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Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, FAACT, FASHP, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and clinical pharmacist at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also an associate editor and the creator of the CAPSULES series of <a href='http://www.aliem.com/' target='_blank'>Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM)</a>. His research interests include toxicology, medication safety and emergency preparedness.

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