New Patient Education Resources Available to Encourage COVID-19 Treatments
ACEP members can find new print and digital materials for download that can help educate patients about…
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Funding Available for PACED Accreditation
ACEP’s Pain and Addiction Care in the ED (PACED) accreditation program aims to accelerate the transfer of…
Have You Been Impacted by Non-Compete Clauses?
In early January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed to ban non-compete clauses in all employment contracts….
An Incorrect Report on Emergency Department Diagnostic Errors
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a report entitled, “To Err Is Human,” that estimated 44,000…
Shift from Metabolize-to-Freedom to Medication-Assisted Treatment
“Metabolize to freedom” or “MTF” as it is commonly known to emergency physicians is too frequently the…
From the Editor: the Boarding Crisis
Honestly, I’ve never seen it this bad in my many years of practice. On my last shift,…
Ping Ping Ping Goes the Bullet—or Should It?
Note: This article is our CME Now offering for the February 2023 issue. After you read it, visit ACEP’s Online…
Your ED Boarding Stories Shape ACEP’s Advocacy Efforts
Wait times and staffing shortages are causing bottlenecks that are overwhelming hospitals, forcing emergency care to spill…
Medicine with Heart: Why Words Matter
“The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling…
High Dose Nitroglycerin in Acute Heart Failure Goes Mainstream
The current acute management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in florid pulmonary edema barely…