ACEP Honors 2010 Leadership and Excellence Award Winners
The 2010 American College of Emergency Physicians Awards program, which honors leadership and excellence, provides an opportunity…
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Dialysis Access Emergencies
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a complication associated with diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and other glomerulonephropathies…
The Pastor
An air of peace surrounded the aging pastor as he napped on the metal-framed single bed. One…
Abdominal Pain: A Black Box of Liability
September 1, 2010
- Jennifer L’Hommedieu Stankus, M.D., J.D., ACEP News Contributing Writer
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Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint among emergency department patients, yet firm diagnosis and etiology…
Standard of Care Review Panel: Ruptured Tendon
The Panel did not find any literature advocating that patients be admitted because of bad weather A…
Investments in Health IT Will Happen in EDs
Investments in health information technology (IT) will continue to be made in emergency departments, thanks to two…
New ABEM President Takes Office
Mark T. Steele, M.D., an ACEP member since 1985, has assumed the office of President of the…
2010 ACEP Elections: Meet the Candidates
At its annual meeting in September, the ACEP Council will elect new leaders for the College. The…
Rapid Sequence Intubation Pharmacology
Emergency physicians have established expertise in the field of rapid sequence intubation (RSI). All emergency physicians must…
Value-Based Care Movement Heads Toward the ED
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series looking at how quality-improvement and performance-reporting programs…