25 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Are Not Okay, DEA Updates, and Hyperacute T-Waves

About this Episode

Welcome to Episode 25 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants!

Show Notes for Episode 25 of “The 2 View”

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Are Not Okay

Della Volpe K. We Are Not Ok, Say Pediatric NPs. Clinical Advisor. Published March 17, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/meeting-coverage/napnap-2023/pediatric-nps-not-ok/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NWLTR_CAD_CONF_NAPNAP_MODERNA_032023_RM&hmEmail=1f%2FJfEV7hN5vJr6vg%2FQRqK0NA6IXtyO3&sha256email=092493d8223fdfa40d9e995176d13e5fc5b5211674db9deb440c025fd462c80c&hmSubId=&NID=1639413404&elqTrackId=31abe541d69a4ca587368d18c07e2aeb&elq=24134fa5abd64addafddd14ad54e8f8d&elqaid=13088&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=10964&fbclid=IwAR2YZErTgA9ET7Yzib3bPYuhD68VDtGA_ayIfQ2bu398LBTX6xEmLjZX3EY

Sarjoo A. Pediatricians: We Can’t Bear the Burden of Teen Angst. Medscape. Published March 13, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989552

New TASER

Bleetman A, Hepper AE, Sheridan RD. The use of TASER devices in UK policing: an update for clinicians following the recent introduction of the TASER 7. BMJ Journals. Emerg Med J. Published 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://emj.bmj.com/content/40/2/147.long

Taser Injuries. Emergency Central. Unboundmedicine.com. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307682/all/Taser_Injuries

Vilke G, Chan T, Bozeman WP, Childers R. Emergency Department Evaluation After Conducted Energy Weapon Use: Review of the Literature for the Clinician. NIH National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubMed. J Emerg Med. Published September 26, 2019. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31500994/

Hyperacute T-Waves

Dr. Smith’s ECG blog. Blogspot.com. Published March 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/search/label/hyperacute%20T-waves

Koechlin L, Strebel I, Zimmermann T, et al. Hyperacute T Wave in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Ann Emerg Med. PubMed. NIH: National Library of Medicine. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published online February 9, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36774205/

Writing Committee, Kontos MC, de Lemos JA, et al. 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Evaluation and Disposition of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published November 2022. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.750

DEA Updates – Segment with Dr. Rick Bukata

Criteria for Furnishing Number Utilization by Nurse Practitioners. State of California, DCA (Department of Consumer Affairs). Board of Registered Nursing. Rn.ca.gov. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/npr-i-16.pdf

DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Published February 24, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/02/24/dea-announces-proposed-rules-permanent-telemedicine-flexibilities

Mid-Level Practitioners Authorization by State. US Department of Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. Diversion Control Division. Usdoj.gov. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/practioners/

Removal of DATA Waiver (X-Waiver) Requirement. SAMHSA. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Samhsa.gov. Last Updated January 25, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders/removal-data-waiver-requirement

Statutory Changes in Pharmacy Law. Pharmacy.ca.gov. Published December 9, 2022. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/laws_regs/new_laws.pdf

Recurring Sources

Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org

The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org

The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx

The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com

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