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ICEP Member Serving as Physician Leader for March for Our Lives Chicago
March 21, 2018ICEP member Sobia Ansari, MD, MPH is serving as a physician leader with Doctors Demand Action for the March for Our Lives in Chicago, planned for Saturday, March 24 in Union Park. ICEP members who wish to join fellow physicians and other health care professionals from across Chicago are welcome to join the event. The […]
ACEP Committee Interest Form Now Open
March 15, 2018Committee interest for FY 2018-19 is now open. Various ACEP publications will outline the process for members and information is also on the ACEP web site. Members interested in serving on a committee, and who are not currently serving on a national committee, must submit a completed committee interest form and CV by May 29, […]
ICEP Leadership Scholarship Recipients for 2018 Announced
February 26, 2018ICEP would like to congratulate the 3 recipients of the 2018 ICEP Leadership Scholarship program: Jenna Nikolaides, MD, MA, FACEP, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Justine Seidenfeld, MD, PGY2, Cook County Hospital Archana Shah, MD, MBA, PGY3, University of Chicago Drs. Nikolaides, Seidenfeld, and Shah will be joining us at Advocacy Bootcamp on March 9 […]
ICEP Leadership Scholarship Application Process Open Through January 29
December 28, 2017ICEP is pleased to announce the Leadership Scholarship program is continuing in 2018. The program is open to all Illinois member residents. 3 scholarships are available! Applications are due January 29, 2018. ICEP Leadership Scholarship Program Overview ICEP will award 3 $750 Leadership Scholarships in 2018. The scholarship recipients will be required to use the […]
Save the Date for Illinois EMS Summit on March 29
December 12, 2017The Illinois EMS Alliance, of which ICEP is a member, will present the Illinois EMS Summit on: Thursday, March 29, 2018 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation – Springfield $15 registration fee Group rate lodging: Carpenter Street Hotel – (217) 789-9100 CEUs are available. Registration information soon to be released. […]
New Law Will Require Registration in the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program
December 6, 2017The General Assembly recently passed legislation that will require all controlled substance license holders to register in Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) by January 1, 2018. The new law awaits the Governor’s signature but efforts to delay the start date of January 1 have not been successful. While the law does have an exception for […]
End of Legislative Session Highlights from ICEP Lobbyists
August 4, 2017The Illinois General Assembly has concluded its extended spring legislative session with the passage of a budget. This is the first time a budget has been passed in Illinois since 2015, and bills dating back to more than two years ago are now starting to be paid. Governor Rauner, who opposed the deal and the […]
ICEP Committee Application Process Open Through September 8
July 8, 2017ICEP is now accepting applications for individuals who wish to serve on ICEP committees in 2017-18. All committee applications are due September 8, 2017. Your application must be submitted online. You may indicate your interest in up to 3 committees on the application. There is no need to submit multiple applications. Undecided about which committees […]
Special Deliveries Course in Boston Focuses on Managing Births in the ED
May 18, 2017Join ICEP member Daniel Robinson, MD, and former longtime ICEP member Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH, Conference Director, at a course that aims to educate emergency providers in the management of normal & complicated deliveries occurring in emergency settings. “Special Deliveries: Managing Births in the Emergency Department” will be presented September 16, 2017 at the STRATUS […]
Contact Legislators to Voice Opposition to Full Independent Practice of APNs
May 8, 2017The Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing has introduced and is lobbying for Senate Bill 642, which would remove the requirement that most APNs (does not include CRNAs) practicing outside of a hospital or ASTC maintain a collaborative agreement with a physician. The physician members of the Illinois State Medical Society are opposed to SB […]