@arjunvenkatesh.bsky.social on all things boarding- why the ED is busy
it’s hospital capacity (also related to nursing home & hospital nursing staffing)

@arjunvenkatesh.bsky.social on all things boarding- why the ED is busy
it’s hospital capacity (also related to nursing home & hospital nursing staffing)
The wait is almost over!
Come see Rory and Ryan recap the year in Annals of Emergency Medicine at 3:30 in McCormick W183A! #ACEP26
There’s still time to see NETEC at the American College of Emergency Physicians conference! Stop by Booth #2116. #ACEP26
📸 Anna Yaffee, MD, presented on system-wide HCID PPE training across hospital points of entry.
Miss us at ACEP? Find us next at:
🫁 CHEST — Booth #498
🦠 IDWeek — Booth #944
audience member asks about potential hope in partnering with MAHA to advance public health:
@drdebhoury.bsky.social :
the MAHA *people* are generally reasonable (<10% are antivax) but the MAHA leaders are conflicted (selling supplements etc) or lying about data (RFKjr) [para]
inspiring talk from @drdebhoury.bsky.social at #ACEP26
we can’t just restore, we need to rebuild stronger & better
we need federal public health, we need leadership from physicians & institutions
“know when to call the code”
“if I do/don’t do this, will I be able to sleep at night?”
ER docs advocate *constantly*
because we see things first
because we have to
clear, simple communication without jargon, and data *with a story*
refocus on what matters — work together to achieve shared priorities
we shouldn’t be the smartest people in the room, we should work with experts and apply the best expertise
Decisions cannot wait for perfect information
do the best we can with the data we have and adapt to new evidence
7 leadership habits for EM or anything from @drdebhoury.bsky.social at #ACEP26
@drdebhoury.bsky.social EM as leadership
Colin C. Rorrie, Jr. Lecture at #ACEP26
ACEP supports POCUS education to *diagnose early pregnancy loss*, not just “rule out ectopic”
“manual vacuum aspiration is a life-saving procedure for patients in hemorrhagic shock and we should teach this like we teach pericardiocentesis” (para)
ACEP supports reproductive health carre training for residents, including early pregnancy loss care
mifepristrone is under attack, despite being standard of care for early pregnancy loss, making medical care difficult