"
@ACEPNow
and
@aaeminfo
jointly and emphatically condemn the recent opinions released by Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Messihi."
Read the full joint statement:
#COVID19
#Coronavirus
"For eight minutes, George Floyd pleaded for his life as a Minneapolis police officer kept a knee on his throat, but no medical attention was rendered."
"ACEP sees these acts as a public health emergency."
Read ACEP’s Full Statement Release:
📢 We're excited to announce our keynote speakers for
#ACEP22
! 🕶🥤🚴
Get ready to laugh and cry, because at our opening general session
@DGlaucomflecken
and
@LGlaucomflecken
have quite a story to tell: (1/3)
Two ACEP members are in critical condition as a result of
#COVID19
, and ACEP President Dr. Bill Jaquis said "As emergency physicians, we answer the call to care for our most vulnerable, even at great personal risk."
Read more here:
THIS! IS! BIG! ACEP worked with TJC to clarify that EPs can eat at an ED work station during shifts.
#LetsEat
More, including info you can take to hospital admin, click here:
Read the FAQ here:
@EmergencyDocs
@emresidents
ACEP is excited to have Professor and antiracist leader, Ibram X. Kendi, as a special guest at
#ACEP20
to discuss health equity concerns in the emergency department!
Learn more and register at
A charter member, Dr. Peter Rosen received ACEP’s Mills Award ('84) for enhancing the academic credibility of EM. In 1983, authored the 1st ed of Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice - the first, well-referenced, comprehensive EM textbook by & for EPs
On September 21, 1979, emergency medicine was recognized as the 23rd medical specialty. We want to wish all of you BAFERDs a HAPPY 42nd ANNIVERSARY! All of you are AWESOME and 42 looks good on you! 🤘 👏 🎉
WE NEED PPE.
Take action:
Help us press Congress to fill COVID-19 gaps, including the URGENT need for more personal protective equipment for frontline personnel.
#acep4u
#COVID19
Thank you to ACEP Member Dr. Keith Murray and all the other SWAT team members who help save lives by risking their own.
You are brave and we are all grateful.
#ACEPNation
Congratulations to ACEP President-Elect Alison Haddock MD, FACEP (TX), chosen by the Council at
#ACEP23
. She will become the ACEP President in September 2024 at the Council meeting in Las Vegas.
After conferring w/ leadership & independent research, here is our statement on the current DHS family separation practice in immigration matters.
As EPs, we are concerned about physical & mental damage this can cause. Thank you for advocating for pts.
The SOAP can be a stressful time, especially for couples. Thank you for sharing your journey, Alexandra - we are hopeful for an outcome that works for you! 🙏🏼
#ACEPnation
- Do you have any helpful suggestions for Alexandra and any other students who are going through the SOAP?
ACEP, AAEM, EMRA, CORD, and SAEM Joint Statement on Mask Excuses:
"The emergency department is not the proper setting for requesting or providing excuses from mask compliance."
As the Supreme Court overturns precedent established by Roe v. Wade, ACEP is deeply concerned about the medical and legal implications of judicial overreach into the practice of medicine.
Our statement:
#FOAMed
Case:
• 18 y/o female involved in a high-energy motor vehicle crash was not wearing her seat belt and was thrown from the car
• PT complained of severe back pain and having complete paraplegia and anesthesia of her lower extremities
@813JAFERD
We're so sorry this happened. This is unacceptable behavior, and a violation of our Meeting Conduct Policy. There's information about reporting this violation to conduct
@acep
.org on this page. Please reach out if you need anything from us.
After yesterday, there can be absolutely no doubt that
#ThisIsOurLane
(if anyone had any to begin with).
This issue isn’t going away, and neither are we. There is work to do, now, and going forward.
#Chicago
#Docs4GunSense
@DrVidor
Full statement here:
"Are you going to specialize?"
We ARE specialists. We specialize in saving lives - anyone, anything, anytime. We are emergency physicians. We are the safety net of healthcare, and we are vital.
