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1
2023
Commendation for Patrick Elmes, EMT-P
Angela Pettit Cornelius, MD, FACEP
Jeffrey L Jarvis, MD, FACEP
Disaster Medicine Section
Emergency Medical Services-Prehospital Care Section
Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine Section
Not Started
2
2023
Commendation for Kelly Gray-Eurom, MD, MMM, FACEP
Florida College of Emergency Physicians
Not Started
4
2023
Commendation for Rick Murray, EMT-P, FAEMS
Richard Charles Hunt, MD, FACEP
Jon R Krohmer, MD, FACEP
Angela Pettit Cornelius, MD, FACEP
Jeffrey L Jarvis, MD, FACEP
Disaster Medicine Section
Emergency Medical Services-Prehospital Care Section
Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine Section
Not Started
8
2023
In Memory of Scott A. Hall, MD
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians
Kansas Chapter ACEP
Not Started
9
2023
In Memory of Gene W. Kallsen, MD
Susanne J Spano, MD, FACEP
Alicia Mikolaycik Gonzalez, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
Not Started
12
2023
In Memory of Richard M. Nowak, MD, MBA, FACEP
Michigan College of Emergency Physicians
Not Started
13
2023
In Memory of Barbara W. Trainor
Valerie C Norton, MD, FACEP
Lori D Winston, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
Not Started
14
2023
In Memory of Lori Weichenthal, MD, FACEP
Susanne J Spano, MD, FACEP
Alicia Mikolaycik Gonzalez, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
Wilderness Medicine Section
Wellness Section
Not Started
15
2023
Additional Vice President Position on the ACEP Board of Directors
ACEP Board of Directors
A
Not Started
16
2023
Council Quorum – Defining “Present” – Housekeeping Bylaws Amendment
Bylaws Committee
ACEP Board of Directors
A
Not Started
17
2023
Establishing the Position and Succession of a Speaker-Elect for the Council
Arlo F Weltge, MD, MPH, FACEP
Marco Coppola, DO, FACEP
Gary R Katz, MD, MBA, FACEP
Melissa Wysong Costello, MD, FACEP
A
Not Started
20
2023
Emergency Medicine Research Mentorship Network
Nicholas F Vasquez, MD, FACEP
Kalev Freeman, MD, FACEP
Antony P Hsu, MD, FACEP
James Paxton, MD, MBA, FACEP
A
Not Started
21
2023
Mitigation of Competition for Procedures Between Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians and Other Learners
Emergency Medicine Residents Association
A
Not Started
22
2023
Supporting 3-Year and 4-Year Emergency Medicine Residency Program Accreditation
Emergency Medicine Residents' Association
A
Not Started
23
2023
Opposing Sale-Leaseback Transactions by Health Systems
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
A
Not Started
24
2023
Addressing the Growing Epidemic of Pediatric Cannabis Exposure
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
A
Not Started
25
2023
Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act – “Ryan’s Law”
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Dan K Morhaim, MD, FACEP
A
Not Started
26
2023
Decriminalization of All Illicit Drugs
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Dan K Morhaim, MD, FACEP
A
Not Started
27
2023
Addressing Interhospital Transfer Challenges for Rural EDs
Arizona Chapter ACEP
Washington Chapter ACEP
Colorado Chapter ACEP
California ACEP
Oklahoma College of Emergency Physicians
New Mexico Chapter ACEP
Vermont Chapter ACEP
Rural Emergency Medicine Section
Social Emergency Medicine Section
B
Not Started
28
2023
Facilitating EMTALA Interhospital Transfers
Roneet Lev, MD, FACEP
Andrew N Fenton, MD, FACEP
Aimee K Moulin, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
B
Not Started
29
2023
Addressing Pediatric Mental Health Boarding in Emergency Departments
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section
B
Not Started
30
2023
Advocating for Increased Funding for EMS
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
B
Not Started
32
2023
Health Care Insurers Waive Network Considerations During Declarations of Emergency
David L Schriger, MD, MPH, FACEP
Gary Michael Gaddis, MD, PhD, FACEP
B
Not Started
33
2023
Ban on Weapons Intended for Military or Law Enforcement Use
Alexandra Nicole Thran, MD, FACEP
Katherine Laurinda Staats, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
B
Not Started
34
2023
