On today's episode, we chat with Dr. Josh Goldstein, Director of Neurological Emergencies at Massachusetts General Hospital, about all things intracranial hemorrhage. We discuss the findings from the INTERACT 3 trial, bundles of care and how ICH can be better approached in the ED. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(23)00806-1/fulltext Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode or want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org

On today's episode, we chat with Dr. Nnenna Ejesieme, an Emergency Physician at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, TX about caring for stroke patients in low-resourced settings. We discuss what it is like being a part of the stroke care team at rural hospitals and how to work through staffing and resource limitations while maintaining quality. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9307290/ Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode or want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Alexis LaPietra, who is the System Director of Addiction Medicine at RWJ Barnabus Health in New York City and an emergency physician. Listen in as Dr. LaPietra works her way through a gauntlet of tough pain management cases for OUD patients. Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Adam Oostema, Emergency Physician, stroke researcher and lead EMS consultant for the state of Michigan's pre-hospital stroke program. We will discuss the quality of pre-hospital stroke care and how we can connect that care with the work being done in the ED in order to drive better outcomes for stroke patients. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377918498_Abstract_WP93_Providing_Stroke_Reports_to_Emergency_Medical_Services_EMS_Agencies_Improves_Data_Quality_in_Michigan's_Statewide_EMS_Data_Repository?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InByb2ZpbGUiLCJwYWdlIjoicHJvZmlsZSJ9fQ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377054643_Emergency_Medical_Services_Compliance_With_Prehospital_Stroke_Quality_Metrics_Is_Associated_With_Faster_Stroke_Evaluation_and_Treatment?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InByb2ZpbGUiLCJwYWdlIjoicHJvZmlsZSJ9fQ Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org

"On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, who is Chief Health Officer of Elevance Health and an emergency physician. Listen in as Dr. Agrawal helps us answer tough questions like: what is the role of insurance companies in addressing SUD care and social determinants of health in the ED? How do you build a time horizon for substance use disorder or food insecurity patients when you're in a business that operates on an annual basis? Will prior authorization be the key to reducing inappropriate healthcare utilization? Will Elevance Health triple the reimbursement of all Emergency physicians?? Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo, or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org"

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Chris Carpenter, Emergency Physician, Vice Chair of Implementation and Innovation at The Mayo Clinic, and lead author on the SAEM GRACE-3 guidelines, and Dr. Bruce Lo, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and lead author on the ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute Ischemic Stroke. We will discuss the current recommendations from both SAEM and ACEP on approaching a dizzy patient in the ED and we will also breakdown some difficult cases. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.acep.org/patient-care/clinical-policies/acute-ischemic-stroke https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acem.14728 Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org"

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Erik Anderson who is the Director of Population Health and the Associate Director of the Bridge Program at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ This episode has been approved for CME. To claim, email us at equal@acep.org and we will send you the link once it goes live. Speakers: Arjun, Scott, and Erik Anderson

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Tracy Madsen, Emergency Medicine physician and stroke researcher at Brown University, to continue the discussion on transient ischemic attack (TIA). Particularly we will discuss the Scientific Statement released by the American Heart Association. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000418 Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone who is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Addiction Medicine Initiatives from the ED. Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ This episode has been approved for CME. To claim, email us at equal@acep.org and we will send you the link once it goes live." Speakers:Arjun, Kate, Jeanmarie Perrone

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Bernard Chang, Emergency Medicine Physician and Vice Chair of Research at Columbia to continue the discussion of transient ischemic attack (TIA). Particularly we will discuss The Rapid Access Vascular Evaluation-Neurology (RAVEN) study. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31326206/ Reach out to Dr. Chang at bpc2103@cumc.columbia.edu or on X @bernardmd Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo, or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org"

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Reuben Strayer, Associate Medical Director and Director of Addiction Medicine in the department of Medicine at Mainmonidies Medical Center and Dr. Lewis Nelson, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers University Medical School to talk about severe alcohol withdrawal. Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ This episode has been approved for CME. To claim, email us at equal@acep.org and we will send you the link once it goes live. On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Reuben Strayer, Associate Medical Director and Director of Addiction Medicine in the department of Medicine at Mainmonidies Medical Center and Dr. Lewis Nelson, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers University Medical School to talk about severe alcohol withdrawal. Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ This episode has been approved for CME. To claim, email us at equal@acep.org and we will send you the link once it goes live. Turn on screen reader support Speakers: Arjun, Kate, Scott, Lewis Nelson, and Reuben Strayer

On today's episode, we welcome Dr. Bruce Lo, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Sentara Norfolk Hospital in Virginia, to break down some hot topics in transient ischemic attack (TIA), imaging for TIA patients and how the approach to stroke patients in the ED has changed. Learn more about E-QUAL and register here: https://www.acep.org/administration/quality/equal/emergency-quality-network-e-qual/ Do you have feedback on today's episode, want an E-QUAL demo or just want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org"

On today's episode, we introduce the Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorder (OUD/AUD) series of Qual-ED, led by Drs. Arjun Venkatesh, Kathryn Hawk, and Scott Weiner. We discuss what you can expect throughout this series and some of our findings from past years of our OUD/AUD initiative. Do you have feedback on today's episode or want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org"

On today's episode, we introduce the Stroke series of Qual-ED, led by Drs. Arjun Venkatesh and Kori Zachrison. We discuss what you can expect throughout this series and some of our findings from past years of our stroke initiative. Do you have feedback on today's episode or want to reach out to the team? Email us at equal@acep.org"

Qual-ED: Exploring quality in emergency care. Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, emergency physician, QI leader, and Chief of Emergency Medicine at Yale, will be your host. Each weekly episode will feature different experts in emergency medicine to discuss new innovations in high-quality care in the Emergency Department. Select episodes will have CME.