The 1440 Doctor: 3 Tips for Combating Distractions while Working From Home
October 22, 2021
We have all been there. You sit down to write your next masterpiece that you know any journal would be lucky to accept and “ding”...
Jennifer Kanapicki Comer, MD
20 Tips for Career Success and Longevity in Emergency Medicine
October 13, 2021
Photo by Snapwire on Pexels.com The practice of emergency medicine (EM) is consistently challenging. At any given moment during a shift, emergency physicians are responsible for...
Gus M. Garmel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Stanford’s INFODEMIC Conference on COVID-19 Misinformation: Open-access podcasts
October 8, 2021
In July 2021, Dr. Vivek Murthy became the first U.S. Surgeon General to declare health misinformation a public health crisis. Specifically, COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and...
Michael Gisondi, MD
Breaking the Cycle: ED Management of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
September 27, 2021
What is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome? Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a condition in which patients who have been using cannabis or synthetic cannabinoids for a...
Jason Elzinga, MD
Unleashing Creativity
August 13, 2021
Creativity is at the core of process improvement necessary for the advancement of the medical profession. We need to unleash our creativity to meet the...
Kristen Whitworth, DO
Education Theory Made Practical: Listen to the New Podcast Series
July 16, 2021
The Education Theory Made Practical (ETMP) set of 3 e-books were published starting 2017, reviewing key education theory principles and practically framing the abstract into...
Michelle Lin, MD
Reading from the Silver Linings Playbook: The ALiEM Connect Project
April 26, 2021
It feels like yesterday that we were sheltered-in-place, staring at our computers, wondering, “So now what?” As COVID-19 paused all in-person educational sessions, the early...
Christian Rose, MD
Bridge to EM Curriculum: Test your learning at ALiEMU
April 1, 2021
Do you know of a senior Emergency Medicine (EM) medical student about to start internship? We are thrilled to announce that our 8-week, self-paced Bridge...
SAEM Clinical Image Series: What’s This Thing on My Face?
February 22, 2021
A 91-year-old female patient presented with her family after concern for multiple new lesions on her face and hands. The patient thinks the lesions grew...
Jessica L. Smith, MD
SAEM Clinical Image Series: Finger Pain
February 15, 2021
The patient is a 24-year-old female who presents to the emergency department for left middle finger pain and swelling. She is right hand dominant and...
Grace Lagasse, MD
SAEM Clinical Image Series: Edema Got Your Tongue?
February 1, 2021
A 57-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a swollen mouth for three hours. He reported never having experienced this before and denied starting...
Rykiel Levine, DO
SAEM Clinical Image Series: Sun-burnt Hands and Lips
A 44-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of hepatitis C presents with a complaint of pain, swelling, and skin blistering of his hands....
Justin Rich