Unintended Buprenorphine Exposure Among Children a Growing Problem
U.S. poison centers received more than 11,000 calls from 2007 to 2016 related to unintended pediatric exposures…
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Unintended Buprenorphine Exposure Among Children a Growing Problem
U.S. poison centers received more than 11,000 calls from 2007 to 2016 related to unintended pediatric exposures... -
Stress Echo Offers Alternative to Coronary CT for Chest-pain Triage in the Emergency Department
Stress echocardiography (SE) may be a good alternative to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) when triaging patients... -
ACEP President-Elect Resigns; Interim Chosen
Prior to the June Board of Directors meeting at ACEP Headquarters, ACEP President-Elect, John Rogers, MD, FACEP,...
Stress Echo Offers Alternative to Coronary CT for Chest-pain Triage in the Emergency Department
Stress echocardiography (SE) may be a good alternative to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) when triaging patients…
ACEP President-Elect Resigns; Interim Chosen
Prior to the June Board of Directors meeting at ACEP Headquarters, ACEP President-Elect, John Rogers, MD, FACEP,…
Tick, Mosquito-Borne Infections Surge in United States
The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from…
Cross-Checking Between Emergency Physicians Reduces Adverse Events
Systematic cross-checking between physicians can reduce medical errors in the emergency department, according to results from the…
Marijuana-related ED Visits by Colorado Teens on the Rise
More visits to the emergency department by teens in Colorado are related to marijuana use than in…
Miami Among Cities at Risk from Yellow Fever Spread
Miami is at risk of a deadly yellow fever outbreak because the disease could thrive there but…
Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions
Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One…
NOAC Bleeding No More Dangerous than Warfarin Bleeding
Bleeding associated with the newer non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) is not more dangerous than that associated…
7 Tips to Train the Next Generation of Physicians to Provide a Positive Patient Experience
A positive patient experience is more than just a “nice to have” in 2018. It’s positively correlated…
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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