After Two Years of Tireless Advocacy, The Dr. Lorna Breen Bill is Signed into Law
When President Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act on March 18, it...
ACEP Now: Vol 41 – No 05 – May 2022
The Importance of System-Level Wellness
One of the most important lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is the critical nature of strong,...
The 2022 ACEP Leadership and Council Award Winners
The ACEP Awards Program strives to celebrate leaders in emergency medicine across all career stages and practice...
How to Approach Psych Patients Who Refuse Treatment in the Emergency Department
Case Presentation A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department (ED) by his partner. He regularly...
ACEP Members Find Wellness in the Wilderness
Down south in Gainesville, Florida, emergency physicians Giuliano De Portu, MD, FACEP, and Henry Young II, MD,...
Two Emergency Physician Moms Found Peace Through the COVID Pause
The following excerpt is written by Dr. Janienne Kondrich. “Healing must feel something like this.” I’m cooking...
MIPS 2023: Prepare Now to Avoid Financial Penalties
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), passed in 2015, was a transformational law. It eliminated...
Case Report: Unintentional Ingestion of Isobutyl Nitrite Causes Nearly Fatal Consequences
Introduction Isobutyl nitrite, commonly known as “poppers,” is inhaled recreationally to elicit euphoria and sexual arousal. It...
Ptosis and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Opening an Eye to Intracranial Hemorrhage
History of Present Illness A 67-year-old female presented to a community emergency department with headache and left-sided...
Can an ED Psych Unit Decrease Hospital Admission And Boarding Time?
Case: You bring up the issue again of boarding mental health patients for hours to days in...
Residency Spotlight: the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Emergency Medicine Residency
Twitter/Instagram: @vtcemergencymedicine Location: Roanoke, VA Year founded: 2011 Number of residents: 35 Program length: 3 years What...
Decoding Pulmonary Embolism Evaluation in Pregnancy
Pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnancy is quite uncommon, estimated to occur in 0.02–0.1 percent of pregnancies and...
Current Findings, Reports from the 2022 International Stroke Conference
Each year, the world’s neurologists gather to unveil their latest innovations at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)....
What To Do About Low Expected Returns
Q: I read some projections that showed the returns of stocks and bonds would be very low...
A Simplified Approach to Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiogenic shock is a state of end-organ hypoperfusion due to cardiac failure. It is a type of circulatory...
ACEP Board of Directors Election Slate Finalized
ACEP’s Nominating Committee has selected the slate of candidates for 2022. Elections will occur during the Council...
Participate in EM Wellness Week
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and ACEP’s Wellness Section is marking the occasion by hosting its...
ACEP Member Benefit Offers Counseling, Legal Support
Your job has always been challenging, and the past two years of pandemic concerns have not alleviated...
Reader Adds to “We Dissent!” Article
The thoughtful article by Dr. Gaddis about significant occurrences of reasoned dissent in the history of emergency...
