//podcastplus.net/feed/the-downeast-emergency-medicine-podcast~e30b3782 Emergency Medicine educational podcast. We are committed to providing high quality education to improve the care of the emergency patient in Maine, northern New England and beyond. Wed, 13 May 2026 05:13:42 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9hfc7m/Bunting_interview_review_Schinedit8a0ng.m4a Interviewing and beginning your career in medicine comes with challenges! Dr. Sarah Bunting, MD is a PGY-1 emergency medicine resident at Maine Medical Center. Listen in to hear her advice on transitioning from medical school to residency, virtual interviewing, and what to look for in a residency! For the full show notes, click here.   Hallie Bates, MSIV and Alex Schin, MSIV Peer Reviewed by Lauren Wendell, MD and Jeffrey A. Holmes, MD Mon, 09 May 2022 00:48:23 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9hfc7m/Bunting_interview_review_Schinedit8a0ng.m4a https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rud97r/Open_notes_Podcastbd7bb.m4a The 21st Century CURES act has mandated that starting on April 5th, 2021 patient notes (with a few very narrow exceptions) must be easily available to patients via their patient portal. How did this come about, and what does it mean for us? Click Here for full show notes   This lecture was presented at the 2021 Maine Medical Center Winter Symposium. For more information on the symposium click here. Sam Wood, MD Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:56:34 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rud97r/Open_notes_Podcastbd7bb.m4a https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2fc35u/US_IV_sugarloafaz76m.mp4 Ultrasound Jedi, Dr. Andrew Fried, takes us through a masterclass on placing ultrasound guided peripheral IV's.   For full show notes, check out our blog post on Down East EM .    Jeffrey A Holmes, MD   Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:13:51 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2fc35u/US_IV_sugarloafaz76m.mp4 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t9hp9r/Mattu_Beware_the_septal_pseudo_stemi9jfuc.mp4 This year we are very fortunate to have Dr. Amal Mattu, EKG Jedi, as teaching faculty for our 39th Maine Medical Center/Maine ACEP Winter Symposium. In this lecture, he helps us differentiate septal STEMIs from other potentially life threatening mimics. Click here for show notes To check out our virtual 39th Winter Symposium, check out the conference website at www.mmcwintersymposium.com     Jeff Holmes, MD Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:55:43 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t9hp9r/Mattu_Beware_the_septal_pseudo_stemi9jfuc.mp4 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tejmcg/peds_diarrhea_podcast9blav.mp3 Kids poop. Most of the time it goes well- aside from the messes and the wipes and the cleaning and the change of clothes. But sometimes medically pediatric diarrhea is not alright. In this interview with pediatrician Dr. Jay Larmon we go over the spectrum of pediatric diarrhea, from the a-okay to the not-so-right and everything in between.   Check out our blog post for more.   Authors: Jason Hine MD and Jay Larmon MD Peer Review: Jeff Holmes MD and Mike Burla MD Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:59:20 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tejmcg/peds_diarrhea_podcast9blav.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cm9yrn/salim_interview_community_academics85wtj.mp3 In medicine we often draw a solid line between community and academic medicine, but this likely is a fallacy. In fact there is a huge amount of academia that can be found and thrive in a community hospital. In this interview we talk with Dr. Salim Rezaie of the REBEL EM blog and podcast, a man who has walked both sides of this imaginary line between community and academics. In our chat we discuss ways to get involved in academics in the community and the vast array of rewards that come with that including improved patient care, increased fervor for your work, decreased burnout, and increased career longevity.    Authors: Jason Hine MD, Salim Rezaie MD Peer Review: Jeff Holmes MD, Mike Burla MD Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:11:29 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cm9yrn/salim_interview_community_academics85wtj.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cm9yrn/salim_interview_community_academics85wtj.mp3 In medicine we often draw a solid line between community and academic medicine, but this likely is a fallacy. In fact there is a huge amount of academia that can be found and thrive in a community hospital. In this interview we talk with Dr. Salim Rezaie of the REBEL EM blog and podcast, a man who has walked both sides of this imaginary line between community and academics. In our chat we discuss ways to get involved in academics in the community and the vast array of rewards that come with that including improved patient care, increased fervor for your work, decreased burnout, and increased career longevity.    Authors: Jason Hine MD, Salim Rezaie MD Peer Review: Jeff Holmes MD, Mike Burla MD Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:11:29 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cm9yrn/salim_interview_community_academics85wtj.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gdggdj/ludwigs_downeast9yfex.mp4 In this episode we dive into the nasty, gnarly infection that is Ludwig's Angina. It's a bad player- and with complications including mediastinitis, epiglottitis, and asphyxiation- it's one you need to know. In this vodcast we highlight a case of Ludwig's Angina, showing some important images and videos of the presentation, and dive into the finer points of the disease.    Check out our blog   for shownotes, references, and more   Author: Jason Hine MD Peer Review: Dr. Jeff Holmes and Dr. Mike Burla Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:09:35 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gdggdj/ludwigs_downeast9yfex.mp4 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gdggdj/ludwigs_downeast9yfex.mp4 In this episode we dive into the nasty, gnarly infection that is Ludwig's Angina. It's a bad player- and with complications including mediastinitis, epiglottitis, and asphyxiation- it's one you need to know. In this vodcast we highlight a case of Ludwig's Angina, showing some important images and videos of the presentation, and dive into the finer points of the disease.    Check out our blog   for shownotes, references, and more   Author: Jason Hine MD Peer Review: Dr. Jeff Holmes and Dr. Mike Burla Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:09:35 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gdggdj/ludwigs_downeast9yfex.mp4 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y8rabj/covid_vaccine2audiofix8ivr7.mp3 This is Part 2 of our discussion of the COVID-19 vaccines. With frontline providers across the country (and world) asking themselves "Am I comfortable getting this vaccine?" we thought it important to review some of the basic science (Part 1) and data (Part 2) behind these mRNA vaccines.    In this podcast we ask What did the Pfizer phase 3 study show? What outcomes did they look at? Did they meet those outcome targets? Specifically- what the vaccine effective ... and was it safe?   Disclaimer: I am not an infectious disease physician, immunologist, or population health specialist. These perspectives are those of an Emergency Medicine physician. In order to expedite the delivery of this material to you, the frontline provider, this content did not undergo our typical peer review process.    References: Rabies vaccine phase 1 study [ pubmed ] Pfizer Phase 3 study results [ NEJM ] Check out the DownEast EM site for more.   Author: Jason Hine MD Sat, 12 Dec 2020 16:42:52 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y8rabj/covid_vaccine2audiofix8ivr7.mp3