Rural Emergency Medicine Section Newsroom

September 11, 2024 • Rural Emergency Medicine Section

2024 Rural Section Elections: Meet the Candidates

The Rural EM Section is electing new officers! Learn more about the future leaders of our section.

January 3, 2024 • Rural Emergency Medicine Section

Lack of Rural Trauma Care Puts Millions at Risk

From NBC News: The president-elect of the Maine chapter of ACEP credits annual disaster drill training for enabling medical pros to control excessive bleeding at the scene of a recent shooting and get...

August 2, 2023 • Rural Emergency Medicine Section

ACEP Frontline - Just the Facts Man - Rural Care Quality Data with Dr. Steve Haywood

In this episode of ACEP Frontline, we talk with Dr. Steve Haywood about the research and data on the quality of care provided by EM docs with consideration of telehealth in rural and critical access s...

June 22, 2023 • Rural Emergency Medicine Section

Journal of Rural Emergency Medicine

Read the first two issues in our resources area.

June 16, 2023 • Rural Emergency Medicine Section

Interview with Viktoria Koskenoja, MD, ACEP Rural EM Section Chair (Audio Only)

Dr. Koskenoja talks about the many fulfilling aspects of rural medicine, some of the challenges faced, and unsupervised non-physician providers staffing emergency departments.

January 29, 2021 • Rural Emergency Medicine Section

ACEP Rural Emergency Care Task Force - 2020 Report

The ACEP Rural Task Force completed their work in late 2020. Representatives from ACEP, AAFP, SEMPA, and AAENP that work in rural emergency departments addressed the assigned objectives and submitted...

November 10, 2020

News from the Chair

Welcome from Dr. Steve Jameson, the current Rural EM Section Chair.

October 30, 2020

Rural EM Section Meeting at ACEP20

ACEP Rural Section is getting ready for an “unconventional” annual meeting at the 2020 ACEP Scientific Assembly. This year our virtual zoom conference meeting will take place on October 28 from 11am-...

October 28, 2020

Volunteers Needed for Rural EM Section Social Media Team

Are you a Tik Tok pro? Do you love Instagram? The Rural Section needs you!

October 25, 2020

CALS Expansion Continues

COVID-19 has brought new challenges for rural and critical access hospitals. With careful and creative modifications, the CALS courses have continued to be safely delivered and readily available for r...

October 13, 2020

Work Continues for the ACEP Rural EM Task Force

The ACEP Rural Task Force began work earlier this year and includes representatives from ACEP, AAFP, SEMPA, and AAENP that work in rural emergency departments, in addition to other ACEP section member...

October 13, 2020

Rural EM COVID Preparedness and Response Survey

Many reports and articles have been published on how COVID has impacted urban areas and EDs, staff etc. Envisions EPS operating unit predominately manages rural and community EDs.

October 13, 2020

CALS Update

CALS, Comprehensive Advanced Life Support, began in Minnesota in 1996 and continues to expand and development both domestically and globally.

October 5, 2020

News from the Chair

ACEP Rural Section is getting ready for an “unconventional” annual meeting at the 2020 ACEP Scientific Assembly. This year our virtual zoom conference meeting will take place on October 28 from 11am-...

September 4, 2019

Special Offer for REM Section Members

There are a lot of EM educational resources out there. From FOAM education to proprietary sources - how do you choose where to invest your precious time to receive the most value?

August 23, 2019

Social Media Update

Facebook Growing! The ACEP Rural EM Section Facebook page has expanded to almost 400 followers. It continues to be a space to share information related to issues such as pre-hospital, initial primary ...

August 23, 2019

News from the Chair

REM Section meeting October 27, 2019 – Save the date! We look forward to seeing you at ACEP SA 19 the world’s largest EM conference in Denver this year.  The Rural EM Section meeting will be held on S...

September 18, 2018

CALS Update

Emergency Physicians are adaptable professionals. They have to be ready for any medical crisis that comes through the doors.

September 18, 2018

Social Media Update

The Rural EM Section Facebook page has grown to almost 300 people. It continues to be a space to share information related to issues such as pre-hospital, initial primary hospital, and tertiary hospit...

September 18, 2018

News from the Chair

ACEP Rural Section is preparing for the annual meeting at ACEP Scientific Assembly in San Diego, CA. This year will be bigger than ever with ACEP celebrating it’s 50-year anniversary.