EMERGENCY MEDICINE NEWS FOR VIRGINIA

Riverside, one of the newest EM residency programs in Virginia, claimed the top prize at our annual Resident Jeopardy! (Vacepardy?) competition at our annual conference.

At the General Assembly’s halfway mark, a look at where bills related to emergency medicine stand.

Each year at our annual conference, we honor emergency physicians whose contributions to the specialty go beyond the bedside. See who won this year.

Emergency physicians from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and UVA health review a study looking at identification of posterior circulation ischemic stroke in the ED.

At the General Assembly’s halfway mark, a look at where bills related to emergency medicine stand.

This week, 30 VACEP members, residents, and med students braved the bone-chilling cold to meet lawmakers in Richmond at the 2025 Virginia General Assembly for our annual EM Advocacy Day. See pictures and a recap of the day.

A look back at the work we did in 2024.

Physicians from UVA Health analyze a peer-reviewed clinical study in the New England Journal of Medicine looking at defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation.

FBI analyst Jessica Young joined VACEP and our peers in EMS and emergency nursing to share the agency’s efforts in combating terrorism and explain how medical providers can support their top priority of saving lives. While we were unable to record the event per FBI policy, we do have resources to share.  

As UnitedHealthcare rolls out new reimbursement policies, emergency physicians are facing questions about how these changes might impact their practice. For those relying on point-of-care diagnostics like POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound), understanding the nuances of these policies is crucial, according to Dr. Courtney Zydron, a VACEP board member.