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On Sept. 19-20, EM residents from across the state attended Life After Residency Retreat: Thriving Beyond Medicine at the Sirata in St. Pete Beach. Attendees mingled with sponsors, learned from emergency physicians and financial planners, and competed in our first EMRA Quiz Show: Florida Style. Congratulations to Aventura EM for winning first place and the "Lamp of Knowledge" trophy!
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Last week, the Senate Health Policy and Appropriations committees met along with the House's Health Quality subcommittee and Health & Human Services committee. Read highlights and PowerPoints from these meetings in the Committee Week 1 Report.
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Upcoming meetings:
- Bay County on Oct. 1 at 1:00 pm in Panama City
- Manatee County on Oct. 2 at 9:00 am in Bradenton
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By The News Service Florida
Another 64 cases of hepatitis A were reported to the state last week, bringing the total number of reported cases this year to 2,609, according to state data as of Saturday. Citrus County had nine new reported cases last week, the largest number in the state. Volusia County had the second-highest number of newly reported cases with seven, bringing its total number of reported cases to 236. Pinellas County had five newly reported cases, bringing its total this year to 363. Pasco County has had 392 cases this year, more than any other county in the state, though it had just one reported new case last week.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
2:00-3:00 pm EST | Free
Speakers: Ronald Chambers, MD, FAAFP and Jennifer Cox
Hosted by American Hospital Association's (AHA) Hospitals Against Violence
While health care systems have focused efforts on the identification and immediate response of victims, there remains a lack of models for long-term, integrated care of these same individuals — a component arguably just as important for sustained recovery and movement from victimization to survivorship. The Medical Safe Haven clinic provides a coordinated warm-hand access model of care for victims and survivors of human trafficking to receive full spectrum trauma-informed primary medical care and mental health services. Common issues ranging from prenatal care to PTSD management to pediatric care and more will be presented and discussed.
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"Controlled Substance Prescribing & Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention"
Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 8:30-3:00 pm
Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa
9500 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32819
Cost: $25 (free for resident physicians and medical students)
CME: 4.25 credits
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Central Florida hospital systems, professional societies and academic centers, along with the Orange County Drug Free Coalition, are sponsoring a one-day conference on "Controlled Substance Prescribing & Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention." The conference will feature updates on prevention and treatment of opioid dependence, the latest news on health-related consequences of e-cigarettes, and training on effective screening and brief interventions for substance abuse. Participants will receive a toolkit to help you care for teens in your office.
Have you heard about the Florida PEDReady PEARL? This weekly enewsletter is delivered on Thursdays and can be read in 10 minutes or less! Each week focuses on a specific pediatric emergency-related topic and is suitable for all levels of providers. The past few weeks have featured EMS to ED handoffs, case scenarios and simulations, and a special issue on "how to use the PEARL" beyond simply reading every week.
Find Past Issues and Sign Up Now
The EMLRC is requesting presentations for its 46th annual Clinical Conference, CLINCON. We are seeking dynamic and challenging clinical content geared towards the EMS/emergency medicine community.
The conference will provide:
- "Pre-cons:" workshops before the conference (4 or 8 hours)
- General & Breakout Sessions (45-55 minutes)
- Skills Labs (90-120 minutes)
If you are interested in submitting an application to present at CLINCON 2020, please complete this online application or email the PDF version to Niala Ramoutar, Director of Education, at nramoutar@emlrc.org by October 31, 2019.
Save the date for CLINCON 2020: July 8-11, 2020 at the DoubleTree by Hilton—Universal in Orlando, FL. Learn More
Join the Volusia County Medical Society for their next event on physician wellness in October:
Presentation of LifeBridge Physician Wellness Tool Kit
Wednesday, October 9 from 8:00-3:00 pm
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL
Free event, funded by The Physicians Foundation
The LifeBridge Physician Wellness Toolkit will be presented by Bryan Campbell, Tenna Wiles and Belinda Clare. Other discussions will center around best practices of existing programs, upcoming trends in physician wellness, and next steps for expansion.
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For more information, contact Bryan Campbell at bcampbell@dcmsonline.org, or 904-353-7536.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeks information about measuring access to health care in rural communities. This request for information (RFI) seeks to identify the needs of rural communities, how to meet those needs, and what HHS policy changes can address those needs.
Read the RFI Here
Comments are due on October 9, 2019 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Responses must be provided via email to hrsacomments@hrsa.gov and must reference "Rural Access to Health Care Services RFI" in the title.
