Restrictive Covenants in Emergency Medicine Employment Contracts
This month we introduce a new feature in ACEP Now that will highlight key research studies published…
ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 07 – July 2018
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Restrictive Covenants in Emergency Medicine Employment Contracts
This month we introduce a new feature in ACEP Now that will highlight key research studies published... -
Acetaminophen Overdose Diagnosis and Treatment
The Case The patient is a 17-year-old non-English-speaking Bengali female with no past medical history who presented... -
Leaders Meet with The Joint Commission
Topics included our Geriatric ED Accreditation program, freestanding emergency departments, suicide screening, and pediatric readiness. The Joint...
Acetaminophen Overdose Diagnosis and Treatment
The Case The patient is a 17-year-old non-English-speaking Bengali female with no past medical history who presented…
Leaders Meet with The Joint Commission
Topics included our Geriatric ED Accreditation program, freestanding emergency departments, suicide screening, and pediatric readiness. The Joint…
How Independent Contractors Can Set Up Retirement Accounts
Q. I am starting a new position as an independent contractor. My former employer had a 401(k)….
ACEP-Developed Opioid Bills Pass the House, Move to Senate
Two pieces of opioid legislation—the POWER Act and the ALTO Act—that ACEP developed and introduced to Congress have successfully passed…
Emergency Physician Elected to American Medical Association Council
At the 2018 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting, ACEP member Stephen K. Epstein, MD, MPP, FACEP…
Can Tranexamic Acid Decrease Maternal Mortality?
The Case A 27-year-old primiparous woman arrives at the emergency department after a prolonged labor at home;…
How to Implement Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks in Your ED
Ultrasound-guided nerve block (UGNB) is an extremely useful technique for emergency physicians as a multimodal approach to…
ACEP Revises Venous Thromboembolism Clinical Policy
In February 2018, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a revised clinical policy on the evaluation and…
Treating Ingested Button Batteries in Kids
Question 2: In children with ingested button batteries in the stomach, which patients are at the highest…