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It's a pain. It's almost like ABEM doesn't know (or doesn't care) that almost every single organisation has the LLSA answer sheets and goes over them so everyone passes.
And yes, pt safety was a bitch. At least I ignored the video.
Depends on the hospital, but for most of us it isn't viable yet.
At least you could make a semi-rational argument for the merit badges.Or *hypothetically* you could just get the answer sheets.
Seriously this MOC needs to stop. Waste of time, money, and effort. The same with PALS, ACLS, ATLS, and all of the other nonsense.
I have privileges at 4 hospital systems (8 total hospitals) and only one of them (the small, scary one that I'd jump out of the ambulance if I found out I was being taken there) accepted my NBPAS certification when I re-credentialed last year. All the others were all "ABMS or GTFO". I'm now in a position at one of those hospital systems (4 of the 8) to work on making NBPAS certification acceptable for credentialing. But the hospital system that actually employs me is having none of it.
Or *hypothetically* you could just get the answer sheets.
Seriously this MOC needs to stop. Waste of time, money, and effort. The same with PALS, ACLS, ATLS, and all of the other nonsense.
Or *hypothetically* you could just get the answer sheets.
Seriously this MOC needs to stop. Waste of time, money, and effort. The same with PALS, ACLS, ATLS, and all of the other nonsense.
Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges // ACEPWHY does a EM trained/boarded EM doc need ATLS, ACLS, PALS? Seriously. I have avoided ATLS recert but I need ACLS for Moderate sedation? Really?
Before moderate sedation, Admin never required current ACLS and I ran codes/intubated all day long. Now that I do moderate sedation, I have to spend $100 a yr to take an online course and present it to ADMIN. Ridiculous.
AAEM even issues you a procedural sedation and resuscitation expert card if you are ABEM certified and a member. I was trying to get credentialled at a locums gig that was a hca/emcare site and demanded all physicians regardless of BC status need to have active ATLS (I let mine expire). Despite me showing them AAEM and ACEP statements on merit badges, they didn't budge. I walked away and literally told them to go to hell in an email.
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I've done that twice this year as well. One that demanded it only for procedural sedation, and the other that wanted it for credentialling. Well allow me to step out of the way of all the other people kicking your door down for jobs Mr. Hospital Admin.AAEM even issues you a procedural sedation and resuscitation expert card if you are ABEM certified and a member. I was trying to get credentialled at a locums gig that was a hca/emcare site and demanded all physicians regardless of BC status need to have active ATLS (I let mine expire). Despite me showing them AAEM and ACEP statements on merit badges, they didn't budge. I walked away and literally told them to go to hell in an email.
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