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  • Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer

    Prohibition of marijuana is a failed public health policy. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have tried marijuana. For at least two decades, it has been easier for adolescents to obtain marijuana than alcohol. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in California. Nationwide, Americans spend and consume between $75 billion and $120 billion worth of marijuana annually.
  • Avoid Paying Too Much for Financial Advice

    What physicians should consider when hiring a financial planner or asset manager In 2010, a former postal...
  • What ED Performance Measures Should Mean to You

    Important data sources and applications of ED measures and how they can impact the practice of emergency...

Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer

October 9, 2014 - Larry A. Bedard, MD - 1 Comment

Prohibition of marijuana is a failed public health policy. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have tried marijuana. For at least two decades, it has been easier for adolescents to obtain marijuana than alcohol. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in California. Nationwide, Americans spend and consume between $75 billion and $120 billion worth of marijuana annually.

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Avoid Paying Too Much for Financial Advice

March 7, 2014 - James M. Dahle, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

What physicians should consider when hiring a financial planner or asset manager In 2010, a former postal…

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What ED Performance Measures Should Mean to You

March 7, 2014 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

Important data sources and applications of ED measures and how they can impact the practice of emergency…

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An Intubation Checklist for Emergency Department Physicians

March 7, 2014 - Scott D. Weingart, MD, FCCM, and Angela Hua, MD - 0 Comment

The EMCrit call/response checklist offers tips to prepare patients and ED teams, gather equipment needed to perform…

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A High-Value Diagnostic Approach to Low-Back Pain

March 7, 2014 - Michelle Lin, MD, MPH and Jeremiah D. Schuur, MD, MHS - 2 Comments

Instead of imaging, a clinical history and physical exam can safely evaluate back pain in ED patients…

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A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient

March 7, 2014 - Jim Ducharme, MD, CM, FRCP - 0 Comment

How emergency physicians can minimize stress, avoid confrontations while meeting patient needs Drug Diversion and Abuse Is…

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Emergency Medicine and the Affordable Care Act

March 7, 2014 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

As practitioners of universal coverage, EM providers should be at forefront of discussions about health care rights…

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Clinical Policy on tPA for Ischemic Stroke Important for Emergency Medicine

March 7, 2014 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

Revising the use of thrombolytics in ischemic stroke could reverse nationally accepted practices, guidelines in the ED…

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The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula, Then and Now

March 7, 2014 - L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

How the SGR Medicare physician-payment formula became flawed and why a fix is unlikely in 2014 Even…

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Six Tips To Make You A Better Resuscitationist

January 8, 2014 - Scott D. Weingart, MD, FCCM, and John Michael Guthrie, MD - 0 Comment

Checklists and rehearsals can help ED physicians develop quick, confident responses in a critical situation Become a…

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