Now Available: New Point-of-Care Tools for Buprenorphine, AFIB
ACEP recently added two new point-of-care (POC) tools to its growing library. BUPE is a quick and…
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Now Available: New Point-of-Care Tools for Buprenorphine, AFIB
ACEP recently added two new point-of-care (POC) tools to its growing library. BUPE is a quick and... -
Improvised Nasal Naloxone Devices Might Deliver Insufficient Medication
Improvised nasal naloxone devices (INND) commonly used by first responders and the general public deliver significantly less... -
ACEP Meets and Works with Other Medical-Industry Groups
ACEP senior leadership recently attended the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) meeting. The...
Improvised Nasal Naloxone Devices Might Deliver Insufficient Medication
Improvised nasal naloxone devices (INND) commonly used by first responders and the general public deliver significantly less…
ACEP Meets and Works with Other Medical-Industry Groups
ACEP senior leadership recently attended the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) meeting. The…
Sometimes Opioids Are Necessary
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to May’s Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine column, “Lidocaine for Renal…
Notes from the American Hospital Association Roundtable
ACEP and the American Hospital Association (AHA) met May 22, 2018. Discussion included: Resilience and Well-Being: Jay…
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…
Opioids No Better than NSAIDs for Chronic Back or Arthritis Pain
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are better than opioids at easing the intensity of…
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…
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…