Much adieu about ’22?

From pandemic strife to burnout, the EPM board predicts what awaits this year. COVID-19 continued to roar through 2021 with vaccinations providing yet another divisive arena. Social media remained a battleground on COVID treatments and deterrents as ERs saw fluxes with the Delta and Omnicron variants. Staffing was reduced then increased to deal with the virus while physician burnout became more than a talking point. With 2022 poised to present new problems as the world continues to get a hold on COVID, the Emergency Physicians Monthly board brought back their predictive technology and crystal balls to predict what’s in store for this New Year. Vaccinations will be key Despite increasing scientific evidence that shows the safety and effectiveness of COVID vaccines, the US will continue to get to “pandemic ending” vaccinations levels. Despite multiple waves of the current and future COVID variants, ED volumes will rise to pre-COVID levels. EM will continue to build roads into “non-emergency department” treatment spaces, whether online or in-person. Online CME will continue to innovate for those who choose to obtain CME credit from the comfort of their homes. -Andy Little, DO COVID COVID and more COVID Variants will continue to proliferate. I’ll bet recommendations for repeat interval booster shots will be recommended (as just reported from Israel), and heartily used in the vaccinated population. ED Volumes and Workforce projections Anticipate retur...
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