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ACEP Board Meeting Tackles Current Issues, Practice Trends

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Related to clinical policy development, the Board considered a referred 2023 Council amended resolution, regarding the creation of a clinical policy on emergency physicians’ role in the medication and procedural management of early pregnancy loss.

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EQUAL: a Straightforward Approach To Caring for Disabled Patients

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2 For example, patients that live with disabilities are twice as likely to report sexual assault compared to those without a disability. This makes documentation and communication of the utmost importance for these patients for their health and safety. Accessed October 10, 2023. Krahn, et al., Am J Public Health.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. 43% of refugees admitted into the US in the first 8 months of the 2023 fiscal year were from Africa. link] June 15, 2023.