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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 08 – August 2014

Open ACEP Membership to All Emergency Physicians

Open ACEP Membership to All Emergency Physicians

Aug 12, 2014 - By Sullivan Smith, MD, FACEP, Chair of the ACEP Careers Section

Allowing ED physicians not certified in EM to join will fulfill our mission—and ultimately help patients Courage...

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Maintain Emergency Medicine Certification as Requirement for ACEP Membership

Maintain Emergency Medicine Certification as Requirement for ACEP Membership

Aug 12, 2014 - By Russell Radtke, MD, FACEP, Chair of the ACEP Young Physicians Section

The case for maintaining strict membership requirements for ACEP The discussion on opening up ACEP membership to...

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Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest from Lyme Carditis Underscores Need for Timely Diagnosis, Treatment

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest from Lyme Carditis Underscores Need for Timely Diagnosis, Treatment

Aug 14, 2014 - By Joseph D. Forrester, MD, MSc

CDC partners with ACEP to disseminate info about disseminated Lyme: critical update on Lyme carditis Disclaimer: The...

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Body Language Tips for Emergency Physicians About to Testify

Body Language Tips for Emergency Physicians About to Testify

Aug 14, 2014 - By Ms. Wood and Dr. Segan

You are sitting in a hard chair on a raised platform being asked question after question by...

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Dr. Steven Stack First Emergency Physician Named President-Elect of the American Medical Association

Aug 14, 2014 - By the AMA Section Council on Emergency Medicine

On June 7, 2014, another glass ceiling was broken for emergency medicine. On that date, the AMA...

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Is Video or Direct Laryngoscopy Better for Intubation in Trauma Patients?

Is Video or Direct Laryngoscopy Better for Intubation in Trauma Patients?

Aug 14, 2014 - By

Eighty-seven percent of intubations were performed by emergency physicians. In more than two-thirds of cases, rapid sequence...

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Concerns, Clarifications on Interview Policies for ACEP Officer Candidates

Aug 13, 2014 - By

ACEP Member Questions Campaign Policy By Liam Yore, MD, FACEP ACEP is a large and diverse group...

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New ACEP Headquarters to Add More Member Benefit

Aug 12, 2014 - By Alexander M. Rosenau, DO, CPE, FACEP, and Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA, CAE

In 1983, when the current ACEP headquarters was built, emergency medicine was fairly new as a recognized...

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Journal of ACEP Retrospective Provides Glimpse into Evolution of Emergency Medicine

Journal of ACEP Retrospective Provides Glimpse into Evolution of Emergency Medicine

Aug 14, 2014 - By

We’ve come a long way since 1974! Here is a glimpse of the cutting edge of emergency...

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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms: What You Need to Know

Aug 14, 2014 - By Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACEP, FACP

Understanding POLST forms will better enable emergency physicians to verify patients’ wishes for end-of-life care are being...

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Extreme Obstacle Races Deliver a Challenge, Build Camaraderie for Emergency Physicians

Extreme Obstacle Races Deliver a Challenge, Build Camaraderie for Emergency Physicians

Aug 14, 2014 - By

“The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière On May 17, emergency physician...

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Tips for Financial Success from NBA Star Shaquille O'Neal

Tips for Financial Success from NBA Star Shaquille O’Neal

Aug 14, 2014 - By

You can live like you are rich or you can be rich, but very few will ever...

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Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Data Survey for Next-Generation ED Design

Aug 14, 2014 - By

The design of emergency departments (EDs) is evolving with the changes in patients served, diagnostic testing utilized,...

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Laceration or Incised Wound: Know the Difference

Aug 14, 2014 - By Heather V. Rozzi, MD, FACEP

The Case: A 24-year-old male presents to the emergency department sustaining the wound shown in Figure 1...

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Tweets from Emergency Physicians about Thought-Provoking Health Care Topics

Tweets from Emergency Physicians about Thought-Provoking Health Care Topics

Aug 14, 2014 - By

Last month, I attended the Aspen Ideas Festival at the Aspen Institute (@aspenideas) in Colorado for its...

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American Medical Association 2014 Annual Meeting Highlights

Aug 14, 2014 - By

1. Emergency physicians are serving in a number of significant leadership positions in AMA councils and sections....

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Opinion: Emergency Physicians Should Take Cautious Approach to Incentives that Boost Patient Satisfaction

Aug 14, 2014 - By Joshua J. Fenton, MD, MPH, and Andrew N. Fenton, MD, FACEP

Jay Kaplan MD, FACEP, recently argued in ACEP Now (April 2014) that emergency physicians should embrace patient...

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Physical Exam Critical to Rule Out Unnecessary Lab Tests

Aug 14, 2014 - By

I am writing in response to the article “The Death of the Physical Exam” by Shari Welch,...

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ACEP Section of Medical Humanities Writing, Visual Arts Awards Deadline Is Sept. 1

Aug 14, 2014 - By

The Section of Medical Humanities is soliciting submissions for its eighth annual Writing Award. Eligible pieces are...

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Medical Claim Reimbursement Upheld for Auto-Related EMS Response, Trauma Care in Minnesota

Aug 14, 2014 - By Shari Augustin

Minnesota is a “no-fault” auto insurance state, providing that auto insurance policies include first-dollar medical coverage, up...

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SuperTrack Approach to Patient Segmentation Aids Emergency Departments

SuperTrack Approach to Patient Segmentation Aids Emergency Departments

Aug 14, 2014 - By

For emergency departments seeing medium to high volumes of patients, the concept of patient segmentation is becoming...

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