Summary of 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients with Syncope
There are more than 1.2 million annual events of syncope in the United States that lead to…
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When Is Ventilation-Perfusion Imaging Appropriate for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism?
Appropriate use criteria (AUC) have been developed for many conditions and clinical scenarios by medical specialties over…
Risks Versus Benefits of Cannabis a Complex Issue
I would like to thank Dr. Bier for writing the article “Cannabis: An Old Medicine Without a…
ACEP Leadership Working to Change Maintenance of Certification Requirements and More
ACEP leadership is always working to improve emergency medicine practice and policy to benefit physicians and patients…
FIX 2017 Conference Seeks to Improve Gender Equity in the Field of Emergency Medicine
From the founder of FemInEM, FIX 2017 gathered women and men to share ideas and support. When…
ACEP Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Year of Festivities
As we begin 2018, we are officially marking the golden anniversary of the American College of Emergency…
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (Formerly Apparent Life-Threatening Events) and Evaluation of Lower-Risk Infants
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Dr. Rebecca Parker Reviews the Accomplishments, Challenges of Her Year as ACEP President
Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP, who completed her term as ACEP President in October, recently sat down with…
Medical Improvisation and the Media
Medical improvisation is a subject with which I have had a lot of experience throughout my career….