ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 03 – March 2015 Archives

ACEP Portfolio Tracker an Online Repository for Career Documents

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This online repository keeps your licenses, certificates, CVs, diplomas, and more all in a central location, all...

ACEP President Dr. Michael Gerardi Shares Views on Challenges Facing Emergency Medicine

ACEP President Dr. Michael J. Gerardi Shares Views on Challenges Facing Emergency Medicine

Mar 16, 2015 - By

Each year brings new challenges for our specialty to face and a new President to the lead...

Rat-Bite Fever’s Non-Specific Symptoms Make Patient History Important for Diagnosis

Mar 16, 2015 - By Nicole Vetter, MD

The Case Chief complaint: fever and rash. I stare at the triage notes of the eight-year-old female...

American Board of Emergency Medicine Clarifies Status of Its Maintenance of Certfication Program

Mar 10, 2015 - By

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) issued an unprecedented apology letter to its diplomats, penned by...

Emerging Healthcare Trends Highlight Need to Define Quality, Value Metrics for Emergency Medicine

Mar 16, 2015 - By John G. Holstein and Andrew Sama, MD, FACEP

Where does emergency medicine fit into this emerging framework? Does it fit at all—does it even have...

ACEP to Develop Telemedicine Policy for Emergency Medicine

Mar 16, 2015 - By Barbara K. Tomar

At ACEP’s 2014 Council Meeting, Resolution 36(14), Development of Telemedicine Policy for Emergency Medicine, was adopted by...

Emergency Physicians Find Opportunities for Patient Care, Career Advancement in VA Hospitals

Mar 16, 2015 - By Nicholas Lezama, MD, MPH, FACEP

After three deployments, 13 moves, and an incredible variety of jobs and experiences, I retired from the...

Myths in Emergency Medicine: Diagnostic Imaging for Dizziness

Mar 16, 2015 - By

Does Dizziness Cause You Diagnostic Disequilibrium? Although most providers have developed a standardized approach for the evaluation...

Retirement Investing Advice on Roth Versus Traditional 401(k) Contributions

Mar 16, 2015 - By

Question. My 401(k) now allows me to make Roth contributions. Should I do that or continue making...

Tips for Relieving Increased Intraocular Pressure

Mar 16, 2015 - By Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH, Justin McNamee, DO, and Nilesh Patel, DO, FACOEP, FAAEM

The Case A 24-year-old male presents to the ED late Saturday night after leaving the local watering...

Combat Sleep Disorders From Working Night Shifts

Mar 16, 2015 - By Patti Van Leer, MD

You have just finished an overnight shift and are driving home after you stayed in the emergency...

ACEP Clinical Policy on Intravenous Tissue Plasmogen for Stroke Continues to Evolve

Mar 16, 2015 - By

In 2013, ACEP updated its clinical policy for the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for...

Free Open Access Medical Resources Beyond Twitter

Mar 16, 2015 - By

The most common question I am asked about Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) is, “Do I...

ACEP Section Grants Advance Emergency Medicine

Mar 16, 2015 - By

The ACEP section grant program was established to assist sections with meeting members’ needs, educating the public,...

American Medical Association President-Elect Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, to Speak at Medical Informatics World Conference

Mar 16, 2015 - By

In early January, the Cambridge Healthtech Institute announced that emergency physician and AMA President-Elect Steven Stack, MD,...

Emergency Physician Dr. Nathan Kuppermann Honored for Work in Pediatric Emergency Care

Mar 16, 2015 - By

At the 2015 Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly this month in New York City, Nathan Kuppermann, MD,...

ACEP Associate Executive Director Robert Heard Recognized for Achievement in Innovation

Mar 16, 2015 - By

On the strength of a successful sophomore year for innovatED, ACEP Associate Executive Director Robert Heard, MBA,...

ACEP Leadership Conference Research Poster Abstracts Due March 29

Mar 10, 2015 - By

Registration is now open for the Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leadership Summit. Join 500 of your closest...

Opinion: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Should Not Have Same Drug Prescribing Authority as Physicians

Mar 16, 2015 - By

[Regarding “Minnesota Becomes 19th State to Allow Nurse Practitioners Full Scope of Authority to Prescribe,” published online...

Opinion: Risk, Harm Ratios of Legalizing Marijuana Need Closer Look

Mar 16, 2015 - By Chuck Sheppard, MD, FACEP

In response to the marijuana pro-con ["Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer," and "How Legalizing Marijuana Has...

Opinion: Physicians May Be Slow to Change Behaviors, Even With Threat of Malpractice

Mar 16, 2015 - By William E. Gotthold, MD

The article by Dr. Waxman in the January 2015 issue of ACEP Now [“What Is Really Driving...

Opinion: Encourage Expansion of Medicaid Programs to Help Save Rural Hospitals

Mar 16, 2015 - By John Graykoski, PA-C, MPAS

Thank you, Dr. Rogers, for raising this important issue [in “Rural Hospitals Not Open for Business,” January...

Opinion: ACEP, Society of Emergency Medicine Should Advocate for Reform of Rural Hospitals

Mar 16, 2015 - By William Rogers, MD, FACEP

[Regarding “Rural Hospitals Not Open for Business,” January 2015] one of the easiest ways to help save...

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