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From
the President Welcome to the
new Alabama ACEP newsletter. I hope you enjoy it and that the information
is interesting to each of you. Our
annual meeting and elections are coming soon (see Opportunities below).
Our Board meeting will be on Sunday, June 8th at 5:00pm and the conference
follows from Monday, June 9th until Thursday, June 12th. Dr. David Garvey
has planned an excellent educational conference….this conference is easily
as good as the courses at the National ACEP meeting….and we have the golf
tournament, they don’t. For
the second year the conference will be a joint effort of the Alabama and
Tennessee Chapters. Last year was quite a success for both chapters and we
look forward to more of the same this year. The statewide
trauma system is taking shape with the first expansion outside
Birmingham in the North Alabama region and the remainder of the state to
follow over the next year. This will put Alabama on the forefront of
trauma system operations in the world. Dr. John Campbell has completed a
DVD demonstrating the skills taught in BTLS. This was sponsored in part by
AL ACEP and dedicated to Dr. Campbell for the hard work over many years
that he has done for BTLS (and Alabama ACEP), now known as ITLS. There are
many more works in progress with which members of AL ACEP and its Board
are involved. Look for more news in subsequent
newsletters. Our
members and Board are working hard to deal with the many political and
practice issues attendant to the practice of emergency medicine in
Alabama. Through their collective efforts things are improving and it is
an exciting time. Come join us and participate in shaping the future of
emergency medicine in Alabama and the nation. We all look forward to more
involvement from all Alabama emergency physicians and the Chapter welcomes
each of you to the effort. I hope to see many of you in Destin on June
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Chapter
Update ACEP Council
Revises Fellowship Requirements | |||
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Alabama
EM Practice News Prescription-monitoring
Program Identifies Drug Abusers Get Your State
EMS Medical Control Number State EMS
Meeting Update PQRICOREHOP The
PQRI, core measures and hospital outpatient quality measures programs all
have specific documentation requirements for emergency physicians which
not only need to be understood but mastered. Take the time to learn the
differences between the programs, and how to best take advantage of this
opportunity both financially and by improving your value in the eyes of
your hospital administration. For an
overview of the 3 major programs, you can read the PQRI white paper on the
T-System website www.tsystem.com
or for more detailed descriptions of the programs, visit www.jointcommission.org
and www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri/ The
objectives of the section are to promote leadership of women in EM, serve
as mentors for women in EM, and to serve as activists for women in EM.
Good role models and advice from experienced women in EM are hard to find.
It is in this capacity that AAWEP is invaluable. If you have any thoughts
on the need for this room, or any other expectations or needs from ACEP
you have as a female member, please contact Hillary Hendricks or
the staff liaison of AAWEP, Stephanie Wauson.
New Alabama
Wilderness Medicine Group at UAB Exciting
electives for medical students, intense rotations for residents, research
and teaching opportunities for everyone involved are just an example of
the activities this new program will envelope. In addition, we will
search for opportunities for public education in preparation for outdoor
activities and wilderness first aid. | |||
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Opportunities Alabama
ACEP Board of Directors Positions Honor
your “Heroes in Emergency Medicine” | |||
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Upcoming
Meetings Advanced Wilderness Life
Support MASA Annual
Session Alabama ACEP Annual
Meeting Advanced Wilderness Life
Support | |||
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Leadership
& Advocacy Conference If
you are planning to attend the Leadership & Advocacy Conference in
Washington D.C. on May 18-21, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, we
encourage you to register early. There is no registration fee for members,
but there are a limited number of registrations available, and we are
already seeing an early surge in registrants. You can register for the
conference on the ACEP web site at www.acep.org.
Hotel reservation information is also available on the site, as well as
information on all sessions which can be found in the conference
brochure. | |||
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States
Enact Liability Reforms Specific to Emergency Care Over
the past few years, a number of ACEP chapters have worked to educate state
policymakers about the unique challenges and substantial risks facing
emergency care providers and the critical need to take action to preserve
the emergency care system. As a result of these efforts, several
states have now enacted special liability protections for emergency
physicians and on-call specialists. This article details some of the
strategies and tactics that four chapters employed in successfully
lobbying for state liability reforms that are specific to emergency
care. | |||
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Call
for Essays for Longevity and Tenure Awards We
want to recognize longevity in the practice of emergency medicine!
The
ACEP Section of Careers in Emergency Medicine is soliciting nominations
for an award for emergency physicians in the following two
categories:
Recognition
is also given to those physicians who are still actively practicing
emergency medicine after 20, 25, 30, and 35 years. | |||
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Welcome
to the Chapter - New Members Teresa
J Coco, MD | |||
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