View From the Podium - Call for Educational Proposals!

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View from the Podium
21st Annual Scientific Assembly
Joseph Lex, Jr., MD FAAEM MAAEM

It’s time to think about the next Scientific Assembly — scheduled for Austin, Texas, from 28 February 28 through March 4, 2015. The success of the 20th gathering in New York back in February will be tough to surpass. That’s why I need your help.

It is my great honor to once again be in charge of putting together the AAEM Scientific Assembly. I did it for five years from 2001 to 2006, before handing the reins over to Kevin Rodgers. But I lobbied for the job one more time, and I need to show that the trust put in me by Education Committee Chair Mike Epter and President Mark Reiter is warranted.

New Podcast! Due Process Rights: The Case of a Physician Who Fought Back and Won

http://www.aaem.org/publications/podcasts/emergency-physician-advocates

Due Process Rights: The Case of a Physician Who Fought Back and Won
Larry Weiss, MD JD FAAEM, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and past-president of AAEM, interviews Jeffery Lurner, APC, about due process rights in the case of Dr. Chudnovsky v. Chapman Medical Center. They will discuss the highlights of the case, the due process issues called into question, and medical staff bylaws in relation to contract provisions. Mr. Lurner can be contacted for questions at jlurner@email.com.

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New Position Statement: AAEM Opposes ED Wait Time Guarantees

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) announces a new position statement approved by the board of directors in May 2014.
Emergency Department Wait Time Guarantees
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) opposes emergency department wait time guarantees. Wait time guarantees potentially compromise patient care by forcing emergency physicians to reduce their attention on truly emergent patients to ensure that less-emergent patients are seen within the wait time guarantee interval. As wait time guarantees do not take into account patient acuity or surges in patient volume, they may put the most critical patients in the emergency department at risk. Although EDs strive to increase efficiency to minimize patient delays, wait time guarantees should be discouraged.

To view this AAEM position statement and all archived position statements, visit www.aaem.org/em-resources/position-statements.

Podcast: CVP vs Ultrasound: Assessing Volume Status in the Critically Ill Patient

www.aaem.org/publications/podcasts/critical-care-in-emergency-medicine

Critical Care in Emergency Medicine: CVP vs Ultrasound: Assessing Volume Status in the Critically Ill Patient
David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with Ashika Jain, MD, Assistant Professor at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. In this episode, Drs. Farcy and Jain discuss CVP, ultrasound, and how to assess fluid responsiveness in your critically ill patient. Intro music by SaReGaMa, "Sky is the Limit," from the album "Sky is the Limit," powered by JAMENDO.

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 Accompanying Ultrasound Photos: 

1. PS Long
Photo owned by Ashika Jain, MD