Selection Process for ACEP Council Committee Volunteers Begins
Volunteer to serve on an ACEP Council committee and lend your experience and expertise. Members will be…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
‘EMS Strong’ Campaign Aims to Unite, Inspire Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Are you EMS Strong? ACEP, in partnership with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), is…
Opinion: Freestanding Emergency Centers Increase Access to Care, Decrease Physician Burnout
Editor’s Note: This editorial from ACEP’s Freestanding Emergency Centers Section is a response to “Why Freestanding, Physician-…
Opinion: Prehospital Naloxone Administration Is Safe
In the January 2015 ACEP Now article “True Cost of Stopping Overdoses,” Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, PhD,…
ACEP President-Elect Dr. Jay A. Kaplan Discusses Issues Facing Emergency Medicine
Leading ACEP is a team effort, with emergency physicians and staff working together to represent and advocate…
Testosterone to Slow Aging in Men Could Pose Cardiovascular Risk
The Case “I told him he never should have started that medication,” said the patient’s worried wife….
When Do You Stop Trying to Resuscitate a Patient?
The Case A frantic call comes in on the box: “CPR in progress—three minutes out!” Emergency medical…
Emergency Physician Dr. Bradford Walters on Being First Responder to Northwest Flight 255 Crash
On an August evening in 1987, a plane schedule to depart from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County…
Opinion: Open ACEP Membership to Non-ABEM Trained Colleagues
As I was working my way through Virtual ACEP14, a wonderful resource, I was suddenly overtaken with…
Emergency Physicians Find Opportunities for Patient Care, Career Advancement in VA Hospitals
After three deployments, 13 moves, and an incredible variety of jobs and experiences, I retired from the…