Urgent Matters

With the limited number of toxicologists currently practicing in the United States, innovation is necessary to spread their knowledge to the greatest number of patients. The proliferation of telemedicine and the public availability of Google Glass spurred an innovative teletoxicology study to determine the acceptability and feasibility of using Google Glass at the bedside in the emergency department for toxicology consults. Dr. Peter Chai, an Emergency Medicine physician and Medical Toxicology Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, joins us to discuss the findings and the implications for medical consults. Dr. Jesse Pines is the Director of the George Washington University Office for Clinical Practice Innovation and Urgent Matters and is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy. Visit our website for more information about Urgent Matters.