May 21, 2013

What would Hippocrates do?

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What would Hippocrates do? SMART EM’s David Newman speaks with ERCAST

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Academia versus the privates. Where to now? The medicine is the same…but the day to day of your job is quite different. Scott Weingart from emcrit and Rob Rogers from emrap educators podcast join ercast for the session.

Competence vs Decision Making Capacity

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ERCAST 015 A dog bites my brother’s scrotum… Legal expert Rich Orman joins ercast for a discussion about the distinction between competence and medical decision making capacity. ERCAST and EMRAP Listener email on induced hypothermia and MRSA Additional Information: ERCAST 015: Decision Making Capacity [Audio mp3 link] ERCAST on iTunes

MRSA and Abscess Part 1

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Dr. Greg Moran, the ultimate Jedi Master of emergency medicine infectious disease, talks with ercast about MRSA, abscesses, decolonization therapy, cellulitis and SO much more.

Induced Hypothermia

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Everything you need to know about the how and why to induce hypothermia in post cardiac arrest patients. We interview Dr. Scott Weingart and take a deep look into his soul to discover the platinum nugget of critical care emergency medicine.

C Diff is never a good thing

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Do you have a habit of taking a z-pack 3 days into your viral URI? Do you work in a hospital or health care setting? Do you have a colon?

Climbing Everest

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Terry O’Connor MD talks with ercast about climbing Mt Everest and being an expedition physician.

The Toxic Neonate

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An interview with Dr. Tim Horeczko about how to recognize and manage the crashing neonate.

Suicide Risk

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Suicide risk assessment in the emergency department

The Death Tell

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How do we deliver the news of death? It ain’t easy, but it can be done well. Stuart Swadron from EMRAP joins us for a discussion.