Coronary CT Imaging

Coronary CT Imaging
Attached are two articles for Journal Club which will be held during conference on Thursday, 12/18/08.

Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Angiography by 64-Row CT

Diagnostic Performance of 64-Multidetector Row Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Individuals Without Known Coronary Artery Disease

There will no paper copies distributed.
Please print these out if you wish to have a hard copy.
All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.

STAT / Point-of-Care Lab Testing Reduces Stay in ED

STAT / Point-of-Care Lab Testing Reduces Stay in ED
Attached are two articles for Journal Club which will be held on Tuesday, 11/18/08.
Journal Club meeting will be held at Napolitano's restaraunt at 7 pm.

Point-of-Care Testing Reduces Length of Stay in Emergency

Introduction of a Stat Laboratory Reduces

Journal Club Assessment Form

There will be no paper copies distributed.
Please print these out if you wish to have a hard copy.
All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.

Overcrowding in the ED

Overcrowding in the ED
Attached are two articles for Journal Club which will be held during conference on Thursday, 10/23/08.

The Impact of Emergency Department Crowding Measures on Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Emergency Department Crowding Is Associated With Poor Care for Patients With Severe Pain

DepartmentJournal Club Assessment Form

There will no paper copies distributed.
Please print these out if you wish to have a hard copy.
All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Attached are two articles for Journal Club which will be held during conference on Thursday, Sept 25th.

Out-of-Hospital Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
Versus Usual Care in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized
Controlled Trial

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Versus Bilevel Noninvasive
Ventilation in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
A Randomized Multicenter Trial

DepartmentJournal Club Assessment Form

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All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.

Blood Pressure and Mortality in the ED

Blood Pressure and Mortality in the ED

Attached are two articles for Journal Club which will be held during conference on Thursday, July 31st.

Blood pressure and mortality during an up to 32-year followup

Utility of Routine Testing for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe
Blood Pressure Elevation in the Emergency Department

Journal Club Assessment Form

There will no paper copies distributed.
Please print these out if you wish to have a hard copy.

All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.

PEDS / Acute Otitis Media / Gastroenteritis / Broselow Tape

Here are links to the Journal Club articles for Tuesday, May 20th.
Hard copies of the articles will be put in your mailboxes as soon as they are printed.

May 20, 2008
7:00-9:00 pm

To be held at:
17904 SE 59th Street
Micanopy, FL 32667
352-466-3263


ARTICLES:
Wait-and-See Prescription for the Treatment of Acute Otitis Media
JAMA, Sept 13, 2006, Vol 296, No. 10:1235-1241

Oral Ondansetron for Gastroenteritis in a Pediatric Emergency Department
New England Journal of Medicine, 354;16:1698-1705.

Use of the Broselow Tape May Result in the Under-resuscitation of Children
J. of Academic Emerg Med, Oct 2006, Vol 13,No. 10:1011-1019.

Journal Club Assessment Form

All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.
There will be no advanced notice given to residents who will be chosen to present on Tuesday.

Inhaler and Valved Holding Chamber

Here are links to the Journal Club articles for Tuesday, April 15th.

Hard copies of the articles will be put in your mailboxes as soon as they are printed.

April 15, 2008
7:00-9:00 pm

To be held at: Dionysus 13005 SW 1st Road, Town of Tioga
Tel: 331-1121

ARTICLES:

Automatic replacement of Albuterol Nebulizer Therapy by Metered-dose Inhaler and Valved Holding Chamber
Am J Health-Syst Pharm, Vol 62 May 15, 2005:1053-1061

Perceptual Reasons for Resistance to Change in the ED Use of Holding Chambers for Children with Asthma
Annals of Emerg Med, January 2008,Vol 51, No 1: 70-77.

Creating a System to Facilitate Translation of Evidence into Standardized Clinical Practice: A Preliminary Report
Annals of Emerg Med, January 2008,Vol 51, No 1:80-86.

Journal Club Assessment Form

All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.
There will be no advanced notice given to residents who will be chosen to present on Tuesday.

Head Trauma

Here are links to the Journal Club articles for Tuesday, March 18th.

Hard copies of the articles will be put in your mailboxes as soon as they are printed.

Journal Club will be hosted by Dr. Goldfeder.
Tuesday, March 18th will be held at:
Napolitano’s Restaurant - 606 NW 75th St. Gainesville, FL 32607 (352.332.6671)
(Also known as Tower Road, just past the Oaks Mall off Newberry Road.)

Evaluation of a Modified Prediction Instrument to Identify Significant Pediatric Intracranial Injury After Blunt Head Trauma.

Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in Patients With Minor Head Injury.

Evaluation and Management of Children Younger Than Two Years Old With Apparently Minor Head Trauma: Proposed Guidelines.

A Decision Rule for Identifying Children at Low Risk for Brain Injuries After Blunt Head Trauma.

Journal Club Assessment Form

All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.There will be no advanced notice given to residents who will be chosen to present on Tuesday.

Cardiac Risks

Here are links to the Journal Club articles for Tuesday, Feb. 19th.

Hard copies of the articles will be put in your mailboxes as soon as they are printed.

Journal Club will be hosted by Dr. Carden
Tuesday, Feb. 19th will be held at:
Napolitano’s Restaurant606 NW 75th StGainesville, FL 32607 352.332.6671
(Also known as Tower Road, just past the Oaks Mall off Newberry Road.)

[beta]-Blockers Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Myocardial Infarction After Cocaine Use

A Critical Pathway for Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Low Risk for Short-Term Adverse Cardiac Events: Role of Outpatient Stress Testing

A Prospective Study of an Algorithm Using Cardiac Troponin I and Myoglobin as Adjuncts in Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Intermediate Coronary Syndromes in a Veteran's Hospital

Journal Club Assessment Form

All residents should be prepared to discuss all of the articles.
There will be no advanced notice given to residents who will be chosen to present on Tuesday.

Septic Arthritis

Here are links to the Journal Club articles for Tuesday, January 15th.
Hard copies of the articles will be put in your mailboxes as soon as they are printed.

Journal Club this Tuesday, January 15th will be held at:
Napolitano’s Restaurant
606 NW 75th StGainesville, FL 32607 352.332.6671
(Also known as Tower Road, just past the Oaks Mall off Newberry Road.)


A Clinical Practice Guideline for Treatment of Septic Arthritis in Children Efficacy in Improving Process of Care and Effect on Outcome of Septic Arthritis of the Hip_files

Differentiating Between Septic Arthritis and Transient Synovitis of the Hip in Children An Evidence-Based Clinical Prediction Algorithm_files

Sonography of the hip-joint by the emergency physician: its role in the evaluation of children presenting with acute limp.

Some of these articles you may not be able to view from a computer offsite of campus. This is due to the University Granted registration rights for these journal sites. If you are having problems with opening one of the full text articles, go to the UF Libraries Website (http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/) and follow the procedures for remote logon for computers off-campus.