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The ER Break Room

The ER Break Room

Hosted by Michael Petrauskis

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Episodes

23

Latest episode

May 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

This is the University of Florida Department of Emergency Medicine podcast. Its purpose is to enhance the culture of the department by featuring interviews, initiatives, and accomplishments in a fun, relaxed approach.

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23 recent
May 5, 2026Episode 2317 min

Operational Quick Hits - Integrated Patients First Unit

In this critical and time-sensitive update, the new Integrated Patients First Unit proposal is introduced with scenarios discussed.

February 3, 2026Episode 2214 min

Operational Quick Hits - February 2026

In this operational quick hits episode, two important updates are covered:1. Expedited Outpatient MRI Pilot2. Admission Memoranda of Understanding in Trauma

December 7, 2025Episode 219 min

Operational Quick Hits - Code Readmit Pilot Program

This episode discusses an initiate to potentially avoid readmitting patients back in the ED within 30 days of being discharged from a UF Health hospitalist or resident internal medicine team.

November 12, 2025Episode 2011 min

Operational Quick Hits - November 2025

Operational quick hits for November delivered by our favorite guest hosting duo. Updates include:MRI ordering guidelinesN95 fit testing annual requirementAdmitted neurosurgery patients boarding in the EDNew pulmonary embolism response pathwayHospital at home update

September 10, 2025Episode 196 min

Operational Quick Hits - September 2025

In this mini-episode, a summary of recent operational changes are delivered in a fun, conversational way. Updates include:Social work roundsNeurosurgery and MRI’sMICU admission criteriaFamily medicine primary care availabilityConsultant communicationDocumentation reliability

August 12, 2025Episode 1813 min

Operational Quick Hits - August 2025

In this mini-episode, a summary of recent operational changes are delivered in a fun, conversational way. Updates include:1. Policy regarding interaction with consultants2. Social work rounding and barriers to discharge3. Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit (MSTU) updates

May 4, 2025Episode 171 hr 8 min

Dr. Judy Lucas and Dr. Graham Clifford

Check out the latest episode of The ER Break Room featuring a conversation with pediatric emergency medicine physician Dr. Judy Lucas about her life and career. We also get an update from alumnus Dr. Graham Clifford from Hawaii where he lives and practices.Dr. Gabe Gomez and the second-year medical students from the Ultrasound Interest Group winning 2nd and 3rd place at SonoSmackdown 2025 in Miami:https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7305195804468600834Event medicine physician Dr. Alison Leung interview in the Miami Herald regarding advice for music festival attendees:https://www.miamiherald.com/living/article304333716.htmlUF MD/MPH student Michael Mathelier's public health work and winning the prestigious U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award and UF’s M.P.H. Public Health Practice Concentration Exemplary Student Award:https://phhp.ufl.edu/2025/04/08/m-d-m-p-h-student-honored-for-contributions-to-public-health-service/Nursing Coordinator Taylor Smith and her son Ezra's GoFundMe pages:https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-taylor-and-ezra-smith-through-this-fight https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ezra-fight-cancer-with-love Snake envenomation in Florida: a 20-year analysis of epidemiology and clinical outcomes at a tertiary medical center (UF Health of course!):https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance-article/doi/10.1093/trstmh/trae128/7931938?login=false

January 7, 2025Episode 1642 min

Dr. Ashley Dawson and Nurse Coordinator Taylor Smith

Chief Resident Dr. Ashley Dawson reveals the fellowship match, and Adult Emergency Department Nurse Coordinator Taylor Smith discusses her career and the roles nurses perform to keep our department humming.

October 14, 2024Episode 1532 min

Amy Smith and Dr. Jeffrey Katz

Season 3 of The ER Break Room kicks off with an interview with a Department of Emergency Medicine veteran and Human Resources Generalist II Amy Smith as well as a check-in with recent graduate Dr. Jeffrey Katz. As always, I lead off with updates and Highs of the Month. Dr. Beulah Augustin's SAEM24 Basic Science Award for Best Abstract and Presentation: https://emergency.med.ufl.edu/2024/09/12/dr-beulah-augustin-receives-saem-basic-science-award-for-best-abstract-and-presentation/ UF LSU Football Tailgate Donations: https://givebutter.com/UFEMxLSU  UF Benefits Information: https://hr.ufl.edu/benefits/  UF Sick Leave Pool Information: https://hr.ufl.edu/leave/sick-leave/pool/

June 17, 2024Episode 1452 min

Dr. Torben Becker

Get to know the force of nature that is Dr. Torben Becker including his passion for resuscitation from the pre-hospital setting into the ED and then the ICU and his life-saving work in Ghana. Dr. Nick Maldonado on the Curbsiders Teach podcast on how to teach evidence-based medicine: https://thecurbsiders.com/teach-podcast/37-teaching-evidence-based-medicine-with-dr-nicholas-maldonado 2024 Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - "MotoMeds: Preventing Child Morbidity and Mortality from Infectious Diseases in Ghana" https://www.saem.org/detail-pages/award/2024-saemf-emerging-infectious-disease-and-preparedness-grant---100-000

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