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Access to safe abortions in the post-Roe era

Aug 16, 2022

Dr. Monica Saxena JD, MD joins us to discuss the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. How will this affect access to abortions, particularly for marginalized communities? What relevance does this ruling have to the role of the EM physician in caring for emergencies in pregnancy? What role with the emergency department...

Nutrition and Food Insecurity

Aug 25, 2020

Dr. Seth Berkowitz and Economist Hunt Alcott join us to discuss nutrition, food insecurity, and their relevance to emergency medicine. What questions can we ask to identify food insecurity quickly? What resources can we offer patients? How might it affect our clinical decision making?

Objectives:

Explore how...

Alcohol

Jun 16, 2020

Drs. Otis Warren and Shannon Smith-Bernardin join us to discuss how alcohol relates to social issues. What more can we do for patients that are brought in drunk? What solutions exist at both the individual ED and healthcare system level?

Objectives:

Understand the challenges in treating alcohol use disorder in the...

Health Disparities in the Time of COVID

May 27, 2020

Across the US, LatinX and Black people are dying from COVID-19 at twice the rate of their white counterparts. In this special episode of Announce, hosts Drs. Ayesha Khan & Quincy Moore explore some of the issues underlying these disparities and what EM providers need to be aware of to combat them.

Additional...

Race

Feb 13, 2020

Drs. Sheryl Heron and Camara Phyllis Jones join us to discuss race and how it affects our practice in the ED.

Objectives:

Debunk misunderstandings about the biological basis of race
Analyze the relationship between race, social determinants of health, and health outcomes
Discuss interventions that work to...