31st Annual Emergency Medicine Days
January 27-29, 2020
Hotel Duval in Tallahassee, FL
Stay tuned for more information
FCEP/FEMF invites you to our new and improved Payment Reform conference:
Emergency Medicine Reimbursement & Innovation Summit
February 27-28, 2020
Orlando, FL
Approved for AMA PRA Category CreditsTM
Join us and other industry leaders for expert discussions on:
- Creating the efficient ED
- Federal & state issues impacting EM
- Use of telehealth and partnering with hospitals
and much more
Stay tuned for more information
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UPCOMING FCEP & EMLRC EVENTS
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| OCT. 22-24, 2019 |
EMS Advisory Council & Constituent Group Meetings | Learn More |
St. Augustine |
| NOV. 11, 2019 |
FCEP Committee Meetings |
EMLRC in Orlando |
| NOV. 12, 2019 |
FCEP Board Meeting |
EMLRC in Orlando |
| JAN. 27-29, 2020 |
Emergency Medicine Days | Learn More |
Hotel Duval in Tallahassee |
| FEB. 27-28, 2020 |
Emergency Medicine Reimbursement & Innovation Summit | Learn More |
Orlando |
To see the full calendar, click here.
Tampa Bay Times
Florida's ongoing hepatitis A epidemic has already far eclipsed state records, but people shouldn't expect the outbreak to end anytime soon, the state's surgeon general told lawmakers. Scott Rivkees, the newly installed head of the state's Department of Health, said that 3,009 cases of the virus have been reported this year as of Sept. 7, and that the state is still working to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of high-risk or medically vulnerable patients to curb the virus' spread.
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Construction Dive
It is going on three months now since Florida lawmakers did away with the state's Certificate of Need requirement for certain hospital projects. And what has that meant so far for the pace of healthcare-related construction in the state? Well, not much … yet.
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Reuters
Patients who spend the night in the emergency room may get much less rest than patients who sleep in beds in hospital rooms, a small study suggests. For the study, researchers surveyed 49 emergency room patients waiting to be admitted to the hospital and 44 people already admitted to inpatient wards. They asked the patients to describe noise levels in their rooms and rate sleep quality on a scale from 1 to 100, from worst to best. The questions focused on five aspects: how lightly or deeply they slept; how easily they fell asleep; how often they awoke during the night; how easily they returned to sleep when they did wake up; and whether they thought they had a good or bad night's sleep.
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Medical Xpress
About 11% of cancers are diagnosed following an emergency department visit, according to a study presented at the 12th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. "Cancer care episodes that begin in the emergency department are likely to be more resource-intensive and more costly than episodes that start in the primary care setting," said researcher Caroline A. Thompson, Ph.D., M.P.H. "Reducing emergency presentation of cancer patients may improve patient outcomes and health care system efficiency."
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Johns Hopkins Medicine via Science Daily
Researchers say they have evidence that hospital emergency departments worldwide may be key strategic settings for curbing the spread of HIV infections in hard-to-reach populations if the EDs jump-start treatment and case management as well as diagnosis of the disease.
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The Hill
he House Education and Labor Committee called off plans to vote on legislation to protect patients from "surprise" medical bills because of divisions among lawmakers on the panel, according to House aides and lobbyists. The panel had been planning to hold a markup on legislation to protect patients from getting massive medical bills when they go to the emergency room and one or more doctors treating them turn out to be outside of their insurance network, a problem that lawmakers in both parties say is a top priority.
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Reuters via Physician's Weekly
When heart attack symptoms start gradually and don't follow exertion, patients are much slower to get to an emergency room and risk missing a critical window for preserving heart function, researchers say. Among 474 U.S. patients who arrived in emergency departments with dangerous reductions in blood flow to the heart, those whose symptoms had come on gradually took up to six hours longer than recommended to call for medical help and get to the hospital, the researchers found.
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AJMC
Loneliness may be independently associated with more emergency department visits and worse perception of health among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a recent study. "Loneliness, in particular, is a significant obstacle for individuals living with COPD, as well as an overall public health concern. Loneliness can be defined as the feeling that one's social relations are inadequate, leading to subjective dissatisfaction," the authors explained. "This subsequently may contribute to a sense of distress and has been linked to adverse outcomes in mortality and mental health."
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Hospice News
Emergency department physicians are adept at predicting when a patient is likely to die and can facilitate patients' access to hospice care earlier in the course of their illness, according to recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, improved communication and coordination between emergency department physicians and hospice medical directors may be necessary to ensure these patients receive the care they need.
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City Journal
From inner cities to rural towns, American emergency rooms have become sites of social dysfunction. As Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic told NPR, "there is a very fundamental problem in U.S. healthcare that very few people speak about and that's the violence against healthcare workers. Daily — literally, daily — we are exposed to violent outbursts, in particular in emergency rooms."
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