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Emergency Physician Advocates: Medical-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine -- Due Process Rights






Larry Weiss, MD JD FAAEM, Professor of Emergency Medicine and past president of AAEM, discusses the single most important practice right you have as an emergency physician -- your right to due process. Dr. Weiss details the definition of "due process," the source of those rights, and makes the case for why you should closely screen your contract for infringements of your due process rights, and obtain proper legal counsel. Intro music by Kämmerer, "Take Left" from the album "Rhodes to Wisdom," powered by JAMENDO.

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AAEM Model ED Pain Treatment Guidelines

American Academy of Emergency Medicine Model ED Pain Treatment Guidelines

Introduction: Prescription drug abuse has become an issue of national importance. The number of deaths from prescription opioids now exceeds those caused by heroin and cocaine combined. In order to help stem this epidemic there has been a call for more judicious prescribing on the part of physicians. (1) The AAEM offers this model guideline to its members. It may be adopted in whole or in part and should be modified to address local circumstances and state and local laws and regulations.
 

Guidelines for treating non-cancer pain:
This document is a guideline and is not meant to replace the individual judgment of the treating physician who is in the best position to determine the needs of the individual patient.
 
1. Narcotic analgesics are appropriate to treat acute illness or injury. Discharge
prescriptions should be limited to the amount needed until follow-up and should not
exceed 7 days worth.
 
2. The patient should not receive narcotic prescriptions from multiple doctors. Emergency
physicians should not prescribe additional narcotics for a condition previously treated
in their ED or by another physician unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Scientific Assembly Mobile App is Live!

Be sure to check out the mobile app for AAEM's 19th Annual Scientific Assembly. 

With the app, you can: 

-Download presentation handouts
-Create a personalized agenda of the tracks you want to attend 
-Take notes within the app and email them to yourself 
-View speaker list 
-Submit evaluations

-And so much more! 

Scan the QR code, or visit http://eventmobi.com/aaem13/ 

For tips on how to get started, check out the Mobile App Users Guide.

Announcing: AAEM Connect!

AAEM Connect is a new centralized dashboard on the AAEM website that brings together all of our social media and interactive elements into one convenient location for you.

Connect with us to...
 
- Access our Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn streams and interact with other members
- Read the latest AAEM blog posts
- Tune in to AAEM Podcasts. Featured topics include: legal issues, critical care, and more!
- Voice your questions and opinions on “Letters to the Editor” and “Curbside Consult”
- Catch-up on all of AAEM’s interactive features on one central website
 
With live-updates from all of our social media outlets — AAEM Connect is an easy,
one-stop source for the busy emergency physician.

Check out the new features on AAEM's website today!
 www.aaem.org/connect