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From establishing rapport and re-learning our introductions to gender-neutral physical exams and countering prior health care discrimination, this 3-part podcast series discusses how to affirm and care for LGBTQ+ youth in the Emergency Department. Join hosts Tom Balga (he/him) and Michael Goldman (he/him) with special guests Dax Sousa RN (he/him) and Kristen Campbell CPNP (she/they) as they discuss how we can do better for ALL our patients.

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From establishing rapport and re-learning our introductions to gender-neutral physical exams and countering prior health care discrimination, this 3-part podcast series discusses how to affirm and care for LGBTQ+ youth in the Emergency Department. Join hosts Tom Balga (he/him) and Michael Goldman (he/him) with special guests Dax Sousa RN (he/him) and Kristen Campbell CPNP (she/they) as they discuss how we can do better for ALL our patients.

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From establishing rapport and re-learning our introductions to gender-neutral physical exams and countering prior health care discrimination, this 3-part podcast series discusses how to affirm and care for LGBTQ+ youth in the Emergency Department. Join hosts Tom Balga (he/him) and Michael Goldman (he/him) with special guests Dax Sousa RN (he/him) and Kristen Campbell CPNP (she/they) as they discuss how we can do better for ALL our patients.

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Thomas Balga, PA-C and Dr. Michael Goldman interview Dr. Christie Bruno on neonatal resuscitation with a focus on drying, stimulation and warmth immediately after delivery. Dr. Bruno reviews how to recognize the neonate who requires resuscitation and emphasizes the role of effective positive pressure ventilation. Dr. Bruno also shares some of the common pitfalls of neonatal resuscitation after precipitous delivery.

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Respiratory failure requiring advanced airway management is a rare but critical skill set for all EM providers. We are privileged to sit down and chat with a true pediatric airway expert and medical educator, Dr. Joshua Nagler from Boston Children’s Hospital. In this podcast we will highlight key anatomic, physiologic and cognitive considerations to consider when managing this type of child. We will review common pitfalls and touch on maintaining our procedural competency and comfort through novel educational strategies highlighting the potential educational and quality assurance role of video laryngoscopy.

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This podcast explores ethical dilemmas within clinical medicine: how do we proceed when there seems to be no perfect answer?

Guests Evie Marcolini, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FCCM and Lori Bruce (Director of the Summer Institute in Bioethics at Yale’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics) discuss frameworks and approaches for difficult situations in the ER setting. Bioethics lectures & programs at Yale are also highlighted; find more about them here:

bioethics.yale.edu/programs and biomedicalethics.yale.edu and medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics…ts/upcoming.aspx and bioethics.yale.edu/programs

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Host Tom Balga and his guests Dr. Richard Pierce and Dr. Marc Auerbach will discuss the recognition and approach of the septic pediatric patient in the Community Emergency Department setting.

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Thomas Balga is joined by James Clune and Amanda Zubek to discuss the risk of Ultraviolet radiation-emitting nail lamps, and many other questions such as:
Do UV shield gloves reduce the risk of melanoma?
What should front line providers manage suspicious lesions?
How does subungual melanoma present?
What should providers document with regards to suspicious lesions?

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Thomas Balga and Dr. Marcolini from Yale discuss the evaluation and workup for severe sudden onset headache in adult patients with a focus on not missing the subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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Discussion of errors in medical decision making that are linked to bad patient outcomes in abused children. Discussion of how do we change the narrative in society and the within the medical community to get people excited about tackling the issues of abuse.