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 All DEA-licensed physicians and personnel in Florida are required to take a 2-hour course on prescribing controlled substances by Jan. 31, 2019. The EMLRC will be offering our 2-hour course online and at a discount for FCEP members. We expect our course to launch June 1, 2018. Monitor your inboxes for more information.
FCEP’s two political committees, Physicians for Emergency Care (PEC) and Emergency Care for Florida (EC), need your support for this important election year. As the largest and most influential emergency physician lobby in the state, our PCs are an active force in Tallahassee, fighting for emergency physician rights and pro-emergency medicine legislation.
We need your help to continue our work. For just $150, you will become an FCEP-PC member and take the first steps in laying the ground work for our practice in the next 5-10 years. To donate, text “41444” with the message “FCEPPC”, or click here to donate online.
 May 21, 2018
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital — Medical Arts Building
Tampa, Florida
Registration now closes today, May 16, 2018
Register Now |
Learn More
Suicides of EMS Providers Webinar | Ends May 17, 2018
Myths That Bite Webinar | Ends May 18, 2018
Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Skills Camp
June 14-15, 2018
EMLRC
Orlando, FL
CME for Physicians & Physician Assistants: 12.50
CME for Nurses: 5.0
Register Here
CLINCON 2018
July 10-14, 2018
Caribe Royale
Orlando, FL
Register Here
August 2-5, 2018
Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa
Fort Myers, FL
Register Here
EMLRC Online provides access to quality education courses so you can earn continuing education credits at your convenience. Current courses include: Street Drugs, Unfamiliar Pediatrics, Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, and Human Trafficking & Emergency Medicine.
Visit EMLRC Online today to enroll and learn more.
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UPCOMING FCEP & EMLRC EVENTS
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| DATE |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
| MAY 21, 2018 |
ABCs of Pediatric EMS
— Register today! |
Tampa |
| JUNE 14-15, 2018 |
APP Skills Camp - Spring 2018
— Learn more |
Orlando |
| JULY 10-14, 2018 |
CLINCON 2018
— Register today! |
Orlando |
| JULY 12-13, 2018 |
Bill Shearer ALS/BLS Competition
— Register today! |
Orlando |
| AUG. 2-5, 2018 |
Symposium by the Sea 2018
— Register today! |
Ft. Myers |
| SEPT. 20-21, 2018 |
Life After Residency |
Orlando |
| OCT. 1-4, 2018 |
ACEP Scientific Assembly
— Visit ACEP.org for more information |
San Diego |
| MARCH 11-13, 2019 |
Emergency Medicine Days 2019 — Learn more |
Tallahassee |
To see the full calendar, click here.
WTJV-TV
A new study has ranked Florida’s healthcare system as 48th in the country.
The 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance – published by the Commonwealth Fund – analyzed 40 factors related to access to care, quality of care and health disparities across the nation. In Florida, deaths from suicide, alcohol and drug use increased, the study said, one of the factors that contributed to the Sunshine State's low ranking.
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The Leger
Plans are on the drawing board to open a free-standing emergency department in early 2020 on the property that Adventist Health System/Florida Hospital bought last year alongside Interstate 4 just west of Florida Polytechnic University.
Construction is expected to start in early 2019, according to Mike Schultz, chief executive officer of the West Florida Division of Adventist Health.
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Modern Healthcare
The American College of Emergency Physicians has created a voluntary accreditation program to improve the treatment of elderly patients in emergency departments.
Geriatric patients make up a significant percentage of ED admissions yet EDs aren't equipped with the personnel or resources to appropriately treat them, according to the ACEP. EDs were designed to treat patients with single acute episodes like a heart attack or gunshot wound. But most geriatric patients present with multiple chronic conditions and social needs.
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HealthDay News
If your child lands in the hospital with an accidental injury, new research suggests you should watch for signs they may be struggling with what happened to them.
Investigators found that among children treated for serious injuries at one pediatric hospital, the odds of being diagnosed with a mental health condition rose by 63 percent in the next year.
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HealthDay News
New research found that five classes of commonly prescribed antibiotics were associated with an increased risk of kidney stones. That increased risk appeared to linger for three to five years, and pediatric patients were the most vulnerable to developing the painful condition.
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News-Medical
For patients with substance use disorders seen in the emergency department or doctor's office, locating and accessing appropriate treatment all too often poses difficult challenges. Healthcare providers and treatment facility administrators share their views on delays and obstacles to prompt receipt of substance use disorder treatment after referral in a study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). This journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
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Medscape (free login required)
Simplified electronic health records systems, more manageable work shifts, and increased teamwork can combat burnout among healthcare professionals, according to presenters at a National Academy of Medicine (NAM) event last week. NAM also highlighted poetry and art — in part by presenting paintings, photographs, and poems in a temporary gallery located here — as tools for working through feelings of grief, despair, exhaustion, and frustration often seen in the medical field.
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Becker's Hospital Review
To reduce high rates of adverse events in the emergency department, emergency physicians may look to systematic cross-checking to reduce the risk of patient harm, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"In the ED, the care of a patient is often managed by a sole physician," the study authors wrote, as cited by a post in The American Journal of Managed Care.
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HealthDay News
Motorcycles are still deadlier than cars, but there's some good news: Nearly 6 percent fewer bikers died on U.S. roads last year than in 2016, a new report says.
Preliminary data indicate that there were 4,990 motorcyclist fatalities in the U.S. in 2017 — which is 296 fewer than the year before, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
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Los Angeles Times
Fatal falls are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2016, a total of 29,668 Americans ages 65 and older died as a result of a fall. In other words, falls ended the lives of 61.6 out of every 100,000 senior citizens that year.
Back in 2007, there were 47 fall-related deaths for every 100,000 senior citizens.
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