Welcome Back from Burning Man!
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The Bushmaster Exercise
October 2015
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Bushmaster is an exercise held every year at USUHS (uniformed services university of health sciences) medical school. It is the culmination of a four week endeavor during their final year meant to train medical students in the armed forces how to prepare for a deployment in theatre. The exercise is a mock deployment for the medical students and is staffed by senior physicians from all specialties and from all branches of the armed forces (EM predominates). For six days students are required to provide 24hr medical support to their troops. This includes setting up a battalion aid station, stabilization of critical patients, organizing an ambulance response team to provide tactical combat casualty care, and triaging patients for evacuation and definitive care. For the duration they are required to manage their own resources and allocate them appropriately in simulated mass casualty scenarios. High fidelity simulators are used in a field environment and students manage complex trauma/medical resuscitations in an austere environment. APD Chris Pitotti, MD and PGY3 residents Josh Pascoe, DO and Jamie Bailey, MD were able to provide a unique perspective to students training in these scenarios. As resident physicians, and as officers in the U.S. Air Force, this was a very rewarding experience and will hopefully become a staple of training for the active duty members of Las Vegas EMR. Check out the video here.
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Las Vegas Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
15 November 2015
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Another successful Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon thanks to the assistance of medical tent captains Dr. Mike Holtz, Dr. Daren Mahoney and Dr. Ben Smith, who worked with volunteer nursing staff from UMC's Emergency Department and local race medical director, Dr. Christian Young to keep runners safe. Between the marathon and half marathon, over 32,000 runners competed in this year's race!
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Dr. Heckelman Wins "Peoples Choice Award"
For Inaugural EMRA 20 in 6 Competition
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Las Vegas EM was again well-represented in a national competition. PGY-2 resident Aaron Heckelman, MD delivered an outstanding short presentation explaining the debate about the safety of ondansetron in first trimester pregnancy. An audience of hundreds picked Aaron's presentation as the best of the competition. Way to go Aaron! Nailed it! |
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You too, can make a difference in a resident's life...
20 October 2015
No, seriously, hit that 'donate button on the right...
EMS World Expo
24 September 2015
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Las Vegas EMR was well represented at last week’s EMS World Expo. Held this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the EMS World Expo is the largest EMS trade show/conference in North America, and attracts EMS providers and educators from around the world. We are proud of our residents, attendings and alumni who taught sessions throughout the conference!
*Dr. Leon Eydelman (PGY-3) lectured on “Delayed Care of the Critically Ill Medical Patient” *Dr. Aaron Heckelman (PGY-2) taught a session entitled “A Resident’s Guide to Intubation” (top left) *Dr. Ben Smith (PGY-2) covered “Party Drugs” in his session (middle left) *Dr. Bryan Bledsoe (faculty) taught about “Hypertensive Emergencies” and “Spinal Trauma Update” *Dr. JD McCourt (faculty) discussed “Best Practices for Responding to Mental Health Patients in the Prehospital Setting”. *Dr. David Slattery (faculty) lectured on “The QI Revolution: Using Real-time Data to Improve Outcomes and the Patient Experience”. Special mention to one of our alumni, Dr. Ryan Hodnick, who spoke about the “Prehospital use of Ketamine”. |
Burning Man 2015
16 September 2015
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Another year; another burn.
