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 February 2023 that include expert commentary from Department of Emergency Medicine faculty.
| February 1: Fellowship Spotlight: Helicopter EMS and Critical Care Transport with Dr. Stampfl Interview: Matthew Stampfl, MD, clinical instructor and UW Health Med Flight fellow | Source: American College of Emergency Physicians Young Physicians Section (nationwide) |
| February 1: UW Health Med Flight on exhibit at WEMSA Annual Conference Mention: UW Health Med Flight | Source: Ch. 26 (Madison) |
| February 1: UW Health responds to White House announcement ending national emergencies on May 11, 2023 Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: Ch. 6 (Milwaukee) |
| February 5: Three years since first positive COVID-19 case diagnosed in Dane County, Wisconsinites reflect on life during a global pandemic Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 3, Ch. 27 (Madison), Ch. 2 (Green Bay), Ch. 9 (Wausau), Ch. 18 (Eau Claire), and Ch. 58 (Milwaukee) |
| February 12: Doctor in Türkiye describes horrific conditions caused by the earthquake Interview: Janis P. Tupesis, MD, clinical assistant professor and associate director, UW-Madison Global Health Institute | Source: Ch. 15 (Madison) |
| February 14: Weekly checkup with UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 3 (Madison) and Ch. 6 (Milwaukee) |
| February 21: Wisconsin youths: More mental illness, more intense behavior, more suicide attempts Interview: Allie Hurst, MD, MS, assistant professor and medical director for pediatric emergency medicine | Source: Green Bay Gazette |
| February 22: UW Health Sports Medicine training Med Flight doctors, nurses Mention: UW Health Med Flight | Sources: Ch. 3 and Ch. 47 (Madison) |
| February 27: Expert comments on CDC report about adolescent girls’ mental health Interview: Allie Hurst, MD, MS, assistant professor and medical director for pediatric emergency medicine | Source: Wisconsin Public Radio (statewide) |
| February 28: UW Health update on flu, norovirus Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 3 (Madison) and Ch. 4, Ch. 6 (Milwaukee) |