9/20
Emergency Medicine
Auto-nudges increase emergency department treatment of opioid use disorder
Auto-nudges increase emergency department treatment of opioid use disorder
A Penn Medicine study finds assessment for opioid withdrawal doubles when a triage screening question is paired with electronic health record automated prompts.
Helping first responders avoid on-the-job injuries
Helping first responders avoid on-the-job injuries
A collaboration with an athletic trainer who encourages stretches and preventative measures is keeping emergency responders safer on the job.
Tweets showed increasing loneliness among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19
Tweets showed increasing loneliness among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19
A new study from Penn Medicine finds a steady increase in expressions of loneliness and depression as the pandemic continued.
Patient-reported racism and emergency care
Patient-reported racism and emergency care
A new study by Penn LDI fellows used text messaged-based surveys to assess patient emergency department experience, including the impact of race.
Hands-on medical simulation, simplified
Hands-on medical simulation, simplified
Elizabeth Sanseau of CHOP and Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy discuss Annenberg Hotkeys, a medical simulator developed during the pandemic to remotely prepare health care providers for emergency situations.
Ultrasound medical education puts insight in hand
Ultrasound medical education puts insight in hand
An integrated four-year ultrasound curriculum helps Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine students build competence and confidence in the classroom and the clinic.
Combating provider burnout and stress with music
Combating provider burnout and stress with music
Health care providers, long susceptible to burnout, have turned to music to alleviate the stress of the pandemic.
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims
The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding.
Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities
Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities
Penn Medicine researchers also find that white patients are more likely to be chemically sedated in emergency departments at hospitals that treat high proportion Black patients, suggesting that hospital demographics can impact practice patterns.
Insights on trust and vaccines: Lessons from an emergency department analysis
Insights on trust and vaccines: Lessons from an emergency department analysis
A team from the Perelman School of Medicine completed a survey to determine who people trust when it comes to vaccine hesitancy.
In the News
KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Eagles, Penn Medicine and Blue Cross team to promote CPR awareness, education
Penn Medicine has partnered with the Philadelphia Eagles and Independence Blue Cross to raise awareness and education around sudden cardiac arrest and CPR, with a mobile CPR unit led by Benjamin Abella.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A community investment approach to gun violence would save money and lives
In an Op-Ed, four Perelman School of Medicine graduates urge the city of Philadelphia to shift gun violence prevention investments from police and prisons to parks, education, and public health.
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NBC News
Tranq increasingly found in opioid overdose deaths, two CDC reports show
Jeanmarie Perrone of the Perelman School of Medicine says that wounds from chronic xylazine use can occur regardless of whether the drug was snorted, smoked, or injected.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
Penn Medicine to use Brandywine Hospital as part of an ambitious plan to replace, reconfigure VA medical centers
Penn Medicine will use the shuttered and recently purchased Brandywine Hospital to reimagine health care for veterans and provide improved access to emergency care services for western Chester County community members, with remarks from CEO Kevin Mahoney.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Want to tackle gun violence? Think about trees
Research by Eugenia C. South of the Perelman School of Medicine, John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences, and Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design shows that fixing up dilapidated homes in low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods is an effective way to prevent shootings.
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The Horse
Researchers unraveling the mysteries of recurrent colic
Louise L. Southwood of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that recurrent horse colic cases require a team approach to be managed properly.
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