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Journal Club on June 4th will feature articles on the PERC rule in the assessment of low risk patients with PE. The main article that we will review is the recent validation study and the supplementary article is the original derivation study. (Note that articles require passwords for download.)

Kline JA, et al. Prospective multicenter evaluation of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6: 772–80. (PMID: 18318689)

Kline JA, et al. Clinical criteria to prevent unnecessary diagnostic testing in emergency department patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. J Thromb Haemost 2004; 2: 1247–55. (PMID: 15304025)

Please join us for Emergency Medicine Department Conference, featuring a core lecture by Dr. Scot Hill, and the joint EM/IM conference. Conference will be held on 5/28, beginning at 9AM in Hatch Auditorium.

9am Core Lecture: The Wrist - Dr. Scot Hill
10am M&M - Dr. James Hinchey
11am Senior Lecture - Dr. Ted Melnick
12pm EM/IM Conference: Dr. Chiang
1pm Senior Lecture: Dr. Mark Heller

Lunch will be provided.

Please join us for Emergency Medicine Department Conference featuring this month’s Grand Rounds. Conference will be held on 5/21 at Elmhurst in the 1st floor auditorium next to the entrance from 8AM to 11 AM and we will move to the 8th floor conference room at 11AM.

8am Cardiology Conference - Dr. Zhong
9am Grand Rounds: Decompensated Heart Failure - Dr. Scott Silvers
10am Grand Rounds: Hypotension in the ED - Dr. Scott Silvers
11am Tox Series: Sports Enhancing Substances - Dr. Ruben Olmedo
12pm Critical Care Series - Dr. Scott Weingart

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We will be attending the NYC-wide Jacobi Trauma Conference in lieu of our conference today.  Registration starts at 7am and the program starts at 8am.  Check their website for more details and information on how to get there.

What: EM-4 residents present and answer questions about their scholarly projects
When: Tuesday, May 13 from 6PM to 10PM
Where: East Building Seminar Room

Dinner will be served, and all residents and faculty are expected to attend.

Please join us for Emergency Medicine Department Conference on 5/28 at 9AM at Sinai in Hatch Auditorium.

9am M&M - Dr. Hinchey
10am Senior Lecture #8 - Dr. Melnick
11am Core Lecture: Updates in OB & GYN Emergencies - Dr. Scot Hill
12pm EM-IM Conference - Dr. Chiang
1pm Senior Lecture #9 - Dr. Heller

Please join us for Emergency Medicine Department Conference on 6/18 at 8AM at Elmhurst in the 8th floor conference room.

8am Cardiology Conference — Dr. Sadati
9am Core Lecture: Controversies in Stroke / TIA Management — Dr. Reuben Strayer
10am Interesting Case — Dr. Zhong
11am Toxicology Series: Bradycardia — Dr. Beth Ginsburg
12pm Critical Care Series: Shock and Hypothermia — Dr. Scott Weingart & Dr. Phil Andrus

Please note the early start time.

Journal Club this week will feature an article (password-required) from the recent Peds literature on steroids in croup.

Bjornson CL, et al. A randomized trial of a single dose of oral dexamethasone for mild croup. N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 23;351(13):1306-13. (PMID: 15385657)

Please read the article and come prepared to discuss it at journal club.