ACEP Frontline

In this Frontline Weekend Playlist episode, hear Dr. Andrew French, Vice President and Physician Executive for Quality, Safety, and Clinical Operations at Centura Health, present "Critical Connections, Leadership in Emergency Medicine" from the Fourth Annual Leadership Symposium and EM: High Risk, Do Not Miss Conference in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Dr. French reframes leadership as influence rather than title or authority, and argues that emergency medicine, with its daily demands for adaptability, quick decision making, and managing a huge range of perspectives under pressure, is the ideal training ground for building that skill. He walks through a practical framework for developing leadership on shift, starting with a simple personal leadership statement and building toward leading teams and larger systems, and makes the case that emergency physicians are uniquely positioned to lead change across the broader healthcare system. The throughline is that leadership is not acquired knowledge but a skill built through repeated practice, and the emergency department is the best laboratory available for building it.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton is joined by Dr. Chirag Shah and Dr. John Casey to discuss updates in the emergency department management of asthma and COPD, as well as the latest ACEP Point-of-Care tools designed to support bedside clinical decision-making. They review emerging technologies such as vibrating mesh nebulizers, evolving evidence around respiratory support strategies, and practical recommendations for medications, imaging, ventilation, and disposition to help emergency physicians deliver evidence-based care for patients with acute respiratory exacerbations.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton is joined by Dr. Tricia Swan at Symposium by the Sea in Amelia Island, Florida to discuss updates in the ninth edition of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program and the growing impact of maternity care deserts on emergency medicine. She reviews key changes in newborn resuscitation, including cord management, oxygen use, and ventilation strategies, while highlighting how emergency physicians and EMS clinicians can prepare for the increasing number of unplanned deliveries occurring outside traditional obstetric settings.

In this Frontline Weekend Playlist episode, hear Dr. Jason Adler present “Winning the Payer Battle” at the Colorado ACEP Leadership Symposium & EM: High Risk – Do Not Miss Conference in Beaver Creek, Colorado. He explores evolving payer tactics that affect emergency medicine reimbursement, including downcoding, denials, and diagnosis-based payment policies, while offering practical documentation and revenue cycle strategies to help physicians and practice leaders protect appropriate payment for the care they provide.

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton is joined by Dr. Igor Middlebrook at Michigan ACEP's Summer Assembly on Mackinac Island to discuss the expanding role of ultrasound-guided regional nerve blocks and multimodal pain management in emergency medicine. He shares practical strategies for implementing a nerve block program, highlights high-yield blocks for community physicians, and explains how these techniques can improve patient outcomes, reduce opioid use, avoid unnecessary admissions, and add value to emergency department care.