**EMRA*Cast**

Apr 01 2025 96 ep. 24 mins 6.5k

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The Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) is the voice of emergency medicine physicians-in-training and the future of our specialty. EMRA*Cast is created "for Residents, by Residents."

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Pediatric Physical Exam Essentials: Strategies and Best Practices

Apr 01 2025 24 mins

This episode of EMRA Cast features Dr. Jody Kieffer, a pediatric EM attending physician at Nemours Children's Hospital. Dr. Blythe Fiscella, EMRA*Cast host, gets expert advice on examination strategies for pediatric patients. Learn about newborn-specific exams, strategies, and holding techniques to conduct ear and throat exams in toddlers; the use of metered dose inhalers; the appr

Patient Satisfaction with Dr. Gus Garmel

Mar 18 2025 26 mins

In this bonus episode co-produced with Vital, we're talking patient satisfaction: how to create a meaningful connection in a short amount of time, and why it matters. (Spoiler alert: It's not all about metrics.) Join EMRA*Cast alumni Masood Mohammed and guest Gus Garmel for this practice-elevating conversation.

Listen to your HEART (score): Documentation and Litigation with Dr. Michael Weinstock

Mar 17 2025 27 mins

In this episode, @ucmax_show host and @embouncebacks author Dr. Michael Weinstock chats with EMRA*Cast's Dr. Lauren Rosenfeld, breaking down documentation to avoid litigation with a focus on a common presentation: chest pain. Learn how to use the HEART score and avoid a courtroom.

Intubated and Hypoxic: Managing a Worst-Case Scenario

Mar 10 2025 20 mins

Refractory hypoxemia in the intubated patient is one of the scariest situations any emergency physician can face. In this episode of EMRA*Cast, Drs. Peter Lorenz and Steven Haywood discuss a stepwise approach to managing this worst-case scenario.

Talking with Residents: The Mistakes We Make

Feb 15 2025 23 mins

Mistakes are an unavoidable part of medical training. Yet, they're often under-discussed, contributing to feelings of burnout and isolation. In this episode, host Maiya Smith, MD, is joined by residents Lulu Weindruch, DO, Stephanie Michael, DO, and Jarred Millard, MD, as they share their personal experiences with errors and the strategies they've developed to grow from them.

Social EM and T.R.A.P. Medicine with Dr. Italo Brown

Jan 31 2025 26 mins

EMRA*Cast’s D’Monte Farley talks to social EM leader Italo Brown, MD, MPH, of Stanford University, about how and why to build doctor-patient trust and make care more accessible at the community level. In the spotlight: T.R.A.P. Medicine and a unique barbershop initiative.

Bridging Health and Humanity: Capacity and Consent

Jan 14 2025 19 mins

Decision-making capacity is a key component of patient autonomy. In this episode, host Natalie Hernandez, MD, MPH, and guest Ilene Claudius, MD, discuss potential challenges to assessing capacity and obtaining consent - particularly among the pediatric population.

Things to Consider on Your First EM Job Hunt

Dec 31 2024 22 mins

There’s more to consider for your first EM job than just locations, hours, and pay. EMRA*Cast host Nishant Gogna, DO, presents a fireside chat about other things to consider on your first job hunt with Ryan Kirby, MD, market president for IES and former PD of John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth Texas, and Marcus Nash, MD, chief resident at UF Health Shands Hospital, and curre

Mastering Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the ED

Dec 15 2024 28 mins

Every great resuscitationist needs to understand the fine points of keeping your patients breathing - not only by securing an airway, but also by understanding ongoing ventilation. In this episode, EMRA*Cast host Blythe Fiscella, MD, reviews pearls and pitfalls of NIPPV with critical care expert Colin McCloskey, MD.

Candid Lessons with Richard Cantor

Dec 02 2024 13 mins

Known for candid perspectives and sense of humor, pediatric emergency guru Dr. Richard Cantor shares how PEM reminds residents to be present with patients. The organic nature of PEM requires us to use all five senses, engage with patients and their families, and see past burdensome EMRs. Dr. Cantor recalls his transformation from day one as an intern to life as an attending, and he