Online learning

I am trying to do the online learning stuff, but I can not see any of the prior posts. The site says there are 64 other posts, but I can't open any of them. should I just realize I am getting old and don't know how everything works, or is anybody else having problems?

Blueberries

For those of you who were considering going blueberry picking at one of Michigan's many blueberry farms (and I highly recommend that you do so), peak season is right now. That means that the majority of the berries on the bushes are ripe and large. If you decide to put it off until later, even a week or two later, the ripe berries will be fewer and smaller, and it will take you twice as long to fill your buckets as it would if you picked them this week.

As for a place to go, all you have to do is type in "blueberries" near "Kalamazoo" into local.google.com and you will find several to choose from. I went to the Leduc farm a couple miles south of M-43 (about 20 minutes away), and found the largest blueberry fields I have ever seen. They will provide you with buckets lined with plastic bags (you keep the plastic bags). If you have never gone picking before, just to give you an estimate of time, it took me a little less than 2 hours to pick about 13 pounds of them--2 buckets.

King airway

So I was told yesterday by Jan (flight nurse) that King airways can't be used in kids. Am I making this up, or didn't Dr. Fales say during ACLS that the local EMS had started to use them in kids recently?

Conference schedule

Just in case anyone other than me needed clarification about our conference schedule this month, I checked with Rob and the only conferences we are required to attend are printed on that sheet. There are no trauma conferences this month.

Fowarding

Thanks Sarah for setting this up.

I am having the same problem as Gina. I figured out how to forward from KCMS to home, but the e-mail coming from KCMS won't let me view them. If it is from outside KCMS, it is fowarded as normal. I don't know why they don't want us to forward e-mail, as long as we keep the one clean.

Shae

More info...

Thanks to Sarah for setting this up...great idea!

Anyway, I found some downloads for your Palms specifically for the ED...nice little cheat sheet programs for ACS, stroke, sepsis, and then a general ED program. You can find them at:

http://www.handhelddoc.com/

Secondly, I emailed the IT guy at KCMS today with a couple questions and here are the answers I got:

The epocrates program they were talking about is the free download version for your palm. You just register and sign in yourself. They didn't buy us all a subscription, darnit.
Also, they do not want us to forward our email from the groupwise account and because they don't want us to, they won't tell us how to do it. I was kind of able to figure it out, but it only works with some emails, not all.

And lastly, speaking of forwarding email...does anyone know how to get the stupid Groupwise KCMS-MSU account to forward to the Palm at least?

Peace out guys!

P.S. Anyone want to blow stuff up on the 4th? I'm down for some sparklers!

A place we can call our own!

Hats off to us, the Class of 2011, congrats on making it through orientation week...can't believe it's just beginning! This is a website/blog that's for the entire class, and I wanted it to be a little safe haven for people to bring up any issues, share anyhting that was useful or cool, be a way to check out a socail calendar and keep postings about what's going on with who/where/when=) I figured we can all help each other out with whatever it is that we have or can bring to the table, and it might make an easy forum for changing shifts or whatever else. So welcome=) Anything goes, but overall, 2 rules: no "fighting" on the blog and nothing negative about other ER residents. For those of you who are first time users, it's pretty simple, just accept (since you're here you already did), and then post stuff, which can include maps (so we can meet you places), pictures or anything else that you can think of=) Right then, start blogging!
Thus far:
There is a calendar (I'll try to keep that updated)
Tons of really helpful ER links
Photo's
Helpful Med Video's
General Daily News
Hoping to: Get a few addresses, class pic, ER schedules, and some other PDF's

Right on all, and you all have full prevlidges, create away=)
Cya!

Advice From Last Year's EMRA Resident of the Year!

Emergency Medicine Residency Recommendations
Recommendations Reading and Resources
Tintinelli and Rosen, CME Download (700.00$/yr), EMRAP/Video, Annals EM, Emedhome.com gives one q per day with site and reference and Clinical Pearl of the week, Auntminnie.com Radiology website with archives and case per day. Online: MD Consult and Pepid V5 (like 5 min clinical consult for ED)
Recommended: Handbook of Fractures/Orthopedics, Critical Care Pocket Guide
Things to ALWAYS have with you in the ED:
Pharmocopeia, EMRA Abx Manual, Standfords Abx Guide, Penlight, Trauma Shears, EMRA Airway Guide, Palm

Recommendations for logs:
There is a program called: Handbase.com, a web based for PC Palm that allows creation of databases, which can be converted to Excel, which can be uploaded to New innovations. Allows you to do your logs as you go along. Do them daily or at least every shift.

General recommendations:
US everybody in the department! Place your own Foley’s and get your own urine samples, make your own calls. KNOW your consultants. Do your research early. Read when you are on call. Get into your off service rotations-place as many lines as possible while on ICU. Read for 20 min on 2 cases after each shift no matter what you want to do, set a timer and be done with it. Life is better with time mgt, you must become really good at this. Always work out, even if just for small periods.
Recommended Rate of seeing people:
½ 1st yr: 1 pt/hr ; ½ 1st yr 1.5/hr ; 2yr 2/hr ; 3rd yr 2.3-2.5/hr

Recommendations on Conferences:
1. ACEP: Scientific Seminar of Academic Medicine
2. National EM Board Review Course: 2 in Vegas and 1 in DC, Excellent BR
course, in Fall (Aug-Oct), during 3rd year, there will be big job
recruitment.
3. Difficult Airway Course by Ron Walls and/or SLAM Airway Course

DO’s:
Senior Year:
Boards: 1000 Written q. taken in Chicago, 900 Oral q in Chicago or Arizona, 25 charts reviewed, ususlly has to be repeated once, so make 50 charts, and save your good cases over time that way they can be all together when you graduate. Cases you handled extremely well!

ACOEP:
Be a member now, it’s 5 years before you can become ACOEP “Fellow”, FACOEP, and get this fancy designation. Also need to do something educational-teach classes, etc. and become board certified. It’s HQ is located in Chicago, number is: 312.587.3709.