When the Antibiotic Combination “Vosyn” Isn’t Enough for Sepsis
Emergency physicians are frequently shamed by hospital antibiotic stewards for overprescribing vancomycin and Zosyn (piperacillin/tazobactam), a combination...
ACEP Now: Vol 38 – No 11 – November 2019
In Uncomplicated AFib, Is Electrical or Chemical Rhythm Control Best?
The Case A 52-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of palpitations and presyncope...
FACEPs in the Crowd: Drs. Goldberg, Oker and Parker III
Elizabeth Goldberg, MD, FACEP Elizabeth Goldberg, MD, FACEP, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Brown...
3-Year MD Degrees Are Becoming More Common
The following is a summary of “Several Medical Schools in the United States Offer Three-Year MD Degrees...
ACEP4U: No Silence on Emergency Department Violence
During ACEP19 in Denver, we officially announced “No Silence on ED Violence,” our new joint campaign with...
By the Numbers: Unintentional Pediatric Firearm Injury and Safe Gun Storage
Despite news headlines, only about 6% of youth firearm deaths are unintentional/accidental. (reference) Unintentional/accidental youth firearm deaths...
Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association Celebrates 45th Anniversary
The Past “So there we were in a hotel bar in Dallas in the spring of 1974,...
Residency Spotlight: the University of Vermont Medical Center
Twitter: @UVM_EM Location: Burlington, Vermont Year founded: 2019 Number of residents: six residents per year, three-year program Secret...
ACEP Council Considers Social, Clinical Issues in a Variety of Resolutions
The 2019 ACEP Council considered several resolutions during its annual meeting Oct. 25–26, including proposals related to...
New ACEP Leaders Selected for 2019–2020
The ACEP Council held its leadership elections Oct. 26, 2019, at its annual meeting in Denver. Mark...
EM Residents Use ACEP Grant to Teach Citizen First-Responder Courses
When we work in an emergency department, we are ready for anything and everything. But even without...
Master Clinicians Address Large Problems One Step at a Time
I have long questioned the utility of airway algorithms and their relevance to emergency airways. This notion...
Overcoming Unconscious Bias Takes Strategy and Collective Effort
Clinicians are more likely to consider black patients less compliant and less cooperative in medical settings than...
Lessons Learned During My First Year as an Attending Physician
Someone once told me that the learning curve after completing residency is steep and the first three...
How to Solve Emergency Department Overcrowding
Eleven years ago, a 45-year-old aboriginal double-amputee named Brian Sinclair was found dead by ED staff in...
CDC Releases Interim Guidelines for Vaping-Associated Lung Injuries
In mid-October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released interim guidance for health care providers...
What Unnecessary Standards and Regulations Make Your Job Harder?
The Joint Commission is working with ACEP to identify standards and regulations that make emergency physicians’ jobs...
ACEP Develops an FAQ to Explain Its Alternative Payment Model
As Medicare and other payers move away from fee-for-service toward value-based care, ACEP has taken a leading...
ACEP Works with Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges
ACEP met with the Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges and joined with them to write a...
ACEP Works with Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges
ACEP met with the Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges and joined with them to write a...
New Website Draws Public’s Attention to Key Emergency Medicine Issues
In October 2019, ACEP launched a new external website, to provide the latest news, advocacy, and medical...
Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Utilization Task Force Update
The Emergency Physician Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) Utilization Task Force has finished its work and presented its...
ACEP Collaborates on Seizure Care, Postpartum Morbidity
ACEP’s Clinical Affairs Department recently met with the American Epilepsy Society about creating a guideline for care...
The Emergency Medicine Foundation Is Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) is now accepting applications for its 2020–2021 grants—which include four new grant...
