KK: On a lighter note, what is your best ACEP memory while serving on the Board so far?
RP: That’s a great question. One of the moments was being the first woman to have a baby while on the Board. The Board was very supportive. About two weeks before Jacob was born, they let me Skype into the Board meeting at the end of June. I was so pregnant, 37 weeks, and so I couldn’t travel to Dallas. They essentially set up the computer like I was at the table. If I wanted to say something, I had to raise my hand, and they had me plugged into the overhead. They took care of me.
KK: Were there any contentious discussions that resulted in a few contractions for you?
RP: No, although I did deliver a week later.
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Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP, is Chief Medical Officer–hospital-based services and Chief Risk Officer for TeamHealth as well as the Executive Director of the TeamHealth Patient Safety Organization. He is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Klauer served as editor-in-chief for Emergency Physicians Monthly publication for five years and is the co-author of two risk management books: Emergency Medicine Bouncebacks: Medical and Legal and Risk Management and the Emergency Department: Executive Leadership for Protecting Patients and Hospitals. Dr. Klauer also serves on the ACEP Board.
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