Emergency Medicine Wellness Week 2016 to Focus on Self-Care for Emergency Physicians
ACEP views wellness as so critical to the success of an emergency physician that Emergency Medicine Wellness...
ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 01 – January 2016
Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss Drivers of Hospital Consolidation at ACEP15 Council Town Hall
Editor’s Note: The ACEP Council hosted a Town Hall meeting on mergers and acquisitions on Oct. 24,...
Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss Role of Democratic Groups in Future of EM
For decades, the concepts of democracy and democratic group practice have been held as the standard to...
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know about the 2016 CMS Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule...
Emergency Physician Embarks on Second Medical Expedition to Antarctica
This winter, I’ll be practicing emergency medicine on the beach. Sound sweet? Well, “beach” may not quite...
Emergency Physician Recounts Caring for Oregon Mass Shooting Victims
Although it is no longer unusual to see mass shootings in the news headlines, most people don’t...
Diltiazem Achieves More Rapid Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation than Metoprolol
Case: A 49-year-old man with no past medical history presents to the ED with palpitations for five...
Brick Pavers Donated for ACEP’s New Headquarters Help Pave the Way for Emergency Medicine
Donate a brick paver for ACEP’s new headquarters and help “Pave the Way” for the future of...
How Physicians, Health Care Workers Can Handle Depression, Burnout, and Suicidal Thoughts
When I was an intern in 1976, I invited a good friend over for dinner. She had...
Opinion: Institute of Medicine Report on Medical Misdiagnoses Overly Critical of Emergency Medicine
The 2015 Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication “Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare” takes an important step in the...
The Burden of Burnout for Physicians
Physicians experience a higher rate of burnout than the general population—37.9 percent versus 27.8 percent, according to...
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Releases 2014 Data on Staffing, Physician Productivity
There is considerable variation in the staff that provide patient care in American EDs. The Emergency Department...
FOAM Podcasts Introduce Readers to Benefits of Multimedia Learning
Since 2014, we have been writing and producing FOAMcast, a podcast on a mission to bridge the...
Sign Up for Special Emergency Medicine Wellness Week Activities
Emergency Medicine Wellness Week 2016, Jan. 24–30, is an opportunity for emergency physicians and their colleagues to...
Free CME for Reading Annals of Emergency Medicine‘s Practice and Clinical Updates
Earn CME credit while reading the number-one journal in our specialty. Each month, a new Annals of...
Nominations for Emergency Department Director of the Year Award Due February 15
Nominations are being accepted for the Blue Jay Consulting/Emergency Medicine Foundation Emergency Department Director of the Year...
ACEP’s W. Calvin Chaney Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Directors awarded a Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award to W....
‘ACEP Frontline’ Podcasts Discuss Key Issues in Emergency Medicine
The hottest topics in emergency medicine are now accessible online through free ACEP podcasts. “ACEP Frontline,” hosted...
Richard Shoemaker, MD, Among Emergency Physicians Who’ve Competed on American Ninja Warrior
I read the article on the ED physicians participating on American Ninja Warrior. However, the list was...
Opinion: Supertrack Segmentation May Better Serve Low-Acuity Emergency Department Population
I found it somewhat difficult to empathize with Perth Amboy’s ED dilemma (227 minutes discharge average, 3.2...
