Fermin Barrueto, Jr, MD, is the lead of author of an article published in the October issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America. The topic of this article, co-authored with a pediatrician at the University of Maryland and a clinical pharmacologist from George Washington University, is poisoning, e...
Rob Rogers, MD, was a keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Risk Management Summit, hosted by the Emergency Medical Associate in Los Angeles on February 4. He presented lectures on aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, severe hypertension, errors in emergency medicine, and vascular catastrophes.
Amal Mattu, MD, presented seven lectures during the Fifth Annual Symposium on Risk Management in Acute Care, which was held in Orlando in early February. The topics of his lectures were "Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of the Acute Myocardial Infarction," "Pearls and Pitfalls with Pulmonary...
Bryan Hayes, PharmD, is a co-author of a case report published in the November issue of Hospital Pharmacy. The aticle, titled "Intravenous Lipid Emulson in the Management of Amlodipine Overdose," represents a collaboration among pharmacy, medicine, and emergency medicine specialists at the...
Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, PhD, is the lead author of "America's Emergency Care Environment: A State-by-State Report Card," published in the February issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Hirshon chairs ACEP's Report Card Task Force, which rated five aspects of the nation's emergency ...
Ben Lawner, DO, is featured in a video produced by the Baltimore City Fire Department, which explains the life-saving capability of bystander CPR. The video is based on an incident involving a 12-year-old boy who experienced sudden cardiac arrest. The scenario is described by the paramedics who resp...
Rob Rogers and Emilie Calvello have been appointed Extraordinary Associate Professor and Extraordinary Senior Lecturer, respectively, in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. These appointments recognize the contributions that Dr. Rogers and Dr. Calv...
Dr. Amal Mattu presented three lectures at the 14th Annual Multispecialty Conference on Medical Negligence and Risk Management, held in Los Cabos, Mexico, in early January. The topics of his talks were “Dysrhythmias in the Emergency Department: Myths and Pitfalls,” “Emergency Department Care of Avoi...
Congratulations to Dr. Larry Weiss, recipient of the 2014 David Wagner Award from the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. The award, the most prestigious among AAEM's honors, recognizes national leadership in emergency medicine. Dr. Weiss served as president of AAEM from 2008 to 2010.
Our department's Global Health Section published two articles in the December issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, based on breakout sessions held during the 2013 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference, "Global Health and Emergency Care: A Research Agenda." Jon Mark Hirshon, MD,...