Geriatric EM
It’s no secret that the U.S. population is aging. We are fully aware of this in the ED, where many of our sickest patients are older adults. But what many general EM providers don’t realize ....
Category: Heartbeats
These are focused mini episodes.
Space Medicine
Emergency Medicine training can lead to amazing career opportunities. We’ve interviewed world renowned researchers, global health physicians, doctors who specialize in policy and advocacy, among others - but what about space medicine?! In this special ....
Covid-19 Kids Vaccine Considered
By the end of October 2021, almost 6.4 million children tested positive for COVID-19…6.4 million. In our first ever crossover podcast we discuss with Kids Considered host and Peds ID Dr. Dean Blumberg we discuss ....
Women in PEM
Let’s talk about gender equality in PEM. Our guests are two PEM physicians who are creating innovative solutions to workforce inequality. Host: Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis ....
Youth Violence Prevention
Here we highlight lessons learned about youth violence prevention and what you can do now, on your next shift to prevent violent injuries in youth. Dr. Joe Wright is an accomplished leader in Pediatric Emergency ....
Workplace Violence: It’s NOT part of the job
Recently, we’ve explored how violence can affect our patients. Now, let’s how explore how we as emergency medicine providers are affected by violence in our own department. In part I of this two part series, ....
A Chance For Change
Do you have a similar program where you work, or are you interested in learning more about how to start one? Share your experiences and questions with us on social media, @empulsepodcast, or through our ....
It costs you nothing…
***Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of child abuse*** This is a follow up episode that dives deeper on why a bruised baby is worrisome, important aspects of a social history, and screening for abuse ....
Pot Tarts – 3.5 years later…
Our first EM Pulse podcast called “Pot Tarts” was on marijuana legalization in California and ingestion in kids. In this episode we circle back to THC in kids with Dr. James Chenoweth on a an ....
My Pastor told me to
Happy spring, everyone! This Heartbeat is all about joy and community, so come along with me to Macedonia Baptist Church in Sacramento, California, where community leaders, Pastor Jeffrey Johnson and Derrell Roberts, teamed up with ....