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ACEP needs your firsthand stories about the boarding crisis
October 21, 2022ACEP needs your firsthand stories about the boarding crisis. ACEP is working to raise awareness with policymakers and advocate for them to address it. Your input helps paint a picture for these lawmakers of just how extreme the situation has become. Share your boarding stories with this anonymous form. Pediatric Policy Statement: ACEP, American Academy of Pediatrics and […]
Mental Health Emergencies Around the World
October 3, 2022Mental Health Emergencies Around the World October 27, 2022 1pm – 4pm GMT/UTC Check local time This virtual symposium is brought to you by the International Federation for Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Mental health is not a diagnosis like other conditions associated with clear presentations, diagnostic tests, and […]
The Current Landscape of Hypoglycemia Management with Dr. Janet Lin
In this episode of The Frontline, ACEP talks with ICEP’s Dr. Janet Lin about the current landscape and management of hypoglycemia in the prehospital and EM settings as well as tips on prevention. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Urge your Representative to co-sponsor the “Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022”
September 19, 2022From ACEP: Emergency physicians could once again face drastic reductions to Medicare payments at the end of the year due to sequestration and Medicare’s “budget neutrality” requirements – a more than 10% cut that would jeopardize patient access to lifesaving emergency care. The newly introduced bipartisan legislation would address one of the most significant portions […]
ICEP Deplores the Gun Violence That Killed Seven People in Highland Park
July 5, 2022As front-line providers of emergency care, we emergency physicians have seen the horrors that gun violence inflicts on innocent victims. We deplore the massacre that occurred at yesterday’s Independence Day parade in Highland Park. ICEP commends the heroic response by EMS and other first responders. Emergency physicians and their hospital colleagues were trained and prepared […]
ICEP Supports Protection of the Physician-Patient Relationship
June 24, 2022As the Supreme Court overturns the precedent established by Roe v. Wade, the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians (ICEP) is deeply concerned about the medical and legal implications of judicial overreach into the practice of medicine. The U.S Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson today ruled that abortion is not a right protected by the […]
Advocacy Alert: Urge Your Legislators to Support Commonsense Firearms Violence Legislation
June 23, 2022The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Expected to Vote Soon on Bipartisan Legislation to Address Firearms Violence Time is of the essence to contact your federal legislators to urge support and rapid passage of this reasonable and commonsense legislation Urge Your Federal Legislators to Support Commonsense Legislation to Address Firearms Violence This week, the […]
Farewell to Ginny Kennedy Palys
June 6, 2022Many of us weren’t sure this day would ever come, even though we knew it had to come eventually, After 37 years as Executive Director, Ginny Kennedy Palys has made the decision to retire in July. We are proud of all she has accomplished and happy for her as she begins a new chapter of […]
Important for ED providers who work with sexual assault survivors
April 19, 2022According to the SASETA, all ED providers who work with sexual assault survivors and are not SANEs or SAFEs need to do 2h of training every 2 years. The next deadline is July 1, 2022. The link below are instructions on how to access the updated training module from the Office of Attorney General. Click […]
Meet the ICEP Board of Directors 2022 Candidates
March 29, 2022Voting is conducted online at: https://vote.associationvoting.com/icep To log in and cast your ballot, you will use your ACEP Member number (beginning with A) and your email (as recorded by ACEP) at the link provided above. If you cannot sign in to the voting platform at the link above with your email and ACEP […]