January-February 2010

2340 S. River Road, Suite 200 • Des Plaines, IL 60018 • 847-813-9823 • saem@saem.org • www.saem.org

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

VOLUME XXV

NUMBER 1

Michelle H. Biros, MD Elected to Institute of Medicine

SAEM STAFF Executive Director James R. Tarrant, CAE ext. 212, jtarrant@saem.org

Marketing & Membership Manager Holly M. Gouin, MBA ext. 210, hgouin@saem.org

Bookkeeper Janet Bentley jbentley@saem.org

Associate Executive Director Barbara A. Mulder ext. 207, bmulder@saem.org

Meeting Coordinator Maryanne Greketis, CMP ext. 209, mgreketis@saem.org

Customer Service Michele Iniguez ext. 201, miniguez@saem.org

Executive Assistant Sandy Rummel ext. 213, srummel@saem.org

IT / Communications David Kretz ext. 205, dkretz@saem.org

Membership Assistant Gina Marie Brancher ext. 211, gmbrancher@saem.org

Help Desk Specialist Neal Hardin ext. 204, nhardin@saem.org

SAEM MEMBERSHIP Membership Count as of December 1, 2009 2659 Active 81 Associate 2834 Resident/Fellow 300 Medical Students 4 International Affiliates 26 Emeritus 9 Honorary 5913 Total

2010-11 SAEM DUES $530 Active

$155 Fellow

$495 Associate

$130 Resident Group

$465 Faculty Group

$130 Medical Student

$435 2nd yr. Graduate

$110 Emeritus

$315 1st yr. Graduate

$100 Academies

$155 Resident

$ 25 Interest Group

International – email membership@saem.org for pricing details All membership categories include one free interest group.

SAEM NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENT RATES The SAEM Newsletter is limited to postings for fellowship and academic positions available and offers classified ads, quarter-page, half page and full page options.

The SAEM Newsletter publisher requires that all ads be submitted in camera ready format meeting the dimensions of the requested ad size. See specific dimensions listed below.

• A full page AD costs $1250.00 (7.5” wide x 9.75” high) • A half page AD costs $675 (7.5” wide x 4.75” high) • A quarter page AD costs $350 (3.5” wide x 4.75” high) • A classified AD (100 words or less) is $120 If there are any pictures or special font in the advertisement, please send the file of those along with the completed ad.

We appreciate your proactive commitment to education, as well as personal and professional advancement, and strive to work with you in any way we can to enhance your goals.

Contact us today to reserve your Ad in an upcoming SAEM newsletter. The due dates for 2010 are: Feb 1 2010 for the Mar/Apr issue April 1, 2010 for the May/Jun issue June 1, 2010 for the July/August issue

August 1, 2010 for the September/October issue October 1, 2010 for the November/December issue December 1, 2010 for the Jan/Feb 2011 issue

Dr. Gloria Kuhn is one of the founding members of AWAEM. She was chosen to serve on the SAEM Taskforce to study the role and status of women in academic emergency medicine and continues to work to promote the SAEM recommendations for recruitment, retention and support of women in emergency medicine.

She currently serves as the Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. She graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathy and completed Dr. Gloria Kuhn a residency in emergency medicine at Detroit General Hospital. During this time Dr. Kuhn became interested in medical education. In 1982 she started the first emergency medicine residency at Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital. This program was the third emergency medicine residency in Detroit and is now one of two emergency medicine residencies sponsored by Wayne State University (WSU).

In 1990 Dr. Kuhn entered a doctoral program in the College of Education at WSU and received her doctorate in Instructional Technology in 1998.

Her stated goal during this program was to “teach doctors to teach and assist residents and medical students to learn.” In pursuit of this goal she has been active in faculty development in her department, in the medical school and at a national level. Evidence of her dedication to faculty development is seen in her service on school of medicine committees for faculty development, teaching courses pertaining to education both in her department and at other universities and performing research in education and faculty development. Her work developing national seminars for the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine that aid junior faculty in their development, and her teaching at the national meetings of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine on both instruction and faculty development have provided profound direction for her specialty.

She has taught multiple times at the ACEP Teaching Fellowship and serves as a mentor for the Teaching Scholars in this program.

Dr. Kuhn continues to teach residents and medical students. She developed and coordinates OPERATION DON’T SMOKE a program for medical students which gives them didactic knowledge on counseling patients on smoking cessation. They are then given the opportunity to counsel patients in the emergency department.

She has served on committees for SAEM, ACEP, CORD, and her state ACEP chapter. She is currently on the Executive Committee for the WSU School of Medicine. Her awards include the 2004 Wayne State University School of Medicine Teaching Award, the 2006 Lawrence M. Weiner Award at Wayne State University, the 2006 ACEP Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education, the 2007 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Impact Award, and the 2007 Mark Brautigan Service Award at Sinai-Grace Hospital. SAEM is very fortunate to have Dr. Kuhn as a leader and mentor.

Highlights 4

SAEM Moves Forward

8 New Advertising Policy

11 Landmark SAEM – EuSEM Meeting

19

SAEM Endorses New Academy for Women

20

Ethics Consult: Physician Strikes

26 For Immediate Release

SAEM Seeks Award Nominations

33

Erratum: In the July/August issues on page 18 and the November/December issue of the SAEM Newsletter on page 10, we made an error in the Committee /Task force listing. The chair for the finance committee was listed as Richard Wolfe, Jr., MD, MBA in error. This should have been listed as Richard E. Wolfe, MD. In the November/December issue on page 27 we listed a thank you for those who kick started the Department Chairs Challenge. David Vukich should have been listed as being at the University of Florida, College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida. Donald M. Yealy should have been listed as being from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

34

Calls & Meeting Announcements

President & Executive Director’s Message “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince (1532)

SAEM Moves Forward Jill M. Baren, MD, MBE and James R. Tarrant, MA, CAE After nearly a year in discussion and planning, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Headquarters relocated to the Chicago area in December 2009. Our new location is in Des Plaines, Illinois, five minutes from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. We chose a centralized location which will allow greater access to the Jill M M. Baren, B MD office by SAEM’s members, officers, and other individuals engaged in business with our organization. Jim Tarrant and I thought it would be a good idea to use our respective newsletter columns to brief the membership on the rationale and process involved in making this important decision. Often such decisions seem mystifying and illogical to those not intimately involved in making them. We hope this account will answer any questions and infuse you with optimism about the future of SAEM by understanding the process a bit better.

In response to concerns expressed by the membership over the last several years, the SAEM Board of Directors recognized the need for SAEM to function in a more sophisticated fashion as a professional association. A number of factors were critical in achieving that goal, most importantly the need for more modern office space. About a year ago, we found ourselves in the midst of an opportune time to consider relocation of the Society. Expert guidance and advice from our Finance Committee, chaired by Richard Wolfe, and excellent fiscal management by our Executive Director and Board members helped us to be in a strong financial position with the appropriate reserves to even consider such a move. After carefully reviewing the data and analyzing our options, the Board of Directors voted last March to begin the process of searching for a new location that would afford us with new opportunities for growth. Jim Tarrant was charged with two tasks: (1) To look at several different markets and present the Board with recommendations for choosing a particular geographic location and (2) To 4

take the proper steps to place the current headquarters building in Lansing Michigan up for sale.

The decision to relocate from Lansing, Michigan was primarily based on the need for greater proximity to and greater opportunity for professional interaction James Tarrant, CAE with similar organizations and national professional societies. Another priority was the ease of travel to the headquarters location. This was especially important to Board members and other Society leaders who expressed a need for a closer relationship with the Executive Director and office staff and who desired a better physical location for meetings and other professional activities. And finally, we recognized the need to exist in a location that offered a greater pool of specialized professionals that could assist in building new programs and member services.

Moves, no matter how welcome and anticipated, always come with the sadness of leaving important things behind. One of the most difficult aspects of the move was leaving behind the lovely historic building on Michigan Avenue that the Society has called home for many years, and the sense of history that lived within it.

Unfortunately, this building was no longer able to support the current operations of the Society. An expanded office infrastructure was clearly needed to support a growing Society infrastructure. In particular, there has been an ever increasing need to improve electronic communication and to hire personnel to provide those services. The building was not able to accommodate that expansion.

An analysis of three potential relocation sites was presented to the Board of Directors. Factors considered were monthly rental expenses, potential future real estate purchases, available pool of skilled employees and local salary expectations, access to major transportation, and proximity to other professional medical societies.

