ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 01– January 2015 Archives

Rural Hospital Closures Leave Whole Communities Without Access to Emergency Care

Jan 20, 2015 - By John J. Rogers, MD, CPE, FACS, FACEP

Imagine you are in Washington, D.C., and have a sudden onset of severe chest pain radiating to...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Releases Fee Schedule for 2015

Jan 15, 2015 - By

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule...

Threat of Malpractice Lawsuits May Not Be Driving Defensive Medicine

Jan 20, 2015 - By Daniel Waxman, MD, PhD

One of the great things about publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine is that old...

Pediatric Bronchiolitis, Croup Treatment Tips for Emergency Physicians

Jan 20, 2015 - By Landon Jones, MD, and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP

As educators, we love—and are always humbled by—those moments when we get to say, “I don’t know.”...

Naloxone to Reduce Opiate Overdose Deaths Raises Cost, Liability, and Safety Concerns

Jan 20, 2015 - By Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP

The U.S. opiate epidemic leads to about 16,000 deaths a year. Activists have proposed solutions, and many...

Six Steps to Financial Security for Emergency Physicians

Jan 20, 2015 - By Douglas Segan, MD, JD

1 Plan Now Do you recall your interview for admission to medical school? Was one of your...

Sutures for Skin Tears, Oxygen Therapy for STEMI Patients, and Blood Alcohol Levels to Assess Intoxication: More Myths in Emergency Medicine

Jan 20, 2015 - By

Skin Tears! Who Cares? Why care about skin tears? The standard for skin tear repair has always...

Avoid Airway Catastrophes on the Extremes of Minute Ventilation

Jan 20, 2015 - By

Emergency airways commonly involve challenges of tube placement and oxygenation before and during the procedure. There are...

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Data Show Increase in Emergency Department Visits

Jan 20, 2015 - By

For more on the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, see the Nov. 2014 Special Ops column,...

ACEP Awards Program Nominations Due February 16

Jan 20, 2015 - By

ACEP is accepting nominations until Feb. 16, 2015, for the 2015 ACEP Awards Program, which annually honors...

American Medical Association Ethics Code Helps Emergency Physicians Make Tough Decisions

Jan 20, 2015 - By Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD, MPH, FACEP

Just another day in your busy emergency department, except that today one of your patients ended up...

What to Expect at Your Global Health Care Volunteer Destination

Jan 20, 2015 - By Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM

Part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 was published in the Nov. 2014 issue, and Part...

Rise of the Free Open Access Medical Education Online Journal Club

Jan 20, 2015 - By

History records that the first journal club was started by Sir William Osler, MD, at McGill University...

Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Diagnosing, Treating Pediatric Bronchiolitis

Jan 20, 2015 - By

Buried in mid-winter, January generally portends the ramping up of bronchiolitis season in the majority of the...

ACEP Board of Directors, Council Officer Award Nominations Due February 16

Jan 20, 2015 - By

The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting recommendations for Board of Directors, Council Speaker, and Council Vice Speaker...

ACEP Council Award Nominations Being Accepted Through February 16

Jan 20, 2015 - By

The Council Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the following Council awards: Council Meritorious Service Award, Council...

10 Guiding Principles to Manage Debt, Start Retirement Savings for Emergency Physicians

Jan 20, 2015 - By

Question. I am a new attending for a private employer and owe a lot of money. I...

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