The Complexities of Recognizing and Responding to Trafficked Patients in the ED
Labor and sex trafficking are the two major forms of human trafficking occurring in the United States….
ACEP Hosts Meeting to Create Unscheduled-Sedation Guidelines
ACEP hosted a multidisciplinary group of health care providers who perform unscheduled sedation to create a set…
How to Document Exams Performed by Advanced Practice Providers
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
ACEP President-Elect Resigns; Interim Chosen
Prior to the June Board of Directors meeting at ACEP Headquarters, ACEP President-Elect, John Rogers, MD, FACEP,…
Report from the 2018 Leadership & Advocacy Conference
This year’s ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) held May 20–23 in Washington, D.C., provided ACEP members…
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…
Necrotizing Fasciitis Diagnoses and Therapy
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive inflammatory infection of the fascia, with secondary necrosis of the subcutaneous…
When Unconscious Bias Hits Home (Again)
It was surprising to receive an email advising me that I had appeared on the front page…
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 Revises Venous Thromboembolism Clinical Policy
In February 2018, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a revised clinical policy on the evaluation and…
2018 Leadership & Advocacy Conference: A First Timer’s Perspective
Despite growing up and attending college in the Washington, D.C., metro area, I somehow managed to avoid…
The Forces that Shaped Emergency Medicine over the Decades
As emergency physicians look back on the growth of the specialty, we have the opportunity to note…
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…
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)….
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;…
Are Pediatric Lungs Just Little Adult Lungs?
Question 1: For pediatric asthma, does albuterol and ipratropium (combined) show benefit over albuterol alone? Depending on…
Treating Ingested Button Batteries in Kids
Question 2: In children with ingested button batteries in the stomach, which patients are at the highest…
Notes from the American Hospital Association Roundtable
ACEP and the American Hospital Association (AHA) met May 22, 2018. Discussion included: Resilience and Well-Being: Jay…
Leaders Meet with The Joint Commission
Topics included our Geriatric ED Accreditation program, freestanding emergency departments, suicide screening, and pediatric readiness. The Joint…
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…
ACEP Member Appointed to Sickle Cell Care Collaborative
ACEP Board of Directors member Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, PhD, MPH, has been appointed to the Emergency…