White Paper on Weapons Intended for Military or Law Enforcement Use
Alexandra Nicole Thran, MD, FACEP
Katherine Laurinda Staats, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
B
Not Started
35
2023
Declaring Firearm Violence a Public Health Crisis
District of Columbia Chapter ACEP
B
Not Started
36
2023
Mandatory Waiting Period for Firearm Purchases
Alexandra Nicole Thran, MD, FACEP
Valerie C Norton, MD, FACEP
Bing S Pao, MD, FACEP
Randall J Young, MD, FACEP
Scott H Pasichow, MD, MPH, FACEP
Leslie Mukau, MD, FACEP
Katherine Laurinda Staats, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
B
Not Started
37
2023
Support for Child-Protective Safety Firearm Safety and Storage Systems
Alexandra Nicole Thran, MD, FACEP
Valerie C Norton, MD, FACEP
Bing S Pao, MD, FACEP
Randall J Young, MD, FACEP
Leslie Mukau, MD, FACEP
Katherine Laurinda Staats, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
B
Not Started
38
2023
Advocating for Sufficient Reimbursement for Emergency Physicians in Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Emergency Hospitals
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
B
Not Started
39
2023
Medicaid Reimbursement for Emergency Services
Thomas Jerome Sugarman, MD, FACEP
Bing S Pao, MD, FACEP
B
Not Started
40
2023
Support for Reimbursement of Geriatric ED Care Processes
Maryland Chapter ACEP
Observation Medicine Section
Dual Training Section
Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section
B
Not Started
41
2023
Use of Medical Coders in Payment Arbitration
Michigan College of Emergency Physicians
B
Not Started
43
2023
Adopt Terminology “Unsupervised Practice of Medicine”
Emergency Medicine Workforce Section
C
Not Started
44
2023
Clinical Policy – Emergency Physicians’ Role in the Medication & Procedural Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
Rachel Solnick, MD
Kelly E Quinley, MD
Emily Erickson Ager, MD
Kimberly Ann Chernoby, MD
Katherine Wegman, MD
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
C
Not Started
45
2023
Emergency Physicians’ Role in the Medication and Procedural Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
Social Emergency Medicine Section
C
Not Started
46
2023
Consensus with ACOG on the Care of Pregnant Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
Rachel Solnick, MD
James A Feldman, MD, FACEP
Kelly E Quinley, MD
Emily Erickson Ager, MD
Kimberly Ann Chernoby, MD
Katherine Wegman, MD
Social Emergency Medicine Section
C
Not Started
47
2023
Clarification of and Taking a Position Against Use of Excited Delirium Syndrome
Adam Joseph Kruse, MD
Kevin X Durgun, MD
Brooks M Walsh, MD
District of Columbia Chapter ACEP
Emergency Medical Services-Prehospital Care Section
Social Emergency Medicine Section
C
Not Started
49
2023
Patients Leaving the ED Prior to Completion of Care Against Medical Advice
Jennifer B Conn, MD, FACEP
Rachel D Levitan, MD
Anne Jennifer Richter, MD, FACEP
Olga Gokova, MD, FACEP
Arizona Chapter ACEP
C
Not Started
50
2023
Metric Shaming
Government Services Chapter ACEP
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
C
Not Started
53
2023
Treating Physician Determines Patient Stability
Roneet Lev, MD, FACEP
Andrew N Fenton, MD, FACEP
Aimee K Moulin, MD, FACEP
California ACEP
C
Not Started
54
2023
Opposition to The Joint Commission Credentialing Requirements for Individual Emergency Conditions
Michigan College of Emergency Physicians
C
Not Started
55
2023
Uncompensated Required Training
Government Services Chapter ACEP
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
C
Not Started
57
2023
Commendation for Raymond L. Fowler MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Angela F Gardner, MD, FACEP
Ray E Swienton, MD, FACEP
Kathy J. Rinnert, MPH, FACEP
S Marshal Isaacs, MD, FACEP
Jeffrey Michael Goodloe, MD, FACEP
D Mark Courtney, MD
Jeffery C Metzger, MD, FACEP
Gilberto A Salazar, MD, FACEP
Brandon B Morshedi, MD, DPT, NRP, FAEMS, FACEP
Brian Leonard Miller, MD, FACEP
Robert Eduard Suter, DO, MHA, FACEP
John J Rogers, MD, FACEP
Dustin Williams, MD, FACEP
Angela Pettit Cornelius, MD, FACEP
Jeffrey L Jarvis, MD, FACEP
Andrew Neal Hogan, MD, FACEP
Georgia College of Emergency Physicians
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
Not Started