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NFEM Scholars Present at #SAEM21

    The National Foundation of Emergency Medicine (NFEM) supports early career academic emergency medicine physicians (EMPs) who contribute to translational medicine through research. This year, four emergency medicine scholars in our Scholar-Mentor Program submitted five abstracts on research they will be presenting at the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) 2021 virtual meeting, #SAEM21. […]

Paradigm Shifts in Bedside Ultrasound with Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD

Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona. Paradigm Shifts in Bedside Ultrasound – Transcript In this installment, Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD provides an overview of bedside ultrasound in the ED, both as a teaching and diagnostic tool. Dr. LaCasses presents three paradigm shifts for bedside ultrasound: Ultrasound training […]

Paradigm Shifts in Sickle Cell Disease with Gentry Wilkerson, MD

Dr. Wilkerson is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Originally Published in 2018. Transcript: Paradigm Shifts in Sickle Cell Disease In this installment, Dr. Wilkerson provides a broad overview of his research in sickle cell disease (SCD) with three paradigms shifts for emergency medicine: Have a restoration of […]

Paradigm Shifts in Palliative Care with Justin Brooten, MD

Dr. Brooten is an Assistant Professor of Emergency and Palliative Medicine with Wake Forest Baptist Health. Transcript: Paradigm Shifts in Palliative Care.docx In this installment, Dr. Brooten discusses palliative care and introduces three paradigms shifts for emergency medicine: Palliative care is not just an end of life care. Some emergencies are actually palliative care and/or […]

Wake Forest University Emergency Medicine Physician Receives Grant Funds for COVID-19 Research

National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholar, Justin Brooten, MD, received a grant to study the effect of the COVID-19 infection outcomes in hospitalized older adults.    TUCSON, Ariz. — To encourage COVID-19 related research, the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine (NFEM) has awarded emergency medicine research across the country. Justin Brooten, MD, an Assistant Professor of Emergency and Palliative Medicine with Wake Forest Baptist Health, received a $10,000 […]

Emory University and University of California, San Diego Emergency Medicine Physicians Receive Grant Funds for COVID-19 Research   

              National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholars, Monique Antionette Smith, MD and Gabriel Wardi, MD, received funding for a multi-institution study in order to use big data to predict the need for delayed tracheal intubation in Emergency Department patients.   TUCSON, Ariz. — To encourage COVID-19 related research, the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine […]

University of Mississippi Emergency Medicine Physician Receives Grant Funds for  COVID-19 Research

National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholar, Elizabeth Clair, DO, received a grant to identify the prevalence of mental health concerns among emergency medicine physicians during COVID-19.     TUCSON, Ariz. — To encourage COVID-19 related research, the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine (NFEM) has awarded emergency medicine research across the country. Elizabeth Clair, DO, an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of […]

Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Emergency Medicine Physician Receives Grant Funds for COVID-19 Research   

National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholar, Kori Zachrison, MD, MSc, received a grant to study the use of telemedicine as protection against COVID-19 exposure while ensuring quality of care among patients with limited English proficiency    TUCSON, Ariz. — To encourage COVID-19 related research, the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine (NFEM) has awarded research funding for NFEM emergency medicine scholars […]

University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Physician Receives Grant Funds for COVID-19 Research   

National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholar, Zachary Dezman, MD, MS, MS, received a grant to analyze data from 55 hospitals stretched across 11 states to better understand how different public health interventions, like closing bars and schools or mandating masks while in public, impact the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases treated in emergency departments and intensive care […]

Columbia University Emergency Medicine Physician Receives Grant Funds for COVID-19 Research

National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholar, Dana Sacco, MD, received a grant to study the affect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient visits for psychiatric and substance abuse-related complaints.   TUCSON, Ariz. — To encourage COVID-19 related research, the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine (NFEM) has awarded emergency medicine research across the country. Dana Sacco, MD, an […]