EM Pulse Podcast™

By UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine

Education Medicine

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Bringing research and expert opinion to the bedside

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EM Pulse Podcast™ episodes:

06.05.2024
Hot Off The Press: PECARN Cervical Spine Injury Rule
In this episode we talk with Dr. Julie Leonard about the PECARN C-spine Rule that was just officially published! Dr. Leonard is the senior author of the study and walks us through the findings, why its important, and how she...
05.25.2024
Push Dose Pearls: Intranasal Medications
In this episode of our ongoing miniseries "Push Dose Pearls," we discuss the use of intranasal medications in the emergency department with Chris Adams, an ED clinical pharmacist at UC Davis. We talk about the benefits of intranasal administration, intranasal...
05.06.2024
Navigating Breastfeeding As An EM Physician
Navigating breastfeeding as an EM physician In the previous two episodes, we explored some of the challenges related to fertility and pregnancy for EM physicians. In the final episode of our three part series, we take it one step further to...
04.19.2024
PECARN Spotlight: Tools Validated
In this episode, we delve into a pivotal multi-center study validating the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) prediction rules for using CT imaging in children with blunt abdominal and minor head trauma. We discuss with the authors the...
04.03.2024
Navigating Pregnancy As An EM Physician
Pregnancy is common during medical training and in the early years as an attending physician, as these stages often align with individuals’ reproductive potential. The experience can vary widely depending on factors such as workplace dynamics, scheduling, and the physical...
03.18.2024
Navigating Infertility As An EM Physician
This the first episode in our three part series on infertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding as an Emergency Physician. In this installment, we shine a light on the often unspoken struggles of infertility among physicians, specifically focusing on the emergency medicine...
03.04.2024
PHOENIX: A Better Way To Look At Peds Sepsis
If you practice in emergency medicine you probably live on the look out for sepsis. You likely follow the 2016 Sepsis-3 guidelines for adults which really was a paradigm shift from an infection-associated SIRS, to infection-associated organ dysfunction with the...
02.19.2024
Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 3
People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infections, strokes, heart failure, and other serious disease processes. When patients are out sickle cell present to the ED,...
02.05.2024
Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 2
People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infections, strokes, heart failure, and other serious disease processes. In this 3 part series, we’re talking with experts to...
01.17.2024
Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 1
People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infections, strokes, heart failure, and other serious disease processes. When patients are out sickle cell present to the ED,...
01.08.2024
Push Dose Pearls: RSI
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Clinical Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the...
12.18.2023
The ins and outs of EMTALA
If you work in an ED, you’ve probably heard of EMTALA, or the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. But how much do you really know about this law? When does it apply and when does it not? EMTALA...
12.04.2023
Express Care Now
We first explored the world of Telehealth back in February of 2021 in parts 1 and 2 of our telemedicine series. Telehealth has exploded since then, even after hospitals and clinics opened fully again when COVID restrictions loosened. Drs. Jenny...
11.17.2023
Push Dose Pearls: Antibiotic Update
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the ED....
11.06.2023
ED Post Roe
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. This decision, known as the Dobbs decision, Overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the right to abortion that had been upheld for decades....
10.18.2023
Communicating About Child Abuse
***Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of child abuse*** In our last episode, Identifying abuse: the LCAST app, we talked about recognizing subtle signs concerning for child abuse and how to use the new LCAST app to determine the risk of...
10.04.2023
Identifying abuse: the LCAST app
In March of this year, we published a Rebeat of one of our most powerful episodes, It Could Have Been Different. We took a deep dive into one of the most difficult aspects of our jobs as emergency physicians -...
09.18.2023
Social Media: Wonderful and Terrifying
It’s been a while since we talked about social media in emergency medicine and a LOT has changed! We first explored this topic in 2019 with Dr. Meghan Ranney in our episode With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. The following...
09.05.2023
Push Dose Pearls: Insulin
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the ED....
08.18.2023
Update: Human Trafficking
In the last episode, we replayed one of our most powerful episodes, Sold for a Chrysler 300. The episode featured Annika Huff sharing her story as a survivor of human trafficking, as well as recommendations on how to address trafficking...
08.04.2023
REBEAT: Sold for a Chrysler 300
It’s time for another Repeat! This is one of our earliest episodes and it is a favorite because of one woman’s powerful story. Annika Huff (formerly Annika Mack) is a survivor of human trafficking. She speaks with us about her...
07.17.2023
Push Dose Pearls: Antidotes Part 2
This is the second episode in our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the ED....
07.06.2023
Push Dose Pearls: Antidotes Part 1
This is the first episode in our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the questions we all have about medications we commonly see and use in the ED....
06.18.2023
Airway Update
