ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 11 – November 2015 Archives

Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss Pros, Cons of Democratic Group Practices

Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss How Democratic Groups Manage Scale, Consolidation

Nov 18, 2015 - By

For decades, the concepts of democracy and democratic group practice have been held as the standard to...

Expanded Testing for Pulmonary Embolism Leads CT Scan Overuse

Nov 18, 2015 - By

In the vast ocean of medicine, few diagnostic dilemmas descend so quickly into madness as does pulmonary...

Emergency Physicians Compete on NBC TV’s American Ninja Warrior

Nov 17, 2015 - By

Jennifer L’Hommedieu Stankus, MD, JD, FACEP, is always looking for a challenge. “When I saw [NBC’s] American...

European Association of Urology Guidelines for Evaluating, Managing Blunt Renal Trauma

Nov 17, 2015 - By Mark Pierce, MD

The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new...

Point-of-Care Pelvic Ultrasound Done by Emergency Physicians Comes Under Fire

Nov 17, 2015 - By John Bailitz, MD, FACEP, Robinson M. Ferre, MD, FACEP, Rajesh N. Geria, MD, FACEP, Resa E. Lewiss, MD, FACEP, Jason T. Nomura, MD, FACEP, FACP, Christopher C. Raio, MD, MBA, FACEP, Guy Tarleton, MD, FACEP, and Vivek S. Tayal, MD, FACEP, on behalf of the ACEP Ultrasound Section

Emergency physician–performed (EP) pelvic ultrasound has been shown to save lives, expedite patient care, and improve patient...

Emergency Medicine Code Black Documentary Basis for CBS TV Primetime Series

Nov 17, 2015 - By

When ACEP Now last spoke with emergency physician and documentary filmmaker Ryan McGarry, MD, his film, Code...

Emergency Interventions for Treating Cardiac Electrical Storms

Nov 18, 2015 - By Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH, and Justin McNamee, DO

You are down by five, and there are only three seconds left in the game with 80...

Opinion: Emergency Physicians Should Work On Solutions to Balance Billing Issues

Nov 17, 2015 - By Liam Yore, MD, FACEP

Balance billing is a matter in which emergency physicians have been placed in an indefensible position. While...

Segmentation Improves Emergency Department Patient Flow at Raritan Bay Medical Center

Nov 18, 2015 - By

Once upon a time, the emergency department was a single treatment room in the basement of a...

Free Open Access Medical Education Twitter Authors Appear in Top Peer-Reviewed Journals

Nov 17, 2015 - By

Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM or #FOAMed) has always had a bit of a rebellious streak....

American Academy of Physician Assistants Reacts to AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Statements About PAs

Nov 17, 2015 - By

We have received many responses to the third part of our interview series with AMA President Steven...

ACEP’s DART Tool Helps Identify Sepsis Early

Nov 17, 2015 - By

Because of you, deaths from sepsis have decreased. But we can always strive to do better. A...

Emergency Medicine Foundation Adds "Pave the Way" Donation Program to ACEP15 Event List

Emergency Medicine Foundation’s “Pave the Way” Still Accepting Donations

Nov 17, 2015 - By

Donate a brick to ACEP’s new headquarters and “Pave the Way” for the future of emergency medicine....

SEMPA Offers Support, Clarification for AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Comments on Advanced Practice Providers

Nov 20, 2015 - By

This letter is in response to the article featured in the September 14, 2015, issue of ACEP...

ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 11 – November 2015

Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss How Democratic Groups Manage Scale, Consolidation

Expanded Testing for Pulmonary Embolism Leads CT Scan Overuse

Emergency Physicians Compete on NBC TV’s American Ninja Warrior

European Association of Urology Guidelines for Evaluating, Managing Blunt Renal Trauma

Point-of-Care Pelvic Ultrasound Done by Emergency Physicians Comes Under Fire

Emergency Medicine Code Black Documentary Basis for CBS TV Primetime Series

Emergency Interventions for Treating Cardiac Electrical Storms

Opinion: Emergency Physicians Should Work On Solutions to Balance Billing Issues

Segmentation Improves Emergency Department Patient Flow at Raritan Bay Medical Center

Free Open Access Medical Education Twitter Authors Appear in Top Peer-Reviewed Journals

American Academy of Physician Assistants Reacts to AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Statements About PAs

ACEP’s DART Tool Helps Identify Sepsis Early

Emergency Medicine Foundation’s “Pave the Way” Still Accepting Donations

SEMPA Offers Support, Clarification for AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Comments on Advanced Practice Providers

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