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 December 2022 that include expert commentary from Department of Emergency Medicine faculty.
| December 2: Hospitals strained amid surge in RSV and flu cases Interview: Joshua Ross, MD, associate professor and chief medical officer, UW Health Kids | Source: Channel 3000 (Madison, Wis.) |
| December 6: Health experts: Toy safety is key to injury-free gift giving Interview: Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor and medical director for quality and safety, UW Health Kids | Source: WEAU 13, Also covered in: CBS 23 (Rockford, Ill.), CBS 58 (Milwaukee, Wis.) |
| December 6: Concerns about “Superbugs” aren’t going away Interview: Michael Pulia, MD, PhD, assistant professor and director of the emergency care for infectious diseases research program | Source: WBAY 2 (Green Bay, Wis.) |
| December 7: UW Health Kids offers tips for injury-free holiday gift-giving for kids Interview: Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor and medical director for quality and safety, UW Health Kids | Source: NBC 15 (Madison, Wis.), Also covered in: News 8000 (La Crosse, Wis.) |
| December 14: 2022’s States with the best elder-abuse protections Interview: Manish Shah, MD, MPH, professor and chair, BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health | Source: WalletHub.com (nationwide) |
| December 23: Doctors warn frostbite could come in matter of minutes during extreme cold Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: TMJ 4 (Milwaukee, Wis.), Also covered in: WISN 12 (Milwaukee, Wis.), CBS 58 (Milwaukee, Wis.), Channel 3000 (Madison, Wis.), WBAY 2 (Green Bay, Wis.) |
| December 23: Year-end review-AI: artificial intelligence initiatives accelerate in healthcare Interview: Brian Patterson, MD, MPH, assistant professor and physician informatics director for predictive analytics, UW Health | Source: Healthcare Innovation (nationwide) |