Since 1970, advocates for the Emergency Medicine specialty.
A delegation of 19 Virginia emergency physicians and support staff traveled to Washington for this week’s American College of Emergency Physicians Leadership & Advocacy Conference. Here’s what they did.
Physicians at VCU Health and Naval Center Portsmouth analyze a recent peer-reviewed clinical study on bloodstream infection in the ED from the Journal of Emergency Medicine’s December 2024 edition as part of our latest Evidence-Based Medicine Review Series.
Get the presentation from our Leadership Summit and learn how Riverside Health System cut ED boarding by nearly half and gained new ED efficiencies.
Physicians at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Virginia Tech Carilion review a study looking at high-flow nasal oxygen vs. noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure.
At the General Assembly’s halfway mark, a look at where bills related to emergency medicine stand.
What's the difference between a medical and behavioral health ECO and TDO? And why should emergency physicians and other medical providers know how to use them to get patients the care they need?
In March 2025, VACEP provided an in-depth presentation and discussion on navigating the legal and clinical complexities of both medical and behavioral health Emergency Custody Orders (ECOs) and Temporary Detention Orders (TDOs).
Riverside, one of the newest EM residency programs in Virginia, claimed the top prize at our annual Resident Jeopardy! (Vacepardy?) competition at our annual conference.
Each year at our annual conference, we honor emergency physicians whose contributions to the specialty go beyond the bedside. See who won this year.
Emergency physicians from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and UVA health review a study looking at identification of posterior circulation ischemic stroke in the ED.
At the General Assembly’s halfway mark, a look at where bills related to emergency medicine stand.
This week, 30 VACEP members, residents, and med students braved the bone-chilling cold to meet lawmakers in Richmond at the 2025 Virginia General Assembly for our annual EM Advocacy Day. See pictures and a recap of the day.
A look back at the work we did in 2024.
Physicians from UVA Health analyze a peer-reviewed clinical study in the New England Journal of Medicine looking at defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation.
FBI analyst Jessica Young joined VACEP and our peers in EMS and emergency nursing to share the agency’s efforts in combating terrorism and explain how medical providers can support their top priority of saving lives. While we were unable to record the event per FBI policy, we do have resources to share.
As UnitedHealthcare rolls out new reimbursement policies, emergency physicians are facing questions about how these changes might impact their practice. For those relying on point-of-care diagnostics like POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound), understanding the nuances of these policies is crucial, according to Dr. Courtney Zydron, a VACEP board member.
The recent cyberattack and its aftermath continue to expose the vulnerabilities we face, particularly in emergency medicine. Here's a recap by Board member Courtney Zydron, MD, MBA.
Emergency physician or NP seeing autonomous practice in an ED? You'll want to review our letter first to ensure training satisfies the six core competencies required of emergency medicine residents: patient care, medical knowledge, professionalism, system-based practice, practice-based learning and improvement, and interpersonal and communications skills.
A judge ruled in favor of Virginia’s Medicaid administrator in their request for dismissal of a VACEP lawsuit where emergency physicians are ultimately seeking to recoup nearly three years’ worth of unfairly downcoded Medicaid reimbursements. But the fight continues.
This month, CMS issued proposed updates to the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Under it, emergency physicians could face several challenges and opportunities related to reimbursement reductions, telehealth flexibilities, behavioral health services, and opioid treatment programs.
A couple bills impacting the practice of emergency medicine go into effect July 1 this year, including one that allows family members to be present for related patients under ECO/TDO.
