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• • ·Table of Contents

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• • ·Editors

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• • ·What's Coming in Annals ● December 2013

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• • ·Information for Readers

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• • ·CORD Coverpage

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• • ·CORD Table of Contents

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• • ·Calendar

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• • ·Classified 2013 Advertising Rates & Information : New Value-Added Feature—Your Ad Online at no Additional Cost!

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• • ·Classified

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• News and Perspective

  • ·Social Media and Physician Learning : Is It All Twitter?

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    Jan Greene

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  • ·ACGME, Osteopaths Fail to Reach Deal on Accreditation : 18-Month Negotiations Collapse

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    Eric Berger

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• Geriatrics

  • ·Association Between Age Older Than 75 Years and Exceeded Target Waiting Times in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey in the Paris Metropolitan Area, France

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    Yonathan Freund, Christophe Vincent-Cassy, Benjamin Bloom, Bruno Riou, Patrick Ray, APHP Emergency Database Study Group ⁎

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  • ·Diagnosing Delirium in Older Emergency Department Patients: Validity and Reliability of the Delirium Triage Screen and the Brief Confusion Assessment Method

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    Jin H. Han, Amanda Wilson, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, Ayumi Shintani, John F. Schnelle, Robert S. Dittus, Amy J. Graves, Alan B. Storrow, John Shuster, E. Wesley Ely

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• Images in Emergency Medicine

  • ·Man with Epistaxis and Dysphagia

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    Brent J. Levy, Ryan R. Knapp

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• Geriatrics

  • ·Profiles of Older Patients in the Emergency Department: Findings From the interRAI Multinational Emergency Department Study

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    Leonard C. Gray, Nancye M. Peel, Andrew P. Costa, Ellen Burkett, Aparajit B. Dey, Palmi V. Jonsson, Prabha Lakhan, Gunnar Ljunggren, Fredrik Sjostrand, Walter Swoboda, Nathalie I.H. Wellens, John Hirdes

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• Health Policy

  • ·The Relationship Between Emergency Department Use and Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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    Janice Blanchard, Jeanne M. Madden, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Carol Roan Gresenz, Stephen B. Soumerai

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  • ·Emergency Department Computed Tomography Utilization in the United States and Canada

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    Carl T. Berdahl, Marian J. Vermeulen, David B. Larson, Michael J. Schull

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  • ·US Emergency Physicians Order Too Many Computed Tomography Scans—Or Do They?

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    David T. Schwartz

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  • ·Owning the Cost of Emergency Medicine: Beyond 2%

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    Michael H. Lee, Jeremiah D. Schuur, Brian J. Zink

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  • ·Owning and Reducing the Cost of Health Care in the Emergency Department

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    Ronald B. Low, Donald M. Yealy

    
  • ·The Inextricable Relationship of Emergency Care, National Health Security/Preparedness, and Health Care Reform

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    Nicole Lurie

    

• General Medicine

  • ·N-Acetylcysteine Plus Intravenous Fluids Versus Intravenous Fluids Alone to Prevent Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Emergency Computed Tomography

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    Stephen J. Traub, Alice M. Mitchell, Alan E. Jones, Aimee Tang, Jennifer O'Connor, Teresa Nelson, John Kellum, Nathan I. Shapiro

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  • ·Half of All Peripheral Intravenous Lines in an Australian Tertiary Emergency Department Are Unused: Pain With No Gain?

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    Ezra I. Limm, Xin Fang, Claire Dendle, Rhonda L. Stuart, Diana Egerton Warburton

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• Infectious Disease

  • ·Association of Pyuria and Clinical Characteristics With the Presence of Urinary Tract Infection Among Patients With Acute Nephrolithiasis

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    Fredrick M. Abrahamian, Anusha Krishnadasan, William R. Mower, Gregory J. Moran, David A. Talan

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  • ·Correction

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  • ·Is the Addition of Vasopressin to Norepinephrine Beneficial for the Treatment of Septic Shock?

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    John P. Sandifer, Alan E. Jones

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  • ·Vital Signs: Listeria Illnesses, Deaths, and Outbreaks—United States, 2009-2011

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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    
  • ·Commentary

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    Manish Garg

    

• Conducting Clinical Research

  • ·Medical Records, Chart Reviews, and NHAMCS: Becoming the Lords of All That We Survey

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    Stephen R. Pitts

     

• Change of Shift

  • ·Finish Line Becomes Front Line at Boston Marathon

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    Elizabeth Louise Mitchell

     

• Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club

  • ·Measuring and Explaining Computed Tomography Use in the United States and Canada: A Consideration of Health Economics, Use Versus Appropriateness, and Interpreting Potential Conflict of Interest : November 2013 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club

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    David L. Schriger, Michael L. Callaham, Tyler W. Barrett

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• Images in Emergency Medicine

  • ·Man With Dizziness and Vomiting

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    Scott C. Sherman, Mariah Hindes Bellinger

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• Correspondence

  • ·Details in Operational Definitions of Length of Visit and Boarding Variables in the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

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    Candace D. McNaughton, James Parnell, Tyler W. Barrett

    
  • ·In reply

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    Stephen R. Pitts

    
  • ·NHAMCS: Does It Hold Up to Scrutiny?

