Publications by authors named "Alisa Hayes"
Background: It is an unfortunate truth that Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians will, at some point, have contact with the medicolegal system. However, most EM residency training programs lack education on the legal system in their curriculum, leaving EM physicians unprepared for litigation. To fill this gap, we designed a high-yield and succinct medical legal workshop highlighting legal issues commonly encountered by EM physicians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction The emergency medicine (EM) match has undergone significant shifts in 2022 and 2023. While variation in specialty fill rates is expected over time, EM programs noted a significant increase in open positions starting in 2022. Utilizing National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) data over a 10-year period, we identified significant deviations in the emergency medicine match.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsthma may not be a permanent diagnosis in adults. A study finds that up to one-third of adults with physician-diagnosed asthma no longer had it after 5 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The WHO has called for the use of computer-aided education to train millions of additional health providers. We herein address this appeal with the first globally available, free, accredited, computer-aided, and peer and mentor-guided course.
Methods: The intervention studied was NextGenU.
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- Early diagnosis of HIV through testing is crucial for both individual health and public safety, especially in emergency departments (EDs).
- EDs face challenges in implementing HIV testing due to its complexity, leading to varying practices based on local needs.
- The article presents a standardized set of terms and definitions for ED-based HIV testing programs to improve communication and comparability of findings across different locations.