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 [...]
Dear friends and colleagues, Due to the extraordinary hardship currently being experienced by Americans across the country, ACOEP’s Committee for Women in Emergency Medicine asks you to participate in our food drive this year. All members, friends, staff, hospitals, recreational groups, and Facebook friends, are encouraged to come together [...]
Dr DiPasquale with Rowan Residents By Karen Greenberg, DO, FACOEP, FAAEM UMDNJ-SOM Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2007 Son. Husband. Father. Physician. Mentor. Colleague. Friend. Hero. Legend. The Best. The world of emergency medicine became a little darker early in the morning of Sunday, November 1st as [...]
ACOEP Board and staff wish Kefah Spreitzer, M.Ed, the best of luck as she embarks on a new adventure with the Million Dollar Round Table as the Programs Manager, Professional Development. “As we all know, ACOEP is going through a time of immense transition,” says ACOEP President Robert Suter, [...]
ACOEP stands in strong support of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, introduced in the Senate by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The bipartisan legislation seeks to provide mental health support to medical professionals and takes aim [...]
The lack of access to basic PPE in hospitals across the country is causing inexcusable risk to physicians, patients, and communities. Your voice is needed now more than ever to urge our elected officials to act quickly and boldly. In any free moment you have, we urge you to [...]
Emergency physicians are risking their lives every day to wage war on COVID-19 and they are doing so without access to basic protective equipment, directly endangering themselves, their families, and their patients. Physicians from across the country are reporting not having masks, making their own personal protective equipment (PPE), [...]
By Stephanie Davis, DO FACOEP As the first of two emergency medicine physicians have fallen critically ill during the writing of this, ACOEP is deeply saddened but not surprised. As emergency physicians, we know the risk of the blessed position we have to serve our patients. As [...]
By Teagan Lukacs, DO, MPH, MBS This year, ACOEP’s Scientific Assembly provided a platform for the Women’s Committee to raise awareness and celebrate some great causes. IDENTIFYING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING We had the privilege to work with PATH, Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans, to explore [...]
By Angie Carrick, DO, FACOEP, and Stephanie Davis, DO, FACOEP Women in emergency medicine face many hurdles their male counterparts do not. Addressing these issues is central to the mission of the ACOEP Committee for Women in Emergency Medicine, one of ACOEP’s fastest-growing sections, providing clinical lectures, [...]
