THE ON-DECK CIRCLE Tim Cheslock, DO, FACOEP It has been a while since I have posted an article for The Pulse. I am humbled and honored to be writing to you all in this column. This would not have been possible without you. I thank you for your support [...]
By Nicole Vigh DO, MPH Although we were hoping for an in-person conference, with such a quick transition to a virtual platform, the Women’s Committee was thrilled to have such a great turnout for the virtual ACOEP Scientific Assembly this year! As always, our women’s track lectures were exceptional! [...]
By G. Joseph Beirne, DO, FACOEP-D ACOEP President Hello to the ACOEP family! This will be my first official article for The Pulse as president of ACOEP. In my summer article titled “The Path to Success,” I addressed how ACOEP is a family that has made my personal life [...]
By Christina Hornack, DO Immediate Past President of ACOEP-RSO AOA TIPS Fellow In a popular musical there is a reference made to “the room where it happens,” but where is this room and how do you get there? It turns out, as an adult, this is usually every room [...]
What Would You Do? Ethics in Emergency Medicine By Bernard Heilicser, DO, MS, FACEP, FACOEP-D The following dilemma was presented to us by an emergency department physician. An 81-year-old female was transported to the emergency department by EMS after an attempted strangling. It appeared that her husband attempted to [...]
Surviving & Thriving on Night Shift By Christina Hornack, DO PGY-3 Adena Emergency Medicine Resident ACOEP-RSO Immediate Past President AOA TIPS Fellow 2020-2021 Whether you are a full-time nocturnist or just doing your share, night shift is a reality most of us face. This article represents the collected wisdom [...]
The Disaster Within By William L. Bograkos, MA, DO, FACOEP, FACOFP Adapted from a piece originally published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine War is a man-made disaster. Many people who have been deployed on military or humanitarian missions experience disaster within – trauma that doesn’t bleed. But you [...]
What Would You Do? Ethics in Emergency Medicine By Bernard Heilicser, DO, MS, FACEP, FACOEP-D I would like to present a situation which occurred in a nursing home that created an interesting ethical dilemma. A nursing home called 911 for an unconscious resident. On arrival, EMS found the patient [...]
"We made a choice long ago to put ourselves into a position, as a physician, to be able to care and make a difference. We chose emergency medicine and the chaotic environment of the emergency department as a place for us to give that care. We chose to find [...]
Healthcare workers battling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are on the front lines in an unprecedented event in human history. As physicians race to save lives they should not be fearful of losing their jobs for speaking out about access to personal protective equipment, or for supplementing what their employers give them [...]
