EM Pulse Podcast™
Episodes
Medicine on the Go: W3
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Medicine on the Go series, we step beyond the ED to explore how UC Davis Health and Sacramento County are partnering to d...
Medicine on the Go: Health 34
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first installment of our Medicine on the Go series, we explore how care is moving beyond hospital walls and directly into the community throug...
Real Time TeamSTEPPS
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of EM Pulse, guest host Dr. Neelou Tabatabai joins Julia in a discussion with ED nurse and TeamSTEPPS advocate, Leigh Clary, to explor...
Rethinking M&M
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the charged world of Morbidity and Mortality conferences—where good intentions can collide with fear, shame, and silen...
PECARN Infant Fever Update: 61-90 days
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a febrile infant presents at 61 days old? Are they suddenly low risk for invasive bacterial infections? In this episode, we explore ...
Scorpions and Spiders
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the second half of our envenomation series! Dr. Jonathan Ford, a UC Davis Medical Toxicologist and Professor of Emergency Medicine, returns ...
Time is Tissue
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer hikes and backyard play mean we’re bound to see a few snakebites in the ED—and getting the first steps right makes all the difference. In t...
Resus Update: Part 2
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of this two part episode, Dr. David Leon unpacks some of the most hotly debated topics in resuscitation—fluids, blood products, E...
Resus Update: Part 1
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this high-yield two part episode, we dive into the evolving world of resuscitation with Dr. David Leon, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine a...
Acute Agitation
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another episode of Push Dose Pearls with ED Clinical Pharacist, Haley Burhans! In this episode, we break down the essentials of mana...
Life Balance: an Inside Job
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome back Dr. John Rose as cohost for a conversation with Dr. Gary Tamkin—Emergency Physician and Vice President of Provider ...
Push Dose Pearls: Hypoglycemia
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hypoglycemia can be subtle—or dangerously obvious—and knowing when and how to treat it is critical. In her first episode as our new Push Dose Pear...
Packing for the Unexpected
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer travel is in full swing and, for physicians, that means more than just packing swimsuits and sunscreen. In this episode of EM Pulse, we sit dow...
AI After Hours: Tools for medical educators and lifelong learners
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this follow-up to our artificial intelligence in EM series, we’re diving into how AI can enhance your professional life outside of clinical shift...
Methadone Matters: Treating OUD in the Fentanyl Era
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of EM Pulse, Dr. Daniel Hernandez, an emergency medicine and addiction specialist at UC Davis, joins the team to spotlight methadone—...
Push Dose Pearls: Reversing Anticoagulants
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Clinical Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of ...
Rewriting Residency: What ACGME’s Proposal Means for EM
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big news for emergency medicine residencies! The ACGME is proposing several major changes to EM program requirements. To comply with these new require...
Advocacy IV: Change Through Legislation – a Mother-Daughter Journey
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth and final episode of our advocacy mini series with guest host, Dr. Anna Yap, we dive into a powerful story of advocacy led by a mother-d...
Advocacy III: Transgender Health Equity
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our advocacy mini series with Dr. Anna Yap, we explore the evolving challenges faced by transgender patients and medical profe...
Advocacy II: Serving our Immigrant Patients
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our advocacy mini series with Dr. Anna Yap, we dive into the critical intersection of emergency medicine and immigration heal...
Advocacy I: From Trauma Bay To Picket Line
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When corporate interests threaten patient care, who speaks up for doctors and their patients? This episode kicks off a special EM Pulse mini-series wi...
AI in EM – Part 3: Skynet Hasn’t Got A Chance!
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final installment of our three-part series on artificial intelligence in emergency medicine, we explore the rapid expansion of AI and its impl...
AI in EM – Part 2: Clinical Decisions, Smarter Tools
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode our three part series, we dive deeper into the practical impact of artificial intelligence on emergency medicine with expert, Dr...
AI In EM – Part 1: The Machines Are Here!
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into how AI is changing emergency medicine with Dr. Peter Steel, an expert in AI and EM at Cornell. We break down the basics ...
Cyberattacks: I didn’t go to Med School for this
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the rising threat of cyberattacks on healthcare systems and their profound impact on emergency medicine. With 386 attack...
Political Violence
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we address the growing concern over political violence in the United States as the presidential election draws near. Political violen...
Cardiac Arrest: Can Naloxone Help?
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As emergency physicians, we are very familiar with giving naloxone to patients with concern for opioid overdose. Our EMS colleagues give naloxone all ...
Update: Acetaminophen OD
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Acetaminophen overdose is one of the most common medication concerns we see in the ED. It is important to know when to be concerned and when to treat ...
Push Dose Pearls: Naloxone
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Clinical Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of ...
The Story of a Department
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we celebrate the incredible 19-year tenure of Dr. Nate Kuppermann as Chair of the UC Davis Emergency Department. As he transi...
