AIDET: A Popular Way of Improving Patients’ Care Experience
A number of communication strategies have evolved over the past decade to improve the patient encounter and…
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Spending Less Could Make You Financially Independent Sooner
Q. I know you have recommended that attending physicians should be putting about 20 percent of their…
Is Universal Suicide Screening in the Emergency Department Saving Lives or Wasting Time?
In 2013, more than 41,000 individuals died of suicide in the United States, and while that number…
Emergency Department Management of Extensor Tendon Lacerations
The hand is an intricate structure that provides us with the dexterity needed for our everyday lives….
Using the Supraclavicular Approach to Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Cannulation
Central venous catheter placement is an essential procedure in emergency medicine, with the internal jugular vein (IJV)…
ACEP Releases 2014-2015 Financial Report
ACEP is a membership organization. As such, members have a right to know its financial status. The…
Disease Trajectory as an Emergency Medicine Tool
Emergency medicine training prepares us well for managing acute events in our patients’ lives. In fact, combined…
Emergency Interventions for Treating Cardiac Electrical Storms
You are down by five, and there are only three seconds left in the game with 80…
Expanded Testing for Pulmonary Embolism Leads CT Scan Overuse
In the vast ocean of medicine, few diagnostic dilemmas descend so quickly into madness as does pulmonary…
SEMPA Offers Support, Clarification for AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Comments on Advanced Practice Providers
This letter is in response to the article featured in the September 14, 2015, issue of ACEP…