#PWChat Recap: The Ins & Outs of Shared Decision Making
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another thoughtful discussion on Wednesday,...
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Emergency Medicine
#PWChat Recap – Convincing Antivaxxers: Winning the Vaccine Argument With Patients
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another informative discussion on Wednesday,...
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Bladder catheter + oxygen supply tubing = death
According to the coroner of South Australia, a 72-year-old former member of the Australian...
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#PWChat – The Ins & Outs of Shared Decision Making
Join us Wednesday, September 6 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with...
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#PWChat Recap – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another insightful discussion on Thursday,...
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#PWChat – Convincing Antivaxxers: Winning the Vaccine Argument With Patients
Join us Wednesday, August 30 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda...
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#PWChat – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets
Join us Thursday, August 24 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Joshua...
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Delirium, Advanced Cancer, & ED Visits
Delirium is a serious cognitive disturbance in which patients have impaired thinking and...
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Shared Decision Making in the ED
For decades, the paradigm of paternalistic medicine ruled the land. Patients were expected to be...
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Implementing In-Hospital 3D Printing
Although 3D printing has become more popular in the last decade, few hospitals are printing by...
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John Hopkins Study Confirms Most Prescribed Opioid Pills Go Unused
In a review of half a dozen published studies in which patients self-reported use of opioids...
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Is Outpatient Care Quality Improving Over Time?
More than a decade ago, landmark studies found that adults in the United States only received...
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism Guidelines
“Each year, more than 100,000 new cases of pHPT are diagnosed in the United States,” says Scott M....
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Reducing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Emergencies
“Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly being recognized as a risk factor for...
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Assessing Appropriate Use of Vascular Access Devices
Safe and reliable venous access is paramount when administering medications in critically ill and...
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Doctor and Patient Relationships: Empathy & Litigation
Research has shown that emergency physicians (EPs) with better interpersonal skills and who spend...
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The Overuse of NSAIDs
NSAIDs are some of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) medications available and include...
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#PWChat Recap: Defensive Medicine & Related Costs
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued last night with an energetic discussion...
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The Paradigm Shifts Needed in Healthcare
There’s a lot wrong with healthcare today. Especially the medications they have now a days and all...
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Defining Operative Emergency General Surgery
More than 3 million Americans are admitted to hospitals in the United States each year for...
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