Sent to the ED
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of our ED patients come in because they were told to. Whether it’s by an advice nurse, primary care provider, urgent care, call center, special...
Oncologic Emergencies: Part 2
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oncologic Emergencies: Part 2 In this two-part series, we dive into the world of oncological emergencies with guest expert, Dr. Monica Wattana. In par...
Oncologic Emergencies: Part 1
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part series, we dive into the world of oncological emergencies. Our guest expert, Dr. Monica Watana, an emergency physician specializing i...
Push Dose Pearls: Push Dose Pressors
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Push Dose Pearls, we delve into the use of push dose pressors in emergency medicine. Dr. Chris Adams talks about their use, potenti...
OB in the ED: what would ACOG do?
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Managing pregnant patients in the ED can be stressful – especially because you have (at least) two patients to think about! Emergency physicians...
Hot Off The Press: PECARN Cervical Spine Injury Rule
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Dr. Julie Leonard about the PECARN C-spine Rule that was just officially published! Dr. Leonard is the senior author of t...
Push Dose Pearls: Intranasal Medications
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our ongoing miniseries “Push Dose Pearls,” we discuss the use of intranasal medications in the emergency department wit...
Navigating Breastfeeding As An EM Physician
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating breastfeeding as an EM physician In the previous two episodes, we explored some of the challenges related to fertility and pregnancy for EM...
PECARN Spotlight: Tools Validated
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into a pivotal multi-center study validating the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) prediction rules...
Navigating Pregnancy As An EM Physician
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pregnancy is common during medical training and in the early years as an attending physician, as these stages often align with individuals’ reproduc...
Navigating Infertility As An EM Physician
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This the first episode in our three part series on infertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding as an Emergency Physician. In this installment, we shine a...
PHOENIX: A Better Way To Look At Peds Sepsis
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you practice in emergency medicine you probably live on the look out for sepsis. You likely follow the 2016 Sepsis-3 guidelines for adults which ...
Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 3
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infect...
Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 2
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infect...
Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 1
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infect...
Push Dose Pearls: RSI
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Clinical Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of ...
The ins and outs of EMTALA
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you work in an ED, you’ve probably heard of EMTALA, or the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. But how much do you really know abou...
Express Care Now
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We first explored the world of Telehealth back in February of 2021 in parts 1 and 2 of our telemedicine series. Telehealth has exploded since then, ev...
Push Dose Pearls: Antibiotic Update
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the quest...
ED Post Roe
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. This decision, known as the Dobbs decision, Overturne...
Communicating About Child Abuse
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
***Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of child abuse*** In our last episode, Identifying abuse: the LCAST app, we talked about recogniz...
Identifying abuse: the LCAST app
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In March of this year, we published a Rebeat of one of our most powerful episodes, It Could Have Been Different. We took a deep dive into one of the m...
Social Media: Wonderful and Terrifying
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a while since we talked about social media in emergency medicine and a LOT has changed! We first explored this topic in 2019 with Dr. Megh...
Push Dose Pearls: Insulin
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Insulin EM Pulse PodcastThis is the next episode of our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll di...
Update: Human Trafficking
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode, we replayed one of our most powerful episodes, Sold for a Chrysler 300. The episode featured Annika Huff sharing her story as a s...
REBEAT: Sold for a Chrysler 300
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another Repeat! This is one of our earliest episodes and it is a favorite because of one woman’s powerful story. Annika Huff (former...
Push Dose Pearls: Antidotes Part 2
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode in our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the que...
Push Dose Pearls: Antidotes Part 1
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in our Push Dose Pearls miniseries with ED Pharmacist, Chris Adams. In this ongoing series we’ll dig into some of the ques...
Airway Update
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of our quintessential roles as emergency physicians is managing and securing the emergent airway. This can be a life or death moment for the patie...
Update: MAT
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our last episode was a Rebeat of “The Game has Changed”, one of our earliest and most listened to episodes that explored medication assisted treat...
REBEAT: The Game Has Changed
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another Rebeat! We’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from our very first season. The opioid epidemic is still very real and...
Tranq Dope
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a lot in the news about “tranq dope”, especially following a recent New York Times article. Most concerning are the non-healing ski...
It’s about shared success, NOT winning
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode, we spoke with negotiations expert and founder of the Center for Leadership, Dr. Cheri Hobgood, about the art of a good negotiatio...
You had me at hello.
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiating what you need and want in your career is an essential skill, for any emergency medicine physician – well, for anyone, really! So, wh...
Rebeat – It could have been different
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing EM Pulse Podcast™ Rebeat! In our Rebeat episodes, we will revisit important past episodes. In this Rebeat, we discuss a challenging but ...
