Regs and Eggs Blog Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

POSTED: June 4th, 2020
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Happy Anniversary, Regs & Eggs! This week marks one year since the first Regs & Eggs blog post was published. Over the past year I have tried to lay out how federal regulations impact you and the patients you serve—and how ACEP has advocated for you to ensure that you have the regulatory flexibility and resources you need to effectively do your jobs. One of my first posts focused on addressing physician burn-out, which unfortunately is as relevant today as it was a year ago. Even before the COVID-19 crisis hit, emergency physicians have historically had higher rates of career burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than other medical specialties. Now with the pandemic on us, these unsettling trends in emergency medicine will only get worse. While you and your colleagues bravely serve on the frontlines, some of you have probably seen things that you thought you would never see over the course of your medical careers. And, unfortunately, although you should be encouraged to ask for help and seek counseling and other mental health services when you need them, the way the system is designed leaves many legitimately afraid to do so.

Read the blog to learn more about the current barriers physicians face seeking mental health treatment and what steps ACEP is taking to address this critical issue: https://www.acep.org/regsandeggs.