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ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 09 – September 2020

2020 ACEP elections preview

2020 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the ACEP Board of Directors Candidates

Sep 23, 2020 - By

The candidates discuss major issues facing emergency medicine Each year, ACEP’s Council elects new leaders for the...

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One of Us: National Physician Suicide Awareness Day is Sept. 17, 2020

Sep 09, 2020 - By Daniel Lakoff, MD, MBA, MS, FACEP; and Loice Swisher, MD, FAAEM

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 marks the third annual National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day.1 NPSA Day remains...

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Dr. Lorna Breen (left) with sister Jennifer.

After Dr. Lorna Breen Died By Suicide in April, Her Family Took Up a Cause They Never Wanted

Sep 10, 2020 - By

It was less than 24 hours after Lorna Breen, MD, FACEP, died by suicide when The New...

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By the Numbers: Physician Suicide

Sep 10, 2020 - By Daniel Lakoff, MD, MBA, MS, FACEP

35%: increase in U.S. suicide rate from 1999 to 2018. (source) Relative risk of suicide for physicians...

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Comilla Sasson

EMF Grant Helped Physician Study Bystander CPR Disparities

Sep 23, 2020 - By

When Comilla Sasson, MD, PhD, FACEP, was an emergency medicine resident, she couldn’t understand why so many...

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Emergency Medicine Gains Ground in 2021

Sep 25, 2020 - By Michael Granovsky, MD, FACEP; David McKenzie, CAE

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed...

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Children wearing face masks.

New Research Broadens Our Understanding of COVID-19 in Kids

Sep 16, 2020 - By Joshua Niforatos, MD, MTS

With thousands of articles published weekly on COVID-19, navigating the literature on this emerging infectious disease can...

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Two Studies Show When To Do an Endoscopy and Give Tranexamic Acid

Sep 25, 2020 - By

When COVID-19 reached the United States, emergency departments had one of two experiences. In places with large...

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A Patient Transfer Leads to a Lawsuit

Sep 25, 2020 - By Eric Funk, MD

A difficult airway is every emergency physician’s worst nightmare. The decision to intubate a patient needs to...

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Michelle Frey, BSN, RN-BC, SANE-A, SANE-B, WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA

Early Recognition in the Emergency Dept Is Key to Stopping Elder Abuse

Sep 25, 2020 - By Heather Rozzi, MD, FACEP; and Ralph Riviello, MD, FACEP

The Case A 74-year-old female nursing home resident with moderate dementia presents with her daughter for evaluation...

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Physicians from the University of Pennsylvania participate in a protest on June 7, 2020. Felipe Teran, MD, FACEP (@FTeranMD)

To All People Staying Neutral About Black Lives Matter

Sep 25, 2020 - By Al Giwa, LLB, MD, MBA, MBE

Just when we thought life in 2020 couldn’t get any worse after the COVID-19 pandemic began to...

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After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy of tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Sep 25, 2020 - By

The Case A 71-year-old woman arrives to the ED by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning 3 hours...

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ACEP’s COVID-19 Severity Calculation Tool Is Now Available

Sep 25, 2020 - By

ACEP and EvidenceCare created a seven-step triage process for emergency physicians to better classify COVID-19 patients and...

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ACEP20 Announces Dr. Fauci as Special Guest

Sep 25, 2020 - By

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, MD, will provide his unique perspective from...

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ACEP20 CME: Gain Access to Hundreds of Courses for Three Years

Sep 25, 2020 - By

Have questions about how ACEP20 CME will work? Here’s what you need to know. The cost is...

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Survey Shows Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Practices and Physicians

Sep 25, 2020 - By

ACEP has been actively advocating on your behalf to provide the tools and resources you need to...

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ACEP’s Virtual Grand Rounds to Continue Through 2021

Sep 25, 2020 - By

ACEP’s Academic Affairs and Education Committee created the monthly Virtual Grand Rounds program in April as a...

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Get Your DEA X-Waiver Through Zoom This Fall

Sep 25, 2020 - By

ACEP, in partnership with Providers Clinical Support System, is hosting Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) X-Waiver (DEA...

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Improve Your Emergency Department’s Pain and Addiction Care

Sep 25, 2020 - By

We may be in the midst of a global pandemic, but the opioid epidemic isn’t going away....

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