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Winter 2022: FAU
Greetings from Southeast Florida, where we are enjoying the best weather of the year. There have been lots of exciting happenings down here at FAU over the winter months. Despite working hard and ramping up studying for the In-Training Exam, we have continued to enjoy...
COVID-19 in Children: Frequently Asked Questions by Emergency Providers
1. Are certain groups of children at higher risk of severe COVID-19? Children with underlying medical conditions, including genetic, neurologic, metabolic, or congenital heart disease, are at increased risk for severe illness than children without underlying medical...
Winter 2022: Kendall Regional Medical Center
Hi from Kendall Regional Medical Center EM Residency! We hope everyone had an amazing holiday season with their friends and family. Our residents and faculty had the chance to celebrate the holidays at Program Director Dr. Slane’s annual party in December. We had so...
Notes From the Field: Reducing Harm Among Injection Drug Users During and After the Emergency Department Visit
Harm reduction is a public health approach that aims to reduce the harms associated with a health risk behavior, short of eliminating the behavior itself. [1] The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the urgency of maintaining and expanding healthcare and harm reduction...
Winter 2022: Orlando Health
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… flu season! Just kidding. Winter is off to a great start here at ORMC. We recently completed renovations at our behavioral health unit to allow for a more comfortable, safe, and secure environment for both our patients and...
Forging International Care Connections During the Delta Surge: A Reflection on Providing COVID-19 Medical Relief to India
Just as Florida came off its second COVID-19 surge this past spring and mass vaccination efforts were in full swing, the Delta variant began ravaging India. The headlines of death and despair dominated the news, and the impact on one of the most populous countries in...
Winter 2022: Government Affairs
As we head into 2022, we have seen the practice of medicine and healthcare as a whole become a lightning rod in politics at both the state and federal level. While all political discussion has become extremely polarized, your advocacy team at FCEP has stayed above the...
Top 10 Most Viewed EMpulse Articles in 2021
Ultrasound Zoom: The Vexus Score: Fluid Status, Reconsidered by Drs. Ernesto Weisson, Joshua Goldstein, Duyen Vo & Leila Posaw - 4,485 views Case Report: False Positive HIV due to p24 Antigen and CD4 Lymphocytopenia by Dr. Jason Wilson, Heather Henderson &...
Winter 2022 EMS/Trauma: Too Much of a Good Thing: Excessive Ventilation
Clinicians who manage respiratory failure in the emergency setting are likely familiar with the dangers of excessive tidal volumes. When we deliver oversized breaths, our patients are harmed through barotrauma, impaired venous return, reduced coronary perfusion...
Melissa Keahey Named as FCEP/FEMF Interim Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2021 Orlando, Fla – The Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) and the Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation (FEMF), two nonprofit organizations located at the Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC), are...
