Welcome to the iEM Education Project Monthly Newsletter. We will share the achievements, information about top posts, chapters, activities and future plans of the project that you kindly contributed, supported or showed your interest.
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Project Contributors
We reached 141 contributors from 19 different countries in February. Our recent contributor is Vicky Noble from USA. Dr. Noble is the vice-chair for academic affairs and the residency program director at University Hospitals in Cleveland Ohio where she is starting the hospital-wide point of care ultrasound program for the system. She is a Professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She is a former chair of the ACEP Ultrasound Section, has been on the boards of the World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS), Point of care Ultrasound in Resource-limited Environments (PURE) and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).
She is the president-elect for the Society for Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME). She is the co-author of the Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound textbook, now in its second edition. Her research interests include lung ultrasound, ultrasound volume assessment and technology solutions to guide ultrasound interpretation as a means to broaden access to diagnostic ultrasound. With over a decade of experience in teaching ultrasound and starting ultrasound programs now at two facilities she can give advice on research, starting a program and ultrasound program administration as well as international training efforts. She is a true evangelist for the technology.
ICON360 interview series continues with Dr. Noble. Stay tuned!
Posts Published In February
Being a team member/leader and team dynamics in ED (2024)
by Munawar Farooq & Bret Nicks Authors Listen Introduction Emergency care worldwide has organizational and regional nuance, mainly due to differences in healthcare systems, infrastructure,
Discharge Communications (2023)
by Dominique Gelmann, Bret Nicks Authors Listen Introduction The process of emergency department (ED) discharge provides critical information for patients regarding the next steps of
Shock (2023)
by Joseph Ciano Author Listen You have a new patient! A 55-year-old male enters your Emergency Department with sudden onset of shortness of breath with
Communication and Interpersonal Interactions (2023)
by Nicholas Mackin, Bret Nicks Authors Listen Introduction Emergency Medicine and the situations within the department can present a stressful, rapidly changing environment where it may feel
The Importance of the Emergency Medicine Clerkship (2023)
by Linda Katirji and Farhad Aziz Authors Listen Introduction The emergency medicine (EM) clerkship typically takes place during the fourth year of medical school. However,
Emergency Medicine: A Unique Specialty (2023)
by Anthony Rodigin Author Listen What is EM? Emergency Medicine (EM) does not claim its own body part or a physiologic system. With Vascular Surgery
Journal Club 10/17/22: Global Burden of Disease
The Economic Impact of Ebolavirus in West Africa: A Burden the Size of Iceland by Andrew L. Mariotti Between 2014 and 2016, West Africa experienced
Journal Club 9/19/22: Medical Tourism
Telemedicine in Low-Resource Settings by Rachel Patel Telemedicine is defined as the delivery of health care and the exchange of health-care information across distances. The
Thinking Like an Emergency Physician (2023)
by Joe Lex Author Listen Emergency Medicine is the most interesting 15 minutes of every other specialty. Dan Sandberg, BEEM Conference, 2014 Everyone in medicine
Emergency Medicine Clerkship, 100 MCQs (2023) – A free book is ready
We are pleased to introduce our very first multiple choice question (MCQ) book at the International Emergency Medicine Education Project. Our goal is to provide
Project Proposal 12/20: Developing a Community Education Program to Combat Envenomation in India
Problem Statement The WHO classified snakebite envenomations as an NTD in 2017 for causing enormous suffering, disability, and premature death worldwide. Bites by venomous snakes
Project Proposal 12/20: Establishing an Objective Risk Assessment for Road Traffic Accidents in Ghana
Background Worldwide, road traffic accidents (RTAs) account for about 1.3 million fatalities and, on average, 3% of a given country’s GDP. Over half of these
Why is emergency medicine training important in medical schools?
The ability to promptly and accurately diagnose and treat patients in critical condition is a crucial skill that students learn in emergency medicine programs. This
Top Reads In February
Free iBook
A free book (ibook and pdf) for EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP Students (iEmergency Medicine for Medical Students and Interns – 2018, Version 1) will be shared through iem-student.org in March. STAY TUNED! or better REGISTER on the sidebar to get email alert or follow us on social media.
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Thanks to Maryam AlBadwawi for ‘Shock’ lecture.