Call for Nominations: 2014 Awards and Elections

ELECTIONS

Nomination Deadline: November 14, 2013, Midnight CT  

AAEM encourages candidates for election to the board of directors who have a previous record of service and commitment to the Academy.

NEW Critical Care Podcast: ScvO2 vs. Lactate Clearance in Early Goal Directed Therapy

Critical Care in Emergency Medicine

ScvO2 vs. Lactate Clearance in Early Goal Directed Therapy 





Or listen on the AAEM website.

David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with Michael Winters, MD FAAEM, Associate Professor of EM and IM at the University of Maryland. Drs. Farcy and Winters discuss ScvO2 versus lactate clearance in early goal directed therapy its application in patient treatment. The discussion covers a review of landmark articles and well as recent literature. Intro music by NICOCO, "Quiberon," from the album "Nicoco," powered by JAMENDO.

AAEM Endorsed Bill on School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Unanimously Passes House Committee

7/31/13: UPDATE: H.R. 2094 has advanced with overwhelming support in the House of Representatives, and will advance to the Senate. 

View a copy of the bill.   

Read coverage of this story from Forbes Magazine.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
July 18, 2013
Contact: Laura Burns
lburns@aaem.org
800-884-2236 

AAEM Endorsed Bill on School Access to Emergency Epinephrine
Unanimously Passes House Committee

MILWAUKEE — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is proud to announce that the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act (H.R. 2094) has unanimously passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee and will be considered by the full House in the next two weeks.

The bill encourages states to adopt policies that increase access to epinephrine in schools to protect students who are at risk of fatal anaphylaxis, a systemic allergic reaction.

Call for Feedback: Participate in a Brief Survey on SGR Legislation

AAEM members,

AAEM is committed to giving emergency physicians a voice on Capitol Hill. With the assistance of our lobbying firm, Williams & Jensen, we have been closely following the issue of the Standard Growth Rate (SGR) and now we need your assistance. The House Energy & Commerce and House Ways & Means Committee Republicans have drafted proposed SGR legislation. The Committee has requested feedback from stakeholders in their legislative process. This is an opportunity to have your voice heard. They have asked that feedback be provided by early next week. They expect many of the stakeholder comments to address the two proposed payment scenarios for the Update Incentive Program that is included in the legislation (see below for summary).

Please take a moment to respond to this brief survey
by Monday, July 8th.

Issue Summary
Current Law
Under the current Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) calculates a target for spending on physician services based on four