There is a scary trend that is sweeping this nation and it must be stopped!
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1317er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Rebecca Parker, MD
- Organization The American College of Emergency Physicans
- Guest Bio Dr. Rebecca Parker is on ACEP’s Board of Directors. She is the Chair, Site Medical Director and Attending Physician at Advocate Trinity Hospital for EmCare in Chicago, Illinois. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, TX.
- Length (mins) 10
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
What have we learned from military doctors that can help us in times of terror and tragedy?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1317er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Col. Robert Gerhardt, MD, FACEP
- Organization The American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
Bob Gerhardt, MD, MPH, is the Director of the Prehospital and Emergency Care Research Program, and is the chief medical officer for the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Research Task Area at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR). He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (UHUHS). His Doctor of Medicine, Master of Public Health, and Bachelor of Arts degrees are from the University of Miami, Florida. He completed an Emergency Medicine Residency at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, and an Emergency Medical Services Fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Gerhardt has published and presented extensively on topics including trauma resuscitation, EMS, TCCC, emerging technologies, research design, ethical issues in combat research, and the building of civil-military research partnerships. He has lectured and served as an expert consultant both nationally and internationally, including venues such as the National Institutes of Health, the Texas Governor’s Emergency and Trauma Advisory Council, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of The Army Surgeon General, the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, NASA, Royal Army Medical Corps – United Kingdom, the Iraqi Ministry of Health, the Israel Defense Forces, NATO, Royal Norwegian Maritime Special Operations Forces, CBS News / 60 Minutes, ABC News and WGBH Radio. - Length (mins) 10
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Would you be prepared to come to the aid of a severely injured vicitm if tragedy struck near you?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1317er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Eric Lavonas, MD
- Organization The American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Eric Lavonas is an emergency physician at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. He’s also the associate director of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, and an expert in toxicology. Dr. Lavonas is also an ACEP spokesperson.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Firsthand accounts of this tragic event from a Boston ER doctor.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1317er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Parveen Parmar, MD
- Organization The American College of emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Parveen Parmar is an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA and a member of ACEP. She attended medical school at Northwest University. Dr. Parmar was only a few hours into her shift on April 15th when they were told of the explosions that occurred at the Boston Marathon.
- Length (mins) 10
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Emergency physicians see the victims of child abuse all too often. Learn the warning signs.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1315er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Chris Amato, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Chris Amato is an Asst. Professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine for Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He is the past chair of the Pediatric section for National ACEP. Dr. Amato is a pediatric emergency physician at Morristown Memorial Hospital/Goryeb’s Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Why would anyone deliberately hurt an innocent child? The emotionally charged topic of child abuse is discussed.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File ER_101/1315er5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Adam Rosenberg
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
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Guest Bio
As head of the Baltimore Child Abuse Center, Adam Rosenberg brings together his passion for community development and his background in not for profit management and law to wage a battle against child sexual abuse. Mr. Rosenberg was the first male prosecutor in the Domestic Violence Unit of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, and later prosecuted hundreds of cases involving sex offenders, predators, child pornographers, and violent abusers as a member of the Sex Offense Unit. He became Executive Director of Baltimore Child Abuse Center in 2008, reinvigorating the 25 year old agency with renewed mission and purpose. In 2009, Mr. Rosenberg was appointed to the Governor’s State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. He is Vice President of the Maryland Children’s Alliance, served on Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s transition committee, and is a graduate of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2010 class.
A graduate of Cornell University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Mr. Rosenberg frequently lectures, conducts audits, and runs workshops for youth serving institutions on recognizing, responding to, and the importance of reporting sexual child abuse as well as child advocacy center development, non-profit board development, and social networking. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Prevention and treatment of facial lacerations, bruises and bone fractures.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File ER_101/1315er5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Ricardo Martinez, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Ricardo Martinez is board certified in emergency medicine. He practices clinically at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Martinez is Chief Medical Officer for The North Highlands Company and Asst. Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory School of Medicine.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Our expert discuss tragic sports injuries and if they can be prevented.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File ER_101/1315er5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Ricardo Martinez, MD
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Ricardo Martinez is board certified in emergency medicine. He practices clinically at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Martinez is Chief Medical Officer for The North Highlands Company and Asst. Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory School of Medicine.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Medical apps are popping up everywhere, but can they save a life?
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File ER_101/1313er5e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. David Ross
- 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 is 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
Learn the leading cause of falls in the elderly and what we can do to help prevent falls.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File ER_101/1313er5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dr. Melissa Barton
- Organization American College of Emergency Physicians
- Guest Bio Dr. Melissa Barton is a clinical assistant professor at Wayne State University, School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. She is also the residency director at Sinai-Grace Hospital’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Barton is a past president of the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians and she is a member of national ACEP’s Public Relations Committee.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Dr. Leigh Vinocur
