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Action on 2019 Resolutions

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1

2019

Commendation for Paul D. Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP

California ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

2

2019

Commendation for Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP

Ohio Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

3

2019

Commendation for John G. McManus, Jr., MD, MBA, FACEP

Government Services Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

4

2019

Commendation for Debra G. Perina, MD, FACEP

Virginia Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

5

2019

Commendation for Rhonda R. Whitson, RHIA

Stephen Karas, Jr, MD, FACEP
Stephen V Cantrill, MD, FACEP
Michael D Brown, MD, MSc, FACEP
Stephen J Wolf, MD, FACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

6

2019

In Memory of Jonathan Eric Epstein, MD, FACEP

New York Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

7

2019

In Memory of Rakesh Engineer, MD, FACEP

Ohio Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

8

2019

In Memory of Kevin Scott Mickelson, MD, FACEP

North Dakota Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

9

2019

Criteria for Eligibility for EM Organizations Seeking Representation in the Council

Council Steering Committee

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

10

2019

Procedures for Addressing Charges of Ethical Violations and Other Misconduct

Ethics Committee
ACEP Board of Directors

WITHDRAWN

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

11

2019

International Member Eligibility for FACEP

Nicolas Peschanski, MD, PhD
Rahul Sethi, MD

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

12

2019

ACEP Composition Annual Report

American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity Section
Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

13

2019

Eliminating Use of the Word “Provider” in All ACEP Communications

Utah Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

14

2019

Implicit Bias Awareness and Training

Elizebeth Dubey, MD, FACEP
Wisconsin Chapter ACEP
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Section
Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

15

2019

Increased Transparency in NEMPAC Contributions

American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

16

2019

Opposition to the AAMC Standardized Video Interview

Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

WITHDRAWN

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

17

2019

Pay Transparency

Sarah Hoper, MD, JD, FACEP
Wisconsin Chapter ACEP
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Section
Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

18

2019

Promoting Emergency Medicine Physicians

Texas College of Emergency Physicians
Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

19

2019

Support of the American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine (AFFIRM)

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

20

2019

Supporting Physicians to Seek Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

21

2019

Video Conferencing for Chapter and Section Meetings

Hawaii Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

22

2019

Visual White Coat for Emergency Medicine Advocacy Efforts - FIRST RESOLVED

Andrea M Wagner, MD, FACEP
Douglas Everett Gibson, MD, FACEP
Susanne J Spano, MD, FACEP
Vikant Gulati, MD, FACEP
Carrieann E Drenten, MD, FACEP
Delaware Chapter ACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

22

2019

Visual White Coat for Emergency Medicine Advocacy Efforts - SECOND RESOLVED

Andrea M Wagner, MD, FACEP
Douglas Everett Gibson, MD, FACEP
Susanne J Spano, MD, FACEP
Vikant Gulati, MD, FACEP
Carrieann E Drenten, MD, FACEP
Delaware Chapter ACEP

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

23

2019

Expanding Emergency Physician Utilization and Ability to Prescribe Buprenorphine

Pain Management & Addiction Medicine Section
Washington Chapter ACEP
Oregon Chapter ACEP
California ACEP
New Mexico Chapter ACEP
Alaska Chapter ACEP

SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

24

2019

CMS Sepsis Core Measure and the Legal Standard of Care

Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH, FACEP
Maryland Chapter ACEP
Ohio Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP

SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIR

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

25

2019

Rational Crystalloid Hydration in Sepsis

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Maryland Chapter ACEP
Illinois College of Emergency Physicians
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

26

2019

EMTALA Professional Liability Coverage

Arjun S Chanmugam, MD, FACEP
Maryland Chapter ACEP
Ohio Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

27

2019

Ensuring Public Transparency and Safety by Protecting the Terms “Emergency Department” and “Emergency Room” as Markers of Physician-Led Care

Sean William Ochsenbein, MD
Nathaniel D Westphal, MD

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

28

2019

Expanding the Benefits of EMTALA to Ensure the Safety of the Public

Ricardo Martinez, MD, FACEP
Darrell Y Calderon, MD

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

29

2019

Extending Medicaid Coverage to 12-Months Postpartum

Rachel Solnick, MD
Lisa J Maurer, MD, FACEP
Sarah Hoper, MD, JD, FACEP
American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

30

2019

High Threat Emergency Casualty Care

Matthew D Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD, NRP, FACEP
Edward Reed Smith, MD
Richard A Kamin, MD, FACEP
Gina Piazza, DO, FACEP
David Wayne Callaway, MD, FACEP
Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, FACEP
Government Services Chapter ACEP
Disaster Medicine Section
Emergency Medical Services-Prehospital Care Section
Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine Section

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

31

2019

Improving Emergency Physicians Utilization of Medication for Addiction Treatment

Ohio Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

32

2019

Legal and Civil Penalties for the Routine Practice of Medicine

Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH, FACEP
Maryland Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

33

2019

National Medical Tort Reform as a “CMS Best Practice”

Bret Frey, MD, FACEP
Nevada Chapter ACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

