The Six Trigger Patients Who Can Hijack Your Shift
There are certain patients who push your buttons and cause you to lose your cool.…
Goodbye SGR, Hello MACRA
How will CMS’s new physician payment policy impact emergency physicians? For nearly twenty years the…
Opening the Book On ED Metrics
Dear Director: We’ve never shared metric data among the providers at my site but I’m…
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
A dangerous, easy-to-miss, neurologic emergency Case A 32 year-old female presents to the ED with…
Pam Bensen Blazed Trails As EM’s First Female
When Pamela Bensen was a young child she liked to play doctor with her cousins…
The Elephant Test
A 28-year-old female passes out at home after a day of increasing abdominal cramping. What…
Less is More: Redefining Balance
Want a better work/life balance? Hint – it’s not about being better at multitasking. I…
All About Oxy
With the death of the entertainer Prince attributed to a fentanyl overdose, and new FDA…
Inside the AMA Annual Meeting
Reports on the 2016 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates The 2016 Annual…
EPM’s Survey On Emergency Physician Mental Health – 10 Years Later
In 2006, EPM conducted a survey about the mental health challenges faced by practicing emergency…