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Emergency physicians face experiences
and challenges unique to the practice of emergency medicine. ICEP
provides an outlet for the specialty with the introduction of its
ED Survival program. This program is designed to offer ICEP members
educational pieces covering a wide variety of topics of interest.
It has been supported by a chapter grant from national ACEP.
The ED Survival Project
shares the cumulative expertise of its members, and over time a
collection of pieces on a variety of topics will be available. ICEP
members with known expertise in certain areas will be tapped for
contributions to the program.
These topics are available now on
line:
Overcrowding,
by Alan Kaplan, MD, MMM, FACEP, and edited by Carolynn Zonia, DO,
FACEP, FACOEP
The
Malpractice Crisis - A Word of Caution to Moonlighters, by Alan
Kaplan, MD, MMM, FACEP and David Meyers
Macroeconomics
of Healthcare, by Douglas Propp, MD, MS, FACEP
Fields
Available to EP’s Outside of Emergency Medicine, by Susan Nedza,
MD, MBA, FACEP
How
to Keep your ED Contract, by Jacek Franaszek , MD, FACEP
Other topics to be developed
in the future include:
- Contract negotiations
- Skills to being an effective ED manager
- Group practice models: democratic, large group, small group
- Academic EM practice
- Determining the true value of your job
- Pitfalls in contracting to provide ED services
- Planning for retirement
More topics will follow
on a quarterly basis. Each article will show the unique writing
style, content and opinions of the authors. If you believe you have
a contribution to make towards this project, especially if you have
a unique perspective or information that would be useful to ICEP
members, please contact Alan Kaplan
, MD, MMM, FACEP in the Practice Management Committee.
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