2020 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the ACEP Board of Directors Candidates
The candidates discuss major issues facing emergency medicine Each year, ACEP’s Council elects new leaders for the…
One of Us: National Physician Suicide Awareness Day is Sept. 17, 2020
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 marks the third annual National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day.1 NPSA Day remains…
After Dr. Lorna Breen Died By Suicide in April, Her Family Took Up a Cause They Never Wanted
It was less than 24 hours after Lorna Breen, MD, FACEP, died by suicide when The New…
By the Numbers: Physician Suicide
35%: increase in U.S. suicide rate from 1999 to 2018. (source) Relative risk of suicide for physicians…
EMF Grant Helped Physician Study Bystander CPR Disparities
When Comilla Sasson, MD, PhD, FACEP, was an emergency medicine resident, she couldn’t understand why so many…
Emergency Medicine Gains Ground in 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed…
New Research Broadens Our Understanding of COVID-19 in Kids
With thousands of articles published weekly on COVID-19, navigating the literature on this emerging infectious disease can…
Two Studies Show When To Do an Endoscopy and Give Tranexamic Acid
When COVID-19 reached the United States, emergency departments had one of two experiences. In places with large…
A Patient Transfer Leads to a Lawsuit
A difficult airway is every emergency physician’s worst nightmare. The decision to intubate a patient needs to…
Early Recognition in the Emergency Dept Is Key to Stopping Elder Abuse
The Case A 74-year-old female nursing home resident with moderate dementia presents with her daughter for evaluation…
To All People Staying Neutral About Black Lives Matter
Just when we thought life in 2020 couldn’t get any worse after the COVID-19 pandemic began to…
After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy of tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke
The Case A 71-year-old woman arrives to the ED by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning 3 hours…
ACEP’s COVID-19 Severity Calculation Tool Is Now Available
ACEP and EvidenceCare created a seven-step triage process for emergency physicians to better classify COVID-19 patients and…
ACEP20 Announces Dr. Fauci as Special Guest
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, MD, will provide his unique perspective from…
ACEP20 CME: Gain Access to Hundreds of Courses for Three Years
Have questions about how ACEP20 CME will work? Here’s what you need to know. The cost is…
Survey Shows Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Practices and Physicians
ACEP has been actively advocating on your behalf to provide the tools and resources you need to…
ACEP’s Virtual Grand Rounds to Continue Through 2021
ACEP’s Academic Affairs and Education Committee created the monthly Virtual Grand Rounds program in April as a…
Get Your DEA X-Waiver Through Zoom This Fall
ACEP, in partnership with Providers Clinical Support System, is hosting Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) X-Waiver (DEA…
Improve Your Emergency Department’s Pain and Addiction Care
We may be in the midst of a global pandemic, but the opioid epidemic isn’t going away….