N of 1 -- The World’s Most Efficient ED?
From Cardiac Transplant Patients in the ED, EEM 2019, N of One, Brue WorksOnce a patient is placed in an ED room and bed, it can feel like time slows down. Unless they're dying, most systems don't have a rush order on getting things done. Florida emergency physician Michael White says things don't have to be that way. He has re-worked his ED's flow so that discharge …
33min 19Michael White, MD and Rob Orman, MD
N of 1: Should We Embrace Metrics?
From Propofol Procedural Sedation, Chest Pain Guideline, N of 1, Open Fracture, DVTIn the modern era of performance analysis and review, metrics are often seen as a tool to punish clinicians. Dr. Sean Dowling says that doesn't have to be the case. We can make metrics work for us and, if they are crafted in a thoughtful way, improve our quality of care. •
35min 51Shawn Dowling, MD and Rob Orman, MD
N of 1: Patient Experience
From Cathing Dudes, Cough, N of 1, Low Salt, Active Shooter, Bits and PiecesNone of us start the day hoping that our patients have a negative experience during the time we care for them. But the medical system, and even some of our habits, can lead to just that. Expert Justin Bright gives his thoughts on how to improve patient experience in the emergency department. His …
34minJustin Bright, MD and Rob Orman, MD
EEM: 5 Repeated Narratives That Are Not True
From First Trimester Bleeding, EEM, N of One, Myasthenia Gravis, FAST ExamFrom Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2019, Bouncebacks author Mike Weinstock addresses five things we say (or at least think) and asks, “Is that really true?” •
18min 49Mike Weinstock, MD and Rob Orman, MD
Debriefing INFO
From Chest Pain, Chest Tube, Burnout, Debriefing INFO, Alcohol Withdrawal, PregnancyThere’s no getting around it, finding time to debrief challenging or difficult cases can feel nearly impossible in the task saturated emergency department environment. In this episode, Dr. Stuart Rose discusses a novel approach to making debriefs more likely to happen in the ED as well as a tool to …
27min 54Stuart Rose, MD and Rob Orman, MD
N of One: Can Burnout Be a Good Thing?
From Chest Pain, Chest Tube, Burnout, Debriefing INFO, Alcohol Withdrawal, PregnancyDike Drummond from thehappymd.com is back to discuss: how burnout can end up being a good thing; how burnout can be a path to leadership but not necessarily in a good way, pitfalls to avoid when going from clinician to leader of clinicians; dealing with uncertainty in your career choice; why it’s …
29min 38Dike Drummond, MD and Rob Orman, MD
How To Be An Effective Leader
From The Dying Asthmatic, Button Batteries, Effective Leaders, Ischemic Bowel, APACDiscuss methods of effective (and ineffective) leadership.
36min 57Josh Bucher, MD, Jim Czarnik, MD, and Rob Orman, MD