The ACEP’s Board of Directors convened April 10–11, 2019, and discussed several issues impacting the specialty of emergency medicine. Among their decisions, they voted in favor of:
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ACEP Now: Vol 38 – No 05 – May 2019- Surveying the Council for a representative viewpoint on firearm safety, firearm injury-related research, and College policy
- A policy statement from the EMS Committee about salary and benefits considerations for EMS professionals
- A policy statement about violence prevention and intervention in EMS systems
- Hosting ACEP24 in Las Vegas
- Creating a national wellness award to celebrate institutions or organizations that demonstrate best practices when it comes to physician wellness, with the inaugural award presented during ACEP20
- Partnering with the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality to develop an accreditation process for freestanding emergency centers
- Approving an influenza ED best practices information paper
- Submitting a white paper to Annals of Emergency Medicine about the potential impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s proposed policy that would lessen the requirement for protected time for core faculty
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