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Action on 2013 Resolutions

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1

Commendation for Marco Coppola, DO, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

2

Commendation for David C. Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

3

In Memory of Stephen J. Dresnick, MD, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

4

In Memory of Ronald L. Krome, MD, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

5

In Memory of Thomas C. Madden, MD, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

6

In Memory of Stephen Tantama, MD, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

7

Candidate Members in Fellowship Training

Bylaws Committee
ACEP Board of Directors

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

8

Council Officers “Standing” in the ACEP Bylaws

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

9

Criteria for Inclusion of Organizations in the ACEP Council

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

10

Medical Student Members

Paul R Pomeroy, Jr, MD, FACEP
Jim Antinori, MD, FACEP
Sanford H Herman, MD, FACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

11

Membership Restructuring

Paul R Pomeroy, Jr, MD, FACEP
Sanford H Herman, MD, FACEP
Virgil W Smaltz, MD, FACEP
Larisa May Traill, MD, FACEP

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

12

Procedures for Addressing Charges of Ethical Violations and Other Misconduct

Ethics Committee
ACEP Board of Directors

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

13

Criteria for Eligibility & Approval of Organizations Seeking Representation in the Council

Council Steering Committee

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

14

Election Procedures – Housekeeping Change

Council Steering Committee

WITHDRAWN

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

15

Chapter Grant Program

Maryland Chapter ACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

16

Members Suffering Unanticipated Financial Hardship

New York Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

17

911 Caller Good Samaritan Laws

Walter Richard Bukata, MD
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Louise B Andrew, MD, JD
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

18

Creation and Federal Funding of a National Prescription Monitoring Program

Washington Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

19

Developing a Research Network to Study Firearm Violence in EDs

New York Chapter ACEP

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

20

Disaster Research

Maryland Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

21

End-of-Life Care Public Hearings

Walter Richard Bukata, MD
Gregory L Henry, MD, FACEP
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

22

Graduate Medical Education Funding and the Match Process

Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

23

Legalization and Taxation of Marijuana for both Adult and Medicinal Use

Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Dan K Morhaim, MD, FACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

24

Promulgation of Emergency Medicine

Enrique R Enguidanos, MD, FACEP
Washington Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

25

Public Perception of Observation Status and its Financial Responsibility

New York Chapter ACEP

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

26

Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act

Maryland Chapter ACEP

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

27

Studying Firearm Injuries

Colorado Chapter ACEP
California ACEP
Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians
Young Physicians Section
Trauma and Injury Prevention Section

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

28

Support for Decriminalization of Behavioral Issues

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

29

Support of Health Information Exchanges

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

30

Use of the Title “Doctor” in the Clinical Setting

Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

31

Virtual Milk Carton

Maryland Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

32

ACEP Clinical Policy on tPA Use in Stroke

David E Wilcox, MD, FACEP
Paul Tice, MD
California ACEP
Ohio Chapter ACEP
New York Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

33

Clinical Ultrasound is a Specific Imaging Modality

New York Chapter ACEP
North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
Emergency Ultrasound Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

34

Community Paramedicine

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

35

Credentials for Hospital Privileges and Maintenance of Licensure

William Joel Meggs, MD
Gina Piazza, DO, FACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

36

Development of a Rapid Integration of Care Toolkit

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

37

Establishing Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
California ACEP
Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians
North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
Young Physicians Section
Trauma and Injury Prevention Section

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

38

Naloxone as an Over the Counter (OTC) Drug

Walter Richard Bukata, MD
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

39

Naloxone Prescriptions in the ED

Walter Richard Bukata, MD
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

40

Golden Care for Quality of Life

Elizabeth Phillips, MD, FACEP
Aisha T Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP
District of Columbia Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

41

Hospital ED Financial Screening

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

42

Patient Advocates in the ED

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

43

Patient Satisfaction Scores

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

44

Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths

Washington Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

45

Revision of “AMA Principles for Physician Employment”

Cloyd B Gatrell, MD
Clifford C Cloonan, MD

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

46

Support for Nursing Mothers

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
Young Physicians Section
Wellness Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

47

Supporting Political Advocacy in the ED

New York Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

48

Topical Anesthetics in the ED

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

49

Triage-Based Protocols to Optimize ED Front End Operations

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

50

Commendation for Andrew I. Bern, MD, FACEP

Florida College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

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