Texas EMIG http://texasemig.org ...only DNRs can stop us... Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:23:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Free Lectures over Emergency Medicine! http://texasemig.org/2010/free-lectures-over-emergency-medicine/ http://texasemig.org/2010/free-lectures-over-emergency-medicine/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:50:05 +0000 mkweeks http://texasemig.org/?p=102 Newly posted to Free Emergency Talks (www.FreeEmergencyTalks.net), 14 talks from Day 2 of the Manchester Critical Care meeting, 23 April 2010.

Jeff Lippman: Why Is the ICU Different?
Stephen Streat: End of Life Care
Bernard Foex: Ethics of Rationing in Critical Care
Jan de Waele: Rational Use of Antibiotics in Acute Pancreatitis
Simon Baudouin: The Genetics of Sepsis
Simon Baudouin: Acute Lung Injury After Major Surgery
Mervyn Singer: Destressing the Stressed
Mervyn Singer et al.: Morning Questions
Roop Kishen: CRRT Dosing
Peter Andrews: Should We Use Hypothermia in Head Trauma?
Mike Boyd: Lactate and Acidosis – The Real Story
Paul Dark: Dear SIRS – Is It Sepsis?
Bernard Foex: The Ethics of Clinical Trials
Mervyn Singer: Infection in the ICU – Questions We Ought to Ask

Soon to come: Day 3 of the Argentine InterAmerican Conference, and a whole bunch of stuff from MEMC-V in Valencia.

More than 870 talks now available – no charge, no registration required; everything from Temple resident-run Case Conferences to talks by some of the most esteemed voices in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Full list available at http://freeemergencytalks.net/?page_id=207

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Hey guys-
We are enjoying the press coverage of our new emergency medicine residency program at Baylor College of Medicine and the positive changes occurring at the Ben Taub Emergency Center!
Here is the link to the ABC news segment about our new program:

And our very own Dr. Fisher was featured in a story on culturemap Houston:
]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/ben-taub-emergency-center-in-the-news/feed/ 0 Women in Emergency Medicine. http://texasemig.org/2010/women-in-emergency-medicine/ http://texasemig.org/2010/women-in-emergency-medicine/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:45:20 +0000 bayloremig http://texasemig.org/?p=94 Great video from SAEM. Original link here:

http://www.saem.org/saemdnn/AWAEMHomePage/tabid/1281/Default.aspx

Women in Emergency Medicine

]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/women-in-emergency-medicine/feed/ 0 Calling All MS4s With Away Rotations http://texasemig.org/2010/calling-all-ms4s-with-away-rotations/ http://texasemig.org/2010/calling-all-ms4s-with-away-rotations/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:42:47 +0000 Rishi http://texasemig.org/?p=93 Please take some time to fill out the following survey to help MS3s planning away rotations.

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]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/calling-all-ms4s-with-away-rotations/feed/ 0 Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds – July 7th! http://texasemig.org/2010/emergency-medicine-grand-rounds-july-7th/ http://texasemig.org/2010/emergency-medicine-grand-rounds-july-7th/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:17:35 +0000 bayloremig http://texasemig.org/?p=90  It is our pleasure to announce 

Dr. Angela Gardner
President of the American College of Emergency Physicians

as our keynote speaker for our inaugural Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds at Baylor College of Medicine on
Wednesday, July 7th
at 10am
in the Jawaorski Auditorium (187A)
in the Main Cullen Building at BCM. 

Dr. Gardner will be presenting Healthcare Reform and the History of EM.  We are very excited to share this exciting event which marks the beginning of our Emergency Medicine Residency Program at BCM. 

]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/emergency-medicine-grand-rounds-july-7th/feed/ 0 First EMIG Meeting of the year!! http://texasemig.org/2010/first-emig-meeting-of-the-year/ http://texasemig.org/2010/first-emig-meeting-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:15:45 +0000 bayloremig http://texasemig.org/?p=89 Put it on your calendar, people. Our first EMIG meeting of the year will be August 19th at Noon in McMillan Auditorium – come here all the exciting stuff planned for this year!

]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/first-emig-meeting-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Welcome new PA students, get your CPR on. http://texasemig.org/2010/welcome-new-pa-students-get-your-cpr-on/ http://texasemig.org/2010/welcome-new-pa-students-get-your-cpr-on/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:14:47 +0000 bayloremig http://texasemig.org/?p=88 Baylor EMIG is excited to expand membership to include the Physician Assistant Students this year!

As our first event, Baylor Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) will be holding a Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (aka CPR) class on Sunday, July 11th at 3pm in McMillian Auditorium in Baylor.  The class will last 2 to 2 1/2 hours.  The cost of the course is $20 which also covers EMIG dues. If you’re interested in attending, please contact us at baylorEMIG AT gmail.com

]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/welcome-new-pa-students-get-your-cpr-on/feed/ 0 “State of EMIG” Meeting on 2/4! http://texasemig.org/2010/state-of-emig-meeting-on-24/ http://texasemig.org/2010/state-of-emig-meeting-on-24/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:35:45 +0000 bayloremig http://texasemig.org/?p=83

This Thursday, February 4th at 6:30PM

we will be having our

State of EMIG Dinner and Bar Night!

  • Come meet our brand new EMIG officers
  • Hear EMIG’s Ex-President Don’s farewell speech
  • Learn about opportunities to become involved in research projects and leadership at a local and national level from our featured speakers Dr. Fisher and Dr. Pillow
  • Best of all dinner, dessert and drinks are on EMIG!
  • Afterwards come out and celebrate with an EMIG bar night in the village.

Be sure to RSVP – did we mention free food!?

]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/state-of-emig-meeting-on-24/feed/ 0 http://texasemig.org/2010/81/ http://texasemig.org/2010/81/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:20:31 +0000 mkweeks http://texasemig.org/?p=81 The Section of Emergency Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

Presents

Ted Melnick, MD
EC Faculty Candidate

“Guidelines Implementation and Wide Complex Tachycardia”

Friday

January 22, 2010

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Ben Taub General Hospital

EC Conference Room

Lunch will be served

]]> http://texasemig.org/2010/81/feed/ 0 12/3 Lecture – “Why Emergency Medicine?” http://texasemig.org/2009/123-lecture-why-emergency-medicine/ http://texasemig.org/2009/123-lecture-why-emergency-medicine/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:08:01 +0000 Stader http://texasemig.org/?p=76 EMIG would like to announce the first of a series of lectures in Emergency Medicine. Our first lecture will be

“Why Emergency Medicine?”
~ a discussion of Emergency Medicine as a specialty and why you should choose it! ~
Thursday, December 3rd
6:30 pm
McMillan Auditorium

Following the first talk, we will excuse the MS1/2s and have a talk for the MS3s about what they should be doing to prepare for residency applications next year (ie away rotations, letters of rec, etc) and with some Q&A time.

If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP to bayloremig@gmail.com with “RSVP – 12/3″ in the title so that I can get a head count for ordering food!

Thanks!
Mary Weeks
EMIG VP

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