Several geographic locations were discussed but it was unanimous that the Chicago area was a clear favorite.

There were distinct advantages to Chicago based on the criteria set forth above. Chicago of course has the additional advantage of being geographically centralized for many of our members.

After nearly a year on the market, the Board of Directors accepted an offer on the headquarters building in Lansing this past November. Although the economy proved to be a daunting factor, the transaction was completed smoothly and whirlwind preparations for a move were begun. Thanks to careful planning and screening of rental properties, Jim was able to select and secure rental space for the new headquarters. The space is a modern, Energy Star facility and provides a single story professional office environment allowing improved staff interaction and communication. Membership received notification and the move officially took place on December 11, 2009. The SAEM website was maintained and made available continuously during the process and there were only minimal disruptions in email, list-serv, and telephone communications. Striving to improve responsiveness to members the new headquarters telephones are being answered by staff with an automated backup system.

The Des Plaines location places SAEM in proximity to the Emergency Nurses Association, The Society for Critical Care Medicine, The American College of Surgeons, The American Medical Association, and The American Hospital Association, among others. This will allow SAEM staff at all levels to meet, network and learn from peer organizations with the goals of improving membership services, communications, and governance. Additionally, the headquarters will be more accessible to east and west coast members from a daily communications perspective.

To aid in the transition, SAEM will maintain a “virtual”office in Lansing for some time. Some of our dedicated staff will be telecommuting to reduce disruptions in member services. The staff selected to be part of the virtual office are considered integral to the Society and will help to maintain consistency and knowledge of daily operations.

This is especially important to ensure the success of the 2010 Annual Meeting in Phoenix and the 2010 CORD Academic Assembly in Orlando. New core staff members have joined SAEM as new hires in Chicago and will support the activities of the telecommuting staff as well as build operations and infrastructure in the new location.

Sadly, three staff members were not retained as a result of the relocation; these individuals were sincerely thanked for their contributions and will be acknowledged with an invitation to a future celebration in the new headquarters.

Due to the changes in staff, a directory with new contact information will be maintained and updated regularly on the SAEM website. We have tried to preserve the liaison relationship between office staff and SAEM committees, task forces, academies and interest groups as much as possible but be sure to check this information and contact the office with any questions.

With every change there are new opportunities and challenges. The move to the Chicago area is expected to improve SAEM’s visibility with other national specialty societies fostering collaboration and joint initiatives. It will also enable the SAEM staff to provide enhanced services in an effective and efficient manner by expanding the number of full time employees and the hiring of employees with specialized skills. It is hoped that we can direct efforts toward the enhancement of specific functions such as website development, communications, grant writing, and educational programs. While the SAEM relocation offers potential for expanded activities and interaction, there is certainly a historical sense of loss, having been located in the birthplace of emergency medicine for many years.

We plan to pay tribute to this history with a short program at the Business Meeting of the Society during the Annual Meeting in June. Stay tuned for more information.

2010 will begin a new era in the history of SAEM, as the Society now joins a large number of medical and healthcare associations who call Chicago home. The SAEM Board of Directors, The Strategic Planning Task Force and ongoing suggestions from members have generated excellent ideas for SAEM’s future. The office relocation adds an important component to the Board’s vision to improve the headquarters infrastructure to support the Mission and Vision of the Society. SAEM leadership will guide the Society in directions which demonstrate increased relevance of membership to the academic emergency medicine community and beyond.

The welcome mat is out at the SAEM Headquarters.

Our new address is 2340 S. River Road, Suite 200, Des Plaines, IL 60018 and our new telephone number is 847813-9823. We look forward to seeing local members as well as those who may be passing through the area at anytime.

5

The 2010 Annual Meeting has been created for EM physicians who want to expand and update their knowledge of quality instruction in emergency medicine training programs and to improve the quality of emergency medical care. The overall objectives of the program: 1) Apply research findings to your emergency medicine practice.

2) Apply key statistical indicators in analyzing research results. 3) Utilize acceptable research methods and study design in the development of research projects. 4) Realize the details of the framework for EBM so that intended practice improvements are vetted through this prism.

2010 SAEM Annual Meeting Program Chair Andra Blomkalns, MD

Early Registration Ends April 21, 2010 This activity has been approved for AMA PRA credit.

6

Michelle H. Biros Elected to the Institute of Medicine Lisa D Mills, MD It is my great pleasure to announce that Michelle H. Biros, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Dr. Biros along with 65 new members and 5 foreign associates were elected in conjunction with its 39th annual meeting. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

New members are elected by current active members through a highly selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, the IOM has become recognized as a national resource for independent, scientifically informed analysis and recommendations on health issues.

Studies and initiatives during the past year include: a review of the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury among military personnel; an assessment of the health effects due to lack of insurance; recommendations for comparative effectiveness research priorities; a blueprint for American leadership in advancing global health; a strategy for preventing medical conflicts of interest; and a series of meetings on improving health care value through evidence-based medicine.

Dr. Biros has been a leader in the house of Emergency Medicine and research as well as a mentor to women in medicine throughout her career. Her election to this prestigious position is an honor for our specialty. As is well known, Dr. Biros’ involvement in the activities of SAEM and the broader scope of academic emergency medicine are extensive. She has been an SAEM (actually UAEM) member since 1982, when she began her Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati.

Since that time, she has attended every SAEM annual meeting and has presented original basic science or clinical research at nearly every meeting. She won the best basic science award three times (1985, 1990, and 1995) and has served as an abstract reviewer on several occasions. She has moderated several research presentation sessions (including 11 plenary sessions), began the Fundamentals in Research and Advanced Research Concepts lecture series, and has been a frequent presenter of other didactic sessions at SAEM. Dr. Biros was the chair of the SAEM Research Committee in the early 1990’s and during that time spearheaded SAEM‘s involvement with federal regulatory agents to

develop the current research regulations for exception from informed consent. She created the Coalition of Acute Resuscitation Researchers, held a consensus conference with several stakeholders from many specialties, and drafted recommendations that served as the basis of the current regulations. She continues to consult with federal agencies and other research entities on issues related to this type of research. Her leadership resulted in the recognition that emergency consent is different than other consent and changed the entire process for the current guidelines. She also served on the SAEM Board of Directors but gave up that position to join the society’s journal in 1997 when she began her 10-year tenure as the second Editor in Chief for Academic Emergency Medicine. Dr. Biros greatly expanded the editorial board, and included young investigators, who she paired with more seasoned researchers to develop confidence and new editorial and decision making skills. As part of her vision of the role of a specialty journal, Dr. Biros developed the AEM consensus conferences, which have brought leaders together to develop research agendas on important medical, educational and social topics relevant to our academic practice. These conferences have resulted in a broader understanding and appreciation of our specialty among federal regulatory and funding agencies.

Outside of Emergency Medicine, Michelle has been an ambassador for our specialty with her involvement with the NIH, the CDC, the AAMC, and AHRQ. Nationally and internationally, Dr. Biros has been invited to lecture on ethics, informed consent, research and neurologic emergencies. Dr. Biros is a true leader in medicine and has earned this highest recognition.

Lisa D Mills, MD Member AWAEM Chair AAEM Women’s Interest Group Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine UC Davis School of Medicine

DYNAMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE TO BECOME ONLINE-ONLY IN JANUARY Effective with the January issue, Academic Emergency Medicine will be running Dynamic Emergency Medicine online only. Several accepted submissions that are currently at the publisher will be run in print as before, but all future accepted DynEM papers will run online only. (note: This is a section of the AEM Journal.)

7

New Advertising Policy for Academic Emergency Medicine Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) welcomes advertising. Advertisements for products and services that specifically benefit the academic community, such as materials for use in research and education, are particularly encouraged.

For information about rates or to place an advertisement in Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) contact Stephen Donohue, Advertising Sales Executive, Wiley-Blackwell, 781-388-8511, e-mail sdonohue@wiley.com. For clarification or additional information related to advertising policies for Academic Emergency Medicine, contact Stephen Jezzard, Advertising Sales Manager, Wiley-Blackwell, 781-3888532, e-mail sjezzard@wiley.com or Sandra Arjona, Journal Manager, 412-772-1190, e-mail sandrak.arjona@gmail. com It is the responsibility of any advertiser in AEM to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to marketing and sale of products. Acceptance of advertising in AEM should not be construed as a guarantee that the manufacturer has complied with such laws and regulations or that AEM, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, or the publisher endorses such a product or service. Acceptance and publication of an ad in no way verifies that claims made are accurate, and is not an endorsement of the product or service. Each issue of the journal will contain a disclaimer to this effect in the front matter.

