Urgent Matters

Dr. Toby Litovitz discusses her work with a new web-based app she and her team have developed at the National Capitol Poison Center called webPoisonControl. Dr. Litovitz is a medical toxicologist and emergency physician. She founded the National Capital Poison Center in 1980 and has served as its Executive and Medical Director since that time. She is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Georgetown University and a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University. 

For more:

https://triage.webpoisoncontrol.org  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27321939

Dr. Motov will be discussing his work on developing new ways to treat patients in the emergency department that reduce our reliance on potentially addictive and dangerous opioid medications. Dr. Motov is an attending physician at Maimonides Medical Center and assistant professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. For more information, feel free to visit his website at www.painfree-ed.com. 

Dr. Neal Sikka discusses his work in telehealth. Dr. Sikka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and a Board Certified Emergency Physician at The George Washington University Hospital. He is the Director of the Innovative Practice Section at the GW Medical Faculty Associates. He oversees the GW MFA Telemedicine Communication Center, is the Emergency Department Information System Physician Application Manager, and is an active member of the GW mHealth Collaborative. 

Dr. Benjamin Lawner discusses his efforts to address public health through EMS and emergency medicine, specifically through the framework and implementation of "Sober Centers." Dr. Lawner is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland. He has completed fellowships in both faculty development and pre-hospital care. He is currently the Deputy EMS Medical Director for Baltimore Country Fire Department, and provides medical oversight for regional pre-hospital education programs. 

Dr. Amirshahi is an emergency medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC). In addition to her current practice at MWHC, Dr. Amirshahi has significant experience as a registered pharmacist, having practiced pharmacy in both the inpatient and outpatient settings for more than a decade.

Her research, on topics such as prescription drug abuse, medication reconciliation, patient adherence, and drug shortages, has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She serves as a reviewer for several journals, including Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Academic Emergency Medicine and the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Shulman is the Senior Chief Innovation Engineer with Atrius Health. Today she discusses the in's and out's of her Home Healthcare Delivery program! 

Dr. Biese - Associate Professor, UNC Department of Emergency Medicine ; Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs ; Clinical Associate of Professor of Internal Medicine, Division Geriatrics; Co-Director, Division of Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Dr. Hwang - Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine,   Mount Sinai Health System

CME resources recommended by our speakers:

http://geri-em.com 

https://www.ena.org/education/education/GENE/Pages/default.aspx

Today's podcast discusses the notion of quality based care in the emergency department. Speaking with us is Dominic J. Bagnoli, Jr., MD, FACEP, FAAEM. Dr. Bagnoli serves as chief executive officer of US Acute Care Solutions (USACS), overseeing the strategic direction the company.He founded Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP) in 1992 and led the company to become one of the largest, fastest-growing, physician-owned emergency medicine organizations in the United States.

Today's podcast discusses the implementation of co-management in the emergency department. Speaking with us is the Associate Chairman and Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at Einstein Medical Center, Dr. Jack Kelly. 

Today's topic brings to light the importance of palliative care in the emergency department. Speaking with us is CEP America's Vice President Dr. Denise Brown. Dr. Brown's work focuses on how palliative care, on a multi-disciplinary front,  can lead to improved quality of life for patients throughout the healthcare continuum.