Announce
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAnnounce is a podcast series covering core concepts in Social Emergency Medicine. National experts discuss topics such as firearm violence, immigration, race, opioids, and more. The podcast is relevant to anyone in the healthcare field, particularly attendings, residents, medical students, and other emergency providers. Episodes are released monthly. This podcast is supported by American College of Emergency Physicians and Stanford University.
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Episodes
Access to safe abortions in the post-Roe era
August 16, 2022 19:52 - 30 minutes - 57.4 MBDr. Monica Saxena JD, MD joins us to discuss the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. How will this affect access to abortions, particularly for marginalized communities? What relevance does this ruling have to the role of the EM physician in caring for emergencies in pregnancy? What role with the emergency department play in states that allow and don't allow abortions? What actions may we take for our patients, in the ED and outside the ED? Objectives 1. Explore the changing landscap...
Nutrition and Food Insecurity
August 25, 2020 14:14 - 34 minutes - 77.8 MBDr. Seth Berkowitz and Economist Hunt Alcott join us to discuss nutrition, food insecurity, and their relevance to emergency medicine. What questions can we ask to identify food insecurity quickly? What resources can we offer patients? How might it affect our clinical decision making? Objectives: Explore how nutrition affects the health of patients in the ED Identify factors that contribute to patient’s nutritional status Understand how to effectively and efficiently address nut...
Alcohol
June 16, 2020 15:36 - 41 minutes - 95.2 MBDrs. Otis Warren and Shannon Smith-Bernardin join us to discuss how alcohol relates to social issues. What more can we do for patients that are brought in drunk? What solutions exist at both the individual ED and healthcare system level? Objectives: Understand the challenges in treating alcohol use disorder in the emergency department Understand alcohol use in the context of social determinants of health Learn about diversion/sobering centers and their potential impact on the treatm...
Health Disparities in the Time of COVID
May 27, 2020 09:23 - 42 minutes - 79.5 MBAcross the US, LatinX and Black people are dying from COVID-19 at twice the rate of their white counterparts. In this special episode of Announce, hosts Drs. Ayesha Khan & Quincy Moore explore some of the issues underlying these disparities and what EM providers need to be aware of to combat them. Additional Resources: As a doctor, how do I tell a black family of five, struck by the virus, to ‘social distance’ in a two-bedroom apartment? -- Garth Walker COVID-19 Racial Dispari...
Race
February 13, 2020 17:17 - 40 minutes - 46.5 MBDrs. Sheryl Heron and Camara Phyllis Jones join us to discuss race and how it affects our practice in the ED. Objectives: Debunk misunderstandings about the biological basis of race Analyze the relationship between race, social determinants of health, and health outcomes Discuss interventions that work to improve racial health disparities Predict how race may play a role in current policy and public health problems Take-home points: Race is a social, not biological, cons...
Happy New Year!
January 03, 2020 23:48 - 20 seconds - 162 KBOur team took a breather for the holidays. Tune in February 1st for another episode!
Homelessness
December 02, 2019 14:46 - 35 minutes - 81.9 MBIn the U.S., a homeless person’s lifespan is 25 years less than average. In this episode, hosts Dr. Ayesha Khan & Dr. Quincy Moore explore how the EM providers can be pivotal in improving health outcomes for those that lack basic shelter with Dr. Kelly Doran and Stephen Brown. Objectives: 1. Describe how housing and homelessness affect a person's health and health outcomes 2. Describe why emergency physicians should be addressing housing and homelessness 3. Define...
Structural determinants of health and unmet social needs
November 01, 2019 15:54 - 29 minutes - 68.4 MBObjectives: - To introduce the concept of social determinants of health - To outline the ways in which social determinants of health affect the practice of emergency medicine - To highlight key reasons why emergency providers should care about social determinants of health - Introduce ways in which emergency providers can effectively identify social issues that might be affecting their patients’ health Take-home points: - Try to avoid compart...
Opioids
October 31, 2019 16:51 - 35 minutes - 82.3 MBObjectives: Outline the scope of the opioid epidemic as it relates to Emergency Medicine Detail innovative treatment options for opioid use disorder and overdose Discuss strategies and barriers to implementing ED-based Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Provide possible future strategies and necessary policy changes Take-home points: Opioid use disorder is a disease that is often chronic and relapsing Prescribing buprenorphine is easy and it only takes one person to start ...
Firearm Violence
October 31, 2019 16:41 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MBObjectives: Explain what it means to view firearm violence as a public health problem. Describe the roles of the emergency physician in addressing firearm violence. Recognize that access to firearms make suicide attempts more likely to succeed. Identify barriers to conducting research on firearm violence Resources: Provider resources: What Can You Do: UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program: https://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/vprp/WYCD.html American Association of Pediatrics: Ad...
Immigration
October 02, 2019 17:19 - 35 minutes - 81.2 MBIn our debut episode, hosts Drs. Ayesha Khan & Quincy Moore along with special guest host Dr. Vibha Gupta sit down with our guests, Dr. Mary Cheffers (LA County), Dr. Todd Schneberk (LA County) and Mrs. Mayra Joachin (Attorney, National Immigration Law Center) to discuss what emergency providers should know about their patients with immigration-related issues. Objectives: Learn the effects of anti-immigrant legislation on seeking care and ED presentation Learn barriers immigrants an...