Browsing: December 2015

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert! Dabigatran Reversal

12/29/2015 Christina Chien, MD
Critical Care Alert! Dabigatran Reversal Article: Pollack CV et al. Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal. NEJM. 2015;373: 511-20. PubMedID: 26095746 Background Novel oral anticoagulant agents such as
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What Were You Talking About in 2015?

12/28/2015 EM Resident
What Were You Talking About in 2015?   From clinical questions to Big Life discussions, you clicked and shared your way through EM Resident 2015. We're looking forward to keeping the conversation goi
Events & Activities , ACEP Scientific Assembly

ACEP15: An Incredible Week!

12/4/2015 EM Resident
ACEP15: An Incredible Week! Boston witnessed a whirlwind of activity during ACEP15, with EMRA marking key milestones. Topping the list was the matter of representation for residents. After clear and
Clinical , Pediatric EM , Fellowships , Pediatric Fellowships

Why Pursue Pediatric Emergency Medicine?

12/4/2015 Paul Ishimine, MD, FACEP , Paula Whiteman, MD, FACEP, FAAP , Kyle Marshall, MD, FACEP , Kurtis Mayz, JD, MD, MBA, FACEP , Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP , Emily Rose, MD, FAAP, FACEP , Christopher S Amato, MD, FAAP, FACEP , Arwen Declan, MD , Ariel Cohen, DO , Ann Dietrich, MD, FACEP
Why Pursue Pediatric Emergency Medicine? Why should an EM resident consider specializing in pediatric EM? What unique opportunities exist for pediatric EM physicians? One of ACEP's Pediatric Emergenc
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EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message

EMRA: Feeding the Roots of Emergency Medicine

12/3/2015 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD
EMRA: Feeding the Roots of Emergency Medicine I am humbled and thrilled to begin my year of service as your new EMRA president after being involved with EMRA for a few years — joining as an intern an
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Wellness , Events & Activities , EM Wellness Week

Emergency Medicine Wellness Week

12/3/2015 Jay A. Kaplan, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine Wellness Week Learn to Prioritize Your Own Health ACEP as a representative organization of 34,000 physicians has a dual focus: On the one hand we promote the value of our specialty
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Health Policy , International

Dutch Lessons for U.S. Health Care

12/3/2015 Matthew Karp, MD
Dutch Lessons for U.S. Health Care A 51-year-old female with hypertension calls EMS for palpitations. The crew arrives on the north side of town to a large, somewhat worn apartment complex. A family
ACEP Representative , Health Policy , Regulatory

Understanding ACEP's Clinical Emergency Data Registry (CEDR)

12/3/2015 Alison Smith, MD, MPH
Understanding ACEP's Clinical Emergency Data Registry (CEDR) Do you wish you had accessible information on patient outcomes based on the actions you take in the emergency department? Have you ever st
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Clinical , Pediatric EM , Orthopedics

Cervical Spine Imaging in Pediatric Trauma

12/3/2015 Matthew Swarm, MD
Cervical Spine Imaging in Pediatric Trauma A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He was the restrained backseat passenger of a vehicle th
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Informatics , Legislation

IT in the Emergency Environment: Emergency Health Care Goes HITECH

12/3/2015 Warren M. Perry, MD , Arjun K. Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
IT in the Emergency Environment: Emergency Health Care Goes HITECH Emergency Health Care and the Stimulus Package In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AR