Episodes

In this week’s ACEP Frontline Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Gerad Troutman discuss EMS Diversion. With more cities moving toward eliminating diversion, how is patient care impacted and what does that mean for the ED as far as boarding and crowding are concerned?

In today’s "ACEP Frontline", host, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Upendo George, an Emergency Physician from, Tanzania. Dr. George shares her experiences about the relatively young specialty of Emergency Medicine in her country. Listen in to hear how the practice of Emergency Medicine has made a dramatic difference in patient outcomes in Tanzania. Dr. George on Twitter: @ulovegeorge

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Colin Kaide discuss the difficulties of identifying and initiating care for the patient presenting with hemophilia A. They uncover challenges and offer insights for this rare but serious disorder. After listening to this podcast, please copy and paste the following link into the address bar to login to acep.org and complete a test to earn CME credit. https://ecme.acep.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2F3031...

On today’s episode of ACEP’s Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest, Dr. Amal Mattu discuss updates in EKG. Dr. Mattu shares the secret to interpreting EKGs and also how to avoid some common pitfalls when interpreting them. They also discuss, “Electrocardiography in Emergency, Acute and Critical Care, 2nd Edition”, ACEP’s newest Electrocardiography book which Dr. Mattu co-edited with Jeffery Tabas, MD, FACEP and William Brady, MD, FACEP. Download a FREE chapter from the book here: http:/...

In today’s ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guests, Dr. Ula Hwang, Dr. Michael Malone Dr. and Kevin Biese wrap up a three-part series on the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. They discuss how to help your ED become more geriatric focused, and about GEDA accreditation levels available. With an estimated 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day, this patient population continues to grow. The older patient not only has specific medical needs, but he/she may a...

On today’s “ACEP Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Rachel Garvin talk about airway management in the crashing or critically ill patient. Your best chance to have the process go smoothly, is to ensure you have a plan and you should start developing that plan as soon as the patient comes in. Listen in as Dr. Garvin shares pearls and pitfalls for the management of these patients as well as patients who don’t need intubation but may need airway support for other reasons.

On today’s ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton his guest Dr. Alisa Niksch talk about Magnetocardiography (MCG). Not familiar with MCG? No worries, Dr. Niksch explains it all – so let’s dig in to this week’s episode to see if this technology can help risk stratify your cardiac patient. This episode was recorded live at ACEP18.

On Today’s “ACEP Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest, Dr. Patricia Kavanagh, discuss caring for the pediatric patient with Sickle Cell Disease. While some areas of the country see more presentations of Sickle Cell Disease than others, it’s important to be prepared for this patient. Dr Kavanagh is the Chair-elect of the Emergency Department Sickle Cell Care Coalition (EDSC30). For more information about EDSC3 please visit: https://www.acep.org/by-medical-focus/hematology/sickle-cell/#...

On today’s ACEP Frontline we’re talking about payments and who’s responsible. Host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Andrea Brault discuss “The Prudent Layperson Standard” and how payers are trying to change the game. More and more the patient is left to determine if they are having a medical emergency. Patients are afraid they’ll be left with the bill when the insurance company threatens to deny claims and some of these patients are suffering harm and dire outcomes because they don’t go to the...

As part of the celebration of ACEP’s 50th anniversary, host Dr. Ryan Stanton gave this talk at the SEC ACEP 2018 conference in June 2018. Listen in as Dr. Stanton shares his views on where we have been and where we are going in Emergency Medicine education. Slides: http://media.mycrowdwisdom.com.s3.amazonaws.com/acep/ACEP%20Frontline/SEC18-%20Medical%20Education-%20Oh%20How%20Things%20Have%20Changed.pdf

On today’s ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton shares a lecture from the SEC ACEP 2018 conference in Destin, Florida. This lecture was recorded in June 2018, so some numbers may have changed. The take home message is that while some improvements have been made in the opioid epidemic, there is a long way to go. Dr. Stanton discusses current legislation, prescribing practices and OUD epidemic numbers in this special edition of ACEP Frontline. Slides: http://media.mycrowdwisdom.com.s3.amazonaws.c...

