It’s that time of year again - residency recruiting season! But this year, things will look very different, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk with Dr. David Barnes, Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at UC Davis,

“Less Lethal” Crowd Control - You may have heard of “non-lethal” or “less lethal” weapons used for crowd control. These include things such as pepper spray, tear gas, bean bags, and rubber bullets. But, while these may be less lethal than standard wea...

Has MIS-C changed the way you approach a febrile child? I know I struggle to understand this new disease. Fortunately Dr. Natasha Nakra, a Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, joins us this month to clarify what we know about MIS-C,

Welcome back to EM Pulse. It’s no secret that black, indigenous, and people of color are underrepresented in medicine and academics. This is largely due to structural or institutionalized racism, which is a massive topic for another time.

In the first half of our episode on surge, we heard first hand accounts of how COVID-19 impacted EDs and ICUs in hard hit areas. In the second half, we explore emergency preparedness at a more macro level. Experts, Dr. John Rose and Dr. Dan Colby,

As we watched the novel coronavirus spread through China and Italy, we knew it was just a matter of time before a wave of illness hit the US. The surge struck early in New York and New Orleans, threatening to overwhelm health care resources,

What are you seeing in your hospital? How did your system prepare for a surge? Send us your answer via on social media, @empulsepodcast, or through our website, ucdavisem.com. And stay tuned for the June 17 episode on SURGE.

COVID was supposed to be the great equalizer, but in reality not all of us are affected the same. Vulnerable populations experience higher rates of infection and death, and worse social outcomes. Access to healthcare is not equitable.

How do you treat the pain of pediatric long bone fractures? Is it equitable? In this episode the authors of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management of Children With Fractures of Pediatrics May 2020 discuss if our care is e...

In this episode of our miniseries, EM physician and wellness expert, Dr. Wendy Lau, returns with a guided meditation, using the GRACE framework. This practice helps us breathe, relax, and cope with the stress we are all feeling during the coronavirus p...