"Radical self reliance, radical self expression, communal effort, leaving no trace… these are just a few of the 'Principles of Burning Man' from the official website I was reading while packing for our trip… I had never been to Burning Man before, and I was in for the experience of a lifetime. All I knew about Burning Man was that I was working as a resident physician at the Rampart Medical Tent and would see a lot of toxicology! But Burning Man was so much more than that… 'Burners' as they call themselves, make excellent patients! They were kind, understanding, and unbelievably appreciative as I sutured their lacerations, reduced their fracture-dislocations, and even sedated their family/friends after a 'bad trip'. With limited supplies and resources, we offered excellent medical care to a population of surprisingly optimistic patients despite very hostile conditions. I may never get all of the playa dust out of my camping gear, but the experience was something I will truly never forget." Read about Burning Man and mass-gathering medicine on our Event Medicine page. -Carrie Cook, DO, PGY3 |
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Las Vegas EM Resident "FAMOUS"
9 September 2015
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These Las Vegas EM residents are everywhere... Iggie Tanone, MD makes an appearance in the latest ZDoggMD video. Next stop Hollywood. Way to go Iggie!! |
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Las Vegas EM Healthcare Heroes
2 September 2015
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Two Las Vegas EM faculty were honored at the 2015 Healthcare Heroes Awards sponsored by Nevada Business Magazine. Devon Moore, MD won the Non-Profit award for his volunteerism in many different areas. Dr. Moore is the Quality Director for our Emergency Department. Ross Berkeley, MD, our residency director, won the Educator award for his tireless efforts in emergency medicine education. You can read more about the awards here. Congratulations to both - we are very proud!
Welcome New Faculty
1 August 2015
We are happy to announce two new faculty members here at Las Vegas EM! We expect big things out of both of them. We can't wait to see how they will impact our residents.
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Tony Zitek, MD attended Dartmouth University Medical School and completed emergency medicine residency at our own University of Nevada School of Medicine program. I addition toclinical practice and teaching, he will be actively involved in our emergency medicine research programs. |
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Jordana Haber, MD attended Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv and completed residency in emergency medicine at Lincoln Medical Center. She then completed a two year fellowship in Medical Education at Maimonides Medical Center. |
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Welcome Las Vegas EM Class of 2018!
1 July 2015
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Congratulations Class of 2015!
23 June 2015
CONGRATULATIONS to the Las Vegas EM class of 2015!! On Tuesday night we graduated our 7th class during the annual graduation ceremony and awards banquet at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. We are very proud of all of you! You can see where they are going here. Check out the awards from the night:
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Resident of the Year:
Tony Zitek, MD Pediatrics Resident of the Year: Anna Miller, MD Nellis AFB Resident of the Year: Tony Zitek, MD Research Resident of the Year: Tony Zitek, MD Resident of the Year (Nurses Vote): Kersten Milligan, MD Intern of the Year: Megan McKay, MD |
Core Faculty of the Year:
Nathan Cleveland, MD Clinical Faculty of the Year: Josh Parker, MD Pediatrics Faculty of the Year: David Nelson, MD Nellis AFB Faculty of the Year: Lance Bacon, MD |
Coming Soon to an ED Near You!!
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Dr. McKay Elected to National Leadership
Position With AAEM/RSA
18 April 2015
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Congratulations to EM1 resident Megan McKay, MD for being elected to the AAEM/RSA Board of Directors for the coming year! Dr. McKay is the next in a long line of Las Vegas EM residents serving in national leadership roles. We are proud of you Megan! |
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Dr. Berkeley Named Course Director for High Risk Emergency Medicine
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The nationally-recognized faculty of the High Risk Emergency Medicine Course have educated around 10,000 emergency providers over the years. This CME course teaches tactics on how to avoid common malpractice pitfalls and provide high-quality care in real world EDs, by utilizing analysis of actual malpractice and EMTALA cases with discussion of the most recent literature by risk management experts. Congratulations Dr. Berkeley!
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OLDER NEWS...
Message from the Program Director
DONATE TO THE RESIDENT
WELLNESS FUND
Do you miss residency or have a friend or loved one in our program? Help make LasVegasEM even better by donating to the Resident Wellness Fund! Money goes toward our wellness events including the annual retreat, educational opportunities, and promoting the program. http://www.lasvegasemr.com/resident-life
WELLNESS FUND
Do you miss residency or have a friend or loved one in our program? Help make LasVegasEM even better by donating to the Resident Wellness Fund! Money goes toward our wellness events including the annual retreat, educational opportunities, and promoting the program. http://www.lasvegasemr.com/resident-life
