ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with…
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Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of…
Why Herbal Tea Made with Jimsonweed Is Dangerous Brew
Answer: Anticholinergic toxicity—this brew can be eye-opening. Toxins Atropine, hyoscyamine, hyoscine, and scopolamine. All are belladonna alkaloids…
Floating Doctors Volunteers Bring Patient Care to Remote Communities in Panama
There are many volunteer programs that bring physicians from industrialized nations to developing or underserved areas to…
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that…
What Do You Know About Jimsonweed?
Question: What will this beautiful plant yield when used for an herbal tea? Click here for the…
Emergency Physicians Can Satisfy ABEM’s MOC Part 4 Requirement with Clinical Emergency Data Registry
Physicians who participate in the Clinical Emergency Data Registry (CEDR) can now meet their Part IV requirement,…
Is Dual-Shock Approach Dangerous to Defibrillators?
Having just read [“All Charged Up & No Place To Go,” July 2017], and being the chair…
How to Tell Whether a Psychiatric Emergency is Due to Disease or Psychological Illness
The emergency department serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psychiatric care for millions of…
ACEP Executive Director Dean Wilkerson Joins Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
ACEP Executive Director Dean Wilkerson has joined the national advisory board for the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol…