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#FOAMed Movement
Christina Powell, OMS-III LECOM-Bradenton What is FOAMed? FOAMed stands for Free Open Access Medical (FOAM) Education. If you spend any time on social media stalking the emergency medicine community, you’ll see a plethora of physicians sharing great ideas, clinical skills, and novel pearls for the [...]
Meet The 2018 RSO Board!
Dhimitri Nikolla, DO President My name is Dhimitri Nikolla, and I am a 3rd year resident at AHN Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. I originally hail from Tuxedo, NY where I continue to volunteer as an EMT. I graduated from LECOM – Erie, and last year I was Secretary of the Resident Chapte [...]
ACOEP-RSO President and Director of Student Affairs Report
The ACOEP Resident Student Organization (RSO) has taken over a year to form and now we have elected our first RSO Board of Directors! We believe that this leaner board has made us more task-specific in pursuing our mission: to support the continuing education, osteopathic philosophy, and career deve [...]
Letter From The Editor- Winter 2018 Edition
Welcome back for another great edition of The Fast Track! The 2017 ACOEP Scientific Assembly is over, which means that we have a brand new Fast Track team! Check our “Meet the RSO” article to learn more about all the new board members, including our new editors. They have worked hard to provide you [...]
What’s New In EM
Aadil Vora, OMS-IV NSUCOM The Pediatric Sedation State Scale to assess pediatric procedural sedation (July 2017) Scales that seek to describe the level of sedation achieved during procedural sedation focus largely on physiologic depth, primarily airway and cardiovascular impairment. But a new tool c [...]
Fatigue and Poor Appetite In An Elderly Female
Dhimitri Nikolla, DO AHN Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA CASE An 86 year-old female with a past medical history of chronic congestive heart failure with a dual-chamber pacemaker, hypertension, severe mitral regurgitation, and dementia was sent to the emergency department (ED) by family via ambulanc [...]
The Business Of Healthcare: How Patient Satisfaction Plays A Role
Alexander Torres, DO Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton, OK Patient satisfaction and its impact on healthcare and health outcomes dates back to the 1950s, where relationships between patients and healthcare providers were examined.1 These relationships have become extremely complex as the hea [...]
An Ode to Osler: A Physician Profile
Dominic Williams OMS-IV LECOM - Bradenton “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.” Have you ever wondered why, as a third-year medical student, you’re cast out into the hospital to fend for yourself among patients? Have you ever stopped to think about which creative genius c [...]
Wellens Syndrome: The Forgotten Diagnosis
Frank Wheeler, OMS-IV LECOM-Bradenton Introduction A middle-aged male complaining of resolved chest pain presents to the emergency department (ED). His physical examination is normal. His electrocardiogram (EKG) is seen in Figure 1 and cardiac enzymes were normal as well. The patient is determined t [...]
Lead From The Front
Christina Powell, OMS-III LECOM-Bradenton In the past, a sentiment existed among some emergency physicians that arriving on time and covering the shift with 100% effort was sufficient for success. However, in the face of increasing competition in the field, changing insurance models, and expanding e [...]