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Re-Engineering Flow in an Academic Emergency Department

ACEP Now

In 1901, UVA opened its first hospital with 25 beds and three operating rooms. The emergency department (ED) at UVA was rebuilt in 2019 and the department had not fully optimized its operations when COVID-19 hit. The ED went from daily volumes of 180 patients per day [PPD] to over 210 PPD.)

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Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership

SheMD

Today, we will be discussing the article entitled, Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership. Though women make up almost half of all United States medical school classes, they are significantly less likely to have leadership positions in medicine. 80% of department chair roles in academic medicine are held by men.

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This Emergency Physician Leader Works on Patients and Policy

ACEP Now

Physician leadership is a priority for ACEP President Aisha T. The Leadership Spotlight highlights examples of emergency physicians using their foundation in emergency medicine to lead, teach, and inspire the next generation. That’s what leadership is. Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP. In this spotlight.

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Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

ACEP Now

Two years ago, an ACEP Now article covered the issue of transfer challenges resulting from early pandemic operations. 1 As fresh challenges of the pandemic and hospital operations changed emergency medicine practice, one of the more challenging areas was the movement of admitted patients out of the first emergency department (ED).

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November 2023 News from the College

ACEP Now

And in our comment letter responding to the FTC and Department of Justice’s proposed updates to health care merger guidelines, ACEP urged the agencies to finalize these changes that would bring more scrutiny to health care mergers and slow down consolidation. Learn more at openbook.acep.org.

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Getting everyone to sing in harmony

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This talk, from Clare Skinner, on music, medicine and leadership , comes from our 2022 DFTB conference in Brisbane. Facilitator-in-chief’ is my role when leading the ED Musos virtual choir and orchestra, and this also applies to my job in the hospital as Director of the Emergency Department. Think about the composer.

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2024 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the Board of Directors Candidates

ACEP Now

In addition to outreach, we must further develop chapter-level engagement opportunities for residents and newly graduated attendings, providing a sense of belonging to our new members, and a leadership pipeline for the chapters’ future. As a community “pit doctor,” I believe I have a good understanding of the needs of emergency physicians.