See more about how EM keeps the world running here:
An interview with the indomitable (and award-winning) Twitter champion:
@choo_ek
!
When Chelsea Clinton retweeted her thread about racism in the ED it went viral - giving her, and her other work, an unexpected national spotlight.
Full interview here:
It pains our EM community that two of our own are hurting.
While our members continue to provide compassionate care on the front lines of this pandemic, we continue to urge our legislators to take action to address the current shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
2 emergency medicine doctors, one in New Jersey and the other in Washington State, are in critical condition as a result of coronavirus, the American College of Emergency Physicians said
Although the results of
#Match2023
are challenging, we're ready to meet that challenge. We're proud to welcome our
#EMBound
trainees, and we're working together to ensure the strength of our workforce now and in the future.
Our joint statement:
Hey
#ACEPnation
- We hear you. We certainly did not intend the announcement of a wellness presentation to generate so much controversy.
We are currently re-exploring this aspect of our program and will have more information about
#ACEP20
guest speakers next week.
Hey
#ACEPnation
- We hear you. We certainly did not intend the announcement of a wellness presentation to generate so much controversy.
We are currently re-exploring this aspect of our program and will have more information about
#ACEP20
guest speakers next week.
Across the country and around the world emergency physicians are sacrificing their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. ACEP stands with each and every one of them and sends thanks for their unparalleled sacrifice.
#HealthcareHeroes
#StayHomeSaveLives
How to Implement Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks in Your ED:
#UGNB
is an extremely useful tool in a multimodal approach to acutely injured patients. UGNBs are an adjunct for pain management & can be an ideal way for clinicians to reduce opioid use.
#FOAMed
The American College of Emergency Physicians is excited to welcome Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP, as its president for the 2021-2022 term.
Learn more about Dr. Schmitz and her priorities for
@ACEPNow
the coming year in our statement:
If you've been missing out, catch up before
#ACEP22
on
@DGlaucomflecken
's poignant and hilarious videos about emergency physicians.
Here's a great one about how to ace your emergency medicine residency interview, but share your faves in the replies! (3/3)
Emergency care should always be provided by a physician-led team to ensure patients receive the highest quality care. The practice of emergency medicine involves years of rigorous instruction designed uniquely for physicians and it often includes fellowships which are developed…
Which finding is suggestive of an anterior cerebral artery stroke?
A. Coma or stupor
B. Conjugate eye deviation
C. Contralateral leg paralysis
D. Vision changes
For more questions and
#PEERpearls
from the NEW
#PEERcertplus
Neurology for
#MyEMCert
, visit the
#ACEP
website.
Today is exactly
#ACEP50years
. August 16, 1968 - Today.
We could not be more proud to have made this fantastic, thrilling, vital, and historic
#EMeverymoment
journey with all of you. We are honored to have stood side by side with you for all these 50 years.
Here's to 50 more.
This is with heavy heart to report. We are deeply grieving the news that a fellow healthcare hero lost his fight with COVID-19. Moments of reflection will occur tonight at 7 P.M. (CT).
#HealthcareHeroes
ACEP's Press Release:
#COVID19
Emergency nurses play an essential role as members of a multidisciplinary, physician-led team. We thank you for your dedication to the team and each patient. Together we share a common goal of advancing emergency care for all patients.
#EmergencyNursesDay
#EmergencyNursesWeek
1 To be clear, we advocate for *ALL* ED staff to be able to eat at ED workstations. This isn't just for the docs - this one is for all ED staff.
We're all in this battle together - and none of us have the ability to leave the ED to eat as other hospital staff may have.
#LetsEat
"Boarding in the ED represents a failure of inpatient bed management & contributes to lower quality of care, decreased patient safety, reduced timeliness of care, and reduced patient satisfaction."
Are you up to date on
#ACEP
's
#boarding
policy?
