Take a Deep Breath
Possibly I was just paying attention more than usual, or it was just the odd collision of…
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Choosing Alternate Facilities in Disaster
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is offering two online tools to help locate alternate health…
ACEP Members in the News
Dr. Anita Bangale from George Washington University, was named Best Resident Presenter and Dr. Brian W. Lin…
Legacy Society Members Plan Gifts to EMF
Emergency medicine may be the youngest of medical specialties, but it has already established a legacy of…
Health Care Reform–More of the Same?
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As I write this, the Yankees won…
Focus On The Observation Option for Acute Otitis Media in the Emergency Department
Acute otitis media remains the most common diagnosis for which antibiotics are prescribed in children in the…
ACEP Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management Of Adult Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
In the November issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians published…
ACEP Public Policy Grants Support Advocacy
In early 2007, Gwen Harry, executive director of the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians, filled out an…
Boston Scientific Assembly Meeting Sets Record
For the second consecutive year, ACEP’s Scientific Assembly set a new attendance record. More than 4,700 emergency…
Health Reform Should Include Health Courts
Medical malpractice insurance rates are sky high–$26 billion annually, up 2,000% since 1974, twice the inflation rate…