General Eligibility Requirements Products or services eligible for advertising in AEM must be germane to the practice of medicine, medical education, medical research, or health care delivery and shall be commercially available. Consumer products are also generally eligible, except that alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and investment opportunities are not eligible for advertising in AEM. The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) will review all advertisements prior to acceptance, and the journal reserves the right to deny publication of any advertisement for any reason. Special requirements for various types of advertising follow: {Editor’s note – the following section is “on hold” unless and until we decide to accept pharmaceutical advertisements.

It is included here so we can develop appropriate wording that fits with the rest of the policy. - DCC Pharmaceuticals: A drug advertisement is the advertiser’s message and should not be considered a physician’s sole source of information regarding a product. The regulations of the Food and Drug Administration provide exacting legal controls over the claims that drug advertisers may make for their products and require them to state contraindications, hazards, etc. Any products approved by the FDA for advertising in the United States are eligible for advertising in AEM. 8

Adherence to legal requirements concerning the content of drug advertising is the manufacturer’s responsibility. A pharmaceutical product requiring approval of a New Drug Application by the FDA will not be eligible for advertising until such approval has been granted. However, as is common practice in the advertising industry, AEM will allow pharmaceutical manufacturers to run “corporate” or “teaser” ads prior to a product’s official FDA approval. Such advertisements may not mention specific product names.} Medical apparatus, instruments, or devices: It is the manufacturer’s responsibility to adhere to FDA regulations governing the manufacture and sale of medical devices.

Complete scientific and technical data concerning the product’s safety, operation, and usefulness must be made available to AEM readers on request. AEM may decline advertising for any product being investigated or challenged by a government agency regarding claims made in marketing the product.

Classified advertising: The primary purpose of AEM’s classified advertising is to provide information related to physician placement opportunities (“help wanted” ads).

AEM also will accept for placement in the classified section ads for residency positions, fellowship programs, computer software, continuing medical education (CME) products, and physician services such as billing and recruitment.

Guidelines for Advertising Copy and Graphics If an ad does not conform to the following requirements, the advertiser or its agent will be contacted and will be given the opportunity to submit corrected advertising materials, or to authorize AEM to make the necessary changes at the advertiser’s expense. However, AEM cannot guarantee that the corrected advertisement will be included in the issue intended.

1. Layout, artwork, and format of ads shall be such as to avoid confusion with the editorial content of AEM, and the word “advertisement” may be added to any ad to prevent such confusion.

2. All advertisements should clearly identify the advertiser and the product or service being offered.

3. The term “board eligible” as it relates to emergency medicine board certification will be changed to “board prepared.”

4. Ads for CME products and services that are specific to preparation for board certification examinations must include the phrase “Not affiliated with ABEM or AOBEM”, unless such affiliation actually exists, in which case documentation of the affiliation must be provided for the EIC’s review prior to publication.

5. Unfair comparison or unwarranted disparagements of a competitor’s product or service will not be allowed.

6. All price comparison advertising must meet the following guidelines: (a) the source of all prices quoted must be identified within the advertisement, and substantiation must be submitted with the ad for the EIC’s review, and be available upon request to readers; (b) if a price comparison is based on the advertiser’s own research, that research must be submitted with the ad for the EIC’s review, and be available upon request to readers; (c) all advertising about prices must contain a qualification similar to the following: “Prices will vary from distributor to distributor due to location and services offered”; (d) for pharmaceutical products, in the absence of standard retail price comparison data, the manufacturer’s suggested price may be used; (e) for over-the-counter products, price comparisons must be based on manufacturer’s suggested retail or resale price.

7. Advertisements must not be deceptive or misleading.

Exaggerated or extravagantly worded copy will not be allowed. Advertisements will not be accepted if they appear to be indecent or offensive in either text or artwork, or contain content of a personal, racial, or religious character.

2. Commercial advertisements in AEM are grouped at the front and back of the journal, and will not be interspersed with scientific content.

3. Premium positions (e.g. back cover, and inside front and back covers) are available at extra cost to the advertiser.

4. Classified ads are published in the classified section of the journal. Display classified advertisements are available in this section.

5. Advertisements will not be placed adjacent to any editorial matter that discusses the product being advertised, nor adjacent to any article reporting research on the advertised product.

Advertising Policy Development and Revision These advertising policies were developed by the members of the AEM Editorial Board and editorial staff, and the publisher. AEM may change any of these polices in light of developments in medicine, trends in the advertising industry, and the changing needs of the journal.

Advertising Review Process In all cases, AEM has the right to make the final decision regarding the eligibility and acceptance of an advertisement.

1. All advertisements must be submitted 10 days before the closing date, for review by the AEM editorial staff and EIC to ensure compliance with AEM’s advertising policies. Any previously approved ad that has been changed must be resubmitted for review in its most current form 10 days prior to the closing date.

2. For preprinted advertising inserts or outserts, the advertiser or its agent must receive paper stock approval from the publisher prior to the issue’s closing date, in addition to copy approval by the EIC. 3. Questions about the eligibility of any advertisement raised by an AEM subscriber, an Editorial Board member, or any other party will be referred to the EIC, who may seek the opinions of consultants to determine the suitability of the claims and the ad itself.

Advertising Placement and Rates 1. AEM makes every effort to separate ads for competing products.

9

The SAEM Member Campaign, Chair and Department Challenge The Final Push – Just Say YES! Brian Zink, M.D. – Chair, SAEM Development Committee – SAEM Past President Almost 2 years ago we launched the 100 for $1,000 / 1,000 for $100 Campaign for the SAEM Research Foundation.

This campaign has been an unqualified success, with SAEM members contributing at a record level of more than $90,000. We have a record number of contributors at the $1,000 level and a record amount of money has been donated to the Research Fund in 2009. Many Chairs and faculty members have stepped up as part of our Chair and Department Challenge, and to you we offer our immense gratitude.

We did not intend to have our Campaign coincide with the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930’s, and this is part of the reason that we find that we are lagging a bit behind on our goal of raising $200,000 by the end of the Annual Meeting in June. So, the next few months will be crucial in meeting our goal.

We all know that the SAEM Research Foundation has been a big success, but to sustain this success and grow the Foundation, we need member support. Research in emergency medicine is burgeoning and each year several meritorious grants go unfunded because we do not have sufficient funds in our endowment. Promising emergency medicine investigators are the vehicles we can use to make a difference in the lives of our emergency patients. They are a remarkably good investment in our future.

This last big push will get us to our goal if each of us in our respective roles can contribute. In order to make it easy for you to figure out how to help, find yourself in the categories below, and just follow instructions!

1) Yes, I am a Department of Emergency Medicine Chair. Therefore I either have or soon WILL contribute $1,000 to the SAEM Research Foundation as part of the Chair and Department Challenge.

2) Yes, I am an Emergency Medicine Faculty Member and Devoted Member of SAEM. Therefore, I will remind my Chair to donate $1,000 and I will help my home Department meet the Chair and Department Challenge to raise an additional $1,000 for the SAEM Research Foundation by contributing at least $100. If I want to look really good to my chair and SAEM I will dig deep and become one of the “100 for $1,000”.

3) Yes, I am a member, supporter, or friend of SAEM. Therefore, I am going to help emergency medicine research grow and develop by contributing at the $100 level to the SAEM Research Foundation.

4) No. Sorry, this is not an alternative.

10

Those Departments of Emergency Medicine that meet the Chair and Department Challenge by raising $2,000 will be prominently thanked and featured at the 2010 Annual Meeting. The top three Departments for campaign fund raising will receive a special plaque and will appear in an article in the summer 2010 SAEM Newsletter.

