L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, was chosen as ACEP’s new President-Elect by the Council at its meeting in Las Vegas during ACEP24. Dr. Cirillo will serve one year as President-Elect before becoming ACEP President during ACEP25 in Salt Lake City.

Dr. Cirillo is a past Chair of the ACEP Board of Directors. He also served as the Board Liaison to the ACEP Emergency Medicine Practice Committee, as well as the Medical Directors, Cruise Ship Medicine, and Emergency Medicine Practice Management and Health Policy Sections of Membership. Additionally, Dr. Cirillo is a Past Chair of ACEP’s Federal Government Affairs, State Legislative/Regulatory, and Membership Committees.

Dr. Cirillo

Dr. Cirillo previously served on the National Emergency Medicine PAC (NEMPAC) Board of Trustees. He is an ACEP representative on the ACEP/EDPMA Surprise Medical Billing Implementation Task Force Steering Committee.

In 2018, Dr. Cirillo received ACEP’s Colin C. Rorrie, Jr., PhD Award for Excellence in Health Policy. He earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt., and completed his residency in emergency medicine at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester, Mass.

Currently, Dr. Cirillo is the director of government affairs for US Acute Care Solutions and practices clinically in Advent Health system emergency departments in Colorado.

Newly elected ACEP Board members (L-R): Drs. Heidi Knowles (incumbent, Texas); Diana Nordlund (Michigan); Jennifer Casaletto (North Carolina), and Ryan Keay (Washington). (Click to enlarge.)

At the meeting, ACEP’s Council also elected four members to the ACEP Board of Directors: Jennifer J. Casaletto, MD, FACEP, of North Carolina; C. Ryan Keay, MD, FACEP, of Washington; Heidi C. Knowles, MD, FACEP, (incumbent) of Texas; and Diana B. Nordlund, DO, JD, FACEP, of Michigan.

Nominated candidates are presented to the ACEP Council, a deliberative body made up of members representing ACEP’s 53 chartered chapters, its 39 Sections of Membership, the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA), and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).

ACEP24 had the largest number of attendees in years, with a reimagined Exhibit Hall and lots of networking opportunities.

Each Chapter is represented by at least one councillor, and an additional councillor is allowed for each 100 members in the Chapter. Sections and other component bodies each have one voting councillor, except for EMRA, which has eight voting councillors. Each Chapter has its own process for how it elects or appoints its councillors.

Each year, the Council selects the ACEP President-Elect and members to the Board of Directors. Every other year, the Council elects the Council Speaker and Vice Speaker. Election by the Council ensures grassroots involvement in the democratic decision-making process of the College.

Dr. Haddock

Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP, also began her ACEP presidency at the Council Meeting with an outline of her vision for the year, focusing on physician autonomy.

On the last day of ACEP24, ACEP’s Board of Directors elected its new officers for 2024-25. Gabe Kelen, MD, FRCP(C), FACEP, is the Chair of the Board and Heidi C. Knowles, MD, FACEP, is the Secretary/Treasurer. Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD, FACEP, is the Vice President–Communications and Kristin McCabe-Kline, MD, FACEP, is the Vice President–Membership.

Vegas a Winner for ACEP24

ACEP24 drew the largest attendance for an ACEP annual meeting in the post-COVID era. There were more than 8,300 physician, resident, medical student, nurse practitioner, physician assistant and other health care professionals in attendance, of which more than 6,100 were full four-day registrants. It is also estimated there were about 2,000 exhibitors at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Next year, ACEP25 will take place in Salt Lake City and will be earlier than usual—Sept. 7-10, 2025.

ACEP25 was originally planned for Dallas, but downtown convention center construction has forced ACEP to find a different city. Enter an exciting, lively locale and new, earlier timing.

Save the date and start making your plans now—ACEP25 will be Sept. 7–10 in Salt Lake City! Join the interest list today and book your hotel room (they are already going fast!) at acep.org/acep25.

Leadership Award Recipients Recognized

This year’s recipients of the Leadership Awards, the College’s most prestigious awards, were recognized during ACEP24, with video tributes and signage throughout the event:

