Annual PA Delegation to ACEP Council

Each year, the PACEP Board of Directors appoints PACEP members who will represent the chapter at the ACEP Council.

A councillor/alternate councillor is a key participant in the leadership and development of ACEP policy and has the responsibility to voice the concerns of their (Pennsylvania) constituents on the floor of the Council meeting and in reference committees. Councillors can also express the will of their constituents by voting for or against resolutions and electing board members and Council officers.

Councillors and alternates will be a part of PACEP’s resolution planning and writing efforts, discussion of and response to all other resolutions selected for review at the Council meeting, and onsite PA Delegation events.

Councillor Position Description

2020 ACEP Council

October 24 - October 25, ACEP Council
October 26 - October 29, ACEP Scientific Assembly
Dallas, Texas

Interested in serving on the 2020 PACEP Delegation? Have an idea for a 2020 Council resolution? Contact Jan Reisinger, Executive Director, at exec@pacep.net for more information.

PACEP Delegation to ACEP Council

In 2019, PACEP delegation submitted five (5) resolutions that were debated and passed. These resolutions asked ACEP to:

Oppose the sale or commoditization of GME slots
Work with CMS to support evidence-based quality measures for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock
Create a policy statement regarding the safety and effectiveness of the use of droperidol
Oppose inclusion of naloxone use in the PDMP
Create a policy statement protecting physician compensation during contract transitions (mirroring our PACEP policy)

Additionally, our Councillors advocated for resolutions:

Endorsing pay equity and transparency
Opposing insurance company downcoding
Endorsing implicit bias training
Protecting physician led ED’s and teams

2020 PACEP Delegation

Michelle Appel, MD
Ankur Doshi, MD, FACEP
Eleanor F. Dunham, MD, MBA, FACEP
Todd Fijewski, MD, FACEP
Maria K. Guyette, MD, MPPM, FACEP
Steven D. Guyton, MD, FACEP
Taylor J. Haas, DO, MBA
Ronald V. Hall, MD, FACEP
Richard Hamilton, MD, FACEP
F. Richard Heath MD, FACEP
Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACEP
Annahieta Kalantari, DO, FACEP
Erik Kochert, MD, FACEP
Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH, FACEP
Michael J. Lynch, MD
Jennifer Marin, MD, MSc, FACEP
Bruce A. MacLeod, MD, FACEP
Dhimitri Nikolla, DO
Shawn M. Quinn, DO, FACEP
Meaghan L. Reid, DO
Alex Rosenau, DO, FACEP
Thomas Douglas Sallade, DO
Jennifer L. Savino, DO, FACEP
Anna Schwartz, MD, FACEP
Robert J. Strony, DO, FACEP
Daniel Tannenholtz, DO
Loren S. Touma, DO
Arvind Venkat, MD, FACEP (Council Delegation Lead)
Elizabeth Barrall Werley, MD, FACEP

Special thanks are extended as well to PACEP members who were involved in Council through Reference Committee, EMRA participation, and other ACEP Sections.

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