Please make a commitment to the SAEM Research Foundation. You can make an on-line contribution at www. saem.org or send a check to: SAEM 2340 S. River Road, Suite 200 Des Plaines, IL 60018

CLASSIFIEDS University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine Offers fellowships in the following areas: • Toxicology • Emergency Medical Services

• Research • Education

Fellows enroll in a Master’s level program as a part of all fellowships. We provide intensive training and interaction with the nationally-known faculty from the Department of Emergency Medicine, with experts in each domain. Faculty appointments may be available and fellows assume limited clinical responsibilities in the Emergency Department at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and affiliated institutions. We provide experience in basic or human research and teaching opportunities with medical students, residents and other health care providers. The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. Each applicant should have an MD/ DO background or equivalent degree and be board certified/prepared in emergency medicine (or have similar experience). Please contact Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iroquois Building, Suite 400A, 3600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 to receive information.

OHIO, The Ohio State University: Assistant/Associate or Full Professor.

Established residency training program. Level 1 trauma center. Nationally recognized research program. Clinical opportunities at OSU Medical Center and affiliated hospitals. Duties and primary responsibilities include didactic and bedside teaching with medical students and residents; participation in other educational activities.

Conducts translational research in laboratory settings and/or clinical settings with medical students and/or residents.

Send curriculum vitae to: Douglas A. Rund, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, 4510 Cramblett Hall, 456 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210; or E-mail: Sharon.Pfeil@osumc.edu; or call 614-293-8176. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Wright State University Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine seeks applications for a part time faculty member at the Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor level. Faculty rank and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s professional qualifications. Must have experience in planning, developing, implementing, evaluating, and customizing clinical, educational or simulation programs. Requirements for appointees include: MD or DO; 2 years emergency medicine experience. All must be graduates of an emergency medicine residency and eligible for Ohio license. For additional requirements and to apply, go to https://jobs.wright.edu/hr. First consideration date 12/14/09. Work location is in Kettering, OH. An AA/EO Employer.

Landmark SAEM-EuSEM Meeting Christine M. Houser, MD, University of Amsterdam AMC Ian B.K. Martin, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 2009 September 16 – Valencia, Spain At the 5th Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress, a meeting between the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM) took place.

EuSEM is a large society of approximately 16,000 members spanning many European nations. EuSEM represents physicians with various backgrounds, training, and status as emergency medicine practitioners. The Society works to promote a cohesive emergency medicine identity within Europe.

The purpose of the Valencia meeting was to explore the possibility of a formal affiliation between EuSEM and SAEM, as equal and collaborating partners. This partnership would provide ongoing support for the training, research, and development of emergency medicine as a specialty in Europe and facilitate a collegial, professional interchange between members of both organizations in these areas.

At this landmark meeting, emphasis was placed on the concept of the globalization of academic emergency medicine. The term “international emergency medicine” as often currently used may not be an optimal choice, as it implies a “national” ownership of the field of emergency medicine. It was noted that other disciplines within medicine, for example general surgery, do not make such a distinction.

SAEM, under its current Board of Directors leadership, has made international activities a priority. SAEM has no national affiliation and, as such, seeks to become a global organization focused on the development of academic emergency medicine. SAEM has begun to have greater visibility to the worldwide community of emergency medicine. Many European emergency medicine practitioners have not been aware of SAEM and this proposed affiliation offers new and exciting opportunities for collaboration on important endeavors such as the creation of new emergency medicine training programs, faculty development, and scholarly productivity. SAEM has strength and expertise among its members in these areas and wants to work toward a formal mechanism to share these strengths from an organizational perspective.

SAEM has moved forward with this initiative by establishing two working groups. The first is devoted to the planning of inter-society activities at the upcoming EuSEM meeting in Stockholm, Sweden in 2010. SAEM has been formally invited to participate in this meeting

by Dr. Gunnar Ohlen, current EuSEM president. The second workgroup is developing a joint document outlining an official relationship between EuSEM and SAEM. As the concept of symmetry is vitally important to both organizations, care will be taken to assure equal representation from SAEM and EuSEM. The draft proposal will be subject to approval by the SAEM and EuSEM boards.

Many European nations, including Great Britain, have made great strides in moving the specialty of emergency medicine forward in recent years. The extent to which the European situation differs from that in the United States is often underappreciated. A more formal relationship between EuSEM and SAEM, can be particularly helpful in legitimizing the emerging specialty of emergency medicine in Europe and in creating a very strong academic emphasis where desired. SAEM’s efforts to foster greater ties between the organizations will promote opportunities for all SAEM members to develop international collaborations.

EuSEM membership, like SAEM membership, is not limited to European emergency practitioners. EuSEM welcomes members from non-European nations with an interest in emergency medicine in the European setting.

SAEM members interested in becoming more involved in SAEM’s international initiatives are highly welcome to join the international interest group.

Chair: Ian Martin, Ian_Martin@med.unc.edu SecretaryTreasurer of SAEM; Chair of the Board of Directors Task Force on International Relations: Adam Singer, adam.singer@stonybrook.edu.

11

SAEM Leadership Academy June 2nd, 2010 | Pre-Conference Day How do we make our working lives easier, more productive and ensure our careers are headed in the right direction?

Academic Emergency Medicine has many excellent leaders who developed their leadership traits and managerial skills through a combination of on-the-job training, self-initiated mentorship relationships, selfeducation through reading and conference attendance and, occasionally, graduate level course work. There are currently a number of mid- and later-career academic emergency physicians who are contemplating the next stage in their careers, which may involve leadership positions such as department chair, vice-chair or medical school dean. The SAEM Leadership Academy is intended to (1) help those individuals determine if they are adequately prepared to make the transition, (2) provide them with tools that will facilitate the transition, through lectures and discussion sessions, and (3) facilitate networking with their peers and establishing mentorship relationships with current leaders in our field.

The academy is planned as a series of three full-day conferences.

The inaugural Leadership Academy was held at the 2009 SAEM Annual Meeting and was comprised of presentations and workshops addressing topics important to developing. Glenn Hamilton, MD, defined leadership and its importance to academic EM. A panel comprised of Kate Heilpern, MD, Gloria Kuhn, DO, Brian O’Neill, MD, and Bernie Lopez, MD discussed potential leadership paths for the physician at mid-career. Marc Borenstein, MD, presented a talk that covered the use of changing circumstances to forward a vision as well as requirements to sustain an effective vision over time.

Tracy Sanson, MD and Bill Barsan, MD presented a talk on the changing demographics of emergency physicians and generalizations about leading, coaching, and motivating the various generations in our departments; they also discussed family obligations and their impact on the workplace, workforce, and career advancement.

Robert Strauss, MD and Alan Forstater, MD presented, through an interactive session, the science behind conflict and techniques for resolution with the session illustrating

and teaching conflict management skills techniques.

Lastly, a panel comprised of Marcus Martin, MD, Kate Heilpern, MD, Bob Hockberger, MD, Brent King, MD, Gloria Kuhn, DO, Brian O’Neil, MD, Bill Barsan, MD, and Tracy Sanson, MD shared their sentinel events, lessons learned, and words of wisdom as they moved into their leadership roles.

The second Leadership Academy will be held as a preconference day on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. This year’s agenda includes: Glenn Hamilton, MD, defining leadership and its importance to academic emergency medicine; Bernie Lopez, MD, presenting a summary of the 2009 Leadership Academy (so that those that were unable to attend can receive some of the information to augment the 2010 session); Gabe Kelen, MD, teaching how one develops a strategic plan, mission statement, and goals and objectives; Tracy Sanson, MD discussing the role of generational differences in the ED workplace; a panel comprised of Ted Christopher, MD, Robin Hemphill, MD, and David Sklar, MD to discuss the role of advocacy in leadership; afternoon interactive sessions by Robert Strauss, MD (how to conduct effective meetings) and Tracy Sanson, MD (managing the disruptive physician); and panels of EM leaders to address the future of emergency medicine as well as “lessons learned” in leadership development. Additionally, a networking lunch is planned to allow interaction between the leaders in EM and those that aspire to become one.

For the mid-career academic emergency physicians who are contemplating the next stage in their careers, for those in leadership positions looking for ways to better mentor, or for those who simply want to improve on their leadership skills, this is the conference for you! Save the date – Wednesday, June 2, 2010 – and we hope to see you there!

Bernie Lopez, MD SAEM Faculty Development Committee Chair, Leadership Academy Subcommittee

The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program is a two-year fellowship for physicians interested in clinical research and healthcare leadership. The fellowship provides rigorous training in clinical and health services research, health policy, and communitybased health research. Under the guidance of mentors, Scholars will conduct two or more independent clinical research projects during the fellowship. The fellowship is offered at four sites: the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. Physicians must have completed residency in order to be eligible; surgeons, however can apply in their first year of residency. Applications are due 18 months prior to start of the fellowship. Application deadline: February 26, 2010.

