The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 6, 2024

Case: A 71-year-old patient with a history of hypertension and well-controlled diabetes mellitus without organ involvement presents with left lower abdominal pain, afebrile, blood pressure 138/70 mm Hg, heart rate 82 beats per minute, and oxygen saturation on room air 99%. They are afebrile and tolerate oral intake.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Leadership in emergency medicine is a routine part of day-to-day practice. Although professional societies and colleges offer leadership courses, these usually focus on those who have completed training. In their.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

Introduction: Civility Matters Healthcare environments, particularly emergency departments, are characterised by high levels of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity ( VUCA ). In contrast, transformational or authentic leadership and specific civility training can be protective. How do you manage this situation?

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. Coach John Wooden was famous for focusing on the fundamentals, sometimes called “little things.”

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ACEP Now

MARCH 12, 2024

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would convene stakeholders to address boarding concerns through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This is a daily situation in emergency departments across the country.” ACEP conversations continue with teh AHRQ.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

ACEP Now: Dr. Aisha Terry, has focused on the pipeline of leadership for the College this year. The reason I think orthopedists have done so well because they’ve been involved, they’ve been politically engaged, they’ve used their assets to preserve their assets. OTHER EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN CANDIDATES Click to enlarge.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Board of Directors Nominations Due March 11 It’s been said that a true measure of a leader is knowing when it is time to accept the challenge of leadership. Leadership Award Nominations Due March 12 ACEP’s Awards Program was developed for one reason—to recognize your leadership and excellence.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Boarding in the emergency department is a systemic crisis with emergency physicians at the center. Most of the causes are outside of the emergency department, we just end up being ground zero,” said Laura Wooster, ACEP Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Practice Affairs.

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EM SIM Cases

AUGUST 8, 2023

Her interests include harm reduction, the use of simulation for difficult conversations and procedural preparedness, and the use of osteopathic manipulation for pain control in the emergency department. She plans to pursue a career in residency leadership with a focus in resident education.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 13, 2024

This fall, ACEP will participate in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director’s summit on emergency department boarding. ACEP helped make the summit possible by mobilizing Congress to request action from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the Leadership and Advocacy Conference in 2023.

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All Ohio EM

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It’s still going to take a while for this product to make its way to all emergency departments. This medication has specific indications and contraindications that we should know well. Dr. Farhad Aziz conquered the massive pulmonary embolism (with an impressive, interactive PowerPoint as well). Well worth the read!

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Focusing on the job in front of them became harder, and this sense of depletion lasted well beyond leaving the office. ” I would have been just as likely to answer honestly to the KitKats in Coles that wellness-shame me whenever I go to the supermarket. I would have said, “Yes, I’m fine, thank you.”

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) In adults, we typically think of a BNP Luckily, we have data in children with congenital heart disease as well. used BNP in the emergency department to differentiate heart failure from respiratory causes in infants and children with heart failure and those with no past medical history.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Lesson 4 Leadership and individual priorities (i.e. Perform an early primary assessment, prioritize meaningful interventions, and build momentum to destination. task focus vs. situational awareness) are fluid. Communication is essential.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 5, 2023

ACEP’s Annual Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) was held April 30–May 2 in Washington, D.C. With Congressional offices finally back open for in-person meetings, more than 450 emergency physicians from 42 states were back in force in the nation’s Capitol to advocate for emergency physicians. Click to enlarge.)

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 28, 2024

TeamHealth, which is a physician staffing and contract management company owned since 2010 by the private equity firm Blackstone, has managed the emergency department at Ascension St. John’s Emergency Services, PC. But much of IEP’s leadership trained or worked at Ascension St. So far, they are communicating well.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Imagine a 9-week pregnant patient who comes to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping. As physicians, even as resident physicians in training, our white coats and degrees hold weight, and our responsibility should not be limited to the walls of an emergency department.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 Acad Emerg Med. 2009;16(1):1-10. Zhang X, et al. Am J Med Qual. Janke AT, et al.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This second interview, conducted toward the conclusion of Dr. Aisha Terry’s tenure as President, reviews her goal of strengthening the leadership pipeline for the College and follows up on challenges that arose during the past 12 months. One of the things you wanted to accomplish was talking about the leadership pipeline for ACEP.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 13, 2024

Dr. Vanessa Grubbs, founder of Black Doc Village, articulates this well: “a white-dominated physician training system that unjustly excludes, punishes, and dismisses Black medical students, trainees, and attending physicians will continue on.” 12 If you have read this far, you have a choice. References Ray Jr.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. 10 This is addressed in a prior emDOCs article: [link] Figure 1: Vision, aphasia, neglect emergent large vessel occlusion screening tool. vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

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FEMinEM

MARCH 29, 2021

First came the anxiety of telling my program leadership and having to change my schedule. Then, of course, there were my concerns about working-while-nauseous/fatigued/swollen/waddling around the department. My program leadership has been extremely supportive and my coresidents are more excited than me at times.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2024

Victims of IPV are likely to seek care at emergency departments at higher rates than the general population. Transvaginal ultrasound images can be optimized by obtaining a transvaginal ultrasound first, having the patient empty their bladder, and using gel inside the probe cover as well as on the outside. What is an IUP?

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ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

Given the intense work and demanding hours of an emergency medicine career, physicians may have additional stressors that increase feeling overwhelmed, making it essential for health care organizations to recognize and identify these caregivers to provide needed support. 8 In August 2024, U.S. 8 In August 2024, U.S.

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