icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Join your ICEP colleagues and Illinois EM friends for a walk in support of mental health and wellness. Registration is required. 000
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 16/06/2025A great day at Wrigley Field with ICEP and Superior Ambulance — connecting, celebrating, and supporting emergency medicine on and off the field! #emergencymedicine #emstrong #illinois 000
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Your ICEP Board of Directors working hard behind the scenes to move emergency medicine forward for and with YOU! #icep #emergencymedicine #em #chicago #illinois 011
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Violence in our Emergency Depts is increasing & it must stop. 6/5th a security guard was shot and two healthcare workers were injured at a local hosp.No one should fear for their life while saving someone else’s. #EndEDViolence #ProtectTheFrontline @acepnation.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social 264
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 02/06/2025We’re proud to highlight ICEP Board Member, Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, who is featured in a recent @medscape.com interview about The Pitt. #EmergencyMedicine #EMDocs #ThePitt #BehindTheScenes #RealLifeMedicine #HealthcareReality #EmergencyRoomTruths #PhysicianWellness www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...medscape.comBehind the Scenes of The Pitt: Depicting the Hard TruthsDrs Glatter, Herbert, Ho, and Cozzi discuss The Pitt and how it captures the real-life intensity, trauma, and teamwork that define emergency medicine today. 010
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialicepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Register today to reserve your spot: www.icep.org/cme-conferen...icep.orgThe Ginny Kennedy Palys Annual Symposium - Illinois College of Emergency PhysiciansBrochure | Registration Join us for the Ginny Kennedy Palys Annual Symposium, where emergency medicine professionals from across Illinois come together to share insights, research, and advocacy effort... 001
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialicepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The Ginny Kennedy Palys Symposium is just around the corner on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and you won’t want to miss it! We’re thrilled to announce that Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP President of @acepnation.bsky.social will be joining us as a featured speaker! 101
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/04/2025In Washington DC advocating for the health of our nation with 400 other Emergency Physicians #LAC25 @acepnation.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social ACEP President Allison Haddock MD kicking it off 151
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The Ginny Kennedy Palys Symposium is just around the corner on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and you won’t want to miss it! We’re thrilled to announce that Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP President of @acepnation.bsky.social will be joining us as a featured speaker! 101
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 15/04/2025On April 10th ICEP members gathered in Springfield, Illinois for Advocacy Day. Thank you to all who participated and made their voices heard. Your dedication helps shape the future of emergency medicine in Illinois. 000
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Voting for the ICEP Board of Directors is now open. Cast your vote before May 12, 2025. All information can be found here: www.icep.org/news/meet-th... 000
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 10/04/2025ICEP Board Member Dr. Nicholas Cozzi shares how “The Pitt” mirrors the raw, emotional reality of life in the ER. Read his essay in @time.com here: time.com/7276040/the-...time.comWhy Watching The Pitt Feels So Cathartic for ER Doctors Like Me"The show offers audiences a raw glimpse into a health care system on the brink," writes Nicholas Cozzi, an emergency medicine physician. 000
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Illinois emergency medicine Program Directors will join us for an important ICEP Town Hall discussion on the recent ACGME recommendations that would transition all EM residency programs to four years. This session will provide valuable insights, expert panel discussions, 100
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Violence in emergency rooms is putting healthcare workers at risk. It's time to take action and protect those who care for us. Read ICEP President @sharpwill.bsky.social article in the Chicago Sun-Times here: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...chicago.suntimes.comHealth care workers are at high risk of violence in emergency roomsDoctors, nurses and other health care workers need better security and other protections against violent crime in ER spaces, the president of the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians writes. Pendi... 011
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Congratulations to our 2025 Leadership Scholarship Winners! 000
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Research Forum 2025 – Abstract Submission Deadline 3/26/25 @acepnation.bsky.social www.icep.org/news/researc...icep.orgResearch Forum 2025 – Abstract Submission Deadline 3/26/25 - Illinois College of Emergency Physicians 000
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialsharpwill.bsky.social @sharpwill.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Want to stand up and fight for your EM colleagues Coworkers and patients? Come join us in Springfield! 001
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025We are doing good things in Illinois! Any EM physicians/residents/med students in IL who want to join us sign up! We have a lot of good bills we are supporting this session. Even if you have never done anything in advocacy this is a great way to start. #PhysicianAdvocate #PublicHealth #EMSky 011
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 05/03/2025ICEP's Advocacy Day is April 10th! Registration is FREE but required. Join us in Springfield for this important event and help shape the future of emergency medicine! www.icep.org/advocacy-key...icep.orgICEP Advocacy Day - Illinois College of Emergency PhysiciansICEP Advocacy Day April 10, 2025 Registration The morning session will be held at Vinegar Hill Mall, 107 W. Cook Street, Springfield, Illinois 62704 starting at 9:00 AM with afternoon legislative visi... 020
icepemergency.bsky.social @icepemergency.bsky.social · 05/03/2025The IPC is conducting a Health Care Professional Satisfaction Survey to ensure that the IPC is providing the best possible service to emergency physicians and staff. With the results, we wish to determine how we can better support our hospital-based healthcare partners. www.icep.org/news/survey-...icep.orgSurvey for ICEP Members 2025 - Illinois College of Emergency PhysiciansDear ICEP members, The Illinois Poison Center (IPC) is conducting a Health Care Professional Satisfaction Survey to ensure that the IPC is providing the best possible service to emergency physicians a... 031
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Please help me welcome @icepemergency.bsky.social to Bluesky and give a follow! ICEP is the largest org representing Emergency Medicine physicians in IL and working hard both at a state level & national. Some pictures of us advocating in DC and in Springfield! #EMSky #physicianadvocacy 1115
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Why are numbers rising? —> More aggression in society overall (political climate worse) —> Post-pandemic visitor rules looser, increasing risks —> Attacks are still underreported: most don’t report verbal abuse —> Laws exist but aren’t always enforced (no federal law: some states do have laws) 052
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Many who should not own firearms are able to do so & fewer consequences if they are used. —> More weapons in hospitals—many don’t have metal detectors —> Healthcare violence is still normalized: “just part of the job” —> Even when laws exist, hospitals rarely press charges 153
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025More mental health & substance use crises —> EDs aren’t built for long term psych care —> More patients with symptoms of agitation, withdrawal, & unpredictable behavior 142
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Why is this happening? There are many reasons, but here are a few. Overcrowded, understaffed hospitals: —> Longer wait times = more frustration —> Healthcare workers are stretched thin, burnout is high —> Patients + families take out anger on staff 142
Reposted by @icepemergency.bsky.socialHalleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Violence Against Healthcare Workers is Out of Control This week alone: 🔴 ER doc stabbed in the chest. 🔴 ICU shooter killed multiple staff. 🔴 Nurse beaten, now on ventilator. Hospitals shouldn’t be war zones. It’s STILL a crime to attack healthcare workers. Be safe out there. #EMsky #MedSky 310539
