Affordable Care Act from the Emergency Medicine Perspective
If anyone can communicate to a room full of emergency physicians the importance of the Affordable Care…
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ACEP14 Exhibition Hall to Feature Latest Technology, Products, Services in Emergency Medicine
What do you call a three-day event where thousands of emergency physicians explore products from more than…
Resiliency Key to Staying Healthy, Battling Physician Burnout
Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, has been giving the ACEP a near-annual pep talk on burnout since the…
Freakonomics Authors Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner Are ACEP14 Keynote Speakers
“We tend to think about [health care] as a totally different realm where the rules of supply…
Emergency Physicians Don’t Follow Evidence When Prescribing Antibiotics, and That Needs to Change
Modern medicine is stuffed full of egregious waste. Whether unnecessary imaging for lower back pain, scandalous improper…
Tips for Handling the Bougie Airway Management Device
In the world of airway devices, there are few that have more fans than the beloved bougie….
How to Perform Positive Pressure Technique for Nasal Foreign Body Removal
The Case A 3-year-old female presents to the emergency department after placing a small bead into her…
Diagnosis, Treatment for Patient with Psoriasis, Fever, Bloating, and Rash
Temperature of 100.3°F and tachycardia at 122 beats per minute. His skin is noted to have a…
Do We Need a New Standard of Proof in Medical Malpractice Cases?
Where is tort reform headed? Caps, safe harbors—perhaps nowhere? The jury is out. Caps (financial limits) on…