California ACEP

All adults in California will be allowed to get the vaccine starting April 15, and residents who are at least 50 years old will be eligible beginning April 1. #COVID19 #ThisIsOurShot https://t.co/nfAQcdCXf2

Our member, Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez, was featured in an episode of Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting podcast. They follow the UCSF-Fresno PGY-1 through her first months working on the front lines of #COVID19 Pandemic. EMRA California EMRA American College of Emergency Physicians https://revealnews.org/podcast/into-the-covid-icu/

Moderna said it has begun delivering experimental doses of its #COVID19Vaccine to kids as part of a study to determine whether it is safe and effective in those as young as 6 months. The trial aims to enroll approximately 6,750 volunteers in the U.S. and Canada. https://www.latimes.com//moderna-begins-testing-covid-19-v

A meta-analysis of 65 studies surveying more than 97,000 people between December 2019 and August 2020 concluded that 21.7% of health care workers have experienced depression and 22.1% have experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 crisis.

California officials said Wednesday night they will now devote 40% of available #COVID19 vaccines to residents in the most disadvantaged areas. https://www.latimes.com//california-will-reserve-40-of-cov

Our member Dr. Nate Kuppermann spoke with David Begnaud of CBS News about UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine's success in vaccinating 100% of their staff. #ThisIsOurShot #GotMyCovidShot https://www.cbsnews.com//covid19-vaccinations-at-califor/

RCH/UCR #ThankAResident Day was featured on NBC 4 Los Angeles. Dr. Zidovetzki and residents, PGY2 Drs. Lau and Guerra, were part of the segment. NBC LA https://www.nbclosangeles.com//resident-doctors-/2537452/

Determined to document the gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic, CalACEP member and LAC+USC Chief Resident, Dr. Scott Kobner, began showing up at the hospital on his days off with his Leica M6 and M10 cameras. His powerful photographs were featured in a recent Los Angeles Times article. https://www.latimes.com//los-angeles-county-usc-doctor-cov

Dr. Elie is the first Black woman to be named a permanent chair of an emergency medicine department at a major U.S. medical school. #BlackWomeninMedicine #BlackHistoryMonth https://www-wbrc-com.cdn.ampproject.org//history-made-ua/

The Pentagon has authorized more than 1,000 active-duty service members to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with its vaccination effort against COVID-19. An initial group of 222 will be deployed to a site in California in the coming days. https://thehill.com//537536-pentagon-approves-over-1000-pe

Stay safe this weekend. You can stop the spread of #COVID19 by keeping your #SuperBowl watch party to your family/roommates or doing a virtual watch party.

Our Board Member, Dr. Taylor Nichols, opened up about an extremely personal experience as a Jewish doctor treating a suspected #COVID19 patient with a swastika tattoo.

Congratulations to the #EmergencyMedicine programs that are receiving a combined total of $7,025,000 in funding from California tobacco tax funds. We're proud to have supported Prop 56 and the creation of this program. Read the full press release here: https://www.phcdocs.org//state-tobacco-tax-funded-program-

Soaring #COVID19 case counts around the country are impacting children at "unprecedented levels," according to new numbers released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

Psychologically, it is really hard. We’ve been at this for 10 months. We are exhausted," Dr. Jeanne Noble said. Emergency physicians at UCSF and Stanford spoke with the SF Chronicle about their experiences during the current #COVID19 surge.

In California, hospital employees and volunteers can help a patient complete an emergency ballot application. They can pick up the ballot for the patient and deliver the completed ballot back to the election office or deposit it in an official drop box.

The California ACEP delegation is logged in and ready to represent our members at the virtual @acepnation Council Meeting! #ACEP20 #virtualmeeting #sendmorecoffee

Our Board Members, Drs. Lori Winston and Omar Guzman, spoke with the California Health Care Foundation their efforts to expand access to care in the Central Valley. https://www.chcf.org//project-aims-treat-doctor-shortage-/

#HappyThanksgiving to the entire emergency medicine family!

ABEM just announced it will be offering a virtual Oral Exam in December 2020 to approximately 150-200 candidates, with larger administrations held throughout 2021. Candidates who were scheduled for the 2020 exams will be the first slated for the 2020-2021 administrations. https://www.abem.org//abem-virtual-oral-exam-starting-in-d

Public health officials up and down California are hammering home that just because someone gets a negative result from a #COVID19 test, that doesn’t mean they have the green light to travel or gather for #Thanksgiving2020. Please stay safe this year! https://www.eastbaytimes.com//why-a-negative-covid-test-d/

"COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled in the last month, the analysis found. And COVID-19 deaths have suddenly begun to climb in recent days. In the last week, an average of 65 Californian deaths have been reported daily, a more than 50% increase from two weeks ago, when 43 fatalities were reported daily on average."

According to the CDC #COVID19 cases among young adults rose steadily across the US in recent weeks as universities reopened, suggesting the need for this group to take more measures to prevent the spread. https://reut.rs/30hlz5h

Tomorrow is the last day for the Governor to take action on AB 890. Please contact Governor Newsom’s office and urge him to veto AB 890. AB 890 is particularly problematic in the emergency department where the bill could allow a nurse practitioner to practice without a physician present. No Californian expects to go to an emergency department and have there be no doctor. https://p2a.co/lrLG3EW

Hospital administrators say they can’t get as many masks as they want, and the FDA included N95s on its most recent medical supply shortage list. https://apnews.com/02a0542e8a05176bd5d79757134bc277

Contact Gov. Newsom and ask him to veto AB 890: https://p2a.co/lrLG3EW AB 890 is particularly problematic in the emergency department where the bill could allow a nurse practitioner to practice without a physician present. No Californian expects to go to an emergency department and have there be no doctor.

Registration is now open for our #AdvancED2020 virtual conference! And it's free to attend. Don't miss the keynote by Dr. Mel Herbert! Register: https://www.bigmarker.com/series/AdvancED-2020/series_summit

It’s a different type of stress than my work in the ER....What do you do if there’s a COVID spread in a bubble? Well, that just hasn’t happened...That’s pressure. That’s stress. CalACEP member Dr. Leroy Sims on his role as NBA Medical Director. https://theundefeated.com//meet-the-nbas-medical-dir/amp/

#AB890 would allow nurse practitioners to staff ERs without physician supervision. This is dangerous and not what Californians expect during an emergency. Call/email your State Senator and Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and ask them to vote #NoOnAB890. https://p2a.co/1zpLZcI

Read our Past President Dr. Roneet Lev's call to action for Congress to pass the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act, which supports expansion and removing barriers for medications that treat #opioid use disorder. https://thehill.com//511253-congress-pass-the-mat-act-to-s

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Larissa May! https://health.ucdavis.edu//larissa-may-named-inte/2020/08