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Journal Club - Emergency Department Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Downeast Emergency Medicine

ROSENBERG ET AL Northern New England and, in particular, Maine have been especially hard-hit by the opioid epidemic, with Maine experiencing its’ highest number of opioid deaths ever in 2020. Four major themes (compelled to act, leadership and mentorship, stigma and outreach and follow-up) and 11 subthemes were identified ( see Table 1 ).

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. One of the major areas of focus must be on the distribution of emergency physicians with opportunities within residency to have substantive rural and critical access experience.

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ED Boarding

ACEP Now

Funds could be used to hire additional physicians or advanced practice clinicians to augment clinical gaps, or to provide leadership. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 275,000 additional nurses are needed from 2020 to 2030. Accessed July 13, 2023. 11 While these are steps in the right direction, the U.S.