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EM/IM Sessions: Coronary CTA vs Stress Testing

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography vs Functional Stress Testing for Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Foy, Andrew J, et al. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017. [paper] Why I chose this study Everything is still new and shiny as an intern, even acute chest pain. If the story is good and the

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EM/IM Sessions: Impella for Refractory Cardiac Arrest

The Impella CP Device for Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support in Refractory Cardiac Arrest Vase H, Christensen S, Christiansen A, et al. Resuscitation 2017. [paper] Why I chose this study While perusing LITFL R&R I stumbled on this interesting study. As we have started seeing with increased use of ECMO and the development of tools such as

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EM/IM Sessions: Acute MI After Influenza

Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection Kwong, JC et al. NEJM 2018. [paper] Why I chose this article In IM and EM, we are on the front lines of acute epidemics. This year’s flu season has been a bad one and we are seeing a lot of generic flu but also complications and deaths

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EM/IM Sessions: High-Sensitivity Troponin T

Mokhtari A, Lindahl B, Smith JG, Holzmann MJ, Khoshnood A, Ekelund U. Diagnostic Accuracy of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T at Presentation Combined With History and ECG for Ruling Out Major Adverse Cardiac Events. Ann Emerg Med. 2016;68(6):649-658.e3. [paper] Why I chose this article High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is a relatively new biomarker assay and

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	July 2019
1 Block 1 Starts Block 1 Starts July 1, 2019 •	2 Medical Student Simulation Session Medical Student Simulation Session July 2, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am 835 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, USA The simulation center is: Graham Clinical Simulation Center, 835 South Wolcott Ave; Room E116. Sessions start at 8:30 am. If you are not rotating at UIC and are unsure of where to park, there is street parking available near VA (across Damon), but by 7am, it is gone. Most residents park in the Juvenile Parking Center (1101 S Hamilton Ave, Chicago IL 60612) which is $2 for an unlimited time. You can also park in UIC parking garages, which are closer, however, are significantly more expensive (1100 South Wood St.). Be sure to allot for extra time for parking and walking. •	3 Journal Club Journal Club July 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Journal Club reminder to come out this Wednesday to talk about early vasopressors, eat and drink with your co-workers, and maybe even jump in the pool! Wait, what? Summer is finally here and this journal club Dr. Lambe has generously offered to host us! Please see detailed instructions attached to this email for getting into the building. Location: 453 N Clinton St, inside the Kinzie Park complex. Time/Date: Wednesday, July 3rd officially 7-9 pm .... but we have been invited to come early to enjoy the roof/pool any time after 5pm! What I need from you: RSVP! In case you forgot the articles are attached... - Early versus delayed administration of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock - Early Use of Norepinephrine in Septic Shock Resuscitation (CENSER) A Randomized Trial See you all on Wednesday! The JC Team •	4 UIC EM Conference @ Masonic UIC EM Conference @ Masonic July 4, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Montrose Beach, Illinois, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. 7/4 Conference @ Montrose Beach Location: Montrose Beach This week we will all be meeting up at Montrose Beach starting at 9am! Since it’s the Fourth of July we decided we would take conference over to the beach and give everyone the chance to relax and enjoy the day. We will have a short educational objective in which we will break into small groups to talk about how to analyze journal articles and then the rest of the morning will be spent hanging out on the beach! Montrose beach has volleyball courts we can rent, paddle boarding, nature walks, bird sanctuary or we can just hang out! Breakfast will be served. Parking: There is a paid parking lot right next to the beach and you can park for free along N Simonds Dr & W Montrose Harbor Dr. •	5	6	7
8	9	10	11 UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran July 11, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S81htR-egjcnJ4KlFy9U15Ofnke1Resub8S3g8VAtGw/edit?usp=sharing Address: 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Driving/Parking: There is resident parking across the street (Luther Lane) by the ED, which will require your Lutheran ID. There is also a patient garage across the street (Luther Lane) and open parking for medical students across Dempster.Public Transit: Don’t bother, seriously. Find a ride from someone if you don’t have a car. Johnson Auditorium: Enter the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors (if you enter through revolving doors, you’ve gone slightly too far, just make an immediate right and walk a few steps and you’ll be in the Parkside center building), and you’ll see a stairwell almost immediately in front of you. Take the steps down one level and you’ll find the Johnson Auditorium. Olson Auditorium: Enter through the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors. Walk in the main corridor past the B elevators and follow the signs for Osen Auditorium. It will be past the surgical suite on the 1st floor. 10th floor rooms: Go back up to the main hospital level and walk down the hallway towards your left with large glass windows on your left hand side, towards the B elevator bank, which will be the first set of elevators on your right. Take those to the 10th floor and make your way to these rooms, if you’ve hit the cafeteria then you’ve gone the wrong direction. •	12	13	14
15	16 Hawkeyes Hawkeyes July 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hawkeye's Bar & Grill, 1458 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA •	17 Medical Student Simulation Session Medical Student Simulation Session July 17, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA The simulation center is: The sim lab is on the basement floor of Lutheran. Take B elevators to the basement. Take a left off the elevators, then a quick right, and simulation center will be on left. Sessions start at 8:00 am. Be sure to allot for extra time for parking and walking. •	18 UIC EM Conference @ UIC UIC EM Conference @ UIC July 18, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Moss Auditorium in the College of Medicine Research Building, 909 S. Wolcott Ave Chicago, IL 60612 Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z1DuSVvl3Jn6eue5L0aLw70LtqfPP7U063MO_1Ui-Xk/edit Address: Located at 909 S. Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60612. Parking: There is free street parking in front of the VA, but this is far and few between. You can park in one of the parking garages, the closest is located on Wood Street, however, these can be expensive. There is also a Juvenile parking lot located at 1101 South Hamilton Ave and the cost is $2. Moss Auditorium: Enter through the main doors of the College of Medicine Research Building, go up the stairs just past the elevators and take a left where you’ll see the Moss Auditorium is on your left. Public Transit: Take the train Station (“L”) Pink Line to Polk, which is near UIC’s campus. •	19	20	21
22	23	24	25 UIC EM Conference @ Mercy UIC EM Conference @ Mercy July 25, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. Click here for address and parking InfoAddress: 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616ParkingResidents: Please park in the lot across the street from the ED parking lots, just west of Michigan (the red box in the below map). Your ID card should get you access to the parking lot. Students & Faculty: Please park in the ED lot (badge not required). Please park in the back two rows of the lot (furthest from the ED) to ensure that there is enough parking for our patients (the blue box in the below map). Directions to main auditorium: When you enter the hospital, take the elevators to the second floor and follow the signs for the auditorium. •	26	27	28
29 Medical Student Simulation Session Medical Student Simulation Session July 29, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA The simulation center is: The sim lab is on the basement floor of Lutheran. Take B elevators to the basement. Take a left off the elevators, then a quick right, and simulation center will be on left. Sessions start at 8:00 am. Be sure to allot for extra time for parking and walking. Block 2 Starts Block 2 Starts July 29, 2019 • •	30	31 Journal Club Journal Club July 31, 2019 TBD •

