2020 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect Candidates
Each year, ACEP’s Council elects new leaders for the College at its meeting. The Council, which represents...
ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 08 – August 2020
COVID-19 Therapeutics: What Works, and What Doesn’t?
With thousands of articles published weekly on COVID-19, navigating the literature on this emerging infectious disease can...
Residency Spotlight: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University
Twitter: @UHCMC_ED Website: thelandofem.com Location: Cleveland Year founded: 2008 Number of residents/program length: 12 residents/year, 3-year program...
Opinion: Should Emergency Departments Watch for Chronic Kidney Disease?
Emergency physicians order basic metabolic panels for a variety of reasons. For patients without a primary care...
ACEP Offers Comprehensive Support for EPs During the COVID-19 Crisis
The early months of this COVID-19 crisis already feel like a blur, as we were all riding...
How to Perform an Adductor Canal Nerve Block
Injuries or soft tissue infections of the lower extremity are common reasons for patients to seek emergency...
Remembering Emergency Physician Dr. Lorna Breen
The following is a summary of “The Pandemic’s Psychological Toll: An Emergency Physician’s Suicide” from the September...
Compassionate Care for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder
In 2018, the ACEP Council passed Resolution 40-18: Care of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the...
Case Report: Persistent Runny Nose Follows Upper Respiratory Infection
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are rare. But when seen in an emergency department, they should be recognized...
Team Rubicon Responds to COVID-19 Crisis in the Navajo Nation
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on June 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because...
Stethoscopes & Hearing Aids: Choosing the Right Devices for You
Three years ago I noticed I was not hearing well through my stethoscope. I decided to try...
When COVID-19 Hits a Colleague: Personal Experience from Kayenta
An experience that I will always remember from this deployment was the night one of our own...
TEN-4 FACES P: A Mnemonic to Help You Spot Signs of Child Abuse
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been staying home and spending more time with family. While...
Loss of a Miss Navajo: Personal Experience from Kayenta
The experience that struck me most involved the first death of a COVID-19 patient I personally witnessed....
Q&A with Susan Sedory, ACEP’s New Executive Director
It’s not every day that ACEP welcomes a new Executive Director—in fact, only three people held the...
How to Invest in Real Estate with Retirement Accounts
Q. I want to invest in real estate, but all of my retirement money is in retirement...
At What Age Should We Start Swabbing Kids for Strep Throat?
Question 1: At what age do children reliably start getting group A strep pharyngitis? A prospective observational...
Do Any Studies Indicate Doxycycline Will Stain Kids’ Teeth?
In children, should we really be scared about staining teeth with doxycycline treatment? Studies in the 1960s...
How to Avoid Missing a Pediatric Elbow Fracture
Pediatric elbow injuries are among the most challenging musculoskeletal conditions for emergency physicians. Kids can be a...
The Nation’s Search for a Solution to Surprise Billing Continues
Nearly two years after I wrote a column about balance billing, the nation still wrestles with how...
California’s Approach to Surprise Billing Disadvantaged Physicians
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article....
Relaxed Documentation Burden for Teaching Physicians
As part of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to reduce mandatory and duplicative documentation...
ACEP Responds to the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On Aug. 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued its major annual Medicare payment proposed...
ACEP’s Board of Directors Approves New Policy Statements
During its recent board meeting in late June, the ACEP Board of Directors approved the following new...
Make Plans Now for ACEP20: Unconventional
While we wish we could be together in person, we are excited to take ACEP20 into an...
New Mentoring Program Supports Diverse Emergency Medicine Community
ACEP’s Diversity, Inclusion and, Health Equity Section (DIHE) partnered with the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) Diversity...
Congratulations to ACEP’s 2020 Teaching Award Winners!
ACEP extends its heartfelt congratulations to the 2020 winners, who will be honored during ACEP20 in late...
ACEP Marks Physician Suicide Awareness Day
Physician Suicide Awareness Day is coming up on Sept. 17. ACEP will be providing updates on the...
