ACEP News: Vol 31 – No 12 – December 2012 Archives

Keep the Customer Satisfied

Dec 01, 2012 - By Robert Solomon, M.D.

When I was in medical school and residency training there was, as far as I knew, no...

Dec 01, 2012 - By Lisa Bundy, M.D.

Everyone has pet peeves. You know, silly things that drive you absolutely crazy. One of mine is...

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Chemical Restraint in the ED Sudden violence in the emergency department (ED) remains a common problem. Psychiatric...

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Each of ACEP’s 32 Sections held meetings at the 2012 Scientific Assembly in Denver. Here’s a recap...

Dec 01, 2012 - By David F. Baehren, M.D.

Our program at the University of Toledo graduated its first class of emergency medicine residents this year....

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ACEP, Blue Jay Consulting, and the Emergency Medicine Foundation have announced that nominations for the 2013 Emergency...

Dec 01, 2012 - By Robert Brandt, M.D.

Twas the night before Christmas, the ED was quiet, Not a creature was stirring, there wasn’t a...

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Jawaher Abdulaziz Alfassam passed the required exams to pursue her medical degree. But in Saudi Arabia, where...

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Match Day was among the greatest days of my life. In one thrilling moment my loftiest dreams...

Dec 01, 2012 - By Darrin Scheid, ACEP Communications Manager

One minute, Michael Granelli remembers sipping cappuccino at a Colorado Convention Center café, waiting for a friend...

Dec 01, 2012 - By David Marcus, MD Emimdoc at www.emimdoc.wordpress.com

Here is a summary of Twitter activity and some useful links. I have yet to sort through...

Dec 01, 2012 - By Diana Nordlund, DO, JD and Andrew Koslow, MD, JD

The Medical Legal Committee’s all-College survey (ACEP News April 2012) indicated that very few members had obtained...

Dec 01, 2012 - By Stacy S. Jones ACEP Staff

Physicians may be eligible for an extra incentive payment for participating in a PQRS-approved Maintenance of Certification...

Dec 01, 2012 - By Andrew A. Herring, M.D.; Jacob Miss, M.D.; and Arun D. Nagdev, M.D.

Introduction: Plantar laceration repair and foreign body removal are common emergency department procedures. Local infiltration of anesthetic...