POLICY STATEMENTS
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Emergency Department Observation Units
Emergency Department Observation Units
Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors January 1993.
Emergency Physician Shift Work
Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 1994.
Copyright © by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
See related article, "Management of Observation Units."
[American College of Emergency Physicians: Emergency department observation units. Ann Emerg Med June 1995;25:863-864.]
Copyright © by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Copies of ACEP policy
Emergency Physician Shift Work
[American College of Emergency Physicians: Emergency physician shift work. Ann Emerg Med June 1995;25:864.]
The American College of Emergency Physicians believes that the best interests of patients are served when emergency physicians practice in a fair, equitable, and supportive environment.
The emergency physician's well-being is of fundamental importance to success and longevity in a career in em ergency medicine. Well-being is adversely affected by constantly rotating shifts. The effects of