Displaying items by tag: Department of Emergency Medicine
A new study from UAB details the burden of sepsis — widespread infection in the body — in the United States.
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The winners of the first SPARC competition, an initiative between UAB Medicine and Medscape, will share $40,000 in grants for quality improvement projects.
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UAB’s new emergency medicine fellowship facilitated a large-scale critical care and trauma training exercise in Kenya for surgical residents and general medicine interns.
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UAB is the first hospital in Alabama and one of the first in the nation to use sophisticated Resuscitation Quality Improvement system simulators to improve CPR skills in emergency department staff.
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Heat illness can be a serious matter, say UAB emergency physicians. Be prepared, and be safe.
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With these tips from UAB Emergency Medicine, know how to identify poison ivy, oak and sumac, protect yourself against allergic reaction, and treat exposed areas.
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UAB spearheads an innovative program to find undiagnosed cases of hepatitis C and steer those patients to therapy.
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Eleven outstanding faculty members were named recipients of the 2016 Dean’s Excellence Awards, an honor recognizing exceptional contributions made by School of Medicine faculty in service, teaching, research, diversity enhancement and mentorship.
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A resuscitation study found another small step to help improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival.
Lauren Walter, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, is leading the UAB School of Medicine chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association.