• John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award: Debra G. Perina, MD, FACEP
• James D. Mills Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Medicine Award: Earl J. Reisdorff, MD, FACEP
• John A. Rupke Legacy Award: W. “Chip” Pettigrew, III, MD, FACEP
• Pamela P. Bensen Trailblazer Award: Arjun K. Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS, FACEP
• Judith E. Tintinalli Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education: Susan B. Promes, MD, MBA, FACEP
• Award for Outstanding Contribution in Research: Robert M. Rodriguez, MD
• Outstanding Contribution in EMS Award: Sabina A. Braithwaite, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS
• Colin C. Rorrie, Jr., PhD Award for Excellence in Health Policy: Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS, FACEP
• Council Meritorious Service Award: Thomas J. Sugarman, MD, FACEP
• Policy Pioneer Award: Michelle P. Lin, MD, MPH, MS, FACEP
• Honorary Membership Award: David A. McKenzie; Rick Murray, EMT-P, FAEMS; and James H. Slaughter, JD
• Diane K. Bollman Chapter Advocate Award: Tara Morrison, CAE, CMP

There were also Council Awards, Section Awards, Faculty Teaching Awards, Junior Faculty Teaching Awards, and Excellence in Bedside Teaching Awards recognized during ACEP24, along with the new class of FACEPs, the prestigious Fellow designation in 2024.

See all the award recipients and their video tributes at acep.org/2024awards.

ACEP Council Tackles Key Issues During Las Vegas Meeting

The ACEP Council considered 70 resolutions during its meeting in Las Vegas, Sept 27–28, with many of them drawing considerable debate before 55 were ultimately adopted.

As the College’s representative governing body, the Council meets annually to discuss and consider resolutions on issues impacting emergency physicians. Any member can submit a resolution if it is supported by at least one other ACEP member. If adopted by the Council and approved by a majority of the Board of Directors, the resolutions become official ACEP policy.

Of the resolutions considered, 55 were adopted, six were not adopted, one withdrawn, and nine referred to the Board of Directors. In addition to seven commendation resolutions and 11 memorial resolutions, the following resolutions were adopted:

Bylaws Resolutions

(Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Board of Directors for adoption)

• 13 – Allocation of Councillors – Bylaws Amendment (as amended)
• 14 – College Parliamentary Authority – Bylaws Amendment (as amended)
• 16 – International Members Serving as Section Officers – Bylaws Amendment
• 17 – Removing Gendered Pronouns from ACEP’s Bylaws – Bylaws Amendment

Non-Bylaws Resolutions

• 15 – College Parliamentary Authority – Council Standing Rules Amendment
• 22 – Support for the “Well Workplace” Policy Statement (first resolved statement)
• 24 – Address ED Boarding and the Medicare Three-Midnight Rule for Post-Acute Rehabilitation
• 25 – Boarding – Follow the Money
• 26 – Ensuring Hospitals Consider Contributions of Boarding and Crowding to Safety Events (as amended)
• 29 – Minimum Standards for Freestanding Emergency Departments (as substituted)
• 30 – Hospital Network Requirements for Emergency Physicians
• 32 – Preventing Harmful Health Care Deals (as amended)
• 33 – Promotion of Nursing in Emergency Medicine (as amended)
• 34 – Reimbursement for Emergency Physician Services Provided

  Out-of-Hospital

• 35 – Sharing of Protected Health Information
• 36 – Reform to Improve Patient Access to Necessary Care (as amended)
• 37 – Reinforcing EMTALA in Pregnancy Related Emergency Medical Care
• 38 – Termination of Pregnancy (as substituted)
• 39 – Urgent Care Transparency on Available Resources and Credentials
• 41 – Workplace Violence (in lieu of resolutions 41 and 42 – as amended)
• 43 – Addressing Challenges Related to the New ABEM Oral Board Exam Format (as substituted … resolved statements 2, 3, 4)
• 44 – Building the Rural Emergency Medicine Workforce by Expanding Access to Rural Resident Rotations (as amended)
• 45 – Climate Change Research and Education in Emergency Medicine (as amended)
• 46 – Human Trafficking Training for All Emergency Medicine Residents (as amended)
• 47 – Human Trafficking is a Public Health Crisis (as amended)
• 48 – Alarm Fatigue (as amended)
• 49 – Centralized Repository of Credentialing Data (as amended)
• 50 – Communication to Established Patients Being Referred to the Emergency Department (as amended)
• 54 – Mandated Public Health Screening (as amended)
• 56 – Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct (as amended)
• 57 – Rationalizing Communication of Imaging Hazards to Improve Care (as amended)
• 58 – Reducing Waste in Our Emergency Departments (as amended)
• 59 – Tap Water is Sufficient
• 60 – Lethal Means Firearm Counseling (as amended)
• 61 – Safe Storage of Firearms (as amended)
• 62 – Stop the Bleed Education (as substituted)
• 70 – Reaffirming EMRA’s Vital Relationship with ACEP

Interested in the work that happens after a resolution is approved? Visit acep.org/council to view actions taken on recent resolutions and track their progress.

Ms. Calaway is ACEP’s Senior Director of Communications.