. Dr. Mehta is Board Certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and has completed fellowship training in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology/Robotic-Assisted Head and Neck Surgery. He is the Director of Robotic Head and Neck Surgery and the co-Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. He has authored over 20 articles and chapters and has presented at various national specialty meetings. Dr. Mehta currently serves on the Endocrine Surgery and Physician Resources Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, and is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Mehta’s clinical interests and expertise include head and neck cancer surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, salivary gland malignancies, minimally-invasive head and neck surgery, and robotic surgery.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
The #1 cause of accidental death is overdose of opiate-based drugs. What if you could save someone you love from dying with one simple injection?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1417er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Stephen Anderson, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Twitter Account @EmergencyDocs
- 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, the 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.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
The trend for teens to drink -- and binge drink -- is not slowing down. You might be surprised the ways teens go about getting buzzed.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1417er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Chuck Nozicka, DO, FAAP
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Twitter Account @EmergencyDocs
- Guest Bio Charles “Chuck” Nozicka, DO, FAAP, FACEP is Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Advocate at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University, The Chicago Medical School. Dr. Nozicka is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He lectures nationally regarding adolescent risk taking behavior and pediatric emergency medicine topics.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Spring breaks, prom and summer parties are all prime activities for teen binge drinking. Make sure your teen does not become a statistic.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1417er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Chuck Nozicka, DO, FAAP
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Twitter Account @EmergencyDocs
- Guest Bio Charles “Chuck” Nozicka, DO, FAAP, FACEP is Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Advocate at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University, The Chicago Medical School. Dr. Nozicka is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He lectures nationally regarding adolescent risk taking behavior and pediatric emergency medicine topics.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
In light of the recent Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa, might the U.S. be next?
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1415er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jon Mark Hirshon, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Jon Mark Hirshon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Hirshon is a federally funded researcher with specific interest in developing emergency departments as sites for public health surveillance and hypothesis-driven research in public health.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
There has been a recent resurgence in deadly diseases such as measles and whooping cough, partly due to the anti-vaccine movement.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1415er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Al Sacchetti, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. 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 Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Distracted driving causes more than nine deaths each day in the US. Learn how to avoid becoming a statistic.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1415er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker James Williams, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. James Williams is a an Emergency Physician Attending Covenant Medical Center, a regional heart, stroke and trauma center and Past President Texas College of Emergency Physicians.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
E-cigarettes are gaining popularity. But there are still many health risks to watch out for, especially where your children are concerned.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1415er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Ron Kirschner, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Ron Kirschner is a residency-trained emergency physician and medical toxicologist. He is currently medical director of the Nebraska Regional Poison Center and on the faculty (assistant professor) in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Obesity is a huge risk factor for developing gestational diabetes. How can you protect yourself and your baby?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1415er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker James Barrow, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio James Barrow, MD, is an assistant professor of OB/GYN at LSU Health Shreveport. He is board certified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His special interest of practice is minimally invasive surgery.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
Are you over-medicating yourself every time you get a simple cough? Know when you should and should not use antibiotics.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1411er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Rade B. Vukmir, MD
- Organization 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 forty-two, 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 Yes
- Host Leigh Vinocur, MD
