In this episode from the ACEP-EQUAL series, Dr. Katherine Vlasica reviews the technique, indications, contraindications, and benefits of the use of occipital nerve blocks and low paraspinous injections in the treatment of headache in the ED. 
Guest: Katherine Vlasica DO (Director of EM Pain Management, St Joseph’s Health in Paterson NJ; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York Medical Center) 
Host: Dr. Jason Woods
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Link for video of nerve blocks: 
https://cha.com/clinician-training-materials/
 https://www.youtube.com/user/lmellick/videos

ACEP E-QUAL 29: Occipital Nerve Blocks and Low Paraspinous Injections for Headaches

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Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Aaron Kraut (University of Wisconsin PD) in this insightful, rapid-fire, practical episode through the lens of residency program directors. 
What does the ERAS data show so far?
Have there been any surprises or changes during interview season? 
Has the program signaling option been working? 
What should students think about in the post-interview stage? 
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
EM Match Advice Series: https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-series/

EMMA 42: Mid Interview Season Check-In

Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Alexis Pelletier-Bui (Cooper University Hospital Associate PD) and Dr. Elizabeth Werley (Chair of CORD Application Process Improvement Committee, Penn State Hershey). Both serve as key representatives on behalf of the EM specialty on the AAMC ERAS Supplemental Application Working Group.
We discuss the changes made, why they were done, and potential sticking points for medical students while completing the application. We also do a deeper dive on "program signaling". What is it, how many programs can EM applicants list, and nuanced decisions to consider.
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu

EM Match Advice 41: The ERAS Application - New and Improved

Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by the Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern PD) and Dr. Richard Church (University of Massachusetts PD) to debrief each other and you with what went down with the unprecedented results from 2023 EM Match. There were 132 programs with a total of 554 (18.4%) positions that went unfilled. Contrast that to our usual unfilled rates of 0-30 positions in 2015-2021.
We review "The Slide" with all the numbers from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) from the past few years. We propose reasons why there were so many unfilled positions in 2023. What does this mean for the upcoming 2024 Match?
Show notes and tables at: https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-40-program-directors-reflect-2023-match/
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu

EM Match Advice 40: PD’s Reflect on the 2023 Match

Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by the always-wise Dr. Matt Pirotte (Vanderbilt University PD) to answer questions that YOU, the students, submitted to us regarding interview season. We tackle questions involving the nuances around:

Preference signaling 
Writing letters or emails of interest
Meaningfully connecting with busy program directors

Also we answer the perennial question of "Really, how important IS the interview in my overall application?"
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu

EM Match Advice 39: Mailbag Q&A as a Mid-Interview Season Check-in

Speakers:
Arianna Campbell, PA-C (Marshall Medical Center)
Aimee Moulin, MD FACEP (Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of California Davis, Chief of the Division of Addiction Medicine)
Host: Jason Woods, MD (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado)
Audio engineer: Kellen Vu (Stanford University)

ACEP E-QUAL 29: Occipital Nerve Blocks and Low Paraspinous Injections for Headaches

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