Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of…
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Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of... -
Floating Doctors Volunteers Bring Patient Care to Remote Communities in Panama
There are many volunteer programs that bring physicians from industrialized nations to developing or underserved areas to... -
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that...
Floating Doctors Volunteers Bring Patient Care to Remote Communities in Panama
There are many volunteer programs that bring physicians from industrialized nations to developing or underserved areas to…
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that…
How to Manage Emergency Department Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
In previous decades, the therapies for congestive heart failure (CHF) were limited both with respect to options…
Low-Dose Ketamine Emerges as Effective Opioid Alternative
Amid a national opioid epidemic, there is a search for other effective analgesics in the emergency department,…
Does Cellulitis Treatment Need to Cover MRSA Infection?
The questions I get asked most are, “How do you treat cellulitis? Do I need to cover…
Emergency Departments Need Plan to Deal with Drug Shortages
In recent years, there have been countless unprecedented, unexpected, and unplanned short-term medication shortages and ever more…
ACEP’s Role at Fundraiser for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan an Example of Access to Legislators through NEMPAC
The value of access to legislators cannot be understated, and a strong political action committee (PAC) provides…
2017 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect Candidates
Each October at ACEP’s annual Council meeting, the ACEP Council elects new leaders for the College. The…
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Is Rare but Serious Complication of E. Coli Infection
The Case A 3-year-old boy with watery diarrhea for the past three days as well as vomiting…