Latest American College of Emergency Physicians Stories

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Emergency Physicians, a national sponsor of the American Medicine Chest Challenge, is educating the public about safe disposal of expired, unused and unwanted medications in order to reduce the likelihood of drug abuse or accidental overdose. A recent...

MedicAlert Foundation and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) launch e-health information portal to optimize emergency treatment. Turlock, CA (PRWEB) October 27, 2011 MedicAlert Foundation International, in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), announced at ACEP’s 2011 Scientific Assembly in San Francisco, the release of an innovative online application which provides emergency physicians, first responders, and other licensed...

New Studies Show Hospital Admissions Ordered Out of Concern About Lawsuits, Underscoring Need for Comprehensive Medical Liability Reform SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Visits to emergency departments climbed nearly 10 percent in one year to a new high of more than 136 million visits in 2009, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just as emergency physicians are releasing new studies showing an association...

Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC (EUC) Announces Initial Emergency Ultrasound Credentialing Results for Excela Health Using EUC’s Proprietary Virtual Ultrasound Director (VUD) Program. Bear, DE (PRWEB) October 15, 2011 Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC (EUC), pioneers in emergency/point-of-care ultrasound education, and quality assurance solutions, announces longitudinal results of their premier Virtual Ultrasound Director (VUD) clients; Westmoreland Emergency Medicine...

BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verathon Inc. is pleased to introduce the GlideScope® AVL Reusable video laryngoscope. Designed for 1st Pass Success, this new reusable configuration for the GlideScope AVL (advanced video laryngoscope system) features a digital color monitor with DVD-clarity, an anti-fogging mechanism that resists clouding and lens secretions, and advanced resolution output for OR theater viewing. Its integrated real-time recording captures the details of...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamHealth Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), announced the expansion of the TeamHealth presence in the Midwest with the acquisition of the operations of Chicago-based Midwest Emergency Associates (MEA) and its related entities. Through this relationship, TeamHealth will assume the management and staffing of 12 emergency departments and four urgent care centers totaling approximately 500,000 annual patient visits. MEA's current leadership team will...

Nation's Emergency Physicians Offer Tips On Avoiding Trick-Or-Treat Injuries WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An estimated 40 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 could hit the trick-or-treat trails this Halloween according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The nation's emergency physicians want all of them to enjoy the holiday traditions safely and not experience any Halloween horrors that would include spending time in the emergency department. (Logo:...

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emergency physicians in Washington State today filed suit in the Superior Court of Washington for Thurston County against a state plan that would limit payment for Medicaid visits to three "non-emergency" visits to emergency departments each year and classify more than 700 diagnoses as "non-emergent," including chest pain, abdominal pain, miscarriage and breathing problems. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100616/DC22034LOGO-d)...

2011 Scientific Assembly To Feature Emergency Medicine's Latest Findings, Groundbreaking Research and Cutting-Edge Technologies WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 5,000 emergency physicians from across the nation will be in San Francisco for the 2011 Scientific Assembly at the Moscone Center from October 15 to 18. This year's conference, the largest annual gathering of emergency physicians in the country, will predict the future of emergency medicine against...

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Emergency Physicians is dedicated to advancing emergency care and to advocating on behalf of emergency physicians and the 124 million emergency patients cared for each year. To accomplish this, ACEP is using a new tool to communicate. The interactive portal linked below can be embedded on websites and blogs and will automatically be updated as new content comes available! To view the multimedia content associated with this...