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| Hurricane Dorian Devastates Bahamas
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The Bahamas are starting to see some relief after more than 48 hours of siege by Hurricane Dorian. This historic hurricane made landfall as a Category 5 on Sunday night and was at a complete standstill until mid-Tuesday, pummeling the Bahamas.
First responders and emergency physicians have already deployed to the Bahamas or are on standby to assist with relief efforts. If you're interested in helping out, we have a connection with the Bahamas Ministry of Health and local rescue groups. Please contact Arlington Butler at 242-437-9125 on Whatsapp and name drop "Dr. Adrian Tyndall / FCEP" to get involved.
According to MedPage Today, 19 patients have been airlifted from Marsh Harbour Hospital in the Abaco Islands and flooding has forced Rand Memorial Hospital on Grand Bahama to evacuate. Five deaths have been reported so far, and photos show complete devastation from the high winds and storm-surge flooding.
Today, Hurricane Dorian will come dangerously close to Florida's east coast as it moves northward towards Georgia and the Carolinas. We've learned from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 that a hurricane doesn't have to make landfall to be deadly. Heed all local orders from state officials, stay safe and consider volunteering your time for relief efforts in any way possible.
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By The News Service Florida
On Friday, Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva released committee assignments in advance of the 2020 legislative session. Changes include removing Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, from the Public Integrity & Ethics Committee, following inappropriate comments made by Hill at a political event in the spring.
Oliva also eliminated the PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee and moved its chairman, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Naples, to the chairmanship of the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee. He appointed former Insurance & Banking Chairwoman Cyndi Stevenson, R-Saint Johns, as chair of the House Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee, which had been headed by Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood. Plakon will chair the House Local Administration Subcommittee.
View House Committee Assignments Here
| Congratulations to New Florida Chapter FACEPs
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ACEP Fellowship, distinguished by "FACEP," honors members who make special contributions to the College and the specialty of emergency medicine. FCEP would like to introduce the newest Fellows of the American College of Emergency Physicians from our chapter:
Shields Duss Hoida, MD, FACEP
Peter J. Riga, DO, FACEP
Jesus A. Seda, MD, FACEP
They will be recognized at a ceremony on Oct. 26, the day before ACEP19 in Denver, CO begins. Congratulations!
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is hosting a live, educational broadcast on sickle cell disease on September 5. Join us at the live event or watch online.
Clinical and Patient Perspectives on Sickle Cell Disease
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 at 6:00 pm EST
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
610 Orlando Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
Hosted by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Leading experts in sickle cell disease will discuss the history, pathophysiology and complexities of SCD, and patients will share their journeys managing this disease. Featured speakers include Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, MD, MPH, James Eckman, MD and Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH. View Flyer
Register to Attend or Watch Online
Have you heard? The EMRA Quiz Show is coming to Life After Residency Retreat! Residents, gather your teams of four, brush up on your medical and wacky trivia knowledge, and register now (for free!).
Life After Residency Retreat: Thriving Beyond Medicine
September 19-20, 2019
Sirata Beach Resort
St. Pete Beach, FL
Learn More
Subscribe to Florida PEDReady's weekly newsbrief, the PE2ARL: Pediatric Emergency Education, Advances, Resources & Literature. Brush up on your pediatric emergency education in just 10 minutes a week!
Subscribe to the PEDReady PE2ARL Here
FCEP members must opt-in to receive updates
Interested in contributing? Contact Dr. Phyllis Hendry at pedready@jax.ufl.edu for more information.
Per HB 851 passed in Florida's 2019 Legislative Session, all healthcare providers must complete 1-hour of CME on human trafficking as part of their existing hours. EMLRC has an online course that satisfies this requirement.
Human Trafficking and Emergency Medicine
By Danyelle Redden, MD, MPH, FACEP
$20 | 2.0 hours of CME
Accredited by ACCME, FBON, FEMS
Take it Now
Implementing Warm Hand-Offs Between EDs & Treatment Providers for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
By Aaron Wohl, MD, FACEP; Mark Stavros, MD, FACEP; Nancy McConnell, MSW, MCAP, CRPS-A; Chief Judge Frederick J. Lauten
Produced in collaboration with FADAA
1.5 hours | 1.5 CME
Accredited by ACCME | FBON | FEMS | FPA | CAPCE
Audience: Anyone (if you do not have a license #, type in n/a)
Free & available until November 30, 2019
Watch Now
Patients suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD) present unique and unprecedented challenges to emergency care providers, who are on the front lines of this national opioid epidemic. This webinar discusses misconceptions about treatment and the disease itself; introduces the concept of warm hand-offs between EDs and treatment providers; reviews legal issues surrounding opioid overdose cases; and talks about the important role of peer specialists in recovery.
