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ACEP Now: Vol 40 – No 12 – December 2021

Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP, ACEP Now Medical Editor in Chief (left) and Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP, ACEP President.

Q&A with New ACEP President Dr. Gillian Schmitz

Dec 15, 2021 - By Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

I had the opportunity to briefly see Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP, between meetings in Boston as she...

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A protest against COVID-19 face mask mandates in Florida.

Combating COVID in the Hospital, Community, and Media

Dec 15, 2021 - By Karen Appold

While treating COVID-19 patients has been challenging in many ways for emergency physicians working in hospitals, those...

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Young physician talking to a panel of interviewers.

Quarantine the Oral Boards

Dec 15, 2021 - By J. Tyler Schwartz, MD, MPH; and Matthew R. Babineau, MD, FACEP

Doctors are good at standardized tests. It remains unclear whether those tests are good for the doctors....

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Medical scene mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How One Air Transport Network Adjusted to the COVID-19 Era

Dec 15, 2021 - By Nicholas George, MD; Greg Felock, MD; Francis Guyette, MD; Christian Martin-Gill, MD; Jeffrey Nusbaum, MD; Dylan Morris, MD; and Leonard Weiss, MD

COVID-19 has infected more than 247 million people worldwide, leading to over 5 million deaths.1 Distribution of...

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ACEP Council Resolutions Tackle Key Issues

ACEP Council Resolutions Tackle Key Issues

Dec 16, 2021 - By Stephanie Cajigal

The ACEP Council, the College’s governing body, meets every year to discuss and vote on resolutions affecting...

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ACEP Council Carries 2020 Virtual Meeting Innovations to 2021

Dec 16, 2021 - By Howie Mell, MD, MPH, FACEP

As the COVID-19 pandemic came into full force in early 2020, ACEP began canceling events and moving...

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By the Numbers: ABEM-Certified Emergency Physicians

Dec 16, 2021 - By ACEP Now

TOTAL OF 41,062 ABEM-certified emergency physicians First-time pass rate for ConCert 92% First-time pass rate for MyEMCert...

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Breaking Down MyEMCert, ABEM’s New Certification Process

Dec 16, 2021 - By Linda Kossoff

In 2021, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) launched its new certification process, MyEMCert, which established...

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University at Buffalo

Residency Spotlight: University at Buffalo Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Dec 16, 2021 - By ACEP Now

Twitter: @UBuffaloEM Instagram: @ubemergencymed Location: Buffalo, New York Year founded: 1994 Number of residents: 48 Program length: 3 years What is a...

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Toxicology Question: Is This Little Spider Friend or Foe?

Dec 16, 2021 - By Jason Hack, MD

Question: Is this little spider a harmless garden friend or a danger in disguise?

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Jason Hack (Oleander Photography)

Toxicology Q&A Answer: Beware the Black Widow!

Dec 16, 2021 - By Jason Hack, MD

Answer: Beware! Although small, the black widow spider has powerful venom. When you talk about black widow...

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Addressing Bias, Racism, and Disparities in the Emergency Department

Dec 16, 2021 - By Leah Gilbert, MD, FACEP; Antony P. Hsu, MD, FACEP; Rose Diaz, MD; and Diksha Mishra, MD

The emergency department represents a critical point of entry into the health care system for vulnerable patient...

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2021’s Literature in Review: TXA, tPA, Fluids, Antibiotics, and Minor Miracles

Dec 16, 2021 - By Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS

We come now to the end of 2021, a year of hope, dismay, followed again by hope,...

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Prepare for ABEM’s New EM Ultrasound Exam

Dec 15, 2021 - By ACEP Now

Are you planning to take the American Board of Emergency Medicine’s (ABEM’s) first Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography...

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Popular Reimbursement Conference Coming Up Soon

Dec 15, 2021 - By ACEP Now

CEP’s annual Reimbursement & Coding (R&C) Conference is coming up Jan. 17–19, 2022. This time it’s a...

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Play It Back: Hear from ACEP Leaders

Dec 15, 2021 - By ACEP Now

During the ACEP21 Council Meeting, ACEP Immediate Past-President Mark Rosenberg, DO, FACEP; President Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP;...

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View ACEP21 Award Winner Videos

Dec 15, 2021 - By ACEP Now

ACEP sincerely congratulates its 2021 Leadership Award winners, who were recently honored during ACEP21 in Boston. Learn...

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Emergency Physicians Join Forces to Create Award-Winning COVID-19 Field Guide

Dec 15, 2021 - By ACEP Now

You may have heard of the ACEP COVID-19 Field Guide, but do you know its origin story?...

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