Managing Pain Relief in Palliative Care
Emergency physicians are proficient in recognizing and caring for the dying medical or trauma patient but often…
End-of-Life
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Managing Pain Relief in Palliative Care
Emergency physicians are proficient in recognizing and caring for the dying medical or trauma patient but often... -
5-Minute COVID Conversations
There he sat, bolt upright, struggling for every breath, a 65-year-old male with diabetes and heart disease... -
Gratitude from Families Helps Emergency Physician Appreciate Career, Life
It was my second shift in the SNICU. She was my third elderly female status post a...
5-Minute COVID Conversations
There he sat, bolt upright, struggling for every breath, a 65-year-old male with diabetes and heart disease…
Gratitude from Families Helps Emergency Physician Appreciate Career, Life
It was my second shift in the SNICU. She was my third elderly female status post a…
Building the Future of Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care
Section: ACEP’s leadership recently initiated conversations with AAHPM about best practice guidelines for PC’s role in emergency…
Tips on Treating Medical Emergencies at End of Life for Patients Who Don’t Want Resuscitation
Your patient has terminal metastatic cancer. In his record, you find a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment…
Disease Trajectory as an Emergency Medicine Tool
Emergency medicine training prepares us well for managing acute events in our patients’ lives. In fact, combined…
CMS Broadens Reimbursement for Advance Care Planning Conversations
As part of the Obama administration’s latest rule updating the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, billing codes…
Reimburse for Advance Care Planning, ACEP Urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
On May 12, 2015, ACEP joined more than 30 other health care and elders’ rights groups to…
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Paradigm Has Pitfalls
Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) is a paradigm moving quickly across the United States and was…
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms: What You Need to Know
Understanding POLST forms will better enable emergency physicians to verify patients’ wishes for end-of-life care are being…