July 2019

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Block 1 Starts
Block 1 Starts

July 1, 2019

Medical Student Simulation Session
Medical Student Simulation Session

July 2, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am
835 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

The simulation center is: Graham Clinical Simulation Center, 835 South Wolcott Ave; Room E116. Sessions start at 8:30 am.

If you are not rotating at UIC and are unsure of where to park, there is street parking available near VA (across Damon), but by 7am, it is gone. Most residents park in the Juvenile Parking Center (1101 S Hamilton Ave, Chicago IL 60612) which is $2 for an unlimited time. You can also park in UIC parking garages, which are closer, however, are significantly more expensive (1100 South Wood St.). Be sure to allot for extra time for parking and walking.

Journal Club
Journal Club

July 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Journal Club reminder to come out this Wednesday to talk about early vasopressors, eat and drink with your co-workers, and maybe even jump in the pool! Wait, what? Summer is finally here and this journal club Dr. Lambe has generously offered to host us! Please see detailed instructions attached to this email for getting into the building.

Location: 453 N Clinton St, inside the Kinzie Park complex.
Time/Date: Wednesday, July 3rd officially 7-9 pm .... but we have been invited to come early to enjoy the roof/pool any time after 5pm!
What I need from you: RSVP!

In case you forgot the articles are attached...
- Early versus delayed administration of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock
- Early Use of Norepinephrine in Septic Shock Resuscitation (CENSER) A Randomized Trial

See you all on Wednesday!
The JC Team

UIC EM Conference @ Masonic
UIC EM Conference @ Masonic

July 4, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Montrose Beach, Illinois, USA

Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings.