For more detailed information and to obtain an application, please visit the Program website at http://rwjcsp.unc.edu/ 12

CDEM Launches the E-Advising Program Megan Fix, MD and Michelle Lin, MD Is emergency medicine right for me? How many rotations should I do? Where should I do my away rotations? How many residencies should I apply to? What should I expect on the interview?

Do these questions sound familiar? Many students are currently traveling down the path of emergency medicine as a career choice. A few of us at CDEM (Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine) are trying to make this process a bit easier with a program called E-advising.

In August of 2009 we launched the E-advising program.

This initiative is a new version of the former Virtual Advisors.

Our aims are to reach out to students with questions about emergency medicine, and we are trying to reach as many students as possible via the wonders of the internet. This is not meant to replace the advising they may have at their home institution, but rather to supplement specific EM related questions and especially questions related to the residency application process.

The following is a list of our pilot schools and if you have students from these schools interested in additional advising, send them our way.

• Baylor • Dartmouth • Meharry Medical College • Rush University • Touro University • Tufts University • University of Miami • University of Missouri • University of South Dakota • University of Vermont To learn more about the E-advising program, please visit the SAEM or CDEM homepage and click on the E-advisors link.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Megan Fix at fixm@mmc.org.

As a pilot, we unveiled the program to 10 schools that do not currently have an emergency medicine residency at their home school and eventually we would like to roll this service out to all students interested in EM. We have recruited 40 enthusiastic faculty from across the country to serve as E-advisors. They want to help you! We all remember the process of becoming emergency physicians and are excited to help others on their way.

13

Annual Meeting Didactics: Watching our P’s and Q’s Each year members of the Program Committee use formal and informal feedback and strive to create the “perfect” annual meeting. Didactics play a large role in this endeavor and this year we implemented several processes to meet the needs of SAEM members. We focused on two “Q’s”: Quantity and Quality.

QUANTITY: It’s difficult to present a quality program if the number of submissions is low. So, we altered our tactics a bit. In addition to general membership emails and newsletter announcements calling for didactic submissions, several waves of emails were sent to interest groups and task forces, asking for submissions on behalf of the group/task force. We hoped that didactic submissions on behalf of an interest group/task force might be less intimidating to initiate and easier to organize, given the resources and membership within these groups. Did it work? We can’t claim any cause and effect here, but last year, the PC reviewed 70 didactic submissions. This year, there were 90 submissions – nearly 30% increase.

Wonderful and thank you!

QUALITY: To help our membership with didactic submissions, we encourage a “pre-review” by members of the didactics subcommittee. This pre-review helps the submitter focus the didactic, ensures that the didactic meets one of the missions of SAEM and allows for changes to be made (or at least suggested) before the didactic is submitted. This service has always been available from the PC and this year was used to a much greater extent by SAEM members.

The end result? Higher quality submissions – which only served to make the PC’s job harder when it came to selections!

QUANTITY (TAKE 2): Last year, 33 didactics were accepted for the 2009 program. This year, 43 were accepted. Creative use of conference meeting space and time allowed us to increase our number of accepted didactics. The high quality of submissions further encouraged this higher acceptance rate.

New additions to the Professional Development Program: That’s not all! We’re pleased to present two new sessions entitled: “Best of Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)” and “Best of Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM)” (www.saem.org/CDEM), which will highlight the best presentations from the CORD Academic Assembly in March (www.cordem.org for details). Finally, if you think attending the plenary session and all the offerings on opening day will leave you ravenous by lunchtime, please be sure to sign up for the first-ever Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (see AWAEM Academy on SAEM.org) luncheon. Everyone is welcome!

Finally, there appears be a third “Q” in the making.

To help you navigate all the offerings based on your interests, we are expanding our use of symbols in the program guide. This will allow for a “Quickview” of didactics based on topic (education, faculty development, research, administration, etc). Keep an eye out for the symbols coming this spring!

(See Page 16 for Schedule)

AEM Special Announcements NOTICE TO ALL ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUTHORS: Beginning on January 1, 2010, AEM will require a signed copy of “The ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest” from EACH author before peer review will begin. The form is posted on Manuscript Central as well as on the SAEM website under Publications > AEM Policies and Procedures. A link to the document can be found there, as well as a sample indicating how it should be filled out.

14

DYNAMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE TO BECOME ONLINE-ONLY: Effective with the January 2010 issue, Academic Emergency Medicine will be running Dynamic Emergency Medicine only online.

Several accepted submissions that are currently at the publisher will be run in print as before, but all future accepted DynEM papers will run online only. (note: This is a section of the AEM Journal.)

Back Row: Arvind Venkat, MD, Allegheny General Hospital/Christopher Ross, MD, Cook County Hospital/Ali Raja, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Sorabh Khandelwal, MD, The Ohio State University/Lewis Nelson, MD, New York University/Autumn Graham, MD, Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center/Kevin Rodgers, MD, Indiana University/Robert Woolard, MD, Texas Tech El Paso/Jason Haukoos, MD, MS, Denver Health Medical Center/Taher Vohra, MD, Henry Ford Hospital/Maryanne Greketis, CMP, SAEM/Chandra Aubin, MD, Washington University/Jason Thurman, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Joshua Wallenstein, MD, Emory University Middle Row: Michael Hochberg, MD, /JoAnna Leuck, MD, Carolinas Medical Center /John Marshall, MD, Maimonides Medical Center/Kevin Ferguson, MD, University of Florida/ Jody Vogel, MD, Denver Health Medical Center/James Olsen, PhD, Wright State University/Esther Chen, MD, University of California San Francisco/Steve Bird, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center/Susan Fuchs, MD, Children’s Memorial Hospital Front Row: Lorraine Thibodeau, MD, Albany Medical Center/Louis Binder, MD, The Commonwealth Medical College/Chris Zammit, MD, University of Cincinnati/Andra Blomkalns, MD, University of Cincinnati/Brigitte Baumann, MD, MSCE, UMDNJ-RWJMS at Camden/Steve Stapczynski, MD, Maricopa Medical Center/Antonio Muniz, MD, Texas Health Science Center at Houston/Marc Rosenthal, PhD, DO, Wayne State University Missing from photo: Jonathan Heidt, MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine/Terry Kowalenko, MD, University of Michigan/ Frank LoVecchio, DO, Maricopa Medical Center /Raemma Luck, MD, MBA, Temple University Hospital/David Milzman, MD, Georgetown University/Megan Ranney, MD, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

15

Current Schedule of SAEM 2010 Annual Meeting Didactic Presentations “Are My Residents OK?” - Maximizing Resident Wellness in 2010 and Beyond

Improving Pediatric Guideline Implementation: A Workshop in Applied Knowledge Translation

Advanced Principles of Biostatistics That Everyone Should Know

Incorporating Visual Diagnosis as an Educational Strategy

Becoming an EM Intensivist Bedside Teaching of Medical Students in Emergency Medicine - An Interactive Workshop Beyond Good Intentions: International Emergency Medicine and Sustainable Change Beyond the Ambulance Bay: An Introduction to Social Emergency Medicine Bottlenecks in Patient Throughput: Applying Queuing Theory to Identify and Manage ED Flow

Injury Centers: Opportunities for Emergency Medicine Innovations in Resident and Medical Student Education Job-Seeking for Physicians with Interest in a Research Career: What You Should Be Looking for and Looking Out For When Considering Employment Leadership From Within – Enhancing Your Natural Ability II Luncheon for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Mentorship in Action: Benefits and Techniques

Career Path at University-Affiliated Community Sites: Opportunities and Challenges

Remote Damage Control Resuscitation: Concepts, Challenges and Research Opportunities as Trauma Resuscitation Moves into the Out-of-Hospital Arena

Coping with Shift-Work through the Life Cycle of the Academic Emergency Physician

Research on a Shoestring Budget: Strategies for Conducting Research at Minimal Cost

Debriefing Undergraduate Healthcare Learners: A Practical and Evidence-Based Approach

Resident as Teacher

Developing Young Faculty Investigators Direct Observation of Competence (DOC) - Why is it Important and How to Develop a Successful Program Educators’ Boot Camp: Surviving Away from the Podium EMS as a Recognized Subspecialty: Implications for Fellowship Training Evidence to Practice: How Can Emergency Medicine Researchers Drive the Quality Agenda Expert Strategies for Minimizing Loss to Follow Up in Emergency Medicine Research Faculty Needs for Years 1-3

Simulation-Based Patient Safety Initiatives: Measuring Outcomes at the Patient and System Level Supersonic Teaching: Innovations in Ultrasound Education Teaching Professionalism: More than an Attitude Adjustment The “Other” Study Designs The Need for Real Time Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ED The Next Match: What EM Departments Want When They Hire The Nuts and Bolts of Creating an Educational Podcast

Fixing the Emergency Medicine Research Enterprise

Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Where are We Now, Where are We Going?

