Happy Holidays

We wish you all the best during this holiday season, and are looking forward to a great new year.

Faculty in Critical Decisions

The residency's own Jon Davis, MD appears in this ACEP's Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine this month. Dr. Davis reviews the critical decisions in Reversing Antithrombotic Medications. You can visit the ACEP website for more information.

Didactics this week

Dr. Quinn Holzheimer delivered a fantastic lecture on the ED management of Low Back Pain this week. He was followed by an excellent, hands on Lower Extremity Reduction demonstration by Dr. Autumn Graham. Dr. Larry Weiss, president of AAEM, finished the day with a timely talk about ED Documentation as well as the Academy.

Didactics this week

Dr. Rick Place from the Peds ED at Fairfax delivered an exceptional lecture today on Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. Regular attendee and mentor at the Joint Research Consortium, Dr. Place has become a great resource and friend to the program. Thanks Dr. Place.

Our EM Resident in ACEP News

Kevin Maloy, MD appears in this month's issue of ACEP News. Kevin talks about his research poster from ICEM in San Francisco that was completed through the Joint Research Consortium. ACEP News article is available at ACEP. More information on the Joint Research Consortium can be found here.

Grand Rounds with Dr. Panacek

EM/IM trained Dr. Edward Panacek gave a great Grand Rounds lectures on Updates in Asthma and Tricks of the Trade. Lecture was followed by lunch at the famous local Georgetown haunt, The Tombs. Thanks Dr. Panacek.

ACEP Chicago

Drs. Osborn and Pontius will be heading for Chicago in October to present their abstracts on HIV and ED Disposition Time at the ACEP Scientific Assembly. For further information please visit ACEP.

Semi-Finalists at SAEM Dodgeball

We nearly took home the title on our home court at this year's Dodgeball Tournament at SAEM. "If we had only not tired ourselves out by going to so many lectures, we would certainly have won," said one resident.

An Excellent Match

This years match brings an excellent class of residents from all over the country.  From as far west as Stanford to as close as our own back yard of Georgetown, this years match is truly an exceptional group.  To meet the new residents, please visit our Residents section.

Top Ten ACEP Lecture

Associate Program Director Dr. Jonathan Davis’ lecture on medications that reverse bleeding has been placed in Emergency Physicians Monthly’s Ten ACEP Lectures You Shouldn’t Miss at this year’s scientific assembly.  More information available at epmonthly.com. 

Grand rounds speakers announced

Dr. Michael Lambert, Dr. Joseph Lex, Dr. Jerry Hoffman, Dr. Michael Krohmer, and Dr. Michael Gerardi have all been confirmed to give grand rounds at the Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency in the upcoming months.  We look forward to welcoming these fantastic, nationally recognized speakers.  For information on times and date, please contact us or refer to our calendar.

Ten submissions accepted at ICEM 2008, San Francisco

Research continues at the Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency as ten submissions were selected for presentation at the 12th International Conference on Emergency Medicine.  Areas of research include Emergency Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, Psychiatry, ED Surge Capacity.  Faculty and residents look forward to traveling to San Francisco to present their original research.  Further information available at the ICEM website.

Bridge to ER One unveiled

Emergency preparedness took a major step forward today as Washington Hospital Center unveiled the Bridge to ER One.  The project focuses on innovative technologies deployed in the emergency department to improve communications, infection control, asset tracking, and surge capacity.  The Bridge to ER One includes expansion of existing emergency department space at Washington Hospital Center.  Further information available at the Washington Hospital Center website.

... and the research continues

Dr. Alex Garza reports results of his prehospital EMS study in this issue of Prehospital Emergency Care.  Further information available at Pubmed.