Sex-based pharmacotherapy in acute care setting, a narrative review for emergency providers.

Introduction: Sex-based medicine, which can be defined as the process of understanding the inherent differences in disease pathophysiology and response to medications that exist between the sexes, seems like a necessary step in the movement towards personalized medicine. While there are strict guidelines for weight-based dosage of pediatric medications, similar guidelines do not exist for the treatment of adults, despite prominent biologic differences between the sexes. The lack of individualization is of particular importance in the treatment of adult patients in the emergency department (ED), because it can determine the trajectory of a patient's stay at the hospital.

Benign Anal Disease: Implementation of an Educational Program Across Specialties.

Background: Benign anal diseases, including hemorrhoids, fissures, abscesses, fistulas, and anal condylomata, affect 10%-15% of our population. Most patients seen by nonsurgical providers experience delayed treatment. We examined at our institution whether an educational session on anorectal diseases would benefit trainees from medical and surgical specialties.

The LapSim: a learning environment for both experts and novices.

Background: Simulated environments present challenges to both clinical experts and novices in laparoscopic surgery. Experts and novices may have different expectations when confronted with a novel simulated environment. The LapSim is a computer-based virtual reality laparoscopic trainer.