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Influence of social determinants of health and emotional health factors on female sexual health [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Persistent and distressful sexual problems are defined as female sexual dysfunction (FSD),, which can increase the risk of physical and emotional health problems. However, SDOH variables such as marital status, education level, transportation and housing did not show significant impact. and 250 had an FSDS ≥11.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

PEMBlog

There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. It is also the final episode in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents.

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A podcast on the evaluation and management of penetrating neck injuries in children

PEMBlog

Now, you may recall some teaching that you got in medical school or residency where the management was dictated by which zone was injured. I wouldn’t necessarily do this in a Level 1 trauma center — I have surgeons available — but it might be useful if you have to transport a kid quickly to a trauma center. So let’s bring it all home.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

However, medications can be adjuncts to non-pharmacologic means to help keep agitated children safe from harm. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. Government.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Why then do we persist with the “is it medical/organic or psych” question? Government.

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Episode 322: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 24 – Leveraging Narrative Medicine to Cultivate Antiracist Praxis

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Together, our guests offer context around how the medical and carceral systems are deeply intertwined and go hand-in-hand. Further, they expand on this to discuss how we might use stories in the form of visionary and speculative fiction to reimagine new landscapes of health care.