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ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 04 – April 2016

ACEP President-Elect Dr. Rebecca Parker Shares Views on Issues Facing Emergency Medicine

ACEP President-Elect Dr. Rebecca Parker Shares Views on Issues Facing Emergency Medicine

Apr 12, 2016 - By

Part of ACEP’s power as an advocate for emergency medicine comes from the strength and cooperation of...

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Emergency Medicine Workforce Needs More Women Physicians

Emergency Medicine Workforce Needs More Women Physicians

Apr 12, 2016 - By Kathleen Clem, MD, FACEP

The evidence is in. We need more women emergency physicians. There is a marked gender discrepancy in...

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ACEP Council Poll Reveals Feedback on Diversity, Discrimination

ACEP Council Poll Reveals Feedback on Diversity, Discrimination

Apr 12, 2016 - By

1. Would you identify yourself as male, female, or transgender? Male 43 Female 30 Transgender 0 2....

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Zika Virus Transmission, Testing, and Treatment Information You Need to Know

Zika Virus Transmission, Testing, and Treatment Information You Need to Know

Apr 12, 2016 - By David E. Hogan, DO, MPH, FACEP

We just learned lessons about our preparedness (or lack thereof) in detecting and managing one virus in...

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Emergency Physician, Congressman Joe Heck Sets Sights on U.S. Senate Seat

Emergency Physician, Congressman Joe Heck Sets Sights on U.S. Senate Seat

Apr 12, 2016 - By L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP

In 2010, Joe Heck, DO, FACEP, became the first emergency physician elected to the U.S. Congress. He...

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Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores, Become a Better Doctor

Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores, Become a Better Doctor

Apr 12, 2016 - By Dan Getz, DO

The hardest part of change is being convinced of its need. Patient satisfaction (experience of care) is...

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Fort Worth Hospital Uses Innovation and Teamwork to Drive a Wildly Successful Emergency Department

May 12, 2016 - By

The emergency department at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth is a different breed of...

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Factors Driving Expanded Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Factors Driving Expanded Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Apr 13, 2016 - By

There are dueling laments between what could be called “the stroke industrial complex” and the physicians on...

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ACEP Pain Management

ACEP’s New Pain Management Section Provides Venue to Discuss Pain Topics, Opioid Addiction

Apr 12, 2016 - By Alexis LaPietra, DO

Emergency medicine pain management can be painful, but it doesn’t have to be. I recently finished a...

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How to Handle a Medical Mistake

Apr 13, 2016 - By Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP

Error in judgment must occur in the practice of an art which consists largely of balancing probabilities.—William...

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National Surveys on Emergency Department Trends Bring Future Improvements Into Focus

National Surveys on Emergency Department Trends Bring Future Improvements Into Focus

Apr 13, 2016 - By

Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders face an important time in determining how to serve the needs...

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Anthem Blue Cross Starts Prepayment Review on Level 5 Emergency Department E/M Medicare Claims

Apr 13, 2016 - By David McKenzie, CAE

Anthem Blue Cross has announced that beginning January 2016, the plan will begin a prepayment review of...

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Emergency Medicine Leaders at Diversity Executive Reception Unite to Focus on Improving Health Care

Apr 13, 2016 - By Savoy Brummer, MD, FACEP

Since ACEP13 in Seattle, medical directors, regional directors, members of boards of directors, vice presidents, chief medical...

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Break Room

Opinion: Emergency Medicine Community Reacts to IOM Report on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care

Apr 12, 2016 - By

Editor’s Note: We received many responses to January’s A New Spin article, “What’s on My Mind: Should...

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Opinion: Freedom to Make Poor Health Choices Is Not Free from Responsibility, Consequences

Opinion: Freedom to Make Poor Health Choices Is Not Free from Responsibility, Consequences

Apr 12, 2016 - By Nicholas Vasquez, MD

It’s the political season again, and we’re talking about liberty, freedom, and responsibility in public. It doesn’t...

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ACEP Wins Excellence in Education Award from American Medical Association

ACEP Wins Excellence in Education Award from American Medical Association

Apr 12, 2016 - By

ACEP has won the coveted CPT Excellence in Education Award from the American Medical Association (AMA). ACEP...

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ACEP Seeking Nominations for Emergency Medicine Longevity, Tenure Awards

Apr 12, 2016 - By

The ACEP Section of Careers in Emergency Medicine is accepting nominations for two awards that will recognize...

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ACEP EMS Leaders Receive Awards from Gathering of Eagles Conference

Apr 12, 2016 - By

Several ACEP EMS leaders were recognized during a recent EMS State of the Sciences: A Gathering of...

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