The winning researchers tested the feasibility of safety planning initiated in the emergency department, led by peers, people in the community who provide support through compassion, empathy, and lived experience with suicidal thoughts or behaviors, but lack formal medical training. The results revealed that participants were equally likely to embrace peer-delivered safety plans, and more likely to complete the programs led by peers, than those led by professionals.
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ACEP Now: Vol 42 – No 05 – May 2023EM Physician Selected for Mars Analog Mission
Nathan Jones, MD, FACEP, of Springfield, IL, Memorial Hospital, will be the medical director for NASA’s upcoming one-year analog mission known as the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA). The goal is to simulate what crew members may experience in a mission to Mars before sending astronauts into space. They will simulate spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, personal hygiene, exercise, and crop growth. Learn more about aerospace medicine in this month’s cover story.
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