Announce

Quincy Moore and Ayesha Khan•announce.libsyn.com

Announce is a podcast series covering core concepts in Social Emergency Medicine. National experts discuss topics such as firearm violence, immigration, race, opioids, and more. The podcast is relevant to anyone in the healthcare field, particularly attendings, residents, medical students, and other emergency providers. Episodes are released monthly. This podcast is supported by American College of Emergency Physicians and Stanford University.

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Episodes

Access to safe abortions in the post-Roe era

Dr. Monica Saxena JD, MD joins us to discuss the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. How will this affect access to abortions, particularly for marginalized communities? What relevance does this ruling have to the role of the EM physician in caring for emergencies in pregnancy? What role with the emergency department play in states that allow and don't allow abortions? What actions may we take for our patients, in the ED and outside the ED? Objectives 1. Explore the changing landscape of safe abo...

Aug 16, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Nutrition and Food Insecurity

Dr. Seth Berkowitz and Economist Hunt Alcott join us to discuss nutrition, food insecurity, and their relevance to emergency medicine. What questions can we ask to identify food insecurity quickly? What resources can we offer patients? How might it affect our clinical decision making? Objectives: Explore how nutrition affects the health of patients in the ED Identify factors that contribute to patient’s nutritional status Understand how to effectively and efficiently address nutrition with ED pa...

Aug 25, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Alcohol

Drs. Otis Warren and Shannon Smith-Bernardin join us to discuss how alcohol relates to social issues. What more can we do for patients that are brought in drunk? What solutions exist at both the individual ED and healthcare system level? Objectives: Understand the challenges in treating alcohol use disorder in the emergency department Understand alcohol use in the context of social determinants of health Learn about diversion/sobering centers and their potential impact on the treatment of alcoho...

Jun 16, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Health Disparities in the Time of COVID

Across the US, LatinX and Black people are dying from COVID-19 at twice the rate of their white counterparts. In this special episode of Announce, hosts Drs. Ayesha Khan & Quincy Moore explore some of the issues underlying these disparities and what EM providers need to be aware of to combat them. Additional Resources: As a doctor, how do I tell a black family of five, struck by the virus, to ‘social distance’ in a two-bedroom apartment? -- Garth Walker COVID-19 Racial Disparities in U.S. Co...

May 27, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Race

Drs. Sheryl Heron and Camara Phyllis Jones join us to discuss race and how it affects our practice in the ED. Objectives: Debunk misunderstandings about the biological basis of race Analyze the relationship between race, social determinants of health, and health outcomes Discuss interventions that work to improve racial health disparities Predict how race may play a role in current policy and public health problems Take-home points: Race is a social, not biological, construction Ancestry is poor...

Feb 13, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Happy New Year!

Our team took a breather for the holidays. Tune in February 1st for another episode!

Jan 03, 2020•20 sec

Homelessness

In the U.S., a homeless person’s lifespan is 25 years less than average. In this episode, hosts Dr. Ayesha Khan & Dr. Quincy Moore explore how the EM providers can be pivotal in improving health outcomes for those that lack basic shelter with Dr. Kelly Doran and Stephen Brown. Objectives: 1. Describe how housing and homelessness affect a person's health and health outcomes 2. Describe why emergency physicians should be addressing housing and homelessness 3. Define important terms relevant to...

Dec 02, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Structural determinants of health and unmet social needs

Objectives: - To introduce the concept of social determinants of health - To outline the ways in which social determinants of health affect the practice of emergency medicine - To highlight key reasons why emergency providers should care about social determinants of health - Introduce ways in which emergency providers can effectively identify social issues that might be affecting their patients’ health Take-home points: - Try to avoid compartmentalizing your patients’ health. Social issues affec...

Nov 01, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Opioids

Objectives: Outline the scope of the opioid epidemic as it relates to Emergency Medicine Detail innovative treatment options for opioid use disorder and overdose Discuss strategies and barriers to implementing ED-based Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Provide possible future strategies and necessary policy changes Take-home points: Opioid use disorder is a disease that is often chronic and relapsing Prescribing buprenorphine is easy and it only takes one person to start doing it. See th...

Oct 31, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Firearm Violence

Objectives: Explain what it means to view firearm violence as a public health problem. Describe the roles of the emergency physician in addressing firearm violence. Recognize that access to firearms make suicide attempts more likely to succeed. Identify barriers to conducting research on firearm violence Resources: Provider resources: What Can You Do: UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program: https://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/vprp/WYCD.html American Association of Pediatrics: Addressing Gun Vio...

Oct 31, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Immigration

In our debut episode, hosts Drs. Ayesha Khan & Quincy Moore along with special guest host Dr. Vibha Gupta sit down with our guests, Dr. Mary Cheffers (LA County), Dr. Todd Schneberk (LA County) and Mrs. Mayra Joachin (Attorney, National Immigration Law Center) to discuss what emergency providers should know about their patients with immigration-related issues. Objectives: Learn the effects of anti-immigrant legislation on seeking care and ED presentation Learn barriers immigrants and undocum...

Oct 02, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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