Emergency Physicians Wrap Up Record-Breaking ACEP13
This year’s ACEP annual meeting shattered the old attendance record, with more than 6,250 emergency medicine specialists...
ACEP News: Vol 32 – No 11 – November 2013
ACEP Joins Choosing Wisely Campaign
In last month’s ACEP13 Opening Session, ACEP announced its list of five tests and procedures that may...
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal...
New Employment Contract Pitfalls to Avoid
A contract is an agreement between two parties. To be legally binding, a contract must have an...
Critical Decisions: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease – Part Two
From the EM Model 8.0 Hematologic Disorders 8.5 Red Blood Cell Disorders Editors Note: In last month’s...
EPs Should Continue to Improve Forensic Skills
Recent mass casualty incidents in the United States, including the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., the...
Not Your Sweetheart
He really ticked me off when he called me sweetheart. He wasn’t an old boyfriend, and I...
The Power of Peace
Overall I have enjoyed a fantastic life. I have a wonderful family, I enjoy my work, and,...
ACEP Council Shapes Policy at 2013 Meeting
The 2013 ACEP Council considered several resolutions during its annual meeting last month, including issues related to...
Treating Injured Obstetric Patients
Through time and attrition, most practicing emergency physicians have not experienced life without EMTALA. For that matter,...
The “Weird” Catheter and Anal Aftercare
Nobody likes having severe pain in their “personal areas,” and as emergency physicians, we have an obligation...
Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular...
The Filtering of Medical Evidence Has Clearly Failed
Let me tell you about this fabulous new test – it’s far better than the old tests,...
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