Physician in the Loop: Emergency Medicine

Peer-supported internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) reduced anxiety more than primary care referral among 375 emergency department (ED) patients with low-risk chest pain and elevated anxiety, a trial in JAMA Internal Medicine found. A trial at two Michigan trauma center EDs found telehealth counseling cut risky firearm behaviors among young people who carry guns, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that patient actors simulating avian influenza were masked and isolated in 60% of unannounced facility drills.

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