ACEP Frontline

On Today’s “ACEP Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest, Dr. Patricia Kavanagh, discuss caring for the pediatric patient with Sickle Cell Disease. While some areas of the country see more presentations of Sickle Cell Disease than others, it’s important to be prepared for this patient.

Dr Kavanagh is the Chair-elect of the Emergency Department Sickle Cell Care Coalition (EDSC30). For more information about EDSC3 please visit: https://www.acep.org/by-medical-focus/hematology/sickle-cell/#sm.001j4azu7y3sd9x114c2gc9fkixso

On today’s ACEP Frontline we’re talking about payments and who’s responsible. Host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Andrea Brault discuss “The Prudent Layperson Standard” and how payers are trying to change the game. More and more the patient is left to determine if they are having a medical emergency. Patients are afraid they’ll be left with the bill when the insurance company threatens to deny claims and some of these patients are suffering harm and dire outcomes because they don’t go to the ED. What can be done? Listen in to find out!

As part of the celebration of ACEP’s 50th anniversary, host Dr. Ryan Stanton gave this talk at the SEC ACEP 2018 conference in June 2018. Listen in as Dr. Stanton shares his views on where we have been and where we are going in Emergency Medicine education.

Slides: http://media.mycrowdwisdom.com.s3.amazonaws.com/acep/ACEP%20Frontline/SEC18-%20Medical%20Education-%20Oh%20How%20Things%20Have%20Changed.pdf

On today’s ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton shares a lecture from the SEC ACEP 2018 conference in Destin, Florida. This lecture was recorded in June 2018, so some numbers may have changed. The take home message is that while some improvements have been made in the opioid epidemic, there is a long way to go. Dr. Stanton discusses current legislation, prescribing practices and OUD epidemic numbers in this special edition of ACEP Frontline.

Slides: http://media.mycrowdwisdom.com.s3.amazonaws.com/acep/ACEP%20Frontline/SEC18-%20Opioids-%20legislation%2C%20lawsuits%2C%20and%20lexington.pdf

ACEP Frontline goes rogue! This week, host Dr. Ryan Stanton takes a break from interviewing guests and shares a talk he gave at the ACEP 2018 SEC Educational Conference. This episode is all about “Myth Busting”! Dr. Stanton takes the Top Ten list of myths as recommended from EM Docs, and busts them. Find out what “medical absolutes” you learned long ago, that are absolutely wrong.

In this episode of ACEP’s “Frontline”, your host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Alexander Limkekang about the Research Forum at ACEP18. What does machine learning or EHR algorithms have to do with emergency medicine? Plenty! Find out how “big data” supports your clinical efforts in advancing patient care.

On today’s episode of ACEP’s “Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Torree McGowan about her experience in the military and how that has shaped her career. Most of Emergency Medicine was started if not shaped on the battlefield. Did you know Emergency Ultrasound was developed for the military? Find out what other medical advancements are attributed to the military and how we translate those into protocols for mass casualty situations when they happen in our communities.

Today on ACEP’s “Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Rachel Liu about Ultrasound in ACLS. Recorded live at ACEP18, Dr. Stanton and Dr. Liu discuss how ultrasound is being used in ACLS applications including using transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) to monitor compressions and compression location during cardiac arrest. Listen in to learn what skills you should know and pearls from one of ACEP’s top Ultrasound experts!

Dr. Myers is the president of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and sat down to talk with ACEP's "Frontline" host, Dr. Ryan Stanton at ACEP18 to discuss the continuum of care in a disaster event. Whether it’s a rapidly unfolding mass shooting, or a longer sustained even like a hurricane or wildfire - there are a lot of moving parts when it comes to providing care for those effected by the event. Listen in to see how to partner with other first responders and emergency providers when the unthinkable happens.

With increasing corporatization of Emergency Medicine, how do we get back to a place of support and empowerment of the Emergency Physician? On this episode of ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and ACEP’s Immediate Past President, Dr. Paul Keivela, discuss divisions within the specialty of EM and how to come together and present a unified front. How has social media effected the discussion? Find out on today’s Frontline.