Harnessing the Power of the Internet for Bedside Teaching

Ultrasound for Critically Ill Patients

Identifying Best Practices for Training Emergency Medicine Residents in PEM

Using Deliberate Practice to Address Cognitive Error Why Be an Academic Clinical Director?

Improve Your Teaching: Evidence-Based Teaching Workshop Using Articles That Will Change Your Teaching Practice

For more information on the 2010 Annual Meeting (June 3-6, 2010 Phoenix, AZ), please go to the SAEM website (www.SAEM.org) and click Meetings on the top of the home page or go to link: http://www.saem.org/saemdnn/Meetings/AnnualMeeting2010/tabid/1338/Default.aspx

Brigitte M. Baumann, MD, MSCE Chair, Didactics Subcommittee

Andra L. Blomkalns, MD Chair, Program Committee

“on behalf of the SAEM 2010 Annual Meeting Program Committee” 16

2010 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference Update Beyond Regionalization: Integrated Networks of Emergency Care Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS – University of Pennsylvania Ricardo Martinez, MD – Emory University School of Medicine

Background The editorial board of Academic Emergency Medicine will sponsor the 11th annual consensus conference on June 2, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. This year’s conference, titled Beyond Regionalization: Integrated Networks of Emergency Care, is sponsored by the SAEM Regionalization Task Force, and will create a research agenda to support the further development of the US emergency care system.

In 2006, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) presented the Future of Emergency Care report, highlighting the shortcomings of a system that they described as “At the Breaking Point” and encouraging the development of “coordinated, regionalized, and accountable” emergency care systems. The IOM followed up on its landmark report with a workshop in September 2009 that brought together stakeholders from across the public and private sectors to examine the intended and unintended consequences of organizing regional systems of emergency care.

Shortly afterwards, the Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC) sponsored a roundtable discussion focused on the development of demonstration projects for regionalized emergency care services.

We hope to bring a fresh perspective and a structured research framework to the conversation about the organization of emergency care. In using the word “regionalized” as the cornerstone of the system that they outline, the IOM reignited what has long been a controversial topic within the emergency care community.

Regionalization has largely been interpreted in the context of the US model of trauma care. In this model, a tiered system is created in which some hospitals are identified and credentialed as “trauma centers” and injured patients are preferentially delivered by prehospital providers to these facilities. Disease-specific professional organizations have followed in the footsteps of trauma’s model and have advocated the development of stroke centers, burn centers, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) centers, and cardiac arrest centers. While generalizing a model of regionalized care that creates winners and losers in elective diseases such as cancer or transplant may be appropriate, this system has fallen short in the delivery of emergency care.

We aim to convene a conference that moves beyond the classic model of regionalization focused on bringing the patient to the doctor in the hopes that we will think creatively about how, when possible, to bring the doctor to the patient. We envision an integrated network of emergency care that uses technological advances and a population-based perspective to better coordinate subspecialty consultations, ambulance dispatch, and inter-hospital transfers. We will start by addressing where we are – focusing on what works in the emergency care system and what doesn’t. We’ll next focus on where we are going – identifying best practices and novel approaches to the optimal delivery of care. Finally, we’ll think critically about how we will get there – as we identify barriers ranging from liability to oversight and create benchmarks along the way to assure that we engage in evidence-based policy.

The conference deliverables will be featured in the December, 2010 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

This special issue will include a series of conference proceedings as well as original research pertinent to the topic. Although the conference proceedings are finalized at the conference, advance work is beginning now. If you are interested in participating in the development of the research agenda for one of the themes listed below, please contact conference co-chair Brendan Carr via email (carrb@upenn.edu). We look forward to seeing you in June.

Conference Themes: Prehospital Care & Regionalization Beyond ED Categorization – Matching Networks to Patient Needs Defining & Measuring Successful Networks Patient Centered Emergency Care Workforce (Emergency & On-Call) Administrative Challenges to Novel Network Solutions Electronic Collaboration: Using New Technology to Solve Old Problems of Quality Care Inter-hospital Communications & Transport – Turning Funnels into Networks 17

SAEM Education Fund As the lead academic specialty society for emergency medicine, SAEM has the unique opportunity to educate academic health center leaders on the impact and importance of emergency medicine. In support of this role, the SAEM Board of Directors has approved the creation of the SAEM Education Fund to provide resources to help develop educational leaders in emergency medicine. Through the development of a specific education fund, SAEM is also further declaring its commitment to education and educational scholarship. In addition, for the 2010 Annual Meeting, SAEM has made a commitment to increase the number of education based didactic sessions, and the journal Academic Emergency Medicine will now include an education section editor and articles focused on educational topics.

The SAEM Education Fund will be used to support faculty who have shown promise / expertise in emergency medicine education. Some examples of fund use might include: 1) Support to attend existing career development programs (e.g., the Harvard Macy Teaching Program) 2) Development of a self sustaining educational course (e.g., a Bedside Teaching and Feedback course aimed at the large numbers of clinician educators) 3) Development of educational tools for member access on line (e.g., a handbook for clinician educators or a faculty

development handbook for the educator track) 4) Advancement of well developed educational projects by providing seed money to further an Innovations in Emergency Medicine Education (IEME) project.

The SAEM research fund supports educational research project pilot grants, and SAEM would continue to encourage educators to submit applications for research projects such as outcomes based feedback techniques and the use of simulation in procedural competency.

In these hard economic times, it is always hard to donate to yet another worthy cause. However, without the support of our members, this fund will not succeed. By utilizing a strict application and review process, SAEM hopes to ensure that Education Fund awards result in products, projects, and peer-reviewed papers that aid the majority of Society members, and particularly those members who self-identify as “educators.” SAEM is also committed to looking at many other sources of revenue, including unrestricted grants from organizations, and coupling with foundations that fund education projects. Funding for education projects is difficult to find, and we now have a chance to change that by directing monies to EM education projects. Please consider supporting educational efforts within SAEM by donating to this fund.

$2,500 to the fund in this founding year will be designated as founding members on the website. They will be recognized in the SAEM Newsletter and national meeting. These members will receive a founding member pin and a certificate of appreciation.

The SAEM Education Fund welcomes any level of donations. Your invoice for dues allows you to donate via this pathway. Contributions can be made by credit card through the website at www.saem.org or by check / credit card by using the soon to be mailed SAEM Education Fund donation request. Any member can contact the SAEM staff by phone to help with these processes at 847-813-9823. For more information or questions, contact David Manthey, MD, Education Fund Task Force Chair at dmanthey@wfubmc.edu FOUNDING MEMBERS (Total DonaƟons during 2010) Industry / OrganizaƟon............. $ 5000.00 Academy / EM Department...... $ 2500.00 Individual .................................. $ 1000.00 MEMBER DONATION RECOGNITION (CumulaƟve donaƟons over a lifeƟme) PlaƟnum Donor ..................... $ 10,000.00 Gold Donor .............................. $ 5,000.00 Silver Donor ............................. $ 2,500.00 Bronze Donor .......................... $ 1,250.00

Individual members contributing $1,000 or academic departments contributing

Great Opportunity for Medical Students!

SAEM’s Program Committee is looking for about 10 medical students to work with their committee at the Annual Meeting in Phoenix in June 2010. The Program Committee is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of SAEM’s annual meeting. It is comprised of nearly 40 faculty members from programs all over the country.

As a medical student on this committee, you will: • Have your registration fee to the Annual Meeting waived • Have a member of the Program Committee assigned to you for future EM Pursuits

18

• Learn much more about the current research and educational activities taking place in the field of emergency medicine • Have the opportunity to form relationships with faculty members from EM programs around the country Interested medical students should submit their name and contact information to the SAEM office at miniguez@saem.org Please write “Medical Student Volunteer for Annual Meeting” in the subject line of the email. Please include a very short statement of interest and an updated electronic copy of your CV.