7/4 Conference @ Montrose Beach

Location: Montrose Beach

This week we will all be meeting up at Montrose Beach starting at 9am! Since it’s the Fourth of July we decided we would take conference over to the beach and give everyone the chance to relax and enjoy the day. We will have a short educational objective in which we will break into small groups to talk about how to analyze journal articles and then the rest of the morning will be spent hanging out on the beach! Montrose beach has volleyball courts we can rent, paddle boarding, nature walks, bird sanctuary or we can just hang out! Breakfast will be served.

Parking: There is a paid parking lot right next to the beach and you can park for free along N Simonds Dr & W Montrose Harbor Dr.

UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran
UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran

July 11, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA

Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S81htR-egjcnJ4KlFy9U15Ofnke1Resub8S3g8VAtGw/edit?usp=sharing

Address: 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068

Driving/Parking: There is resident parking across the street (Luther Lane) by the ED, which will require your Lutheran ID. There is also a patient garage across the street (Luther Lane) and open parking for medical students across Dempster.Public Transit: Don’t bother, seriously. Find a ride from someone if you don’t have a car.

Johnson Auditorium: Enter the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors (if you enter through revolving doors, you’ve gone slightly too far, just make an immediate right and walk a few steps and you’ll be in the Parkside center building), and you’ll see a stairwell almost immediately in front of you. Take the steps down one level and you’ll find the Johnson Auditorium.

Olson Auditorium: Enter through the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors. Walk in the main corridor past the B elevators and follow the signs for Osen Auditorium. It will be past the surgical suite on the 1st floor.

10th floor rooms: Go back up to the main hospital level and walk down the hallway towards your left with large glass windows on your left hand side, towards the B elevator bank, which will be the first set of elevators on your right. Take those to the 10th floor and make your way to these rooms, if you’ve hit the cafeteria then you’ve gone the wrong direction.

Hawkeyes
Hawkeyes

July 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hawkeye's Bar & Grill, 1458 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Medical Student Simulation Session
Medical Student Simulation Session

July 17, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA

The simulation center is: The sim lab is on the basement floor of Lutheran. Take B elevators to the basement. Take a left off the elevators, then a quick right, and simulation center will be on left.

Sessions start at 8:00 am.
Be sure to allot for extra time for parking and walking.

UIC EM Conference @ UIC
UIC EM Conference @ UIC

July 18, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Moss Auditorium in the College of Medicine Research Building, 909 S. Wolcott Ave Chicago, IL 60612

Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z1DuSVvl3Jn6eue5L0aLw70LtqfPP7U063MO_1Ui-Xk/edit

Address: Located at 909 S. Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60612.

Parking: There is free street parking in front of the VA, but this is far and few between. You can park in one of the parking garages, the closest is located on Wood Street, however, these can be expensive. There is also a Juvenile parking lot located at 1101 South Hamilton Ave and the cost is $2.

Moss Auditorium: Enter through the main doors of the College of Medicine Research Building, go up the stairs just past the elevators and take a left where you’ll see the Moss Auditorium is on your left.

Public Transit: Take the train Station (“L”) Pink Line to Polk, which is near UIC’s campus.

UIC EM Conference @ Mercy
UIC EM Conference @ Mercy

July 25, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, USA

Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings.

Click here for address and parking InfoAddress: 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616ParkingResidents: Please park in the lot across the street from the ED parking lots, just west of Michigan (the red box in the below map). Your ID card should get you access to the parking lot.

Students & Faculty: Please park in the ED lot (badge not required). Please park in the back two rows of the lot (furthest from the ED) to ensure that there is enough parking for our patients (the blue box in the below map).

Directions to main auditorium: When you enter the hospital, take the elevators to the second floor and follow the signs for the auditorium.

Medical Student Simulation Session
Medical Student Simulation Session

July 29, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA

The simulation center is: The sim lab is on the basement floor of Lutheran. Take B elevators to the basement. Take a left off the elevators, then a quick right, and simulation center will be on left.

Sessions start at 8:00 am.
Be sure to allot for extra time for parking and walking.
Block 2 Starts
Block 2 Starts

July 29, 2019

Journal Club
Journal Club

July 31, 2019
TBD

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