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Invest in Emergency Medicine on this #GivingTuesday
If 30 individuals make a donation to FCEP or FEMF for the first time, an FCEP past president will donate $1,000 to each fund, too. Donate now! The Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) has been the voice of emergency physicians and the patients they serve for...
Musings: A Post-Roe ER
Having retired from the practice of emergency medicine over 10 years ago now, I realize that I may be a poor spokesperson for the post-Roe ER. However, please bear with me as I could not pass up the opportunity for some gentle musings on the subject. Before I begin, I...
Preliminary Analysis of Downstream Treatment Engagement Post-ED Visit in Opioid Use Disorder Patients With and Without Additional Psychiatric Comorbidity
Among patients who present to the ED with opioid use disorder (OUD), there is a high prevalence of comorbid mental illness – in some instances, as high as 64%. [1] Further, research has shown that patients with comorbid OUD and other mental illness often experience...
Fall 2022: Orlando Health
Fall is here, and along with it, the excitement of hurric- I mean, interview season! Our fantastic class of 2025 is completing its first few rotations of intern year, and our seniors attended ACEP22 in San Francisco. Symposium by the Sea was another high note with our...
Fall 2022: FSU at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Our program is excited to announce that we have officially graduated our inaugural class! Three of our graduates went on to begin fellowships: two in ultrasound fellowships and one in a sports medicine fellowship. Five of our nine graduates remained at Sarasota...
Fall 2022: Oak Hill Hospital
Greetings everyone! It seems like ages since we’ve last written an update. A lot has changed here at Oak Hill Hospital. We missed hearing everyone’s updates over summer, and are excited to share all of our progress. When we last spoke, our construction had finally...
Fall 2022: Medical Student Council
The FCEP Medical Student Council has transitioned into new leadership as we welcome Cristina Sanchez (FSU) as our new chair, Kailey Jacobson (NSU) as our new advocacy chair, and Rachel Shi (UCF) as our new secretary-editor. The FCEP MSC holds quarterly meetings with...
The Way We Were
I had the pleasure of watching the EM:RAP interview with Dr. Jim Roberts, a pioneer of emergency medicine who recently died. As he reminisced during the interview, it took me back. I can remember when I was working a night shift and taking care of a young woman with a...
Use of Dexmedetomidine as a sedative for intubated, mechanically ventilated patients
Sedation for intubated mechanically ventilated patients is a complicated practice that must be tailored to the specific clinical situation. There are several options, some of which have been used for decades, as well as the continued emergence of more novel sedative...
A Tale of Two Shocks: A Cardiogenic Shock Interview With The Heart Failure Specialists
Shock is defined as any condition that causes hemodynamic compromise resulting in systemic hypoperfusion, cellular dysfunction, and potentially end-organ failure and death. [1] It is a medical emergency, and identifying and managing shock states is an essential skill...
