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 July 2023 that include expert commentary from Department of Emergency Medicine faculty.
| June 30-July 5: Teen lung transplant patient goes home after six-month hospital stay Mention: Craig Tschautscher, MD, MS, assistant professor and flight physician, UW Health Med Flight | Sources: uwhealth.org and Ch. 15 (Madison), Ch. 18 here and here (Eau Claire) |
| July 6: The Emergency Mind Podcast: Dr. Drew Cathers on Critical Teamwork and Flight Medicine Interview: Andrew Cathers, MD, assistant professor and medical director, UW Health Med Flight | Source: Ep. 88, The Emergency Mind Podcast from The Emergency Mind Project (International) |
| July 11: New drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 3 (Madison) |
| July 18: UW Health on aspartame, Opill, RSV Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Video interviews: Ch. 3 (Madison, Wis.), Ch. 4 and Ch. 6 (Milwaukee, Wis.); Online periodicals: Daily Journal Online (Mo.), APG Wisconsin (northern Wis.), Bloomer Advance (Eau Claire, Wis.), Voice of Alexandria (Minn.), The Auburn Citizen (N.Y.), and Longview News-Journal (Texas) |
| July 25: Lebron James’ son sudden cardiac arrest, stories from local families Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 4 (Milwaukee), Ch.3 (Norfolk, Va.) |
| July 24-25: Summer heat safety tips Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Sources: Ch. 15 (Madison), Ch. 6 and Ch. 58 (Milwaukee), Ch. 13 and Ch. 23 (Rockford, Ill.), Ch. 9 (Wausau), and WXPR Radio (northern Wis.) |
| July 28: UW Health announces plans to expand University Hospital, East Madison Hospital Sources: uwhealth.org and Ch. 3 (Madison) |