SAEM Endorses New ACADEMY for WOMEN in ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE In 2007, Glenn Hamilton, then president of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), convened a taskforce of leaders in emergency medicine for the purpose of examining the status of women in emergency medicine and recommend methods to recruit, support, and retain women in academic emergency medicine.

One of the recommendations of the taskforce was the formation of an Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM). In 2009 this became a reality. SAEM has now formally joined ACEP in recognizing the need to increase and support women in Emergency Medicine and is actively working to address some of the unique challenges women faculty face. From the beginning and going forward, AWAEM is viewed as being complementary to AAWEP (American Association of Women Emergency Physicians). Most of those who played a part in establishing AWAEM also belong to AAWEP.

the success of women. Providing tools to help women advance to positions of senior rank and leadership will provide important new perspectives for decision making and will help speed the curricular, organizational, and policy changes needed to ensure more effective representation of women in academic EM and to effectively utilize this pool of talent.

Many women in emergency medicine, especially those in private practice, do not view themselves as “academics�.

Yet, these same women teach medical students rotating in their departments, rotating residents from either emergency medicine residencies or other residencies, nurses, paramedics, and other pre-hospital personnel.

The leadership of AWAEM would like to invite any woman emergency physician who teaches or has an interest in teaching to join the Academy.

Activities which the Academy supports include development of mentoring resources for women in academic emergency medicine, a networking luncheon during the annual SAEM meeting, a conference with a focus on women in academic emergency medicine, a newsletter containing articles of interest to women, and website which will provide information and serve the communication needs of academic women.

The mission of the Academy is to promote the recruitment, retention, advancement and leadership of women in academic emergency medicine throughout their careers.

Membership in the Academy is open to any member of SAEM who has an interest in advancing education and research in emergency medicine as it relates to women in academic emergency medicine.

The AWAEM structure utilizes the expertise of an identifiable group to provide a forum for members to speak as a unified voice within EM as well as to other national organizations. It provides a venue for members to network, collaborate on educational initiatives, develop policy, perform research, and to promote development of women as leaders and educators within our specialty.

Women now comprise over 50 percent of medical students and over one third of emergency physicians. It is important for us to assist each other and junior women faculty to become the future leaders, researchers, and educators of emergency medicine. The success of academic emergency medicine and its ability to train future emergency physicians is intrinsically linked with

Yet there is another, and perhaps more important, reason for a woman to join the Academy which relates to the opportunity to meet and become friends of women with similar interests, goals, and challenges in balancing career, family, and personal needs. Many women are so busy coping with the challenges of a career and family needs that they do not have the opportunity to meet with women and form the friendships which become so important as they progress through their lives. The Academy provides this opportunity.

The leadership of the Academy includes President: Kathleen Clem, Vice-Presidents, Stephanie Abbuhl, and Gloria Kuhn, and a Board of Directors which includes Susan Watts (Secretary), Susan Promes (Treasurer), and Glenn Hamilton, Sandra Schneider, Tamara Thomas, and Joanne Oaks.

As the nation adapts to meet the challenges of health care, we need teams that include women physicians, not only because of their numbers within the medical community, but because their ideas, skills, interests, and creativity are essential to success.

Membership dues are $100 per year. If you are interested in joining you can obtain information by e-mail (membership@saem.org), snail mail (SAEM 2340 S. River Road, Suite 200, Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA), or phone, (847-813-9823 Fax: 847-813-5450).

19

Ethics Consult

PHYSICIAN STRIKES Note: The SAEM Ethics committee offers an ethics consultation service to provide an opportunity to receive feedback on ethical dilemmas faced

by SAEM members. (Link available from the SAEM homepage.) When possible, we will publish the results of these consults here in the newsletter so that others can see the issues their colleagues are dealing with. Even when, as here, the circumstances are not ones that most physicians encounter directly, we hope that you will find the consults valuable.

The Question: Is it appropriate for a multi-specialty emergency physician

group to participate in a work stoppage?

Response:

Given their place in the health care system, providing round-the-clock care that often can not be delayed, emergency physicians have unique obligations to their patients and community. Before deciding whether it is ethical to participate in a work stoppage, two questions need to be answered. First, are there alternatives for patients or is there a plan to provide clinical care for patients during the work stoppage? Any work stoppage that would entirely deprive some patients of emergency care would be considered unethical.

Even if there would be some form of emergency care available to patients, a work stoppage that interferes with patient care to a lesser degree might still run afoul of physicians’ obligations to their patients. In such cases, we must move to a second level of analysis and ask whether the work stoppage would help to achieve its goals, and whether these goals are legitimate? A work stoppage that has no significant chance of achieving its goals –cannot be justified at patients’ expense. However, if the stoppage may be effective, and its goals include some that benefit patients, it may be ethical for emergency physicians to participate in it. Quality of care can be affected by low pay, poor or unsafe working conditions, or lack of resources for patient care, for example. If the current care being provided is unsafe to patients a stoppage might be appropriate.

In a teaching setting there are additional considerations.

Residents may not work without attending supervision.

If the stoppage is brief, there may no significant loss to the residents with respect to education. However, if the stoppage is of a significant length, it may interfere with the residents’ ability to successfully complete their training. We must consider our obligations to those we have undertaken to train in assessing whether a work stoppage is appropriate.

20

There are some official policies of ACEP that bear on the issue of physician work stoppages. Relevant excerpts follow: Compendium of ACEP Policy Statements on Ethical Issues: Collective Bargaining, Work Stoppages, and Slowdowns: The American College of Emergency Physicians recognizes that situations may arise in which groups of individuals choose to withhold services, thereby affecting health care delivery. The College believes that it is the duty of emergency physicians to work for the continuous availability of emergency medical care should a work stoppage occur.

ACEP believes emergency physicians functioning as employees may participate in collective bargaining units. Such units should only include physicians, as non-physicians may follow other ethical codes. Non-employee physicians may participate in collective bargaining units to the extent allowed by law. Medical professionals who choose to use a work stoppage or collective bargaining should never use collective action that could delay or deny access to emergency care.

ACEP members should anticipate problems that may arise from a work stoppage or other collective bargaining activities by any health care personnel and seek cooperation of other health professionals to ensure the timely provision of emergency medical care under all conditions. (Approved 1984; Reaffirmed 1992; Revised 1997; Revised 2000; Revised 2002) Code of Ethics for Emergency Physicians [Ann Emerg Med. 2008;52:581-590.]: This policy statement is from the American College of Emergency Physicians and was revised and approved by the ACEP Board of Directors in June, 2008.

1) Emergency Physicians Shall: “embrace patient welfare at their primary professional responsibility”, “respond promptly… to the

(“Physician Strikes”, Continued)

need for emergency medical care”, “strive to protect the best interests of their patients”, “work cooperatively with others who care for, and about, emergency patients” and “support societal efforts to improve public health and safety…and secure access to emergency and other basic health care for all”.

2) “Emergency physicians have been given a unique social role and responsibility to act as health care providers of last resort for many patients who have no other feasible access to care.”

3) Emergency physicians have duties beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice.

of

a. Beneficence: act for the benefit of patients, serve the best interests of patients. b. Nonmaleficence: avoid inflicting harm or minimize the risk of harm. c. Justice: provide necessary emergency care to all patients.

4) Emergency physician’s relationships with business and administration: “advocates for emergency medical care as a fundamental right”, “keep patient interests paramount in administrative and business decisions, “… activities that threaten patient safety are unethical” 5) Emergency physician’s relationship with society: “emergency physicians should be active in legislative, regulatory, institutional and educational pursuits that promote patient safety and quality emergency care”; EMTALA establishes that “access to quality emergency care as an individual right that should be available to all who seek it”; “denial of emergency care or delay in providing emergency services…is unethical”; “decisions to limit access to care may be made only when the resources of the emergency department are depleted”.

Conclusion: ACEP policy says it is the duty of emergency physicians to work for the continuous availability of emergency medical care if a work stoppage occurs. Emergency clinicians have a particular obligation to patients and community that other specialties do not. There may be discomfort with emergency physicians crossing the strike line but this may still have to be done in the best interest of patients. Educational aspects of a work stoppage should also be considered, although this issue is not unique to emergency medicine.

