The Latest ACEP Advocacy for Physicians and Patients
ACEP was invited by AHIP, a trade association for commercial insurers, to participate in a meeting of…
Opioid Crisis
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The Latest ACEP Advocacy for Physicians and Patients
ACEP was invited by AHIP, a trade association for commercial insurers, to participate in a meeting of... -
ACEP Council to Consider 51 Resolutions at ACEP18
At the ACEP18 Council meeting, resolutions brought forward by members of the College will be discussed. These... -
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...
ACEP Council to Consider 51 Resolutions at ACEP18
At the ACEP18 Council meeting, resolutions brought forward by members of the College will be discussed. These…
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…
Disciplines Clash Over Opioid Abuse Research
This month, we offer the second installment of our new feature in ACEP Now that highlights key…
Sometimes Opioids Are Necessary
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to May’s Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine column, “Lidocaine for Renal…
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…
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…
Recent ACEP Advocacy in Texas, Congress, and Beyond
ACEP responded to a letter from the Texas insurance commissioner, Kent Sullivan, to Blue Cross and Blue…
Should You Use Lidocaine Instead of Opioids to Treat Renal Colic?
The Case A 51-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a sudden-onset, severe, left-sided flank pain…
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…