One of our quintessential roles as emergency physicians is managing and securing the emergent airway. This can be a life or death moment for the patient and often gets our own adrenaline pumping - it’s not a procedure we take...
06.04.2023
Update: MAT
Our last episode was a Rebeat of “The Game has Changed”, one of our earliest and most listened to episodes that explored medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. A LOT has changed since we first published the episode...
05.18.2023
REBEAT: The Game Has Changed
It’s time for another Rebeat! We’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from our very first season. The opioid epidemic is still very real and there are some new challenges with fentanyl as the predominant opioid on the street. But...
05.04.2023
Tranq Dope
There has been a lot in the news about “tranq dope”, especially following a recent New York Times article. Most concerning are the non-healing skin wounds that seem to be associated with its use. So what is tranq dope, or...
04.18.2023
It’s about shared success, NOT winning
In our last episode, we spoke with negotiations expert and founder of the Center for Leadership, Dr. Cheri Hobgood, about the art of a good negotiation. This week, we’ve partnered with Women in PEM again to explore how negotiations can...
04.04.2023
You had me at hello.
Negotiating what you need and want in your career is an essential skill, for any emergency medicine physician - well, for anyone, really! So, whether you are in academic or community practice, or something completely unrelated, this episode is for...
03.17.2023
Rebeat – It could have been different
Introducing EM Pulse Podcast Rebeat! In our Rebeat episodes, we will revisit important past episodes. In this Rebeat, we discuss a challenging but important aspect of emergency medicine - identifying and addressing child abuse or non-accidental trauma (NAT). We talk...
03.03.2023
Alcohol Part 2: The power of recovery
Alcohol use disorder is extremely prevalent in the United States, affecting over 5% of the population 12 and older. We see patients suffering from this disease in our EDs - sometimes for complications of acute intoxication (like car accidents) and...
02.19.2023
Alcohol Part 1: There’s nothing worse than detoxing
Alcohol use disorder is extremely prevalent in the United States, affecting over 5% of the population 12 and older. We see patients suffering from this disease in our EDs - sometimes for complications of acute intoxication (like car accidents) and...
02.03.2023
BulletPoints Project Series Part 4: Act
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane. Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun...
01.18.2023
BulletPoints Project Series Part 3: Assess
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane. Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun...
01.03.2023
Three things I learned in 2022
Happy New Year! We have an exciting lineup for 2023, but first, we’d like to reflect on a few things we learned this past year. Some favorites include our legal series and our series on women in EM - listen...
12.18.2022
BulletPoints Project Series Part 2: Approach
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane. Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun...
12.04.2022
BulletPoints Project Series Part 1: Blood On My Shoes
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemute, in our January 2019 episode, #thisismylane. Most physicians feel strongly that we have a role in gun...
11.17.2022
Do I really need to LP a febrile infant with a UTI?
In this podcast we discuss the prevalence of bacteremia and even more interestingly the prevalence of meningitis in febrile infants <=60 days of age with a positive UA. Dr. Kuppermann from PECARN shares his approach to the febrile neonate with a UTI. Host: Dr....
11.03.2022
COVID Update
We’ve heard talk that the pandemic is “over”, but are we there? It’s been a while since we talked about COVID, but it’s still out there, mutating and spreading. In this episode, we catch up with our infectious disease specialist,...
10.18.2022
Legal Part 5: Lens of Truth
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient...
10.04.2022
Legal Part 4: Living through litigation
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient...
09.18.2022
Legal Part 3: So you’ve been sued
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient...
09.04.2022
Legal Part 2: They made me say the earth is flat
*Please first listen to "Legal Part 1: A Subpoena is not a party invitation" before this episode. For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many...
09.04.2022
Legal Part 1: A subpoena is not a party invitation
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this five part series, we’ll cover everything from the basics, to being a percipient...
07.18.2022
A chat with an ED clinical pharmacist
Integrating an ED clinical pharmacist was a complete practice changer for us at UC Davis! It is a positive trend across the US and in this episode, we talk with Chris Adams, Clinical Senior Pharmacist at UC Davis. Tell us how...
07.04.2022
Let’s talk PrEP
Back in our March 2020 episode, This is Hope, we spoke with Dr. Larissa May about HIV screening in the ED. Screening programs, along with education and other resources, is making a difference, but there are still tens of thousands...
06.19.2022
Please Don’t Hurt Me!
Kids, pain, and the emergency department can be a set up for disaster. In this podcast, three pediatric specialists get into why that is and how we can all be better at treating kids in pain. Tag us on social media,...
06.06.2022
Project HOPE
It can be overwhelming to read the news these days, with all the pain and suffering in the world. We may struggle with how to respond or what WE can do, but there are always ways to help. In this...
05.18.2022
Pay Attention
This is the fourth and final episode of our Women in EM series. We’ve heard personal stories of lived experiences and microaggressions, learned about the “leaky pipeline” that leads to a dearth of women in leadership, and took a deep...
05.03.2022
Mind The Gap
Did you know that women physicians make 72 cents on every dollar their male counterparts make?! According to the New York Times, this leads to women earning about $2 million less than men over their careers as doctors. In the...

