The Art of the Consult Call: Improving Communication Through Shared Mental Models.

Introduction: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education cites effective communication with physicians as a core competency for emergency medicine (EM) residents. However, there is no standardized curriculum dedicated to communication beyond practice in the clinical setting.

Methods: We developed a 1-hour EM didactic session on effective consultations using experiential education principles.

The impact of a novel policy for pediatric mental health patients in the emergency department.

Objectives: Pediatric mental health presentations continue to increase across the US. These patients often board for significant periods of time and may require more resources than other acute non-mental health patients. This has important implications for the overall function of the emergency department (ED) as well as care of all ED patients.