Take a Deep Dive into Physician Unionization

ACEP wants to protect and empower you. We invite you into the hard conversations about emergency physician unionization as we collectively wrestle with how to protect emergency physicians now and in the future. At acep.org/PhysicianUnionization, ACEP members can find these resources:

• Two courses from ACEP23 about unions and employer models.
• A recent Frontline podcast about physician unions.
• A quick survey about your interest level in physician unionization.
• Anyone in a union can contact ACEP Now to be featured in an upcoming story.

Research Forum Submissions Now Being Accepted

If you have original research you would like to see showcased at the world’s premier emergency medicine research event, now is the time. ACEP Research Forum, which will take place in conjunction with ACEP24 from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Las Vegas, is accepting abstract submissions through April 30. The Research Forum typically selects more than 400 abstracts per year, presented live during the event. Find out more about the criteria, format and submission process at acep.org/RF.

Comments Open for Draft Clinical Policy on Blunt Trauma

ACEP’s Clinical Policy Committee is accepting comments on its draft clinical policy—“Critical Issues in the Evaluation of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Blunt Trauma.” The deadline is April 14 to submit comments at acep.org/cp-blunttrauma.

Amplify Your Voice at Issues That Matter at LAC24

There’s still time to register for ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference, April 14–16 in Washington, D.C. Together, we will advocate in person to policymakers for a better environment for emergency medicine and your patients. Learn about some of the biggest topics emergency physicians are discussing today, including unionization, practice models, and scope creep—and what you can do in your hospital, in your state, and on the national level. Additionally, you will make Hill Visits and meet with Members of Congress to advocate for positive change on issues such as the boarding crisis. Learn more at acep.org/LAC.

Teaching Award Nominations Being Accepted

Know a medical educator who has gone above and beyond and demonstrates excellent and innovative clinical teaching, as well as mentorship of learners? Nominate them for a Teaching Award! The deadline for these awards is April 15 and more details can be found at acep.org/teachingaward.

• Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award—Recognizes outstanding emergency physician educators who are 100 percent clinical and have teaching responsibilities of residents or medical students.
• Faculty Teaching Award—Recognizes outstanding emergency physician educators who are seven or more years post residency.
• Junior Faculty Teaching Award—Recognizes outstanding emergency physician educators who are less than seven years post residency.

Members in the News

Raymond L. Fowler, MD, FACEP, FAEMS