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Contact Congress to Urge Support for Protections and Mental Health Resources for Health Care Providers on COVID-19 Front Lines
July 30, 2020As you and your emergency medicine colleagues across the country continue your tireless efforts to advocate and care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, ACEP continues to advocate for your health and well-being during these challenging times. Legislation has recently been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that will provide essential mental […]
Free X-Waiver Certification Virtual Training Offered July 29
July 21, 2020A new opportunity for free X-Waiver Certification Virtual Training is available! The training will be presented Wednesday July 29, from 8 am-12 pm Register online now at: https://dhcmattraining.eventbrite.com Training is open to any medical providers looking to become X-Waiver Certified. There is no cost for training. View Info Flyer The training will be facilitated by […]
ACEP Seeking Input on COVID Financial Impact Survey
July 2, 2020ACEP is collecting data to help us in our advocacy efforts in getting more federal relief money paid to emergency physicians rather than directly to hospitals. Please answer this quick survey to give us a sense of the actual financial impact to emergency physicians and their groups over the past few months of the COVID-19 […]
Join the 2020 Hospital Opioid Treatment and Response Learning Collaborative
June 19, 2020The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) is pleased to extend an invitation to hospitals in Chicago and suburban Cook County to participate in the Hospital Opioid Treatment and Response Learning Collaborative (HOTR-LC). Learning Collaborative launch: Friday July 17, 2020, 12:30-2:00 pm Learning collaborative registration form due July 10 (open to all hospitals in Cook County) […]
New ACEP Benefit Gives Members Preferred Access to COVID-19 Supplies
In partnership with Amazon, ACEP has created a Central Amazon Business account exclusively for our members. Unlike your personal account, this account will allow you to make Business Purchases of products to keep your home safe or supplement items you might need on shift – without having to queue up in the consumer waiting line. […]
Community-Based COVID Testing Sites Now Open to All
June 4, 2020Expanded Criteria Will Allow Anyone to Get Tested, Regardless of Symptoms The State of Illinois is opening its community-based testing sites to anyone to get tested, regardless of symptoms or other criteria. As Illinois moves through the Restore Illinois plan, and into a full reopening of the state, testing will be crucial to identifying new […]
Congratulations to Newly Elected ICEP Board Members, Officers
May 7, 2020Incoming president Henry Pitzele, MD, FACEP accepted the virtual gavel from outgoing president Ernest Wang, MD, FACEP, during the Board meeting May 7. The results of the ICEP Board of Directors elections were also announced, and the officers for the 2020-2021 term were elected. Elected were: • Sunil Arora, MD, MBA, FACEP • Janet Lin, […]
From ICEP’s President: COVID-19 – The 2020 Emerging Global Pandemic
March 2, 2020From ICEP President Dr. Ernest Wang: On February 29, 2020, the Illinois Department of Health announced that another Illinois resident has tested positive for coronavirus. The positive test results will have to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab. The patient is hospitalized in isolation and CDC protocols have been […]
ICEP Mourns the Loss of Past Leader Dr. Walter Bradley
February 10, 2020It is with great sadness that ICEP announces that past ICEP Board member Walter Bradley, MD, MBA, FACEP, passed away at his home on February 9. View Dr. Bradley’s obituary and arrangements Walter was a member of the ICEP Board of Directors from 1997 to 2004. He also served as Secretary-Treasurer and President Elect. Walter […]
Advisory: 2nd U.S. Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed Today in Chicago
January 24, 2020As you are aware, a second case of of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was confirmed today in Chicago. The Chicago patient returned to the U.S. from Wuhan on January 13, 2020, and called a health care provider after experiencing symptoms a few days later. The patient was admitted to a hospital, where infection control measures […]