Managing Pain Relief in Palliative Care
Emergency physicians are proficient in recognizing and caring for the dying medical or trauma patient but often…
Pain Management
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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... -
In 2020, ACEP Successfully Lobbied Congress on Several Fronts
Every year, ACEP’s Public Affairs team takes a deep look at legislative issues affecting emergency physicians to... -
ACEP Continues Multi-Front Efforts in Opioid Battle
In early October, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Emergency Department in Paterson, New Jersey, became the first...
In 2020, ACEP Successfully Lobbied Congress on Several Fronts
Every year, ACEP’s Public Affairs team takes a deep look at legislative issues affecting emergency physicians to…
ACEP Continues Multi-Front Efforts in Opioid Battle
In early October, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Emergency Department in Paterson, New Jersey, became the first…
Improve Your Emergency Department’s Pain and Addiction Care
We may be in the midst of a global pandemic, but the opioid epidemic isn’t going away….
Fentanyl Versus Ketamine for Intranasal Pain Relief
The Case An 8-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a painful wrist injury after falling…
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…
Sometimes Opioids Are Necessary
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to May’s Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine column, “Lidocaine for Renal…
Manage Pain Without Opioids
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Occupational strains and sprains are common presentations to the emergency physician. At the same time, there…
Discover Opioid Alternatives and How to Get Paid for Using Them
With the country’s opioid epidemic continuing to worsen, Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, an emergency physician at St….
Pain Scales Often Fail to Capture What ED Patients Feel
(Reuters Health) – Asking patients in the emergency department to rate their pain on a visual scale…