winterallsummer Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 As a PA working in EM, what is the best way to study now that one is no longer a student? I am getting Emrap and have a few good books left over from school. Are you mostly just reviewing issues your PTs have online? Or are there any good books still worth reading cover to cover? Besides Emrap are there any good lectures online? Thanks as always for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waky02 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 EMBASIC EMCRIT Both have incredible podcasts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 29, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 29, 2014 if you have a drive EMRap or Audio Digest Prescribbers letter is a great resource and CME credits pile up quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Joe Lex, MD has a site which compiles a gazillion free lectures: http://freeemergencytalks.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrothers98 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Define studying and define your goal? If your purpose is to refine your knowledge in EM and expand upon it then you can take one of 2 paths. One is what you allude to, a paid cme subscription that provides knowledgeable information concerning the practice of EM in certain topics but essentially is unstructured when it comes to the EM knowledge base as a whole. At times, there will be an assumption that you have some prerequisite knowledge in the topic discussed that you may or may not. Follow this and there will be gaps in your knowledge base in certain areas. The same if you only read about the conditions your patient's have. If there is a triage mechanism in your ED that sends critical patients or certain complaints to the doctor rather than you, you will only be knowledgeable about what your facility lets you do. The other is to establish a structure to your desired knowledge base in order to broaden your learning. You could use one of 2 sources: The NCCPA EM CAQ content blueprint http://www.nccpa.net/PDFs/Emergency%20Medicine%20disease%20and%20disorder%20list.pdf or The Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine https://www.abem.org/public/publications/em-model/reference Before you jump in to the above, I do recommend 2 pieces of light reading that I think will prepare most PAs in the ED initially. Minor Emergencies: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 3e An Introduction to Clinical Emergency MedicineYou can find both on Amazon for about $60 a piece See if you can attend the EM Bootcamp or the ACEP/SEMPA Advanced Practice Provider Academy. You can buy the streaming version of EM Bootcamp at CourseHost.com. Good luck. G Brothers PA-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discogenic Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 EMBASIC EMCRIT Both have incredible podcasts Emergency Medicine Cases is a good podcast...a bit longer than the average podcast and maybe a bit dry at times but thorough. Their LBP podcast was one of the best LBP presentations I've heard. Links and printable summaries on the website. #foamed on Twitter has lots of pearls as well as links to various articles, conference updates, studies, lectures, videos, etc. It seems to be predominantly EM topics. It's random and not structured but is worth thumbing through when you're killing brief periods of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Someone told me I should check out the QuantiaMD site. You can earn CME and Amazon gift cards for completing various stuff on the site. I haven't had a chance to mess with it so no idea if it's really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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