Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Safe, Effective for Pediatric Cellulitis
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is noninferior to in-hospital intravenous therapy for children with cellulitis, according to…
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High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Tests for Acute Myocardial Infarction May be Flawed
High sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) assays routinely used to help exclude or diagnose acute myocardial infarction…
ACEP Board Considers Firearm Safety, Leadership Diversity, and More During January Meeting
In late January, the ACEP Board of Directors met and considered several issues related to practice trends…
Prediction Rule Identifies Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infection
Researchers have developed and validated a clinical prediction rule that can help identify febrile infants age 60…
The Joint Commission Clarifies that Physicians Can Eat and Drink in ED Workspaces
After pressure from ACEP on behalf of our members, The Joint Commission (TJC) has clarified that emergency…
Bagging While Waiting to Intubate Found Safe in Recent Study
Bagging patients for 60 seconds while waiting to intubate dramatically reduces the odds of low oxygen levels…
ACEP Promotes Bobby Heard to Chief Operating Officer
On Jan. 3, 2019, ACEP Executive Director Dean Wilkerson, MBA, JD, CAE, announced the promotion of Bobby…
ACEP Meets with Legislators About Out-of-Network Billing
On Jan. 15, 2019, ACEP President Vidor E. Friedman, MD, FACEP, Executive Director Dean Wilkerson, and key…
Emergency Physician Helps First-Responder EMT Volunteers on Ambucycles
Many go into medicine because of their desire to help people—and pursue that passion both in and…
ACEP Submits Comments on Drug Shortages, Managed Care Regulations
ACEP submitted its official response to a November 2018 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force…