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Image credit: Pexels Author: Haig Aintablian, MDAAEM/RSA PresidentOriginally published: Common Sense September/October 2019 A 77-year-old patient comes into the ED for a complaint of shortness of breath x 6 months. This is the first time the patient has come to this hospital and there are no medical records in the EHR. The patient doesn’t remember what problems they […]

Author: AAEM APP Task Force Physician members of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine have voiced concerns about the use of advanced practice providers (APPs) in the emergency department and their push for independent practice without the supervision or even availability of a physician. The task force spent hours discussing the issues, comparing the education […]

RSA Secretary-Treasurer, Philip Dixon, MD (left) with AAEM/RSA Program Director of the Year Award recipient, Jonathan S. Jones, MD FAAEM (center), and AAEM/RSA Resident of the Year Award recipient, Mary Haas, MD (right) Author: Michael Wilk, MD Congratulations to our AAEM/RSA award and scholarship winners from this past year! All of them have made outstanding […]