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Journal Club during conference on 12/5 will focus on overcrowding and process flow in the ED. Dr. Kohli will be reviewing two papers (password-required):

• Solberg, LI, et al. Emergency Department Crowding: Consensus Development of Potential Measures. Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42:824-834. (PMID: 14634610)

• Asplin, BR, et al. A Conceptual Model of Emergency Department Crowding. Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42:173-180. (PMID: 12883504)

Please read the articles in preparation for discussion at Journal Club.

Please join us for Emergency Medicine Department Conference on 11/28 at 9AM in Hatch Auditorium.

9am M&M - Dr. Chiang
10am Core Lecture: Thyroid Emergencies - Dr. Jason Shapiro
11am Endocrine Board Review - Dr. Norris
12pm EM-Neuro Stroke Conference - Dr. Vashi
1pm Interesting Case - Dr. Chow

What: Pre-interview happy hour with the applicants
When: Sunday, 11/25 @7:00 PM
Where: Geronimo’s at 1600 3rd Ave btwn 89th & 90th St

Sohan will be covering emergent chief duties for Sinai for 11/23 to 11/25. Please continue to contact Ted via email for any non-emergent Sinai issues.

Elmhurst Administrative Offices, check schedule for your time.

Emergency CT abdomen tutorial
Location: TBA
Session will be led by Ted’s cousin, John Melnick, the radiology attending who moonlights at Elmhurst.
Click here for a good introduction to CT abdomen.

Please join us for Emergency Medicine Department Conference featuring this month’s Grand Rounds. Conference will be held at 9AM in Hatch Auditorium.

9am Grand Rounds - EKG Disasters: Dr. Robert Levine
10am Grand Rounds - DVT/PE Literature Update - Dr. Robert Levine
11am Pulmonary Board Review - Dr. Zahn
12pm Peds Core - Abdominal Emergencies: Dr. Sylvia Garcia
1pm Peds M&M - Dr. Fawaz

The final NALS training of the year will be held on Wednesday, 12/5 at 7:30A in the B8 conference room at Elmhurst. Please be sure to have reviewed the NALS training information beforehand. Their standard instructions are below:

“ - At lease a week before the training the trainee should pick up a NRP book from the library.
- On the day of training each chapter of the book is reviewed and after each chapter a test is given. If fail,
they receive a remedial immediately and will not move forward if do not pass.
- At the end their is mega code practice.
- There is a minimum passing score for each chapter.
- If successfully completed a certificate is issued. “

Please join us for Emergency Medicine conference at Elmhurst in the 8th floor conference room. The schedule for our conference is:

9am Journal Club - Dr. H Truong
10am Core Lecture: Seizures and Status Epilepticus - Dr. Peter Shearer
11am Toxicology Board Review I - Dr. Melnick
12pm M&M - Dr. Zhong
1pm Trauma Conference - Dr. Tafoya