ACEP Frontline goes rogue! This week, host Dr. Ryan Stanton takes a break from interviewing guests and shares a talk he gave at the ACEP 2018 SEC Educational Conference. This episode is all about “Myth Busting”! Dr. Stanton takes the Top Ten list of myths as recommended from EM Docs, and busts them. Find out what “medical absolutes” you learned long ago, that are absolutely wrong.

In this episode of ACEP’s “Frontline”, your host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Alexander Limkekang about the Research Forum at ACEP18. What does machine learning or EHR algorithms have to do with emergency medicine? Plenty! Find out how “big data” supports your clinical efforts in advancing patient care.

On today’s episode of ACEP’s “Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Torree McGowan about her experience in the military and how that has shaped her career. Most of Emergency Medicine was started if not shaped on the battlefield. Did you know Emergency Ultrasound was developed for the military? Find out what other medical advancements are attributed to the military and how we translate those into protocols for mass casualty situations when they happen in our communities.

Today on ACEP’s “Frontline”, host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Rachel Liu about Ultrasound in ACLS. Recorded live at ACEP18, Dr. Stanton and Dr. Liu discuss how ultrasound is being used in ACLS applications including using transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) to monitor compressions and compression location during cardiac arrest. Listen in to learn what skills you should know and pearls from one of ACEP’s top Ultrasound experts!

Dr. Myers is the president of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and sat down to talk with ACEP's "Frontline" host, Dr. Ryan Stanton at ACEP18 to discuss the continuum of care in a disaster event. Whether it’s a rapidly unfolding mass shooting, or a longer sustained even like a hurricane or wildfire - there are a lot of moving parts when it comes to providing care for those effected by the event. Listen in to see how to partner with other first responders and emergency providers...

With increasing corporatization of Emergency Medicine, how do we get back to a place of support and empowerment of the Emergency Physician? On this episode of ACEP Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton and ACEP’s Immediate Past President, Dr. Paul Keivela, discuss divisions within the specialty of EM and how to come together and present a unified front. How has social media effected the discussion? Find out on today’s Frontline.

In today’s episode of ACEP’s Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Scott Kurpiel about ACEP's Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP). This program is not an individual merit badge, but an accreditation for the ED focusing on making sure the Emergency Department meets requirements for the Ultrasound program’s administration, quality and safety. This program was developed in an effort to standardize quality and safety for Point of Care ultrasound. Find out what benefits this program...

Today on ACEP’s Frontline your host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill about something that impacts all emergency physicians. The term BRUE is the ‘new’ ALTE. In 2016 the American Academy of Pediatrics began using the term after releasing a policy statement about an infant who experience a “Brief Resolved Unexplained Event”. It refers to infants under 12 months of age who, according to the parent, had an event such as a loss of tone, stiffening, an apneic episode or loss of co...

ACEP Frontline host, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with EM Social Media guru, Dr. Seth Trueger about how social media impacts emergency medicine information. FOAMed? Fake News? How do you decide and what do you do with the information? Tune in and listen to the conversation.

Today on ACEP’s "Frontline", host, Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest, Dr. Jerome Hoffman, discuss clinical pearls in recent EM literature. What are the new practice-changing articles for the year? Dig in to the details in this episode, recorded live at ACEP18.

On this episode of ACEP’s Frontline, host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks with Dr. Richard Bukata about evaluating physician performance. Why measure physician performance? Because your patients deserve the best care you can give them. There can be huge discrepancies in patient admissions and test ordering from physician to physician, but what does that mean for patient outcomes? Listen in on this lively discussion recorded at ACEP18.

ACEP18 has just started and we already have experts “On the Air”! Today, ACEP Frontline host Dr. Ryan Stanton and his guest Dr. Brian Levine discuss antibiotic stewardship. EMRA has just released a new antibiotic guide and it has everything you need to know! This is one conversation you don't want to miss!

On this episode of ACEP's "Frontline", host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Jennifer Wiler about Alternative Payment Models. Do you know what “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)” is? It’s potentially the most important piece of legislation passed in this decade which is going to change the way physicians and clinicians are paid. Listen in to find out how this impacts Emergency Physicians and how can you help shape these models.