EPM Talk

In this week's installment of EPM Talk, Mark Plaster chats with Kevin Spencer of Ring Rescue, a company with a device that helps remove rings from swollen fingers. 

Mark has a personal experience as at ACEP 2019, he had his wedding ring that he hadn't taken off for 40 years removed via the device. 

Tune in to this fun discussion and then check out a demonstration of the ring removal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4PdBKs_Ll4&t=7s

“Ever wonder why more men have died of COVID 19 than women?  

There are a lot more differences in how men and women respond to disease than you might expect.  

Join me for another ‘He said, She said' EP Talk with Jeannette Wolfe, MD.  

Don’t wait for the CDC to tell you that the COVID tsunami is taking out your frontline providers.

Manage the problem in real time with a truly innovative program from Beyond Lucid technology. Hear my rapid fire discussion with the CEO of Beyond Lucid, Jonathon Feit.

Mark Plaster chats with Chris Catani of Hardy Diagnostics to discuss the group's microbiology labs, which potentially could play a significant role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tune in for an enlightening discussion with one of the industry leaders in the field in this latest episode. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe.

In the era of pandemics, knowing within two hours whether you have a college student with bacterial meningitis, or a more benign viral etiology could be hugely important to many people.

Dr. Sean-Xavier Neath joins Mark Plaster for a discussion of syndromic infectious disease detection of meningitis/encephalitis. It could change the way you approach this deadly condition.

“If you are not familiar with this fast growing group you might think 'Sound Physicians’ is a group of ER doc rockers touring the US. But they are ‘sound physicians.’

Join me and Drs. Mike Presley (not related to Elvis) and Nathan Ruch as we talk about how this group combines in and out of hospital care, with telemedicine in the age of coronavirus.

Mark is joined by EPM board member Salim Rezaie to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on society, the success of physical distancing, impact on the economy, the importance of New York physicians and the likelihood of an even more dangerous second wave.

Listen in to one of EPM Talk's more fascinating discussions about Coronavirus.

Mark shares one of his more recent encounters and frustrations in balancing a family's wishes as a relative prepares for treatment for COVID-19 against standard hospital procedures.

It's a powerful glimpse of the emotional toil of a situation where there isn't a best possible outcome.

PPE, PPE, PPE. Take care of yourself and your co-workers. That’s the mantra of Amer Aldeen MD, CMO for USACS.

You’ll enjoy this personal wide-ranging discussion of how COVID-19 has changed our perspectives on EM.

If you thought that all board prep courses are variations of the same you would be wrong.

Dr. Andrew Phillips discusses how EM Coach uses artificial intelligence to help you build a strong and deep understanding of emergency medicine insuring that you will ace the exam.

Join Mark as he catches up with one of EPM's regular columnists.