COVID-19 for the Emergency Physicians: What You Need to Know
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus first reported in China on Dec. 31, 2019,...
ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 03 – March 2020
Don’t Overlook Traumatic Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence
The Case A 24-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department via EMS. She was found by...
Residency Spotlight: Virginia Commonwealth University Emergency Medicine Residency
Twitter: @VCUEM Location: Richmond, Virginia Year founded: 1999 Number of residents/program length: 37 emergency medicine, three-year program;...
Reader Responds to “Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?” Article
I read with interest Dr. Milne’s recent column on paying patients $100 not to get a CT...
Congress Backs Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the ED Program
In December 2019, Congress authorized funding for the Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department program—the...
By the Numbers: Mental Health Visits Are Increasing
Of 139 Million U.S. ED visits in 2017 4.8 Million visits had a primary diagnosis of mental...
EMF Researcher Demonstrates the True Value of Emergency Care
The mission of the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) is to invest in innovative clinical and health policy...
Tips for Coping with Dr. Google, Online Reviews, Social Media, and More
Your patients are online. You are online. How many of these scenarios ring true? “I did an...
Meningitis Test Could Reduce Unnecessary Admissions
Disclosure: Dr. Talan is a paid consultant for BioFire Diagnostics and has advised on the development of...
Emergency Physician Dr. Cataldo Corrado Jr. Reflects on 53-Year Career
Cataldo Corrado Jr., MD, FACEP, was the youngest of eight children. Named after his father, a family...
Beware Certain Varieties of Amanita Mushrooms
See Question There are more than 1,000 kinds of Amanita mushrooms. Some cause significant toxicity or death....
ACEP Is Updating Its Electronic Wellness Guidebook
For many years physicians and hospital administrators erroneously thought that everyone was responsible for his or her...
Pennsylvania ED Re-Engineers Patient Flow to Reduce Boarding Burden
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) was the nation’s first teaching hospital at the nation’s...
The 20 Numbers of Emergency Department Management
There is huge value to timely data collection and sharing within an individual emergency department and between...
What Do Studies Say About Antipyretics and Febrile Seizure Recurrence?
Question 1: What does recent literature say about antipyretics and febrile seizure recurrence? How often have you...
How Much Does a Shoulder Roll (or Equivalent) Help Pediatric Intubation?
Question 2: During pediatric intubations, how much does a shoulder roll (or equivalent) help intubation success? We...
Tips for Managing Suspected Occult Fractures
When assessing a patient with a suspected radiographically occult fracture, there are two options for the emergency...
How the SECURE Act Will Affect Emergency Physicians
Q. I hear that Congress just passed the SECURE Act. What does that mean for doctors? A....
ACEP Board Addresses “Doctor” Title and More
The ACEP Board of Directors met Feb. 5–6, 2020, and approved several policy statements and initiatives. To...
ACEP Supports House Ways and Means Approach to Ending Surprise Bills
On Feb. 10, 2020, ACEP announced its support of HR 5826, the Consumer Protection Against Surprise Medical Bills...
Update on ACEP’s Alternative Payment Model Strategic Initiative
A couple of years ago, ACEP created the Acute Unscheduled Care Model (AUCM), a Medicare Alternative Payment...
New JACEP Open Journal Hits the Ground Running
ACEP’s new open-access journal, JACEP Open, published its first full issue in late February. As of mid-February,...
EM Wellness Week 2020 Is Coming Up
Emergency Medicine Wellness Week is April 6–12, and it’s a great time to assess your personal and...
Educator Award Deadline Is Approaching
Know an outstanding educator? Nominations are open for the National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, Junior Faculty...
