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Symposium by the Sea 2021: Virtual Competitions
Virtual 2021 Emergency Medicine Research Competition Awards Best Medical Student Project: Efficacy of High-Sensitivity Troponin I Assay for Ruling in Acute Coronary Syndrome in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Over a One-Year Period by Kelly Perryman, BS [15],...
Symposium by the Sea 2021 Recap
Annual Meeting Recap On August 5, the Florida College of Emergency Physicians held its annual meeting at the Naples Grande Beach Resort before Symposium by the Sea 2021 officially began. This meeting hosts the transition of the guard for FCEP leadership, along with...
Fall 2021: USF
Greetings from the EM family here at USF/TGH. We have some exciting updates to share. We are very proud of our residents and faculty who have been working hard facing the most recent Covid surge. TGH has been on the forefront of treating patients with monoclonal...
Fall 2021: Orlando Health
Happy fall from Orlando Health! The new academic year is in full swing here at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC). Drs. Lindsay Maguire, Timothy Bullard, and Linda Papa published a systematic review in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine that was recently...
Fall 2021: Medical Economics
New and evolving payor policies continue to threaten fair reimbursement for emergency physicians. Three such policies by Cigna and United Healthcare are outlined below. ACEP and FCEP are actively monitoring the reimbursement landscape and fighting inappropriate payor...
Florida PEDReady and EMSC Update: Fall 2021
Florida EMSC Advisory Committee Presentations and materials are now available on the PEDReady website! Visit emlrc.org/flpedready for the latest materials. The goal of Florida PEDReady is to enhance pediatric emergency care and “readiness” in Florida’s emergency...
Fall 2021: Medical Student Council
The FCEP Medical Student Council has transitioned into new leadership and is eager to get some exciting events up for interested future physicians. Please welcome our new officers: Veronica Abello (NSU) as our new chair, Christopher Day (FIU) as our new advocacy...
Fall 2021: Government Affairs
I know you all have been busy with overcrowded emergency rooms, seeing patients in waiting rooms and hallways. As a result, advocacy has probably been far from the front of your minds. This latest surge of COVID-19 patients has been something I’ll remember for the...
Fall 2021: Orange Park Medical Center
In July, our EM residency became complete as we welcomed our third class of residents into our program. The interns are settling in well and making us proud, despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic. Our entire emergency department continues to adapt and work...
Fall 2021: Daunting Diagnosis
Question: A 63 year-old female presents to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain and "black discoloration" on her abdominal wall. The patient has a history of ovarian cancer, which was treated in 2014, opiate abuse, and known abdominal hernia. Patient...
