July 2023 News From the College
ACEP Leads Congressional Briefing on ED Boarding On June 21, ACEP organized a congressional briefing with the…
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July 2023 News From the College
ACEP Leads Congressional Briefing on ED Boarding On June 21, ACEP organized a congressional briefing with the... -
Ten Ways to Communicate Empathy in Chaos
When considering an optimized environment for compassionate patient communication, the chaotic emergency department (ED) probably gives some... -
How To Avoid Missing an Aortic Dissection
A 50-year-old female develops chest pain radiating to the neck and left arm. ECG, CXR, and troponin...
Ten Ways to Communicate Empathy in Chaos
When considering an optimized environment for compassionate patient communication, the chaotic emergency department (ED) probably gives some…
How To Avoid Missing an Aortic Dissection
A 50-year-old female develops chest pain radiating to the neck and left arm. ECG, CXR, and troponin…
ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference Reminds Us We Aren’t Alone
ACEP’s Annual Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) was held April 30–May 2 in Washington, D.C. With Congressional…
Emergency Physicians as State Legislators
During the recent Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) in Washington, D.C., I met with two emergency physicians…
West Virginia EPs Explain Challenges of Rural EM to Their Legislators
Catherine “Kirby” Kirbos, MD, is a fellow at West Virginia University who works at several different emergency…
Leveraging Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) in Emergency Medicine: Opportunities, Risks, and Cautions
Recently, large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT and Med-PaLM, have generated a lot of buzz in the…
Conversations on Burnout
With recent studies showing emergency physicians topping the charts with 65 percent reporting burnout, the specialty is…
Case Report: EMS Says Flail Chest, But Is It?
Case A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) as…
Case Report: A Rare, Urgent Testicular Complication
Case A 37-year-old white male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) for…