Since 1970, advocates for the Emergency Medicine specialty.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed several bills into law that carry implications for emergency physicians, hospital operations, and patient care across Virginia. See how medicine in Virginia has changed.
A patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) with concern for sepsis. The patient has a history of urosepsis but is oriented with vital signs in the normal range. You - the physician - are deciding if it is appropriate to sepsis alert the patient now, or if you should first collect more data. What other information could be used to better inform this decision?
ACEP and VACEP outline transparency, due process, and patient care priorities amid Valley Health’s emergency medicine contract transition.
It is a busy shift when a 61-year-old male presents to your ED with chest pain. He is roomed immediately, but your lobby is pushing capacity and there are 42 admitted patients boarding in your department. How do you maximize throughput while maintaining high-quality patient care?
The 2026 Virginia General Assembly has adjourned. Emergency physicians closely watched several major policy debates, including a proposal to dramatically raise Virginia’s medical malpractice cap, legislation affecting physician assistant practice authority, new restrictions on healthcare non-compete agreements, and ongoing efforts to address workplace violence and behavioral health challenges in the Commonwealth’s healthcare system. Here’s a recap.
Learn when and how emergency physicians in Virginia can obtain a medical TDO to continue medically necessary stabilization and treatment when a patient lacks decision-making capacity.
In a late session move, the General Assembly is pushing legislation that would increase Virginia’s medical malpractice cap.
When choosing induction agents, does ketamine decrease the risk of death compared to etomidate? Authors, reviewers, and editors from VCU Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine review a December 2025 NEJM article to find out.
ACEP President Dr. L. Anthony Cirillo told Virginia emergency physicians, residents, and med students that mounting pressures from insurers, workforce shortages and political polarization demand unity, advocacy, and a renewed focus on the profession’s purpose.
At the end of the fourth week of the Virginia General Assembly, we offer a look at a few key pieces of EM-impacting legislation.
Enjana Bylykbashi, MD & Emily Kershner, MD from VCU Health review the October 2025 study on the re-evaluation of Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis. Here's their analysis.
Virginia emergency physicians were in Richmond for EM Advocacy Day. Here’s a look at the bills we discussed with lawmakers.
VACEP has introduced two bills in the 2026 General Assembly, and it’s also a big year for lawmaker education.
Megyn Christensen, DO & Martin Klinkhammer, MD, MHP, FACEP from Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University review the September 2025 study on the usage of shock index as a indicator of compensated shock among trauma patients. Here's their analysis.
VACEP leaders are working on reforms to reduce the burden on practitioners who are named in unfounded complaints to the Board of Medicine. This is a particularly major issue in emergency medicine, which sees hundreds of complaints annually.
A look at what Virginia’s 2025 elections mean for emergency medicine.
Paige Darrow, DO, and Martin D. Klinkhammer, MD, from Eastern Virginia Medical School, review the September 2024 JAMA Network Open study on the diagnostic performance of TBI biomarkers. Here's their analysis.
Virginia emergency physicians face critical elections in 2025. Learn how new laws, key races, and VACEP’s advocacy efforts underscore the urgent need to support EMPAC-VA.
Physicians at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and VCU Health consider the October 2024 JAMA study on transfusion strategies in acute brain injury. Here's their review.