What's EM Pulse Podcast™ about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

EM Pulse Podcast™ episodes:

Hot Off The Press: PECARN Cervical Spine Injury Rule

Push Dose Pearls: Intranasal Medications

Navigating Breastfeeding As An EM Physician

PECARN Spotlight: Tools Validated

Navigating Pregnancy As An EM Physician

Navigating Infertility As An EM Physician

PHOENIX: A Better Way To Look At Peds Sepsis

Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 3

Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 2

Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 1

Push Dose Pearls: RSI

The ins and outs of EMTALA

Express Care Now

Push Dose Pearls: Antibiotic Update

ED Post Roe

Communicating About Child Abuse

Identifying abuse: the LCAST app

Social Media: Wonderful and Terrifying

Push Dose Pearls: Insulin

Update: Human Trafficking

REBEAT: Sold for a Chrysler 300

Push Dose Pearls: Antidotes Part 2

Push Dose Pearls: Antidotes Part 1

Airway Update

Update: MAT

REBEAT: The Game Has Changed

Tranq Dope

It’s about shared success, NOT winning

You had me at hello.

Rebeat – It could have been different

Alcohol Part 2: The power of recovery

Alcohol Part 1: There’s nothing worse than detoxing

BulletPoints Project Series Part 4: Act

BulletPoints Project Series Part 3: Assess

Three things I learned in 2022

BulletPoints Project Series Part 2: Approach

BulletPoints Project Series Part 1: Blood On My Shoes

Do I really need to LP a febrile infant with a UTI?

COVID Update

Legal Part 5: Lens of Truth

Legal Part 4: Living through litigation

Legal Part 3: So you’ve been sued

Legal Part 2: They made me say the earth is flat

Legal Part 1: A subpoena is not a party invitation

A chat with an ED clinical pharmacist

Let’s talk PrEP

Please Don’t Hurt Me!

Project HOPE

Pay Attention

Mind The Gap