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    Linda F. McCaig, Catharine W. Burt, Susan M. Schappert, Michael Albert, Sayeedha Uddin, Clarice Brown, Jennifer Madans

    
  • ·In reply

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    Richelle J. Cooper

    
  • ·Owning the Cost of Emergency Medicine: Beyond 2%

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    Andrew Sama

    
  • ·What Are the True Costs of Emergency Department Services?

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    Robert M. Williams

    

• Book and Media Reviews

  • ·Resuscitate! How Your Community Can Improve Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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    Kevin G. Seaman

    
  • ·Iserson’s Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students

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    Douglas S. Franzen

    

• CORD Abstracts

  • ·Using Established Procedural Conference Sessions to Assess Milestone Achievement

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    M.J. Wagner

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  • ·The Modified Delphi Technique to Rank NAS Milestones for Simulation Assessment

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    J. Ahn, D. Hart

    
  • ·Direct Postshift Peer Evaluations in the Emergency Department

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    J. Gardner-Gray, B. Aslani, A. Pugliese, C. Lewandowski

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  • ·The Relationship Between Patient Follow-Up and Deliberate Practice in Emergency Medicine Education: A Review of the Literature

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    R. Omron, M. Van Meter, L. Conlon, A. Doshi, J. Fredette, R. Prepejchal, L. Lee Peng, G. Kuhn

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  • ·Are Patients Treated by Residents as Satisfied as Those Treated by Mid-Level Providers or Attending Physicians?

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    G. Husk, M. Wang, S. Lowery, S. Akhtar

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  • ·Characterization of the CORD Standardized Letter of Recommendation in 2011 to 2012

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    J. Love, S. Ronan, N. Deiorio, J. Howell, C. Doty, D. Lane, C. Hegarty

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  • ·Development and Implementation of a Novel Resident-Resident Peer Evaluation Tool in an Emergency Medicine Residency

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    L. Gallagher, N. Hartman, M. Marinelli, M. Patton, C. Schaye, A. Segura, N. Wheaton, D. Salzman

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  • ·Differing Trends in the Current Evaluation of Resident Performance: How Does This Help Determine How to Best Evaluate the Milestone Competencies?

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    D. Diller, D. Egan, M. Clark

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  • ·Evaluation of a Revised Orthopedic Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents

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    A. Segura, J. Khorasanee, D. McCarthy, G. Chiampas, M. Levine, S. Malik

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  • ·Predictors of Success in Emergency Medicine Training

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    R. Bhat, M. Garg, R. Omron, K. Takenaka, Y.S. Park, D. Lane

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  • ·Qualitative Analysis of Medical Student Reflections on Ethics in the Emergency Department

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    J. House, A. Fuhrel-Forbis, N. Theyyuni, A. Barnosky, D. Ambs, S. Santen

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  • ·Bedside Ultrasonography in Clinical Education and Practice Survey: Evaluation of a Pilot Educational Intervention for Medical Students

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    K. Hampton

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  • ·A Survey of Emergency Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of Emergency Department-Based Pharmacist Education Sessions

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    M. Bohrn, D. Vega, E. Hall, R. Bluett, J. Sullivan

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  • ·An Honors Curriculum Promoting Academic Careers in Emergency Medicine

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    D. Gorgas, J. Schwaab, S. Greenberger

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  • ·ECG Interpretation: Improving Competency Through the Development of a Standardized Curriculum

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    A. Suarez

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  • ·Environmental Emergencies Amazing Race

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    N. Rodriguez, A. Ebinger, K. Oksuita, J. Niewold, J. Tupesis

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  • ·Mock Court: A Novel Curriculum Element to Teach Chart Review, Improved Care, and Better Documentation

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    R. Shanks, G. Snyder

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  • ·PGY-Specific Conference in Emergency Medicine

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    R. Lucas, C. Roche, K. Bonifce

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  • ·Teaching the Pediatric Assessment Triangle Using Online Video Cases

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    M. Hansen, D. Spiro

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  • ·The July Course: A Curricular Model for Transitioning Medical Students to Residents

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    C. Conrad, C. Ahn, G. Garra

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  • ·Working With the Community to Teach Professionalism in Difficult Emergency Department Communications

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    L. Moreno-Walton, J. Slick

