ACEP Councillors Speak Out on ACEP Membership, Marijuana, and More
ACEP Councillors were surveyed about several topics that will be addressed* at this October’s Council meeting. Here…
Emergency Medicine
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ACEP Councillors Speak Out on ACEP Membership, Marijuana, and More
ACEP Councillors were surveyed about several topics that will be addressed* at this October’s Council meeting. Here... -
Blood Culture Testing: Send Samples Selectively to Lower Costs, Medico-Legal Risk
Your last patient on a shift is a 55-year-old well-appearing woman with fever and cough in whom... -
CDC Resources on Ebola Outbreak
In the wake of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, many hospitals in the United States are...
Blood Culture Testing: Send Samples Selectively to Lower Costs, Medico-Legal Risk
Your last patient on a shift is a 55-year-old well-appearing woman with fever and cough in whom…
CDC Resources on Ebola Outbreak
In the wake of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, many hospitals in the United States are…
The Schizophrenic Attitude Toward Emergency Medicine
Balancing public demand for high-quality, low-cost health care in the ED Not a day goes by when…
Physical Exam Critical to Rule Out Unnecessary Lab Tests
I am writing in response to the article “The Death of the Physical Exam” by Shari Welch,…
Dr. Steven Stack First Emergency Physician Named President-Elect of the American Medical Association
On June 7, 2014, another glass ceiling was broken for emergency medicine. On that date, the AMA…
American Medical Association 2014 Annual Meeting Highlights
1. Emergency physicians are serving in a number of significant leadership positions in AMA councils and sections….
Extreme Obstacle Races Deliver a Challenge, Build Camaraderie for Emergency Physicians
“The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière On May 17, emergency physician…
Journal of ACEP Retrospective Provides Glimpse into Evolution of Emergency Medicine
We’ve come a long way since 1974! Here is a glimpse of the cutting edge of emergency…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Should Take Cautious Approach to Incentives that Boost Patient Satisfaction
Jay Kaplan MD, FACEP, recently argued in ACEP Now (April 2014) that emergency physicians should embrace patient…