Board of Directors Meeting Summary: September

September Board of Directors Meeting Summary

September Board of Directors Meeting Summary

The members of the AAEM Board of Directors met in-person at the AAEM National Office in Milwaukee, WI on September 16, 2021, to discuss current and future activities. The members of the Board of Directors appreciate and value the work of AAEM committee, section, interest group, and chapter division members and chairs as they strive toward the AAEM mission and to be the specialty society of emergency medicine. Over the course of the meeting, a number of significant decisions and actions were made. Here are the highlights:

Presentations

President Lisa A. Moreno, MD MS MSCR FAAEM FIFEM presented her President’s report which highlighted the many activities that she and other leaders have been involved in. Highlights of the report included leadership meetings with other emergency medicine organizations, residency visits, and the launch of “Stop the Stigma EM.” This coalition of emergency medicine organizations have come together to form an EM Mental Health Collaborative to stimulate education, awareness, advocacy, and policy action related to breaking down barriers to mental health care in EM.

Treasurer Robert Frolichstein, MD FAAEM reported on AAEM and AAEM subsidiaries financial performance through July 31, 2021. He reported that while expenses are still being finalized from AAEM21 Scientific Assembly, membership is doing well and other expenses have been controlled. Overall, AAEM is in a very good financial situation.

Approvals

A number of approvals took place during the meeting including: • a 25% discount on annual full-voting membership fees for active-duty military members • the formation of a Simulation Interest Group • the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Committee transition to Section status becoming the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and

Inclusion Section (JEDI) • a new CPC Statement on Palliative Care in the ED • a MOU (project collaboration) between

AAEM and the American Society of

Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)

2021-2022 Elected Board of Directors

Miscellaneous

In addition, the board approved a new “Take Action Now” advocacy program which includes a new advocacy action center on aaem.org which will allow members to more easily advocate themselves. Check it out now and visit: https://aaem.quorum.us/home/

The Next Board of Directors Meeting When

November 10, 2021

Where

Newark, NJ