Common Sense
Common Sense is a bi-monthly member magazine that reports on all AAEM activities and news from the world of emergency medicine. It is delivered to the AAEM membership* six times a year, which currently stands at over 8,000 emergency physicians, residents, and others with an interest in emergency medicine. * International members receive an online subscription only.
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Current Issue: July/August 2019
President's Message
July/August 2019
Boldly Moving Forward: Learning to Be Proactive Rather than Reactive
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In the past several months, I have been traveling and lecturing to students, residents, and attendings, at both community hospitals and at academic programs...
May/June 2019
Thank You for Another Successful Scientific Assembly!
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I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who made the 25th Annual Scientific Assembly a great success!
From the Editor's Desk
July/August 2019
The Fox and the Hedgehog
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We all know that an emergency department is a stressful place to work. During any shift we can see, and personally experience, an array of responses to
stress and challenges...
May/June 2019
Emergency Medicine Wellness Bill of Rights
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Sitting in an airport after leaving the latest AAEM Scientific Assembly is a place for me to reflect upon the last several days...
Featured Articles
July/August 2019
A Sad But True Story
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The issue of the appropriate role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in our emergency departments has been recently analyzed by a task force...
May/June 2019
Getting Off the Ground: Developing an ED Patient and Family Advocacy Council to Improve Patient Experience
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Patient experience continues to be a growing area of focus for hospital and emergency department (ED) leaders across the United States...
Dollars & Sense
May/June 2019
Three Questions
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As I progress in my career, I find myself getting busier and busier. Some of it is my own doing...
March/April 2019
Books, Blogs, and Podcasts to Check Out in 2019
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Whether you like it or not, you have a second job. That second job is managing your personal finances...
Additional Articles
The Master of AAEM Series
- Achieving Great Outcomes in Your Discharged ED Patients - Tom Scaletta, MD MAAEM FAAEM
- AAEM: Now More Than Ever! - Larry Weiss, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM
- Welcome to the Tribe: Thoughts on Starting Out in EM - Joe Lex, MD MAAEM FAAEM
- Where Would EM be Without AAEM? - Robert McNamara, MD MAAEM FAAEM
Medical Liability - State by State
- Part 1: Alabama-Florida
- Part 2: Georgia-Maine
- Part 3: Maryland-North Dakota
- Part 4: Ohio-Rhode Island
- Part 5: South Carolina-Wyoming
- The Final Summary
Cracking the Code: Fixing the Crowded Emergency Department
- Part 1: Building the Burning Platform
- Part 2: Creating the Analytic Model
- Part 3: Implementing the Solution
