UNC Emergency Medicine
@UNCEM
Providing outstanding emergency care through excellence in clinical care, education, research, and strategic initiatives.
Tune in to this recent discussion, which focuses on identifying Potentially Inappropriate Medications (#PIMs) in the #geriatric ED setting. @UNCEM Learn more via this link: hubs.li/Q03vmLXF0
Developing a care-improvement process for medication reconciliation starts with a framework for collecting a best possible medication history and identifying potentially inappropriate medications. Learn how to involve a pharmacist or pharmacy tech: hubs.li/Q03vmLXF0
Kudos to Dr. Martin Casey (@mfcasey) with @UNCEM on this excellent news! @SAEMonline #SAEMF @TheEMFoundation #GEMSSTAR @UNC_SOM Learn more: ow.ly/yhPV50WhBul
Congratulations to Dr. Casey on receiving #SAEMF / EMF / GEMSSTAR funding for his project "Developing a Foundation for a Novel Emergency Department-Based Intervention to Address Inappropriate Aspirin." Learn more: ow.ly/yhPV50WhBul
Members of @UNCEM department are passionate about helping members of the community, both in the E.R. and outside of it. Learn how a local charity effort organized by Dr. Joel Glotfelty is partnering to help provide kids with backpacks & school supplies. bit.ly/3Gitpns
This month, our GEMCast podcast celebrated its 10th anniversary on the air. In the past 10 years, GEMCast has shared more than 60 episodes produced with the goal of helping ED clinicians improve care for older adult patients. Listen to our top podcasts: hubs.li/Q03rP56k0
Feeling scattered? 🐿️ Join me July 30 @ 12pm ET for “From Squirrel Mode to Laser Focus,” part of the EM Docs Side-Hustle Webinar Series. The new @UNC @UNCmedalum school year is a perfect time to learn to focus better. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Free CME!
Thanks to @UNCMedCenter for posting these wonderful Facebook photos of an amazing double rainbow. Photos were provided by 3rd year resident Sierra Smalley and teammate Amber Kirkley. @UNCWaterTower @JaneBrice2


Medication management in the GED consists of a multi-step process that includes collecting a medication history, confirming its accuracy, reconciling prescribed medications and providing accurate medication information. Our experts have broken it down here:…
ACEP advocacy is making a difference for you and your patients! New CMS proposed rules include major updates developed and supported by ACEP members. Read more: bit.ly/40pdxX3
Learn how two local charities and community members are partnering to provide backpacks and school supplies for kids in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area prior to the start of the 2025 school year! @UNCEM For more information: bit.ly/3Gitpns
Tune in for session 3 of discovering EDAP Accreditation ✍️ Learn program structure, accreditation levels, & how EDAP supports health care systems via high-quality emergency care. Sign up via the link below! 🔗 bit.ly/3IoZtXp
We're excited to further expand the "Internship in Science, Health Training & Research" (ISHTaR) program, providing students interested in future medical careers with real-world insights into the field. @UNCEM @UNC_Anesthesia unc.live/4kLpUnz
Just wrote for @TIME on a troubling trend: kids ending up in the ER because of dangerous TikTok challenges. Social media can teach CPR — or send a teen to our trauma bay. We all have a role to play in making sure likes don’t cost lives. 👉 Read here: time.com/7299395/nichol…
Medication management QI projects and support for safe prescribing and de-prescribing can lead to positive financial and patient impacts in the ED. GEDC’s newest toolkit includes resources for EDs to implement best practices in this area. Access it here: hubs.li/Q03vmJjY0
Newly published research from @UNCEM investigators, Dr. Martin Casey (@mfcasey), Dr. Katie Davenport, Dr. Greta Anton, and colleagues -- in the latest issue of the @AGSJournal. @UNCGeriatrics @UNCPharmacy #geriatrics Link to publication: bit.ly/44k9YE1

To all incoming EM residents, welcome! 👏 As you step into this new chapter, know that ACEP will be with you every step of the way. Dr. Steven Haywood puts it best, this specialty takes strength, compassion, and grit. You have what it takes. Welcome to EM! 💪 #acepnation
Elder mistreatment affects 1 in 10 older adults, but only 1 in 1000 older adults in the ED are diagnosed with it. Our blog includes @EDCtweets resources for ED clinicians to implement processes and procedures to identify elder mistreatment in their EDs: hubs.li/Q03rP77h0
In a heat wave, learning how to keep yourself and your family safe is crucial. Emergency physicians share summer heat safety tips and signs of a heat emergency. 🔗Read more about heat illness: emergencyphysicians.org/article/know-w…
Our "Medication Management and the CMS Hospital Measure" webinar is just around the corner. Register now and join us Monday, July 14, at 1 p.m. ET to hear from our experts about improving processes of medication management to meet the new CMS requirement: hubs.li/Q03rP60l0
Show some love for our ACEP25 Stickers! 👏 Join us this year in Salt Lake City and snag some of these stickers at the ACEP Central booth inside the exhibit hall. 👀 We can’t wait to see you there! 🤩 Visit the link below to sign up! 🔗 #acep25 bit.ly/3SXIb5M