ACEP15: Dr. Al Sacchetti’s Mills Lecture Hits Highs and Lows of a Career in Emergency Medicine
BOSTON—Maybe the greatest lesson that Al Sacchetti, MD, FACEP has learned in 35 years of emergency medicine...
ACEP15 Wednesday Daily News
ACEP15: Attendees Soak Up Cutting-Edge Technology, Best Practices, and Networking
The apocryphal stroke patient was right-side deficient, a little aphasic, and had a Rapid Arterial Occlusion Evaluation...
ACEP15: Empty Your Pockets. Slim Down to Just a Smartphone and Stethoscope
BOSTON—Tired of carrying around stacks of quick reference guides, charts, and reminders? So was Esther K. Choo,...
ACEP15: Drug-Drug Interactions that Can Kill Your Patients
In the United States, there are more than 3,200 prescription drugs, more than 300,000 over-the-counter (OTC) medications,...
Communication and Cloud Connections Key to Improving Care for ‘Frequent Fliers’
BOSTON—The onus of reducing superutilizers in emergency departments is on a lot of people. Politicians. Health care...
Tweets are Flying at #ACEP15
There’s quantity and there’s quality. The social media coming out of #ACEP15 has both. We surpassed the...
ACEP15: How to Manage a Diabetic Emergency
BOSTON—Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) literally hits home for Chandra Aubin, MD, associate professor of Washington University School of...
Emergency Medicine Leaders Talk Reimbursement, Boarding, and Quality at Q&A
BOSTON—Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, doesn’t think people understand emergency physicians well enough. Luckily, Dr. Stack—the first practicing...
Essential Ophthalmologic Procedures and Exams for the Emergency Department
How comfortable are you with ophthalmologic exams? If you are an emergency physician who would like to...
Is That Chest Pain Unstable Angina or Acute Coronary Syndrome?
BOSTON—One of the more expensive questions any emergency physician can ask is: Does the patient complaining of...
Start Planning for ACEP16 in Las Vegas
There are several reasons Las Vegas is considered the entertainment capital of the world, and emergency physicians...
Emergency Medicine Residents Association Hosts Competition, Awards Ceremony at ACEP15
The Emergency Medicine Residents Association (EMRA) is closing ACEP15 by recognizing the people who have helped make...
ACEP15 Exhibit Hall, innovatED, Resource Center Close Wednesday Afternoon
The Exhibit Hall, including innovatED and the ACEP Resource Center, is only open until 3:30 p.m. today....
ACEP15 Product and Service Showcases’ Wednesday Schedule
These educational and product-oriented sessions provide you with an in-depth presentation on a product or service you...
ACEP15 ED Talks’ Wednesday Presentations Target Predicting Injury Severity, End-of-Life Care, ED Flexibility
Wednesday 11:10–11:20 a.m. OnStar’s Injury Severity Prediction Presented by Cathy Bishop, global emergency services outreach and strategy...
ACEP15 Rorrie Lecture Speakers Offer Tips for Managing Emergency Department Superutilizers
Frequent fliers—more formally referred to as superutilizers—use a wildly disproportionate amount of emergency department resources. A trio...
ACEP15 Closing Celebration Scheduled at New England Aquarium
Finish your time spent on education, networking, and experiencing the best of emergency medicine at the ACEP15...
Last Day for Emergency Medicine Foundation Donor Lounge, Silent Auction at ACEP15
The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) invests its funds to further emergency medicine research and education. To date,...
National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee Hosts School of Political Advocacy Wednesday at ACEP15
The National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee (NEMPAC) is a critical tool in ACEP’s Government Affairs strategy...
Virtual ACEP15 Digital Library Lets Attendees Experience Missed Sessions
Too many good sessions and not enough time? With Virtual ACEP15’s extensive digital library of presentations, you...
ACEP15 Session: Preparing for Diabetic Emergencies
Don’t assume that the rapid-fire session on diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) titled “DKA and Hyperosmolar Syndrome—High-Yield Pearls and...
ACEP15 Session: Tips for Safer, More Efficient Ear Nose Throat Procedures
If you come to Wednesday’s session “Quick Tips: Rapid-Fire ENT Procedures in the ED,” you’ll get tips...
ACEP15 Session: Care for Challenging Emergency Department Patients
It’s the nature of emergency medicine, said Christopher Colwell, MD, FACEP, interim director of the department of...
ACEP15 Session: Tools to Guide Critical Decisions in the Emergency Department
“Number needed to treat” may not be a concept all physicians are familiar with, but by the...
ACEP15 Session: Best Practices in Sepsis Fluid Therapy
Three trials in the past 18 months that have challenged early goal-directed therapy for patients with sepsis...
ACEP15 Session: Strategies for Treating Patients With Elevated Blood Pressure
Elevated blood pressure is “the most common abnormality physicians encounter in the emergency department, but there is...
ACEP15 Session: Better Critical Care Medicine in the Emergency Department
There are some methods to help you manage resuscitation in a crashing patient that may not always...
ACEP15 Session: Concussion Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
There’s a lot of talk now about concussions, but physicians are only beginning to understand best practices...
ACEP15 Session: Recognizing Life-Threatening Rashes in Pediatric Patients
How many times has a child presented to the emergency department with an unexplained rash? When should...
