This was a historic summer in Chicago for emergency medicine. On July 18, 2015, John W. Becher, DO, became the 119th president of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), while a month earlier, on June 9, 2015, Steven J. Stack, MD, became the 170th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). This is the first time that emergency physicians have led the two largest professional physi...

Critics may argue that RDMS certification is merely a technician “merit badge.” However, there are a number of valid counterarguments to this claim. First, there are qualifying pathways for RDMS or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer certification that are provided specifically for physicians. One new vascular sonography certification separate from RDMS is available only to physicians. Se...

background: tins research was conduced to estimate the positive predictive value of physicians at kerman emergency services for traumatic patients who referred to radiology department of kerman hospital in 2001. methods: this study was a cross-sectional study and carried out on 353 patients. a questionnaire was used as a research instrument. results: three radiologists reported the films separa...

BACKGROUND Practical knowledge of emergency medical care among physicians seems to be insufficient worldwide. Research specifically aimed at family physicians is rather scarce. Additionally, in Belgium there are no data on this subject. PURPOSES Our aim was to ascertain how confident Belgian family physicians feel about their ability to give adequate emergency care and to examine their assess...

Background: Interprofessional emergency department (ED) models of care, including physiotherapists, have emerged to answer growing demands for ED care. The purpose this study was assess the perceptions physicians regarding physiotherapy.Methods and findings: Ninety-five physicians, members one two physicians’ associations in province Québec, completed a survey (response rate = 14.7%). Most had ...

As adult learners, junior clerks on core rotations in emergency medicine (EM) are expected to "own" their patients and follow them from presentation to disposition in the Emergency Department (ED). Traditionally, we teach clerks to present an exhaustive linear list of symptoms and signs to their preceptors. This does not apply well to the fast-paced ED setting. Mnemonics have been developed to ...

A collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to medical care has become increasingly commonplace in modern medicine. Often part of this team, especially the inpatient setting, are physical therapists (PT). PT education and training provide useful insight into techniques improve patients’ functionality reduce pain. They often patients with on how participate their own treatment equip them tools f...