Opinion: ACEP Now Reader Responds to Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting, and ACEP President Dr. Jay Kaplan Replies
Dr. Kaplan’s statement in response to the Orlando mass shooting and the related ACEP Task Force recommendations…
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Opinion: ACEP Now Reader Responds to Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting, and ACEP President Dr. Jay Kaplan Replies
Dr. Kaplan’s statement in response to the Orlando mass shooting and the related ACEP Task Force recommendations... -
Opinion: Emergency Physicians’ Reluctance to Implement Choosing Wisely Recommendations Brings Criticism
Letter to Editor, I was somewhat disappointed by the comments from practicing emergency physicians. Their reluctance to... -
Opinion: Call for More Female Physicians in Emergency Medicine Draws Comment about Gender Disparity in Specialty
Editor, As a female emergency physician, I read “A Call to Action: More female physicians need to...
Opinion: Emergency Physicians’ Reluctance to Implement Choosing Wisely Recommendations Brings Criticism
Letter to Editor, I was somewhat disappointed by the comments from practicing emergency physicians. Their reluctance to…
Opinion: Call for More Female Physicians in Emergency Medicine Draws Comment about Gender Disparity in Specialty
Editor, As a female emergency physician, I read “A Call to Action: More female physicians need to…
Gun Control Issue Fosters Pro–Con Advocacy Debate in Emergency Medicine
Gun violence is an ever-growing concern in the United States, and there’s no question that emergency physicians…
A Marriage of Old Data and New Concepts: New Sepsis Definitions Raise Concerns about Accuracy, Usefulness in Emergency Medicine
Sepsis can be a difficult condition to diagnose thanks in part to non-specific criteria; the definitions of…
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)…
ACEP Grants Support Policy Scholarships in Emergency Medicine
National health policy is playing an ever-increasing role in the day-to-day practice of medicine, and it’s becoming…
Health IT Developers’ Pledge to Increase EHR Interoperability Met With Skepticism
The English origins of the pudding proverb date back to the early 14th century. The tasting of…
ACEP Diversity Summit Promotes Cultural Sensitivity, Acceptance Among Members
I recently attended ACEP’s Diversity Summit, spearheaded by ACEP President-Elect Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP, as part of…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Challenge Implementing Choosing Wisely Recommendations at Bedside
Editor’s Note: We received many responses to February’s article, “Time to Walk the Walk: Choosing Wisely and…