Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: An Emerging Role
Why we need better advance care planning and coordination of care for emergency department patients with chronic or serious disease, and how we can get there.
Palliative Care
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Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: An Emerging Role
Why we need better advance care planning and coordination of care for emergency department patients with chronic or serious disease, and how we can get there. -
Tips for Mastering the Crucial Skill of Rapid Code Status Conversations
As emergency physicians, we are trained in the core procedures surrounding critical illness and resuscitation, such as... -
ACEP17 innovatED Showcases Latest Emergency Department Technology, Tools; New Mental Health, Virtual Reality Areas Featured
Want to experience firsthand demos and informative sessions on brand-new and innovative devices, drugs, and technologies from...
Tips for Mastering the Crucial Skill of Rapid Code Status Conversations
As emergency physicians, we are trained in the core procedures surrounding critical illness and resuscitation, such as…
ACEP17 innovatED Showcases Latest Emergency Department Technology, Tools; New Mental Health, Virtual Reality Areas Featured
Want to experience firsthand demos and informative sessions on brand-new and innovative devices, drugs, and technologies from…
Quality and Safety Considerations for Patients With a POLST or Living Will
The National Academy of Sciences released its groundbreaking report on end-of-life (EOL) care, confirming EOL care is…
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…
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal…
2012 Subspecialty Application Cycles and Certification Exams
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by…
Emergency Medicine’s Role in End-of-Life Care
A 47-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer who is being followed by home hospice is brought to…
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the…
Emergency Physicians and End-of-Life Care in the ED
Emergency physicians surely realize that care of our sickest patients is immensely aided by advance directives. Advance…