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Pediatric & Adolescent Exposure to Street Drugs
By Tory Weatherford, MD
1 hour | 1.0 CE | Free!
Accredited by ACCME | FBON | FPA | FEMS | CAPCE
Free until this Friday, January 11, 2019
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All DEA-licensed professionals in Florida must take two hours of education on prescribing controlled substances by Jan. 31, 2019. EMLRC/FCEP is one of four state-approved providers of this education. As an FCEP member, take our course for only $25.
Safe Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain
$25 for FCEP & FHA members | $75 for non-members
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Airport is offering rooms for $179/n for Payment Reform Summit attendees. Book your stay by this Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 to lock in this rate.
Payment Reform Summit: Cost-Effective Care in a Risk-Based World
February 7-8, 2019
EMLRC in Orlando, FL
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The last edition of volume 25 will hit mailboxes soon. Can't wait? View it online here.
Spring 2019 articles are due March 4, 2019. Please contact managing editor Samantha League at sleague@emlrc.org if you're interested in submitted content.
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Established in 2012, FCEP's Leadership Academy provides the necessary orientation and skills development for those who aspire to become future leaders in emergency medicine. Participants are accepted on a rolling basis and sponsoring is an option for employers. Set yourself up for success and apply now!
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Our 2019 Sponsorship, Advertising and Marketing Brochure is now available. Become a 2019 corporate sponsor, advertise in our weekly enews and more. Our extensive list of opportunities gives any company — large or small — the chance to reach emergency medicine professionals.
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UPCOMING FCEP & EMLRC EVENTS
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EVENT |
LOCATION |
FEB. 7-8, 2019 |
Payment Reform Summit — Learn More |
Orlando |
FEB. 13, 2019 |
FCEP Committee Meetings — 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Orlando |
FEB. 19, 2019 |
FEMF Board Meeting — 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Orlando |
MARCH 11-13, 2019 |
Emergency Medicine Days 2019 — Learn more |
Tallahassee |
MAY 22, 2019 |
FCEP Committee Meetings — 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Orlando |
MAY 23, 2019 |
FCEP Board Meeting — 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Orlando |
JULY 15-20, 2019 |
CLINCON: The Premier EMS Conference |
Orlando |
AUG. 1-4, 2019 |
Symposium by the Sea 2019 |
Boca Raton |
To see the full calendar, click here.
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Florida has confirmed its first case of acute flaccid myelitis, or "AFM" — a rare, serious illness that affects the nervous system, particularly among young children. The symptoms of AFM look like polio: muscle weakness, facial drooping, trouble swallowing or speaking. At its worst, AFM's been linked to respiratory failure. The Florida Department of Health hasn't released many details about the confirmed case — not the condition of the patient, their age or location.
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MedPage Today
The new year in the U.S. brings with it ball drops, resolutions, gym memberships and a raft of new federal and state rules on everything, including healthcare. Here's a look at some of the laws and regulations taking effect nationally and in individual states in 2019.
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By Lynn Hetzler
Nonspecific chest pain is the second most common reason for presentation to the emergency department, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Acute coronary syndrome identification with appropriate disposition is quite challenging. While most ED patients with undifferentiated chest pain do not have ACS, missing this diagnosis has major morbidity and mortality implications. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers compared the performance of nine different risk scores within the same population presenting to the ED with undifferentiated chest pain.
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USA Today
It happens every day: Emergency clinicians administer life-saving care to patients suffering from opioid overdoses. Now physicians, counselors and agencies in Wisconsin are considering anti-addiction drugs as a first response in emergency rooms. Most emergency clinicians want to expand such medication-assisted treatment, according to Wisconsin's chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians. "A lot of the work we're doing is figuring out: What does a community need to become buprenorphine ready and medication-assisted treatment ready?" said Bobby Redwood, an emergency and preventive medicine physician and former president of American College of Emergency Physicians' Wisconsin chapter.
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Modern Healthcare
The coming year will be one of state health policy experimentation that could lead to even wider healthcare disparities across the country. States already vary widely in their uninsured rates, ranging from 2.8 percent in Massachusetts to 17.3 percent in Texas in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. With Congress likely deadlocked for the next two years between the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate, states will be where any major health policy action takes place. Providers, health plans and consumers could face sharply different fates in different states.
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Healthcare Finance
A new study published in the Emergency Medicine Journal shows that the much-talked-about threat of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, isn't just found inside hospitals. The research shows the threat exists for patients before they even get to a hospital bed, with the potentially deadly bacteria showing up on oxygen tanks in ambulances, ambulance floors and even on ambulance door handles. "This paper raises the problem of these specific objects being contaminated by MRSA and resulting in a previously unaddressed reservoir of MRSA in ambulances," said Michael David, assistant professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, who was not associated with the study. "This observation importantly may result in new standard procedures to clean these objects with an antiseptic between uses."
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The Epoch Times
U.S. hospitals are now required to list the prices of medical services online and update them annually under a rule change that went into effect Jan. 1. Previously, hospitals only needed to provide standard pricing to people and to make it available upon request. While advocates for the change say it will enhance transparency in America's healthcare industry, critics argue that these prices won't mean much to patients because it doesn't reflect what they will be paying after insurance.
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MDLinx
Unfortunately, the modern pharmaceutical industry has yet to come up with a drug that's a self-improvement panacea. Even in 2019, we still need to do the work of creating and sticking to sustainable habits that can help us become successful. But sometimes the hardest part is knowing where to start. As you're reviewing your New Year's resolutions, try developing these seven habits for successful doctors.
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Employee Benefit News
Traditionally, individuals and families see primary care physicians several times a year and build relationships with their doctors over time. Visiting the same primary care physician when an illness strikes, or for an annual wellness checkup, can help the doctor notice changes in a patient's health and catch issues before they become more serious (and costly). But for millennials, having a primary care physician isn't necessarily a priority. That's in part because they seem to prefer on-demand healthcare options, such as urgent care, drug store clinics and telemedicine services, which are easily accessible and typically include shorter wait times. The number of urgent care centers reflects the trend.
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By Scott E. Rupp
The fax machine has not gone anywhere in medicine. This so-called "ancient relic" is still operational and is considered a simple, yet powerful tool for those in healthcare, despite the other more modern modalities of exchanging information. According to newly released federal data, almost three-quarters of nonfederal acute care hospitals routinely use faxes to receive summary of care records from providers outside their system, according to the data released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
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