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UPCOMING FCEP & EMLRC EVENTS
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| SEPT. 19-20, 2019 |
Life After Residency Retreat | Learn More |
St. Pete Beach |
| OCT. 22-24, 2019 |
EMS Advisory Council & Constituent Group Meetings | Learn More |
St. Augustine |
| JAN. 27-29, 2020 |
Emergency Medicine Days |
Tallahassee |
To see the full calendar, click here.
Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control
Florida hospitals are preparing to provide care and shelter in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, a category 4 storm approaching the Florida coast, according to CNBC. All of the hospitals have backup generators in case of power outages. Universal Health Services said it is stocking up on food, water, linens, diesel fuel, medications and staff to prepare for the storm. HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest investor-owned hospital operator, also said it is stocking up on supplies and staff to ensure patients continue receiving care during and after the storm.
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Tampa Bay Business Journal
The average person in Florida with private health insurance spends an average of $5,616 per year on healthcare, the report shows. That's below the national average of $5,640.78. Florida also has the lowest percentage increase in spending from 2013 to 2017 at 12.6%, compared to the highest increase in North Dakota at 32.8%. Overall in the U.S., costs are on the upswing — the average amount spent per person has gone up about 17% since 2013.
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Akron Beacon Journal
The final weeks of August each year are the "last reprieve" for Dr. Neeru Jayanthi, an Atlanta-based sports medicine physician. That's because as students return to school and resume sports, the injuries start rolling in. More children go to the emergency room for sports-related injuries in September than at any other time of the year, according to an analysis of two decades of hospital data by GateHouse Media.
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MarketWatch
Bias in healthcare isn't limited to race, religion or gender. One 2015 American Journal of Public Health study, for instance, concluded that "implicit preferences for heterosexual people versus lesbian and gay people are pervasive among heterosexual healthcare providers." Many providers "hold strong negative attitudes and stereotypes about people with obesity," noted a separate 2015 study in the journal Obesity Reviews.
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Boston Medical Center
Opioid-related deaths continue to take the lives of thousands in the U.S. each year, with non-fatal opioid overdoses as a significant risk factor for a subsequent fatal overdose. Post-overdose interventions are emerging in affected communities, using what support systems are available to assist in the program design. Survivors often do not seek treatment or overdose risk reduction services immediately after an overdose for many reasons, including shame and stigma, and lack of referrals to substance use treatment.
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Becker's Hospital CFO Report
Amid a federal surprise-billing debate, the American College of Emergency Physicians is expressing concerns about research on the issue. The national medical society said Aug. 28 that research on the subject is "fundamentally flawed" and doesn't account for regional differences in the healthcare market. "The authors overstate the number of out-of-network emergency visits and exaggerate the frequency of balance billing, which may grab headlines but ultimately does a disservice to the patients left to face the challenges of inadequate insurance coverage," the physicians group said.
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By Keith Carlson
Robots and artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly pervasive in most aspects of 21st-century life, including healthcare, medicine, and nursing. Fears abound that jobs are going to be lost to machines that can do our jobs 24/7 without needing to be paid or call out when the kids are home sick from school. Are these fears well-founded or are we looking down the wrong tech rabbit hole? The reality of healthcare technology in 2019 isn't necessarily a robot revolution, but things are changing and some concern is understandable.
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KSAT-TV
Estimates from a sample of hospitals show men and women are equally prone to injuries from stairs and beds, but the list of products deviates from there. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System collected injury data from 96 hospitals across the U.S. in 2018 and aggregated a national estimate of consumer product-related injuries. Data shows that men are more susceptible to sports-related products like basketballs, which come in at No. 3, and footballs, which top the male list at No. 6. Women are more vulnerable to bathtub and clothing injuries, according to the data.
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