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ACEP Now: Vol 40 – No 03 – March 2021

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Patients Will Soon Have Access To Clinical Notes—Are You Ready?

Mar 23, 2021 - By Indira Gowda, MD; and Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD

Patient records have been around for millennia. Evidence from antiquity shows that medical records initially functioned as...

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The Cures Act Gives Patients Access To Our Notes, & This Could Be Good

Mar 23, 2021 - By Kenneth Alan Totz, DO, JD, FACEP

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a staff division of the U.S....

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By the Numbers: Firearms Stats in 2020

Mar 23, 2021 - By Leah Salzano; and Megan Ranney, MD, MPH

Firearm Sales Background Checks in 2020 21 Million. Up 60% from 2019 (source) Guns Sold March–May 2020 5.9...

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Fighting Medical Misinformation Is Our Lane Now

Mar 23, 2021 - By Erik J. Blutinger, MD, MSc

“Total burnout,” said one colleague of mine while stepping out of a patient’s room, moments after being...

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Every other Wednesday at 1 p.m. CT, ACEP’s advocacy team does a live, interactive update on current issues. Register for upcoming Capital [30] Minutes webinars at www.acep.org/capital30minutes.

In 2020, ACEP Successfully Lobbied Congress on Several Fronts

Mar 16, 2021 - By Jordan Grantham

Every year, ACEP’s Public Affairs team takes a deep look at legislative issues affecting emergency physicians to...

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What to Expect from the 117th Congress

Mar 23, 2021 - By

The political events of the last few months, including the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan....

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Figure 1: Anatomy of the patelofemoral joint.

How To Identify and Treat Patellar Dislocation Versus Knee Dislocation

Mar 23, 2021 - By Christian Casteel; and John Kiel, DO, MPH

The Case A 15-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with acute left knee pain. While playing...

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What’s This Mushroom, and Is It Toxic?

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Question: Looking for the next challenge, I recently moved to North Carolina. House and family settled, I...

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COVID-19 Data Visualizations Are Available Now

Feb 19, 2021 - By

ACEP continues to expand its COVID-19 resource library. A recent addition is the “COVID-19 in U.S. Emergency...

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The Frequency of Alcohol-Related Emergency Dept. Visits and Mortality

Mar 23, 2021 - By

The Case  A 53-year-old male known to have a substance use disorder presents to the emergency department....

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We Must Think Beyond “Women in Medicine”

Mar 16, 2021 - By Anita Chary, MD, PhD

Editors’ Note: In this article, the word “female” is used as an adjective and “women” as a...

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Insights from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Thanks to the tireless work of countless staff and volunteers, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network...

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Residency Spotlight: The Albany Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Instagram: @amc_emergency_residents Location:  Albany, New York  Year founded:  1988  A number of residents: 12  Program length: Three...

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New ACEP Podcast Focuses on Innovative Ideas

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Are you a podcast fan? ACEP just added a new podcast, EMergence, that will focus on innovation...

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ACEP’s Virtual Pediatric Conference, Plus a New Resource

Mar 23, 2021 - By

ACEP’s 2021 Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly is coming to a computer screen near you April 19–21....

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A Lack of Communication Let a Cancer Grow, Which Led to a Lawsuit

Mar 23, 2021 - By Eric Funk, MD

This medical malpractice case covers a theme commonly seen in lawsuits against emergency physicians. It highlights the...

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ACEP Member Benefit Offers Finance, Legal, and Wellness Assistance

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Are you aware of ACEP’s Wellness & Assistance Program in partnership with Mines & Associates? Members receive...

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Dr. Marie-Carmelle Elie Named Professor and Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Emergency Medicine

Mar 23, 2021 - By

In January, Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD, became the first Black woman to be named professor and chair of...

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Now Accepting Nominations for ACEP Board, Council

Dec 15, 2020 - By

The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting individual and component body recommendations for Board of Directors, Council Speaker,...

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Two ACEP Members Named Medical Directors of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)

Mar 23, 2021 - By

In January, NAEMT named Douglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS, FACEP, medical director, and Jeffrey L. Jarvis,...

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Emergency Department Resuscitation Room Named After Dr. Steve Karas

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California, has recognized the contributions of emergency physician Stephen Karas, Jr., MD,...

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ACEP’s Virtual Grand Rounds Scheduled Through May

Jan 22, 2021 - By

ACEP’s monthly Virtual Grand Rounds, one of our most popular new education resources during the pandemic, has...

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FACEPs in the Crowd: Dr. Molk

Mar 23, 2021 - By

For Alan Molk, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician in Phoenix, it was a personal tragedy that prompted...

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FACEPs in the Crowd: Dr. Zakharchenko

Mar 23, 2021 - By

Svetlana Zakharchenko, DO, FACEP, director of emergency ultrasound at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, has...

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