Toxic Mushroom Ingestions
Despite cultural changes over the past decades, mushroom ingestions, particularly toxic mushroom ingestions, are becoming more common….
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The EP in the Courtroom: Expert Witness Testimony
An emergency physician receives a call from an attorney, who asks, “Could you review a case for…
NEMPAC—30 Years as Your Advocate
Thirty years ago this year, the ACEP Board of Directors looked into the future, saw a need,…
ACEP Responds to Texas Ruling on ABPS—Certification Decision Questioned
Editor’s Note: ACEP President Angela Gardner, M.D., FACEP, released the following statement on Dec. 10, 2009, regarding…
Emergent Evaluation and Management Of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infectious process involving a woman’s upper genital tract. While the infection may…
Emergency Department Patients Can Find Prescription Help
Every year, emergency physicians provide care more than 120 million times. Sometimes, that care saves a life,…
Board of Directors Nominations Due By Feb. 15
The ACEP Nominating Committee is accept-ing individual and chapter recommendations for Board of Director candidates. Nominations must…
Reinhart Retires After Successful ABEM Tenure
How does one know when it’s time to step down from a position that has meant so…
Evaluation and Management of Suspected Appendicitis
In the January 2010 issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians…
I Didn’t Mean to Do That
In the realm of consequences, there are those we intend and those we do not intend. No…