EM Pharmacists and Physicians are in a unique position where they are able to see every stage of alcohol withdrawal arrive in the emergency department. With this setting, EM Pharmacists and Physicians have the ability to dramatically impact the course of a patient’s hospitalization or ED visit. This podcast episode will critically evaluate the monitoring and management of patients in alcohol withdrawal, specifically from the emergency department perspective.
SPEAKERS
Christian Kroll is an ED and ICU Pharmacist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. He earned his Pharm.D. Degree from South Dakota State University and completed both his PGY1 & PGY2 Residency at UW Health in Madison, WI. His interests within emergency medicine include managing the transition of care for critically ill patients, neurology, and academia. In his free time, Dr. Kroll enjoys running, panfishing, and sampling local breweries.
Dan McCabe attended college and medical school at the University of Iowa. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Cook County Hospital and fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Regions Hospital and Minnesota Poison Control System. After post-graduate training, he returned to his alma mater where he is now a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of the Division of Medical Toxicology, and consultant for the Iowa Poison Control Center.
Madeline Shepherd is a fourth-year pharmacy student from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. She is interested in oncology, critical care, and emergency medicine pharmacy.