A Mortgage Program Specifically for Physicians

Urge Congress to Improve Access to Lifesaving Treatment

ACEP 911 Grassroots Network Action Alert: We need your help to urge Congress to swiftly take up and pass critical legislation that will help increase access for emergency physicians to buprenorphine, lifesaving medication to help OUD patients and decrease the stigma associated with treatment. Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose. […]

The Illinois College of Emergency Physicians Shares Suggestions to Alleviate Health System Strain as Omicron Surges

The Illinois College of Emergency Physicians Shares Suggestions to Alleviate Health System Strain as Omicron Surges Downers Grove, IL —Emergency departments in Illinois are filling with patients who have COVID-19 and other medical emergencies. Seeking routine COVID-19 tests at a testing site and managing mild to moderate illnesses at home can help make sure patients can […]

ICEP’s Dr. Monika Pitzele featured in the Chicago Tribune

Op-ed: Billing insurance for rape kits isn’t just a money issue. It’s a safety issue for survivors. Read the full article from the Chicago Tribune here. Don’t pay for Chicago Tribune? Check out the pdf here.

Know When to Go to the Emergency Department for COVID Concerns

While we all know that ED crowding is more about boarding, having patients presenting in large numbers to get tested is adding to the work overload at this time. ACEP has created a press release to try to address this. Read the full article here.

ICEP Call for Nominations!

It’s time for ICEP members to nominate themselves or colleagues for election to the ICEP Board of Directors or for councillor.  There will be four members elected to the ICEP Board this year. The Board term is three years and members may serve up to two consecutive terms. Elections will take place electronically with ballots […]

ICEP member Derek J. Robinson, MD, MBA, FACEP named one of Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Black Leaders and Executives

Congratulations to ICEP member Derek J. Robinson, MD, MBA, FACEP, who has been named one of Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Black Leaders and Executives. Derek J. Robinson is in charge of all aspects of care management, including clinical leadership and oversight. He is the founding chair of the Health Equity Steering Committee, which sets […]

Tell Congress to Stop the 2022 Medicare Cuts

It’s Down to the Wire: Tell Congress to Stop the 2022 Medicare Cuts We need your help to urge Congress to take action on the pending and drastic ten percent Medicare cuts coming in January 2022. Emergency physicians will face this cut through a combination of reductions due to sequestration and Medicare’s “budget neutrality” requirement […]

White House Appoints ICEP member Garth Walker for Class of White House Fellows

ICEP member Garth Walker, MD, has been named White House Fellow, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services. He is an emergency physician at Jesse Brown VA Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University.  In 2020, Dr. Walker was one of the featured speakers at the ICEP […]

Executive Order 2021-20 Face Covering and Vaccination Requirements

The Illinois Department of Public Health released a statement on Thursday, August 26th regarding face covers in Illinois. Please click here to read about it.