ACEP Nowcast

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/].

August 2025: Code Eclampsia

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, interviews Pauline Wiltz, DO, to discuss what emergency physicians need to know about this severe complication of pregnancy. Additional links: Read more on ACEPNow.com [https://www.acepnow.com/]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  Catch up on all of ACEP Now in past issues [https://www.acepnow.com/article-archive/]. View job opportunities at emCareers [https://www.emcareers.org/jobs/].

July 2025: The One Big Beautiful Bill

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, interviews Italo Brown, MD, MPH, FACEP, and Laura Wooster, MPH, ACEP’s Associate Executive Director, Advocacy & Practice Affairs, to discuss what emergency physicians need to know about this sweeping legislation. Additional links: For more information on the OBBB, watch this ACEP Webinar. [https://www.acep.org/news/acep-newsroom-articles/the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-and-implications-for-emergency-medicine] Learn about the ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC). [https://www.acep.org/lac] Read more on ACEPNow.com. [https://www.acepnow.com] Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  Catch up on all of ACEP Now in past issues [https://www.acepnow.com/article-archive/].

June 2025: Critical Care in the ED

In this episode of ACEP Nowcast, host Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP, interviews Paul Jansson, MD, MS, FACEP, to discuss critical care and push-dose vasopressors in the ED. Additional links: Read the first installment of Critical Care Time [https://www.acepnow.com/article/push-dose-pressors-in-the-emergency-department/] by Dr. Jansson. Read more on ACEPNow.com [https://www.acepnow.com/]. Revisit ACEP Nowcast podcast episodes [https://www.acepnow.com/podcast/].  Catch up on all of ACEP Now in past issues [https://www.acepnow.com/article-archive/].