Patient Safety, Advocacy, Education, and More on ACEP’s Agenda
We cannot imagine a better place to celebrate ACEP18 and the 50th year of ACEP. We couldn’t…
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Patient Safety, Advocacy, Education, and More on ACEP’s Agenda
We cannot imagine a better place to celebrate ACEP18 and the 50th year of ACEP. We couldn’t... -
Your Overdose Patient Doesn’t Want to Quit—Now What?
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do... -
Unintended Buprenorphine Exposure Among Children a Growing Problem
U.S. poison centers received more than 11,000 calls from 2007 to 2016 related to unintended pediatric exposures...
Your Overdose Patient Doesn’t Want to Quit—Now What?
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Unintended Buprenorphine Exposure Among Children a Growing Problem
U.S. poison centers received more than 11,000 calls from 2007 to 2016 related to unintended pediatric exposures…
Buprenorphine Explained, And Opioid Addiction Treatment Tips
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
ACEP Leadership Addresses “Conscience Protections,” Prudent Layperson, and More
ACEP recently led the development and drafting of two emergency medicine–focused bills introduced in Congress last month…
Marijuana-related ED Visits by Colorado Teens on the Rise
More visits to the emergency department by teens in Colorado are related to marijuana use than in…
ACEP Leadership Addresses Care of Veterans, Addiction, and Mental Health Care
ACEP leaders are always working to protect and improve your practice environment. Here’s some of what the…
Understanding the Biology of Addiction Might Improve Emergency Care of Patients Who Abuse Opioids
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
FDA Asks Drugmakers to Limit Amount of Opioid Drug in Packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of a common opioid medicine to change the…
Are Opioids for Sickle Cell Disease Appropriate, or Do They Enable Addiction?
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that affects approximately 100,000 individuals in the United…