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A Message from ICEP President, Willard W. Sharp
January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 Dear ICEP members, I am writing to you to inform you of the recent departure of our Executive Director, Bailey McMurray. I thank her for her service to our organization over the last two years and wish her well as she makes this transition in her career. I am happy to announce […]
Emergency Medicine Foundation is Proud to Offer Funding for Grants
January 7, 2025The Emergency Medicine Foundation is proud to offer funding for grants in several categories to support the most critical topics facing emergency medicine. Categories include: Early Career Research Development, Pilot Research, EMRA Resident Research, SAEMF Medical Student Research. Deadline Jan. 10.
ACEP’s Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for the ACEP Board of Directors, Council Speaker, and Council Vice Speaker
Board of Directors Nominations Due by March 17, 2025. The Timeline: March 17, 2025 – Nominations for the ACEP Board of Directors due. April 11, 2025 – The Nominating Committee convenes to select the slate of candidates for the 2025 ACEP President-Elect and Board of Directors elections. Application Criteria: The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting nominations from individual […]
New Laws, Rules Impacting Public Health to Take Effect in 2025
January 2, 2025Strengthened rules on childhood lead testing, requirements for long-term care facilities among changes in the New Year SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that a number of new laws and rules designed to strengthen the public health system will go into effect on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. “The Illinois […]
ICEP Workplace Violence Legislation Workgroup Invitation
December 23, 2024Please Share Your Stories! We need personal stories of violence which affected you (or your colleague healthcare workers, including nurses, techs, and all the staff) in the ED. They don’t need to have names (they definitely shouldn’t have patient identifiers), but they should have detail. We need as many real-world data as possible as […]
New Action Needed to Contact Senate on Medicare Cuts: Ask Your Senators to Sign the Bipartisan Boozm
November 25, 2024We have a new request to the Senate to address the impending Medicare physician payment cuts coming in January 2025. This new request has a fast-approaching deadline of November 20. Contact your Senators to urge them to sign on to the bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter led by Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Peter Welch (D-VT). […]
IDPH Seeks to Fill Numerous Positions at Upcoming Springfield Job Fair
November 11, 2024Event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19, at John R. Block Agriculture Building SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is seeking to fill a number of positions at its upcoming job fair in Springfield. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 11am to 3pm at the John R. […]
Disruptions in Availability of Peritoneal Dialysis and Intravenous Solutions from Baxter International Facility in North Carolina
October 16, 2024Read the CDC health advisory here.
FAST PHACT: “Tis the Sneezin” Preparing for the 24-25 Respiratory Season
October 8, 2024Click here for the PDF file.
ICEP mourns the loss of longtime ACEP and ICEP member, Jeffery Shafer, MD, FACEP
September 26, 2024ICEP mourns the loss of longtime ACEP and ICEP member, Jeffery Shafer, MD, FACEP passed September 21, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Shafer began his distinguished medical career in emergency medical services as a paramedic while studying at St. Louis University, where he also attended medical school. He completed his residency in emergency […]