The emergency medicine community is a family, and this week we tragically lost one of our own. Today we mourn the death of Kevin Rodgers, MD, President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, who was killed in his home. While details are still surfacing, the magnitude of this tragedy [...]
ACOEP’s Council for Women in Emergency Medicine is only two years old, but already it has grown exponentially, offering a place for women in EM to collaborate, connect, and navigate the challenges specific to women in this field. The Council has worked to plan excellent educational opportunities at the upcoming [...]
Doubt. Regret. Grief. Stress. Emergency physicians are well acquainted with these emotions. ACOEP’s President Elect Christine Giesa, DO, FACOEP-d In the July 2017 issue of The Pulse, ACOEP’s President Elect Christine Giesa, DO, FACOEP-d explored the “ghost within,” an amalgamation of these feelings that prey on a doctor’s [...]
Challenge the system. Question. Provoke. Entertain. ZDoggMD is a master of all of these and ACOEP is thrilled to welcome him as our keynote speaker at the 2017 Scientific Assembly! Never one to shy away from controversy, Zubin Demania, MD, who moonlights as the swaggering, singing ZDoggMD, tackles the [...]
Dr. Bograkos, Left, pictured with Ron Noble, Secretary General of Interpol Come to any ACOEP event long enough and you are sure to meet William Bograkos; an indefatigable force, with deep roots in EMS, military service, world disaster medicine, and addiction medicine. He is now the Board Chair [...]
Regina Hammock, DO, FACOEP Although women make up over one-third of the physician workforce, it’s all too common they’ve faced gender discrimination at some point in their career. Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, Regina Hammock, DO, FACOEP, knows first-hand the challenges women [...]
News Release Contact: Frances M. Spring, Senior Communications Administrator Phone: 517.332.4800 ext. 345 Email: fspring@abem.org Osteopathic EM Organizations Join Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges East Lansing, MI, May 17, 2017—The Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges is pleased to announce the addition of two organizations to the group: the [...]
ACOEP's 2016 Active Shooter Scenario Training Course From 2000 to 2011 there were 154 active shooter scenarios at healthcare facilities, according to the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The most likely setting for such atrocities? The emergency department. While hospital security certainly provides a heroic service in keeping staff [...]
Megan Koenig, DO, MBA, MS New Physicians in Practice Committee Chair We are pleased to welcome guest blogger Megan Koenig, Chair of ACOEP’s New Physicians in Practice Committee, as she provides tips on what to do if you ever find yourself faced with a lawsuit. One of the most stressful [...]
Stephanie Whitmer began working at ACOEP in 2009, and currently serves as the Director of Affiliate Management. She grew up on the Northwest Side of Chicago, and received her degree in Psychology from DePaul University in 2007, and her Masters in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University in 2013. She [...]