The Low Down on Ano-Rectal Disorders
Many of us are a little tentative when dealing with emergency presentations of ano-rectal disorders.…
Responding to the Rage
A response to the backlash following last month’s op/ed “Life Cycle of a Parasitic Specialist”…
How to Keep Your Footing in a Tough Market
Have you ever worked a shift where nothing clicked? The CT scanner was down. On…
Reflections on the 2011 ACEP S.A.
Democracy, like love, is often blind, lacking cool objectivity and critical distance. But the deepest…
Emergency Medicine’s Time is Now
What lies ahead for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)? Many wonder if…
What’s Next for the Affordable Care Act?
An in-depth look at how the Affordable Care Act will attempt to cut $1 trillion…
Innovations on the ACEP Exhibit Floor
Another ACEP Scientific Assembly has come and gone. As the dust settles, Tech Doc Jason…
Absinthe: A Brief History of the Green Fairy
Paramedics are called to a college fraternity Halloween party where a large cauldron of “green…
The Thinking Chair
As I arrived to work I saw that the parking lot and the waiting room…
Are Mid-Levels the Answer to ED Efficiency?
The Hawthorne Medical Center emergency department (ED) sees 50,000 patients each year. The fast track,…