Since 1970, advocates for the Emergency Medicine specialty.
Check back often to get the latest news for the Commonwealth’s emergency physicians. You can also check out EmergencyPhysicians.org, the official ACEP news site.
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.
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.
