American Medical Association 2014 Annual Meeting Highlights
1. Emergency physicians are serving in a number of significant leadership positions in AMA councils and sections….
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Body Language Tips for Emergency Physicians About to Testify
You are sitting in a hard chair on a raised platform being asked question after question by…
Extreme Obstacle Races Deliver a Challenge, Build Camaraderie for Emergency Physicians
“The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière On May 17, emergency physician…
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms: What You Need to Know
Understanding POLST forms will better enable emergency physicians to verify patients’ wishes for end-of-life care are being…
Journal of ACEP Retrospective Provides Glimpse into Evolution of Emergency Medicine
We’ve come a long way since 1974! Here is a glimpse of the cutting edge of emergency…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Should Take Cautious Approach to Incentives that Boost Patient Satisfaction
Jay Kaplan MD, FACEP, recently argued in ACEP Now (April 2014) that emergency physicians should embrace patient…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Data Survey for Next-Generation ED Design
The design of emergency departments (EDs) is evolving with the changes in patients served, diagnostic testing utilized,…
Tweets from Emergency Physicians about Thought-Provoking Health Care Topics
Last month, I attended the Aspen Ideas Festival at the Aspen Institute (@aspenideas) in Colorado for its…
Tips for Financial Success from NBA Star Shaquille O’Neal
You can live like you are rich or you can be rich, but very few will ever…
Laceration or Incised Wound: Know the Difference
The Case: A 24-year-old male presents to the emergency department sustaining the wound shown in Figure 1…