34

2019

Opposing Naloxone Addition to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Illinois College of Emergency Physicians
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

35

2019

Prudent Layperson Visit Downcoding

Georgia College of Emergency Physicians
Ohio Chapter ACEP
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

36

2019

Research Funding and Legislation to Address Both Firearm Violence and Intimate Partner Violence

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

37

2019

Single-Payer Health Insurance

Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Bradford L Walters, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Robert C Solomon, MD, FACEP
Kathleen Cowling, DO, MS, MBA, FACEP
Nicholas F Vasquez, MD, FACEP
Jacob Manteuffel, MD, FACEP
Gregory Gafni-Pappas, DO, FACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

38

2019

Standards for Insurance Denials

Kerry Forrestal, MD, FACEP
Mark Adam Goldstein, MD
Maryland Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

39

2019

Work Requirements for Medicaid Beneficiaries

Neal Cohen, MD, FACEP
Sar Medoff, MD, MPP, FACEP
Bradford L Walters, MD, FACEP
Dan K Morhaim, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Joseph J Calabro, DO, FACEP
Nicholas F Vasquez, MD, FACEP
Larisa May Traill, MD, FACEP
Therese G Mead, DO, FACEP
Jacob Manteuffel, MD, FACEP
Dennis Hsieh, MD, JD
Michael Vincent Gratson, MD, FACEP
James D Maloy, MD, MPH

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

40

2019

Advancing Quality Care in Rural Emergency Medicine

Florida College of Emergency Physicians
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
Idaho Chapter ACEP
Nebraska Chapter ACEP
Rural Emergency Medicine Section

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

41

2019

Establish a Rural Emergency Care Advisory Board

Florida College of Emergency Physicians
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
New Mexico Chapter ACEP
Idaho Chapter ACEP
Wyoming Chapter ACEP
Nevada Chapter ACEP
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians
Alaska Chapter ACEP
Nebraska Chapter ACEP
Montana Chapter ACEP
Young Physicians Section
Rural Emergency Medicine Section

SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

42

2019

Augmented Intelligence in Emergency Medicine

John J Rogers, MD, FACEP
Zachary Joseph Jarou, MD, MBA, FACEP
Emergency Medical Informatics Section

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

43

2019

Droperidol is Safe to Use in the ED

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Maryland Chapter ACEP
Illinois College of Emergency Physicians
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians
South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

44

2019

Independent ED Staffing by Non-Physician Providers

Ohio Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP
Indiana Chapter ACEP
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

45

2019

Medical Neutrality

International Emergency Medicine Section
Social Emergency Medicine Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

46

2019

Mental Health Care for Vulnerable Populations

Kerry Forrestal, MD, FACEP
Erik P Schobitz, MD
Maryland Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

47

2019

Prevention of Self -Harm & Accidental Injury by Internet Challenges and Social Media Posts

Indiana Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

48

2019

Promotion of Maternal and Infant Health

Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

49

2019

Protecting Emergency Physician Compensation During Contract Transitions

Arizona Chapter ACEP
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Maryland Chapter ACEP
Illinois College of Emergency Physicians
New Jersey Chapter ACEP
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
Idaho Chapter ACEP
District of Columbia Chapter ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

50

2019

Social Work in the Emergency Department

New York Chapter ACEP
Social Emergency Medicine Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

51

2019

Stimulating Telemedicine Researchers and Programs

David C Ernst, MD, FACEP
Hartmut Gross, MD, FACEP
Shaun Joo Chun, MD, FACEP
William John Holubek, MD, FACEP
Nizar Kifaieh, MD, FACEP
Mark Edward Escott, MD, MPH, FACEP
Adam Ash, DO, FACEP
Alexander Chiu, MD, FACEP
Alina Ershova, MD
Iowa Chapter ACEP
Hawaii Chapter ACEP
Virginia Chapter ACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP
West Virginia Chapter ACEP
Arkansas Chapter ACEP
District of Columbia Chapter ACEP
New York Chapter ACEP
Nebraska Chapter ACEP
Critical Care Medicine Section
Emergency Medical Services-Prehospital Care Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Ongoing

52

2019

Telehealth Emergency Physician Inclusion

Edward A Shaheen, MD, FACEP
Emergency Telehealth Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

53

2019

Supporting Vaccination for Preventable Diseases

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

54

2019

Vaccine Preventable Illnesses Toolkit

New York Chapter ACEP

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

55

2019

In Memory of Patricia Lee, MD, FACEP

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

56

2019

In Memory of Tamara O’Neal, MD

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

57

2019

In Memory of Elliot S. Nipomnick, MD, FACEP

California ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

58

2019

Role of Private Equity in Emergency Medicine

Harrison Alter, MD
Marc Allan Futernick, MD, FACEP
Aimee K Moulin, MD, FACEP
John J Rogers, MD, FACEP
Washington Chapter ACEP
California ACEP
South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
Social Emergency Medicine Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Ongoing

59

2019

Opposition to the Sale and Commoditization of Graduate Medical Education Slots

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

60

2019

Vaccinations

Maryland Chapter ACEP

SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

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