Department of Emergency Medicine

Department Blog - April 2025

Posted 4/8/2025 by Eileen O'Brien

Dr. Schenkel coauthors JAMA editorial on palliative care in the ED

Professor Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP, coauthored “Expanding Palliative Care Access ? Bridging Gaps in Diverse Clinical Settings” https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2829290 (doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.24947) an editorial published February 18 in JAMA to accompany a report published in the same issue on a large cluster-randomized trial of palliative care interventions in the EDs of 29 hospitals. Dr. Schenkel serves as an associate editor of JAMA. 2025 Feb 18;333(7):574-575.

Posted 4/4/2025 by Eileen O'Brien

Dr. Wilkerson introduces WestJEM special issue

Associate Professor Gentry Wilkerson, MD, co-wrote “Substance Use and Addiction Disorders: A Call for Increased Screening and Treatment in the Emergency Department,” an editorial for the special issue of the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. (West J Emerg Med. 2025 Jan;26(1.1):1-2. doi: 10.5811/westjem.41808)