PORTABLE EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN INFORMATION DATABASE  ·  EST. 1994

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PEPID AT ACEP26

OCTOBER 5–8, 2026  ·  McCORMICK PLACE  ·  BOOTH #3225

Thirty‑two years ago we wrote the first version of PEPID in this city. We dressed the page for the occasion.

VIEW EXCLUSIVE ACEP26 DEALS

PSSST... SOMETHING'S HATCHING AT BOOTH #3225. Meet PEPID PAL, an ACEP26-only pocket-sized patient.

THE 1994 PART IS NOT A COSTUME

WHY THIS PAGE LOOKS LIKE 1994

Because 1994 is when PEPID was written, and Chicago is where it was written. ACEP26 brings it back to the city it started in — so we dressed the page for the trip.

Emergency Physicians need only reach into their lab coats for a complete emergency medical database. PEPID.COM · 2005

Twenty‑one years later that is still the pitch. Only the thing you reach for has changed.

1994

IT STARTS IN A LAB COAT

An emergency physician finishes his residency in Chicago in 1993, keeps his drug notes handwritten in a lab coat pocket, and starts typing them into a PalmPilot.

2001

WHAT PEPID STANDS FOR

It is an acronym, and the 2001 splash screen spells it out: Portable Emergency and Primary Care Information Database. Almost nobody knows that. 1,400 drugs by then, and 4,000+ search terms — misspellings included, because nobody types carefully at 3 a.m.

SPLASH · 2001

2005

THE PITCH THAT STUCK

“A comprehensive portable reference supporting your clinical decisions in every phase of patient care.” That is the 2005 banner talking, on a Sony CLIÉ. Change the device and the sentence still holds.

BANNER · c. 2005

2010

IT BECOMES YOUR PHONE

The device you had to decide to buy becomes the one you were carrying anyway. No cradle, no sync cable, nothing extra in the bag.

ON iOS · c. 2010

2026

IT COMES HOME

Used by thousands of healthcare providers in more than 150 countries, and still double‑blind peer reviewed. Back in the city it was written in.

SAME IDEA, DIFFERENT POCKET

THENPALM HANDHELD · 1994–2010
NOWiPHONE OR ANDROID · 2026

ONE MORE THING TO CARRY.

Bought on purpose, carried on top of everything else, and only as current as the last time you remembered to sync it.

NOTHING EXTRA TO CARRY.

EM Complete runs on the phone already in your pocket. The menu is longer than it was in 2001. It is recognizably the same menu.

Thirty-two years later, it comes home. Come see what fits in the lab coat now.

BOOTH #3225 McCORMICK PLACE · OCTOBER 5–8

PEPID PAL handheld device mockup showing the ACEP26-exclusive virtual pet experience.

ONE MORE THING WE'RE BRINGING TO CHICAGO

MEET PEPID PAL.

It hatches. It eats. It gets sick. And it needs you. A pocket-sized patient built just for ACEP26.

SEE WHAT'S HATCHING

THE 1994 PART IS NOT A COSTUME

WHY THIS PAGE LOOKS LIKE 1994

Because 1994 is when PEPID was written, and Chicago is where it was written. ACEP26 brings it back to the city it started in — so we dressed the page for the trip.

Emergency Physicians need only reach into their lab coats for a complete emergency medical database. PEPID.COM · 2005

Twenty‑one years later that is still the pitch. Only the thing you reach for has changed.

1994

IT STARTS IN A LAB COAT

An emergency physician finishes his residency in Chicago in 1993, keeps his drug notes handwritten in a lab coat pocket, and starts typing them into a PalmPilot.

2001

WHAT PEPID STANDS FOR

It is an acronym, and the 2001 splash screen spells it out: Portable Emergency and Primary Care Information Database. Almost nobody knows that. 1,400 drugs by then, and 4,000+ search terms — misspellings included, because nobody types carefully at 3 a.m.

SPLASH · 2001

2005

THE PITCH THAT STUCK

“A comprehensive portable reference supporting your clinical decisions in every phase of patient care.” That is the 2005 banner talking, on a Sony CLIÉ. Change the device and the sentence still holds.

BANNER · c. 2005

2010

IT BECOMES YOUR PHONE

The device you had to decide to buy becomes the one you were carrying anyway. No cradle, no sync cable, nothing extra in the bag.

