Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the ED

This episode features three members of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group. PECARN is a network that performs multicenter research related to the emergency care of children. The Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group is focused on researching topics of interest around sexual and reproductive health in the ED. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing three of the study authors and recorded our conversations, then created a podcast episode that hit on some of the highlights of their incredible work. James Gray also helped me put a blog post together that delves into some of the topics in a bit more in depth fashion. This episode features the contributions of: Melissa Miller, MDAssociate Professor of PediatricsDivision of Emergency MedicineChildren’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City Lauren Chernick, MD, MScAssistant Professor of Pediatrics in Emergency MedicineColumbia University Medical Center Erin Hoehn, MDAssistant Professor of PediatricsDivision of Emergency MedicineChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Check out the companion blog post at PEMBlog.com PEMBlog.com Follow me on Twitter @PEMTweets Check out the Facebook page Key Article Miller MK, Chernick LS, Goyal MK, et al. A Research Agenda for Emergency Medicine-based Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health. Acad Emerg Med. 2019;26(12):1357-1368. doi:10.1111/acem.13809 References Brown J, Fleming R, Aristzabel J, Gishta R. Does pelvic exam in the emergency department add useful information?. West J Emerg Med. 2011;12(2):208-212. Farrukh S, Sivitz AB, Onogul B, Patel K, Tejani C. The Additive Value of Pelvic Examinations to History in Predicting Sexually Transmitted Infections for Young Female Patients With Suspected Cervicitis or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;72(6):703-712.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 Jul 2. PMID: 30251627. Linden JA, Grimmnitz B, Hagopian L, Breaud AH, Langlois BK, Nelson KP, Hart LL, Feldman JA, Brown J, Reid M, Desormeau E, Mitchell PM. Is the Pelvic Examination Still Crucial in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Vaginal Bleeding or Abdominal Pain When an Intrauterine Pregnancy Is Identified on Ultrasonography? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;70(6):825-834. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.487. Epub 2017 Sep 19. PMID: 28935285.