Guest(s)
Dr. Rick Blum
Topic
Drug Shortages, Substance Abuse and Cold & Flu
Topic Info
Dr. Frederick “Rick” Blum, an ACEP past president will be on the show to discuss the drug shortage crisis that
is affecting physicians and patients nationwide. What’s causing it? How bad can it get? What is being done to
combat it? How are emergency physicians being specifically affected? Dr. Blum will address all of this and more.
Guest Info
Dr. Frederick Blum is a past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Master's Degree Program in Emergency Medicine (for physicians assistants) at Alderson-Broadus College in Philippi, West Virginia.
A national leader in emergency medicine, Dr. Blum has served on ACEP's Pediatric Committee and as liaison to the organization's Pediatric and Rural Sections, which create clinical policies and provide guidance to ACEP leaders on improving care in these areas. He has served on ACEP's Professional Liability Task Force and helped to develop the organization's process for peer review of expert witness testimony. Dr. Blum also is a former board member and officer of the West Virginia chapter of ACEP.
He received his medical degree from West Virginia University in 1981, and is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine.
A national leader in emergency medicine, Dr. Blum has served on ACEP's Pediatric Committee and as liaison to the organization's Pediatric and Rural Sections, which create clinical policies and provide guidance to ACEP leaders on improving care in these areas. He has served on ACEP's Professional Liability Task Force and helped to develop the organization's process for peer review of expert witness testimony. Dr. Blum also is a former board member and officer of the West Virginia chapter of ACEP.
He received his medical degree from West Virginia University in 1981, and is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine.
Website
Host
Dr. Leigh Vinocur
Original Air Date
11 / 4 / 2011
