Emergency medicine faculty share expertise: April 2023

BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on topics within emergency and prehospital care and research, such as infectious disease, health safety tips, and EMS education and training, among other important healthcare topics.

Below are interviews and articles published during April 2023 that include expert commentary from Department of Emergency Medicine faculty.

April 3:  Three injured in Dodge Co. double motorcycle crash
Mention: UW Health Med Flight | Sources: Ch. 4 and Ch. 27 (Madison)
April 3:  UW Health doctor explains health effects of TCE after Milwaukee apartment building evacuated
Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: Ch. 12 (Milwaukee)
April 4:  UW Health heart disease, alcohol consumption discussion
Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 3 (Madison) and Ch. 6, Ch. 58 (Milwaukee)
April 12:  Wisconsin childrens’ mental health concerns; emergency system strained
Interview: Allie Hurst, MD, MS, assistant professor and medical director for pediatric emergency medicine | Source: Ch. 6 (Milwaukee)
April 17:  UW Health: Mask guidance, COVID boosters, AI to help patients
Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 3 (Madison), and Ch. 4, Ch. 6, Ch. 58 (Milwaukee)
April 26:   UW Health doctor discusses sudden cardiac events among young athletes and children
Interview: Gregory Rebella, MD, MS, clinical associate professor | Source: Ch. 26 (Green Bay)
April 26:  Hospitals eye future with COVID-19 public health emergency set to end
Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 27 (Madison) and Ch. 9 (Wausau)