ON iOS · c. 2010

2026

IT COMES HOME

Used by thousands of healthcare providers in more than 150 countries, and still double‑blind peer reviewed. Back in the city it was written in.

SAME IDEA, DIFFERENT POCKET

THENPALM HANDHELD · 1994–2010
NOWiPHONE OR ANDROID · 2026

ONE MORE THING TO CARRY.

Bought on purpose, carried on top of everything else, and only as current as the last time you remembered to sync it.

NOTHING EXTRA TO CARRY.

EM Complete runs on the phone already in your pocket. The menu is longer than it was in 2001. It is recognizably the same menu.

Thirty-two years later, it comes home. Come see what fits in the lab coat now.

BOOTH #3225 McCORMICK PLACE · OCTOBER 5–8

PEPID PAL handheld device mockup showing the ACEP26-exclusive virtual pet experience.

ONE MORE THING WE'RE BRINGING TO CHICAGO

MEET PEPID PAL.

It hatches. It eats. It gets sick. And it needs you. A pocket-sized patient built just for ACEP26.

SEE WHAT'S HATCHING

PEPID_PAL.EXE

ACEP26 EXCLUSIVE

NEW AT ACEP26

MEET PEPID PAL.

IT HATCHES. IT EATS. IT GETS SICK.

We made you a pet. PEPID PAL hatches, grows, explores and needs a little looking after. When something isn't right, the symptoms show up before the answer does. Read them, make the call and choose the treatment.

HATCH IT. RAISE IT. DIAGNOSE IT.

Available exclusively at ACEP26 · Limited quantities

PEPID PAL handheld device mockup showing the virtual pet experience on the touchscreen.
PEPID PAL tending crops in a garden.

RAISE YOUR PAL.

Feed it, water it, grow crops, explore and watch it change as you take care of it.

PEPID PAL standing outside its home near trees and water.

EXPLORE ITS WORLD.

There is a whole little world in there, with places to explore, neighbors to meet and supplies to find.

PEPID PAL inventory screen showing collectible tools and supplies.

MAKE THE CALL.

PALs get sick. Watch the symptoms, figure out what is going on and choose the treatment.

ONLY AT ACEP26

MEET YOUR NEWEST PATIENT AT BOOTH #3225.

SEE WHAT ELSE WE BROUGHT

TWO REASONS TO FIND BOOTH #3225

ONE IS FREE. ONE IS $50 OFF.

A printed card holds about forty bullets and can never update. That is precisely the argument for the app — so we are giving you the card, and taking $50 off the app.

SAVE $50 · ON THE FLOOR AT ACEP26

EM COMPLETE

Emergency medicine content, clinical tools and unlimited CME in one suite built for the pace of the ED — on your phone, and only your phone. Nothing to install on a desktop, nothing to sync.

  • ADULT + PEDIATRIC EM

    Trusted emergency medicine content for patients across the age spectrum.

  • CLINICAL TOOLS AT THE POINT OF CARE

    Fast access to dosing, calculators, drug references, interactions and more.

  • UNLIMITED CME

    Earn unlimited CME credits while using PEPID in your daily workflow.

EM Complete on three phones, showing adult dosing, the home grid and a search for VTach.

THE ON‑THE‑FLOOR PRICE

Regular price $499.95

$449.95

Save $50 on your first year of EM Complete. You do not have to be at the booth to take it — but come say hello anyway.

BUY FOR iPHONE BUY FOR ANDROID

Promotional pricing is valid for the first year only. Limited‑time offer.

Not buying anything at a trade show? Reasonable. Take two weeks free instead and decide on a real shift.

START A 2‑WEEK FREE TRIAL

FREE AT THE BOOTH · NO PURCHASE, NO EMAIL

BADGE BUDDIES

A printed quick‑reference card on a PEPID lanyard, sized to hang behind your badge and come out when you need it. Walk up to Booth #3225 and take one. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to buy.

Fair warning: at AAEM26 they were gone by lunchtime on day two. Come early, or reserve one and we will hold it back for you.

RESERVE ONE

One per person. We will email you once to confirm and once when the show opens — that is all.

YOU’RE ON THE LIST.

We will hold one back with your name on it. Come find Booth #3225 — and check your inbox for a confirmation.
Two PEPID badge buddies on branded lanyards: printed quick-reference cards in clear sleeves.