The University of Iowa Department of Emergency Medicine

How to provide high quality service at UIHC

Undertsanding EMTALA law and how it applies to any clinician

Pharming in the ED, episode 1

Case-based discussion of osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, and bone tumors

Understanding diseases of the muscles and nerves presenting with weakness

Inflammatory and infectious causes of arthritis

Miscellaneous unusual muscle-skeletal disorders that every ER doc needs to know

Management of hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis reactions

Dr. Katie Miner speaks about Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Dr. Jon Van Heukelom speaks about Elbow Injuries

A medical history lecture on the possible cause of the great plague of Athens in 430 BC

Brief discussion of the etiology and management of anxiety related disorders

How to recognize and manage compartment syndromes

How to handle that patient with the symptoms that just don’t make sense

A discussion of common hip and pelvic injuries

A discussion of knee injuries

A discussion of common wrist and forearm injuries

A discussion of common shoulder injuries

Medical Student Lecture: Review of the approach to patient with chief complaint of headache

A Case Based Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain in the ER

Medical Student Lecture: an outstanding review of common skin cancers

Medical Student Lecture describing the differential diagnosis and workup for patients with unintentional weight loss

Medical Student Lecture: How to evaluate a patient with a chief complaint of cough

Medical Student Lecture: a review of causes and evaluation of patient with shortness of breath

Medical Student Lecture: the approach to a patient with a chief complaint of back pain

An OUTSTANDING presentation on how to organize and document complicated medical information- a must listen for ANY provider!

Medical Student Lecture: an overview of the approach to a patient with the chief complaint of fever

Medical Student Lecture on how to write a proper medical note

Medical Student Lecture covering how to use the physical examination in diagnosis

Medical Student Lecture on assessing a patient with depression or anxiety (sorry about the poor audio quality)

Review of the technique used in Basic Life Support

Medical Student Lecture on taking a sexual history (very informative and hilarious!)

A case-based review of common helminthic parasites.

There is nothing scarier than a child who can’t breathe. Dr Moreland makes it all clearer.

Audio only track of a review of the very difficult diagnosis of PE

A case presentation of a disastrous bleeding in the lung. Enjoy.

Shift work and caring for the most difficult of patients can be taxing. Here’s how we deal with it.

A classic, bread and butter educational topic that is essential for all emergency providers.

Do you allow families to be in the room during a code? You should! This talk explains why

Law, ethics, and controversy when treating adolescent patients

A review of pediatric respiratory disease by one of the great pediatric pulmonologists

A review of the latest (2007) AHA recommendations for treatment of ACS.

Current concepts and controversies about wayward clots in lungs.

An outstanding Grand-Rounds lecture on a disease we never see in Iowa

A quick review of the management of COPD and Asthma exacerbations

This is a simple how-to seminar on basic vent settings. Perfect for the newly intubated!

A lighthearted and engaging lecture about being a professional in Emergency Medicine

Dr Weiss, the Vice-President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, gives pearls on documenting charts to protect yourself from lawsuits

An orientation to the UIHC ETC and a review of how to document with billing/coding in mind.

Dr Weiss discusses the details and case law that frames an EM doc’s responsibility for adhering to the EMTALA law.