Evolving to meet your needs — and the way we work |
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As you read this, we’re packing up the final boxes and moving furniture from our former office in the Medical Society of Virginia building in Richmond. We're headed to a new and modern location in Midlothian.
Today’s move is the second one in recent memory for VACEP, and is reflective of the changing nature of work. It also builds on the foundation laid by past executive directors who helped build a leaner, nimbler organization focused on members.
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"We cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together" |
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In her address to the ACEP Council on Oct. 24, ACEP President Dr. Gillian Schmitz outlined her vision and approach as the College's new leader. |
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Meet with and learn from Virginia's emergency medicine community. Registration is open for the 2022 VACEP CME Conference at The Omni Homestead Resort, February 11-13, 2022. |
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White Coats on Call, our annual gathering of emergency physicians at the Virginia General Assembly, returns on Wednesday, January 26. This is our first time in-person at the Capitol in Richmond since 2020. At White Coats, we meet with legislators to advocate for issues impacting emergency medicine. VACEP expects to push for several issues in the 2022 session, which convenes January 12 and adjourns March 12. |
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Tomorrow (11/30): Hear new state-directed best practices to for opioid emergencies |
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Supported by legislation, a working group assembled by the Department of Health Professions created these recommendations. The goal is to ensure trusted, patient-centered, wrap-around care for individuals with an opioid emergency or opioid use disorder who present to an ED. Among the recommendations:
- Providing care that is free of stigma and includes the initiation of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) whenever possible
- Ensuring the “bridge” from ED care to outpatient treatment is seamless, direct, and defined
- A person with lived experience, specifically a Peer Recovery Specialist, should facilitate the encounter and the disposition
- A naloxone kit should be given to any ED patient who experiences an opioid emergency at the time of discharge
In addition, a multidisciplinary team at Carilion Clinic developed a training and implementation toolkit for standing up and maintaining a program that bridges individuals with opioid use disorder from the ED to treatment. You'll hear from them on the webinar.
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Winter is coming (which, for us, means elections and awards season)
If you were looking for a way to get involved in VACEP, there's no better way than to take a leadership role. Nominate yourself, or someone else, for a VACEP leadership position. Board and Councillor positions are available. Nominations close Dec. 10.
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In addition, we're also taking nominations for our annual awards, which will be announced at the CME Conference in February. The nomination deadline is January 15.
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Safety.Net Podcast: Human Trafficking Frontlines
Darwin Castillo, MD, a Virginia emergency physician who has served on the frontlines in Afghanistan and treated human trafficking victims in Nicaragua, spoke to us recently in this insightful interview. Stream it at home or on your next commute.
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VACEP Lit Review: Evaluation for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19 |
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This month, UVA's Josh Easter, MD, MSc reviews recently published research on COVID-19's impact on D-dimer assays for pulmonary embolism. It's a must-read for emergency physicians. |
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If you read it, share it! Send us a literature review and get featured in this newsletter in front of your emergency medicine peers. Contact Sarah Marshall to get started. |
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Read! VACEP Executive Director Sarah Marshall has compiled a recommended reading list great for any leader, emergency medicine or otherwise. Check it out here.
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