ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with…
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ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with... -
Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of... -
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that...
Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of…
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that…
Is Dual-Shock Approach Dangerous to Defibrillators?
Having just read [“All Charged Up & No Place To Go,” July 2017], and being the chair…
How to Tell Whether a Psychiatric Emergency is Due to Disease or Psychological Illness
The emergency department serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psychiatric care for millions of…
Opinion: Independent Emergency Group Practice Model Boosts Physician Satisfaction
There are many issues facing emergency medicine, but the biggest issue for me is physician satisfaction. Happy…
Kids Often Have a Chronic Cough after Respiratory Illness
Children treated for respiratory illnesses in the emergency department (ED) often have a chronic cough that lingers…
Early Fecal Transplant Improves Survival after Severe C. Diff Infection
Patients with severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) who receive early fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) have improved survival,…
Adjusting D-Dimer Test Thresholds Could Reduce Unnecessary Imaging
Nearly every strategy addressing the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) revolves around the D-dimer test. These crosslink…
ED-Initiated Buprenorphine Cost-Effective for Opioid Dependence
Initiating buprenorphine in the emergency department (ED), followed by ongoing primary care with buprenorphine, is cost-effective for…