ACEP Nowcast

February 2026: Pediatric Disaster Readiness

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, talks with emergency medicine leaders about the state of pediatric disaster readiness in EDs and the role of observation units in disaster response. More links: Read more on ACEPNow.com [http://ACEPNow.com]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  View job opportunities at emCareers [https://www.emcareers.org/jobs/].

January 2026: Changes to the Oral Boards

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, talks to Mack Brown, MD, who walks us through recent updates to the oral boards for emergency medicine. More links: Read more on ACEPNow.com [http://ACEPNow.com]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  View job opportunities at emCareers [https://www.emcareers.org/jobs/].

2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, talks to Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP, about the new and final physician fee schedule that takes effect January 1. More links: Read more on ACEPNow.com [http://ACEPNow.com]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  View job opportunities at emCareers [https://www.emcareers.org/jobs/].

Pulmonary Embolism after PIVC Insertion

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, interviews Nirajan Nepal, MD, to discuss pulmonary embolism after routine peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, and reminds us that routine is only routine until it is not. We also touch on life in military medicine. Read the full case report at ACEPNow.com [https://www.acepnow.com/article/case-report-rare-pulmonary-embolism-after-routine-pivc-insertion]. More links: Read more on ACEPNow.com [http://ACEPNow.com]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  View job opportunities at emCareers [https://www.emcareers.org/jobs/].

ED Boarding: A Public Health Crisis

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, shares her thoughts on the growing crisis of boarding, which heavily impacts emergency physicians. She includes frontline stories from ACEP members that help demonstrate an urgent need for action. Additional links: Share your story [https://www.acep.org/boarding] about ED boarding. Read more on ACEPNow.com [http://ACEPNow.com]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  View job opportunities at emCareers [https://www.emcareers.org/jobs/].