Alcohol Part 2: The power of recovery
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alcohol use disorder is extremely prevalent in the United States, affecting over 5% of the population 12 and older. We see patients suffering from thi...
Alcohol Part 1: There’s nothing worse than detoxing
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alcohol use disorder is extremely prevalent in the United States, affecting over 5% of the population 12 and older. We see patients suffering from thi...
BulletPoints Project Series Part 4: Act
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemut...
BulletPoints Project Series Part 3: Assess
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemut...
Three things I learned in 2022
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! We have an exciting lineup for 2023, but first, we’d like to reflect on a few things we learned this past year. Some favorites inclu...
BulletPoints Project Series Part 2: Approach
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemut...
BulletPoints Project Series Part 1: Blood On My Shoes
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As emergency physicians, we are no strangers to firearm violence and its consequences. We explored this topic with renowned expert, Dr. Garen Wintemut...
Do I really need to LP a febrile infant with a UTI?
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we discuss the prevalence of bacteremia and even more interestingly the prevalence of meningitis in febrile infants <=60 days of a...
COVID Update
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve heard talk that the pandemic is “over”, but are we there? It’s been a while since we talked about COVID, but it’s still out there, m...
Legal Part 5: Lens of Truth
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this ...
Legal Part 4: Living through litigation
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this ...
Legal Part 3: So you’ve been sued
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this ...
Legal Part 2: They made me say the earth is flat
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Please first listen to “Legal Part 1: A Subpoena is not a party invitation” before this episode. For most physicians, talk of court, lawy...
Legal Part 1: A subpoena is not a party invitation
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For most physicians, talk of court, lawyers, or subpoenas brings on a rush of anxiety. The medical and legal worlds can overlap in many ways. In this ...
A chat with an ED clinical pharmacist
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Integrating an ED clinical pharmacist was a complete practice changer for us at UC Davis! It is a positive trend across the US and in this episode, we...
Let’s talk PrEP
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back in our March 2020 episode, This is Hope, we spoke with Dr. Larissa May about HIV screening in the ED. Screening programs, along with education an...
Please Don’t Hurt Me!
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kids, pain, and the emergency department can be a set up for disaster. In this podcast, three pediatric specialists get into why that is and how we ...
Project HOPE
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It can be overwhelming to read the news these days, with all the pain and suffering in the world. We may struggle with how to respond or what WE can d...
Pay Attention
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the fourth and final episode of our Women in EM series. We’ve heard personal stories of lived experiences and microaggressions, learned abou...
Mind The Gap
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that women physicians make 72 cents on every dollar their male counterparts make?! According to the New York Times, this leads to women e...
The Leaky Pipeline
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode in our series on women in emergency medicine. In the first episode, My Role in Doctor, women physicians shared their stor...
My Role Is Doctor
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in a multi-part series on women in emergency medicine. Being a woman in medicine, and our specialty specifically, is both ch...
It isn’t just our problem: ED crowding part 2
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode, we discussed several factors that lead to emergency department crowding, as well as the consequences for patients and providers, ...
Victims of our own success: ED crowding part 1
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been in the emergency department recently, either as an employee or as a patient, you’ve undoubtedly seen the effects of ED crowing R...
It could happen on my shift
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
General EM physicians are well trained to care for kids, and most of us care for them regularly in the ED. Usually it’s for common things like viral...
Geriatric EM
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret that the U.S. population is aging. We are fully aware of this in the ED, where many of our sickest patients are older adults. But wha...
Kids and COVID: the PERN study
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for another COVID-19 update! This time from PERN, the international Pediatric Emergency Research Network. Dr. Nate Kuppermann joins us to ...
2021: Looking back and moving forward
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! Well, 2021 may not have been quite the year we hoped for, and 2022 is off to a bit of a rough start with the omicron variant. But we...
Changemakers
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Emergency Physicians, we are well equipped to deal with patients’ acute medical needs, but we often find ourselves without the knowledge or time ...
Space Medicine
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emergency Medicine training can lead to amazing career opportunities. We’ve interviewed world renowned researchers, global health physicians, doctor...
Workforce
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re an emergency physician, or have goals of becoming one, you have probably heard about ACEP’s workforce study. The findings first came out...
Covid-19 Kids Vaccine Considered
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
By the end of October 2021, almost 6.4 million children tested positive for COVID-19…6.4 million. In our first ever crossover podcast we discuss wit...
A Mandate For Health
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret that COVID-19 hit the healthcare world hard, especially those on the frontlines. The best defense we have against this virus are vacc...
Women in PEM
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about gender equality in PEM. Our guests are two PEM physicians who are creating innovative solutions to workforce inequality. Host:...
TeamSTEPPS
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TeamSTEPPS is a curriculum designed for health care professionals that emphasizes good communication and teamwork. This toolkit is evidence based and ...