News From National
News From National
POSTED: September 21st, 2015
POSTED IN: Fall 2015,
ACEP News
(Click on the “continue reading” link for the news on each of these topics.)
Chapter Grant Applications
Don’t miss ACEP15!
All Chapter Audio Conference
Fellow Status
“Pave the Way” For the Future of Emergency Medicine
Residency Visits
Research Forum
Teaching Fellowship
Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills (EMBRS) Workshop
Clinical News
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New Oral Vaccine May Protect Children from H. pylori Infection – August 6, 2015 – Will Boggs, MD
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Patient-Controlled Analgesia Works in the Emergency Department – July 23, 2015 – Megan Brooks (Reuters Health)
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14 Tips to Improve Clinical Efficiency in Emergency Medicine – Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP
Getting the Most Out of Your Annals of Emergency Medicine Podcasts
Chapter Grant Applications We want to remind you that chapter grant applications are due at the national office no later than Monday, November 2, 2015. For more information and the chapter grant application, go to our website.
Don’t miss ACEP15! This year the meeting is in Boston–October 26-29, 2015. Course reservations are BACK this year, so be sure and register for the courses you want. For more information, and to register go to ACEP’s website.
All Chapter Audio Conference
If you would like to listen to the recording of the All-Chapter Audio Conference that was held on August 18, it is now available on our website.
Fellow Status
Earning the designation of Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) is reserved for an elite group of emergency physicians. They have demonstrated a commitment to their specialty through board certification, volunteerism, leadership, community service, and continued membership in their specialty society. Chapter, community, and hospital committee leadership count toward the FACEP application requirements. For more information on becoming a Fellow of the College, please visit our website or contact the ACEP Member Care Center at 800/798-1822, ext. 5, or membership@ACEP.org.
“Pave the Way” For the Future of Emergency Medicine
You’ve built your career in emergency medicine—now is your chance to build the future of the specialty.
In 2016, ACEP is moving to a dynamic new headquarters in Irving, TX. To ensure that emergency medicine research always has a home in ACEP’s new building, you can donate to the EMF Plaza, a beautiful collection of personalized brick pavers in the courtyard.
By donating, you will have an enduring symbol of your commitment to emergency medicine and will literally lay the groundwork for future research projects that bring about the highest quality care for your patients.
Immortalize your commitment
- Recognize a colleague in memoriam
- Thank a mentor or friend
Find out more at our website.
Residency Visits
To help you and your faculty prepare residents for the future, ACEP offers fully funded visits by emergency medicine leaders to your residency program.
Designed to bring ACEP leaders face-to-face with faculty and residents, these visits engage the future of the specialty in a wide variety of discussions from ever-changing legislative and regulatory landscapes, to practice management issues, to career advice and preparation. To schedule a visit and see the current list of speakers, visit our website.
Research Forum
Emergency medicine’s premier research event has been elevated to new heights in 2015, with a brand new electronic showcase, additional networking opportunities, and more original research than ever before.
Research Forum, October 26-27, is the opportunity to view and discuss original research at the world’s largest gathering of researchers, teachers, and practitioners of emergency medicine.
Meet, confer, and network in a highly supportive environment, where you can review the latest advances on a wide variety of emergency medicine topics. And best of all, access to the Research Forum is FREE as part of your ACEP15 four-day registration! To see the schedule or to register, visit our website.
Teaching Fellowship
Experts in instructional design and academic
emergency medicine have taken this very popular and successful program and updated it to meet the needs of today’s emergency physician. This program is designed for faculty in residency programs who want to improve their skills, residents interested in an academic career, and other physicians who have responsibility for teaching emergency medicine. Registration is limited and are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis so call today to have your name placed on the waiting list. To find out more info about the course or to register, visit our website.
Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills (EMBRS) Workshop
The (EMBRS) Workshop was designed by a task force of experienced investigators to help the physician with an interest in emergency medicine research get started. Participants will learn how to identify clinical research opportunities and become familiar with clinical research and outcomes, injury prevention, health care delivery and effectiveness research. Also, the course includes an introduction to statistics and statistical software and sessions on publishing and presenting your research.
Registration is limited so that each can receive individual attention and instruction. Don’t put off your decision! Call today to have your name or your program name added to the waiting list. To find out more information or to register, visit our website.
Clinical News
New Oral Vaccine May Protect Children from H. pylori Infection
August 6, 2015 – Will Boggs, MD
A new oral recombinant vaccine protects children against infection with Helicobacter pylori, researchers from China report. At least half the world’s population is affected by H. pylori, and so far none of several H. pylori vaccine candidates have proven effective in humans.
Patient-Controlled Analgesia Works in the Emergency Department
Megan Brooks
July 23, 2015 – Megan Brooks (Reuters Health)
Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) can be used effectively in emergency department patients dealing with moderate or severe pain, according to results of the Pain Solutions in the Emergency Setting…
14 Tips to Improve Clinical Efficiency in Emergency Medicine
Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP
14 Tips to Improve Clinical Efficiency in Emergency Medicine. The more complex the delivery of emergency medical care becomes, the more critical it is that we find ways to become lean, mean EM machines. Read More
Getting the Most Out of Your Annals of Emergency Medicine Podcasts
One of the key benefits of ACEP membership is a subscription to Annals of Emergency Medicine. The subscription includes not only the print journal, but complete access to all of the journal’s online and digital features. One of the key features is free access to Annals podcasts.
Annals Podcasts — Not Another Boring Lecture
Since February 2009, every issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine has featured podcasts that introduce and discuss a number of articles in the journal. The podcasts cover not only a broad range of topics, but also offer an engaging discussion of their importance and relevance to emergency medicine.
Are They Any Good?
The podcasts are an easy-to-use source of information from the journal. One listener said the podcasts “… dive into why the article is important. I feel smarter after hearing you ask questions about the research.” Another reader said that “What I love about your podcast is that it is very casual and you explain why certain studies are important and what they did well/poorly. You do this better than any other journal summary I’ve ever listened to.”
Who Does the Podcasts?
David H. Newman, MD, and Ashley E. Shreves, MD are the creators of the podcasts. Dr. Newman teaches at Columbia University in the Department of Biology and is an emergency physician with the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He is an Evidence-Based Medicine editor at Annals of Emergency Medicine, authored the critically acclaimed Hippocrates’ Shadow, and is widely published in both scientific and popular media journals. He also edits the SMART EM and The NNT.com web resources. Dr. Shreves is a board certified and practicing emergency and palliative medicine physician, works as faculty in both the ED and palliative medicine departments with the Icahn School of Medicine, and will soon
be the associate program director for the Mount Sinai-St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital EM residency.
“For us it feels like a chance to chat about the latest studies and to have some fun,” said Newman. “And if it helps Annals connect with the global community, well that’s icing on the cake.”
Free, Easy, Fast Access
The podcasts are free and easily accessible through multiple formats:
- Play on your computer by clicking on any of the individual podcast files on the Annals Web site.
- Easily download to your mp3 player.
- Subscribe to the Annals of Emergency Medicinepodcasts at the iTunes Music Store and have the podcast automatically download to your iTunes each
- Use your RSS reader for automatic delivery of content of each issue.
Annals Podcasts—More Than What You Expect
Annals Podcasts. One of a multitude of journal features available to all ACEP members. Smart, engaging, relevant. Easy to listen to while exercising or driving to your shift. Come and hear what you’ve been missing.