Naloxone to Reduce Opiate Overdose Deaths Raises Cost, Liability, and Safety Concerns
The U.S. opiate epidemic leads to about 16,000 deaths a year. Activists have proposed solutions, and many…
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Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Diagnosing, Treating Pediatric Bronchiolitis
Buried in mid-winter, January generally portends the ramping up of bronchiolitis season in the majority of the…
What to Expect at Your Global Health Care Volunteer Destination
Part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 was published in the Nov. 2014 issue, and Part…
Six Steps to Financial Security for Emergency Physicians
1 Plan Now Do you recall your interview for admission to medical school? Was one of your…
10 Guiding Principles to Manage Debt, Start Retirement Savings for Emergency Physicians
Question. I am a new attending for a private employer and owe a lot of money. I…
Avoid Airway Catastrophes on the Extremes of Minute Ventilation
Emergency airways commonly involve challenges of tube placement and oxygenation before and during the procedure. There are…
Rise of the Free Open Access Medical Education Online Journal Club
History records that the first journal club was started by Sir William Osler, MD, at McGill University…
Pediatric Bronchiolitis, Croup Treatment Tips for Emergency Physicians
As educators, we love—and are always humbled by—those moments when we get to say, “I don’t know.”…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Releases Fee Schedule for 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule…
Debra Houry, MD, MPH, Named Director of CDC’s Injury Center
ACEP member Debra Houry, MD, MPH, FACEP, took on a new post as director of the National…