WTBS 18 Zero-Tolerance Policies in the ED Part 2: Taking a Look in the Mirror
January 29, 2019
Are there things we can do in the ED to reduce the risk of violence? We focus on some of the high-risk populations that are...
Dr. Howard Ovens
WTBS 12 – Introducing EM Cases Conflict of Interest Policy
February 6, 2017
Whenever discussions about conflict of interest (COI) come up, one of the first questions that’s inevitably raised is why are we focusing only on financial...
WTBS 11 – Keeping Score: Providing Physician Feedback
December 20, 2016
What does the evidence say about the true utility of physician performance feedback and scorecards? Do they meet a real need for information to guide...
WTBS 9 – EM Quality Assurance Part One: Improving Follow up from the ED
September 27, 2016
This is Waiting to Be Seen 9 on EM Cases - Improving Follow up From the ED, Quality Assurance Part 1. We all face the...
Dr. Lucas Chartier
Episode 85 – Medical Clearance of the Psychiatric Patient
August 29, 2016
Psychiatric chief complaints comprise about 6 or 7% of all ED visits, with the numbers of psychiatric patients we see increasing every year. The ED...
Anton Helman
WTBS 8 – Succeeding With the Dirty Task of Hand Hygiene Promotion
May 10, 2016
Succeeding with the dirty task of hand hygiene promotion How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? The punch line to that...