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• 	ACEP Seattle Well the ACEP Scientific Assembly is coming up in October. You had better hurry and register now, Seattle is a fun city and everyone wants to be there, especially after the New Orleans convention last year. It is a chance to recharge your emergency medicine... 08-21-2007, 5:33 PM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc

• 	4 Hour Antibiotic Window Little Effect on Survival in Pneumonia Most docs have recognized the ridiculous science behind the Quality rules requiring antibiotics in Community Aquired Pneumonia within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital. Finally, there is a study from our home NJ Medical School in Newark, NJ that reveals... 08-01-2007, 6:41 AM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc Filed under: News, Other Medical, Quality Measures, Pneumonia

• 	Busting Some Myths About Dying The National Safety Council put out the odds of dying from injury based on 2003 data. I recently reviewed this very interesting data and thought it was time to break some myths. The media typically makes a big deal about shark attacks, alligator attacks,... 04-06-2007, 12:13 PM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc Filed under: National safety Council, Myths, Odds of Dying

• 	EMDoc Gets a Facelift Well, those of you returning to my site will see that we have had a major facelift. The color scheme is better. The whole format is easier to navigate and to use. I have the easy ability to publish photos. The comments sections are more controlled so... 03-30-2007, 5:58 PM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc

• 	What Is The Cure For Overcrowding? So you say overcrowding is an issue at your hospital. Your ED is regularly filled with admitted holds (patients admitted to the hospital waiting for beds, for those non-emergency affiliated readers). Your emergency nursing staff is burdened with inpatient... 03-05-2007, 10:27 AM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc Filed under: Medical Administration

• 	New Jersey Emergency Deparment Overcrowding/Surge Capacity NJ ACEP in an effort to push overcrowding and surge capacity to the forefront recently held a townhall meeting/press conference on the topic. This was through a grant from national ACEP. The event was featured by the following press agencies: The Record... 02-19-2007, 3:12 PM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc Filed under: Medical Administration

• 	Gardner's Gate Well, I am happy to see that the American College of Emergency Physicians is doing all it can to keep up with evolving technologies. From having our council meeting with wireless connections and live web presentations to now the addition of blogging.... 02-19-2007, 2:38 PM by EMDoc to Emergency Medicine Doc Filed under: Other Medical