REBEL EM has been committed to critical appraisal of current research with application at the bedside to improve patient care. The constant influx of new published research makes it difficult to stay current with the latest and greatest. We had our 2nd annual Rebellion in EM conference from June 28th – 30th, 2019 in San Antonio, TX. The opening keynote on day 3 of the conference was given by Anand Swaminathan, MD on the most powerful words in medicine.

As emergency clinicians, our words matter. Some words, though, matter more than others. Here we explore the most powerful words in medicine, why they are so powerful and how understanding their power can help us develop and grow.