Today, ACEP celebrates National Women Physicians Day. Celebrate with us by tagging a woman physician that you appreciate, are inspired by, or just want to celebrate!
Whether you were at
#ACEP18
or home holding down the ED, we don't want you to miss these.
Dr. Mel Herbert inspires the superhero inside. A documentary reminds us why we do what we do. A very cool forward/reverse clip celebrates EM.
Watch all here now:
Congrats to James L. Shoemaker, Jr., MD, FACEP & Arvind Venkat, MD, FACEP
@DrArvindVenkat
& to incumbents Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP
@AdvocacyMD
& Aisha Terry, MD, FACEP
@AishaTerryMD
on their election & re-election to the ACEP Board of Directors!
#ACEP20
#Council
"Preventing clinician burnout requires a commitment from healthcare leadership, redesigning workflow to reduce administrative burdens, and better access to mental health services, according to a report from the National Academy of Medicine."
More:
Tonight, ACEP held a candlelight vigil in memory of the friends, family, colleagues, and others we’ve tragically lost, honoring their memory as we gather together for the first time in two years.
#ACEP21
Near-drowning,
#DryDrowning
, and Secondary Drowning are not medically-accepted conditions.
The WHO, International Lifesaving Federation, International Conference on Drowning, American Red Cross, CDC, & many more orgs discourage these terms.
More here:
Dr. James R. Roberts was one of the first five board-certified emergency medicine physicians, an education pioneer who mentored thousands of residents, and an active leader within ACEP. He will be missed greatly.
We honor and remember Dr. Roberts here:
We wish a happy Emergency Medicine Day to everyone in EM!
You care for anyone, anything, anytime, but our system doesn't always take care of you. Thank you for you everything you do.
#EmergencyMedicineDay
Congratulations and welcome to all the incredible
#EMBound
students who matched into our great specialty today!
#Match2023
We can't wait to work together with you to shape a bright future for emergency medicine:
For distal radius fractures, a single-injection nerve block known as the retroclavicular approach to the infraclavicular region (RAPTIR) may be an ideal method for pain control (for nearly painless closed reduction & lasting analgesia). More here:
#FOAMed
"No other medical specialty is the safety net for millions of patients ... The nation's EM physicians care for any patient, any time, regardless of ability to pay — and we play an increasingly integral role in our health system."
Full report here:
URGENT: Many hospitals lack critical medicines, aren't fully prepared for disasters & mass casualty incidents.
Congress must recognize that current shortages are a substantial threat to our nation's preparedness & response capabilities.
#LAC18
More here:
“Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. Staff members are desperately calling around to other medical centers in search of open beds.”
@AP
To help support Emergency Physicians in their practice, the ACEP Board on Thursday strengthened a policy statement about the use of the title "Doctor" in the clinical setting.
Full language to be posted soon on
#ACEP4U
#POCUS
during cardiac arrest has been shown to accurately ID presence or lack of cardiac activity, & in some cases the cause of arrest.
#TEE
allows EP's to maintain the standard of POCUS resuscitation, where TTE is limited.
#FOAMed
#FOAMus
More here:
"Why We Matter… And Where Do We Go From Here?"
Dr. Diane Birnbaumer is discussing physician burnout, challenges for our specialty, and how to build a fulfilling path forward for emergency physicians at the
#ACEP22
Closing General Session.
Happy
#NationalDoctorsDay
!
Emergency care is a calling and a challenge. We know how hard it is, and we appreciate you every day. Thank you for all you do!
Happy
#NationalDoctorsDay
,
#ACEPnation
! We are so proud of you, the work you do, and the mission you take on every day.
Let's have a little fun with a
#FridayGIFparty
- can you sum up your medical career with a GIF?
If you’re lucky this week, you might run into Tala while she’s out walking the
#ACEP21
Exhibit Hall. She’s a rescue who volunteers as a therapy dog, and she made her way up to Boston with your ACEP Public Affairs team.