ACEP16 Mills Lecture to Examine Dangers of Physician Burnout
Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, FAAP, wants emergency physicians to talk more about the danger of physician burnout….
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ACEP16 Opening Session Speaker Diana Nyad Finds Parallels Between Emergency Medicine, Distance Swimming
For many patients, a trip to the emergency department can be full of chaos and uncertainty. But…
Emergency Medicine Leaders Talk Reimbursement, Boarding, and Quality at Q&A
BOSTON—Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, doesn’t think people understand emergency physicians well enough. Luckily, Dr. Stack—the first practicing…
Communication and Cloud Connections Key to Improving Care for ‘Frequent Fliers’
BOSTON—The onus of reducing superutilizers in emergency departments is on a lot of people. Politicians. Health care…
ACEP15: How to Manage a Diabetic Emergency
BOSTON—Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) literally hits home for Chandra Aubin, MD, associate professor of Washington University School of…
Is That Chest Pain Unstable Angina or Acute Coronary Syndrome?
BOSTON—One of the more expensive questions any emergency physician can ask is: Does the patient complaining of…
ACEP15: Attendees Soak Up Cutting-Edge Technology, Best Practices, and Networking
The apocryphal stroke patient was right-side deficient, a little aphasic, and had a Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation…
ACEP15: Dr. Al Sacchetti’s Mills Lecture Hits Highs and Lows of a Career in Emergency Medicine
BOSTON—Maybe the greatest lesson that Al Sacchetti, MD, FACEP has learned in 35 years of emergency medicine…
ACEP15 Rorrie Lecture Speakers Offer Tips for Managing Emergency Department Superutilizers
Frequent fliers—more formally referred to as superutilizers—use a wildly disproportionate amount of emergency department resources. A trio…
ACEP15 Mills Lecturer Dr. Al Sacchetti Offers Insights on Humor, Humility, Humanity in the ED
Al Sacchetti, MD, FACEP, has spent 35 years working in emergency departments, and in all that time,…