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  • ·Effectiveness of Emergency Medicine Experience in Third-Year Integrated Longitudinal Medical Student Programs

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    K. Banh, R. Ramirez

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  • ·Social Media Use for Education, Communication, and Assessment in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum

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    B. Adkins, S. Stearley, M. Dawson, S. Morehead, C. Doty, J. Rose

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  • ·A Brief Educational Intervention Designed to Affect Emotional Intelligence Score in Emergency Medicine Residents

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    D. Gorgas, S. Greenberger, D. Way

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  • ·Asynchronous eLearning Module in Orthopedics is an Effective Method of Knowledge Acquisition for Emergency Medicine Residents

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    J. Bronner, G. Murphy, D. Pearson

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  • ·A Mechanism to Promote Faculty Involvement in Nonclinical Activities

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    D. Saloum, B. Gillett, A. Aghera, K. Lind, J. Ryel, J. Marshall

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  • ·Emergency Medicine Resident Clinical Hours in the Emergency Department: A National Survey

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    T. Vohra, S. Luber

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  • ·Evaluation of How Emergency Medicine Resident Satisfaction is Affected by Adoption of Computer-Assisted Clinical Scheduling

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    T. Wayt, S. London

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  • ·The Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Standardized Letter of Recommendation (SLOR) Task Force “Writers Survey”

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    C. Hegarty, C. Doty, D. Lane, S. Ronan-Bentle, N. Deiorio, J. Howell, J. Love

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  • ·MultiDisciplinary Trauma Team Training for Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Trauma Bay

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    C. Boulger, J. Ward, E. Jackson, D. Eiferman, D. Bahner

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  • ·“You Can’t Always Have What You Want”: Simulation-Based Workshop With Postworkshop Reflections to Teach EM Residents a Strategy for Making Rational Pharmacologic Choices in a Time of Shortage

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    L. Spillane, R. Bodkin, F. Nobay, L. Marks, M. Lu, N. Acquisto

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  • ·Conducting Hospital Disaster Drills Using Simulation Technology

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    P. Detiege, D. Lofaso, R. Gururaja, L. Moreno-Walton

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  • ·The “Bird’s-Eye View”: A Novel Use of Video-Assisted Debriefing in Medical Simulation

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    T. Parry, C. Stahmer, E. Josephson

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  • ·Ability of Emergency Medicine Residents to Appropriately Administer Thrombolytics for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction During Small Team–Based Simulation

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    T. Koboldt, J. Wagner, C. Sampson

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  • ·Comparison of Sealants’ Ease of Use for Dental Fractures in the Emergency Department

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    K. Healy, T. Peterson, J. Rogers, A. Edwards

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  • ·Teaching Common Clinical Procedures to Emergency Medicine Residents: Efficacy of Simulation Task Trainers Versus Fresh Tissue Cadavers

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    P. Jhun, M. Levine, J. Shoenberger

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  • ·FAST Wars: Assessing Competency and Speed in a Simulated Trauma Patient

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    P. Duran-Gehring, L. Jacobson, N. Saldana

    
  • ·Evaluation of a Facial Anesthesia Laboratory

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    G. Pollock, T. Phillips, J. Rittenberger

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  • ·Use of Banana Peels as an Alternative Model for Suturing Education

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    S. Singhal, L. McCafferty, B. Adkins, S. Stearely, C. Doty

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  • ·A Simulation-Based Video Laryngoscopy Course for Maintenance of Board Certification

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    D. Saloum, A. Aghera, B. Gillett

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  • ·Does Simulation Improve Resident Confidence in Treating Dental Fractures?

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    B. Lokey, T. Peterson, J. Rogers, A. Edwards

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  • ·Inexpensive Low-Fidelity Simulator for Epistaxis Management Training

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    C. Boulger, S. Greenberger

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  • ·Perfused Cadavers as a Training Model for Invasive Lifesaving Procedures

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    T. Morgan, R. DeLorenzo, J. Ward, C. White, S. Husaini, J. Kragh, P. Dawson

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  • ·A 5-Year Study of Emergency Medicine Intern-Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Performance Does Not Correlate With Emergency Medicine Faculty Evaluation of Resident Performance

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    R. Shih, M. Silverman, C. Mayer

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  • ·Asynchronous Education: Podcasts and Panel Discussions: A Platform for Discussion and Education

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    S. Doctor, T. Moores, S. Stroud, M. Fix

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  • ·ENCoRe: Emergency Nursing Collaboration With Residents

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    C. Heitz, D. Kuehl

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  • ·The Medical Student “Dime” Lecture

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    S. Desai

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  • ·Does Resident Productivity Increase When Disaster Strikes?

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    G. Husk, R. Sarin, C. Tran, M. Heller, S. Akhtar

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