21

22

Academic Announcements DOUGLAS ANDER, MD, Emory Department of Emergency Medicine Director of Undergraduate Education has been appointed Assistant Dean, Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Ander is the leader of the Emory Center for Experiential Learning (ExCEL), which encompasses a large state-of-the-art simulation laboratory focused on interdisciplinary team training and simulated learning for students, residents and those in active practice.

AMADO ALEJANDRO BÁEZ MD, MPH, FAAEM has accepted the position of Associate Dean at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) and Chairman of the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at the Hospital General Plaza de la Salud in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Dr. Baez formerly served as Associate Director of Emergency Medical Services at the Brigham and Women´s Hospital in Boston and Faculty with the Harvard Medical School and Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

MICHAEL MELLO, MD, MPH, of Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island was awarded a 3 year, $599,994, R01 grant from the Centers for Disease Control for his project entitled Translation of Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Guidelines to Pediatric Trauma Centers.

TIMOTHY PLATTS-MILLS, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UNC has been awarded a Junior Faculty Development Award by the Provost of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

PHILIP SHAYNE, MD, Emory Department of Emergency Medicine Vice Chair for Education and Program Director, is the 2010 recipient of the Parker Palmer Courage to Teach Award. This highly competitive award is granted by the ACGME to the country’s top Program Directors (representing all specialties) with only 8 to 10 recipients per year. Dr Shayne is the only emergency medicine program director named in 2010.

KEVIN BIESE, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of North Carolina has been named Residency Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

FRAN SHOFER, PHD, has joined the faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of North Carolina as Professor and Research Director.

LOUIS BINDER, MD, has accepted the position of Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas campus. In this position, he will be responsible for academic faculty development and medical student education. He will also support the emergency medicine residency and other educational programs offered by the department.

ROBERT E. SUTER, DO, was presented with the John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award, ACEP’s highest honor at their annual meeting in October. The award, which is given at most once per year, is presented to a current or past national leader in recognition of their outstanding lifetime contributions to ACEP in many areas. The award honors John G. Wiegenstein, MD, a founding member and the first president of ACEP. Dr. Suter is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Practice Management and Health Policy at Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He also is a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, assigned as Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

SETH GLICKMAN, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of North Carolina, has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Physician Faculty Scholar for his project “Inequalities in Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) and Implications for Regionalized Systems of Health Care Delivery in Minority Populations and Rural Areas”.

SCOTT GOLDSTEIN, DO, Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine has achieved fellow status in both ACEP and AAEM. JIM HOLLIMAN, MD, Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded the “Humanitarian Award” of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine for his career work in developing Emergency Medicine in disadvantaged countries.

GREGORY JAY, MD, PHD, of Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island was awarded a 2 year, $284,758, STTR grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project entitled Tribosupplementation of Injured Joints.

LISA KURLAND, MD, PHD, International member of SAEM was elected chairperson of the Swedish Society of Emergency Medicine on October 23, 2009.

ROBERT LUTEN, MD, from the University of Florida - Jacksonville, received a $451,704 grant from the Florida Medical Malpractice Underwriting Association for the Pediatric Emergency Care Safety Initiative, a two year effort to reduce medical errors in pediatric emergencies.

ARNAR (ROY) MAGNUSSON, MD, has been appointed as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Chief Medical Officer for the University Clinical, Education, and Research Associates (UCERA) in Honolulu. Dr. Magnusson is an emergency physician and previously served on the faculty of the Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) Department of Emergency Medicine and as associate hospital administrator for OHSU Hospital.

GREG MEARS, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of North Carolina, has been named as an EMS 10: Innovator in EMS Award winner for 2008 by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Mears was cited for his work to develop a statewide system for accumulation and structured use of pre-hospital data.

VIK BEBARTA, MD (MAJOR, USAF), faculty for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) residency in Emergency Medicine was honored by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States with that organization’s “David F. Hagen Young Physician Award.” This award is presented to one physician annually, selected from the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Department of Veteran Affairs, or the US Public Health Service. This award recognizes the recipient’s early accomplishment and demonstrated future potential as a leader in Federal Healthcare.

JULIO LAIRET, DO (MAJOR, USAF), faculty for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) residency in Emergency Medicine was honored as the first recipient of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States “Rising Star Award”. This award was created to recognize one individual from the from the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Department of Veteran Affairs, or the US Public Health Service. The recipient of this award has demonstrated success in federal healthcare delivery or management and is clearly on an ascending path to an executive leadership role.

ROGER LEWIS, MD, PHD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Dr Lewis is Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. MICHELLE BIROS, MD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. She is Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.

TOM P. AUFDERHEIDE, MD, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. He is a Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Chair for Research Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

23

ACADEMIC RESIDENT SECTION On behalf of the SAEM GME Committee, we are pleased to re-introduce the “Academic Resident” section of the SAEM newsletter. Quarterly articles will focus on topics of interest and importance to emergency medicine residents, with topics recurring on a roughly 3-year cycle. It is our hope that you will find these articles to be useful tools in your academic/professional development. We encourage your feedback and suggestions regarding additional content areas that would be of value to residents and recent residency graduates. Feel free to email comments and suggestions to techsupport@saem.org Jonathan Davis, MD, Georgetown University | Douglas McGee, DO, Albert Einstein | Jacob Ufberg, MD, Temple University

From Resident to Researcher Maria Glenn, MD Emergency medicine is a field that knows no limits given the innumerable opportunities within the specialty. Whether you have an interest in ultrasound, toxicology, disaster medicine or education and research, our field offers countless niches for all. What are the different opportunities within our field?

Better yet, how do I know which niche is best for me, and how can I become involved now? These are a few of the questions that residents may ask themselves throughout residency.

My goal is to seek answers to these questions by speaking directly to leaders in our field who have dedicated themselves by making steadfast contributions to the individual areas that compose emergency medicine. I will then bring their advice directly to you in this column. Each month, the focus will be on a unique topic in emergency medicine. We have all chosen to dedicate ourselves to a career in emergency medicine but there is so much more waiting to be unveiled by the areas we choose to immerse ourselves within.

This first column focuses on residents becoming researchers in emergency medicine. I had the opportunity to sit down and interview one of the most respected and acclaimed researchers in our field, Dr. Jeff Kline, who is the Research Director at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. MG: How do you know if research is the direction you should focus your career?

Dr. Kline: “The tough question to ask yourself is this one: What accomplishments do I want to define me in 5, 10 and 20 years? If the answer is to publish something that changes medical practice, or to have NIH funding, or to discover a basic process of life that matters, then you might be a researcher. You should also be the type of person whose heart rate increases and you get kind of pumped up just to your colleagues about medical subjects that you really like. If your goals are primarily aligned with recognition because of your leadership, teaching and presenting abilities, you may still be a researcher in development, and you may make important contributions, but the chances are, that you should probably not bet on defining your academic career by your research.”

MG: What advice do you have for those interested in pursuing a career in research?

24

Dr. Kline: “Now that I have kids that are getting ready to go to college, I am very pragmatic about what young people should do. I try to think about Greek philosophy, truth and beauty, and self-fulfillment. But I also think a lot about our family dog, Gracie. I like our Gracie and so does everyone else, including the neighbors, who retrieve her from eating the cat food in their garage after she has eloped our invisible fence that has a wire break somewhere that I cannot find.

Today, the invisible fence people are at my house finding that break in the wire and charging me. Then there are the vet bills and all my stuff she has chewed. The point is that Gracie costs a ton of money. I mean, it’s like she eats $20 bills. Now this has nothing to do with EM research except that most people like dogs, and I thought this would be a good diversion. Seriously, I want my kids to be able to afford a dog one day, and I want the same thing for EM graduates who pursue a career in research. An academic career is a good mix of fulfilling your existential responsibility (you were made smart for a reason) and the job security to afford a dog.

If you gain experience in doing research, then you have a tool that can be transported and give you job security. All academic programs need faculty who know how to design a clinical study and who can work a statistics package, understand the IRB, and interface with sponsors, and importantly, the ability to write a grant application. Also, many smaller, democratic, academic-minded emergency medicine staffing groups are extremely interested in having a good clinician who can help develop a clinical trials program to be run from the emergency department as clinical trials are generally profitable.”

MG: What role does mentorship play in fostering a young researcher?

Dr. Kline: “Good followers become good leaders. Research requires experience, training, and mentoring. It is possible to self-train by gaining MPH/MSci type of degrees and sort of “hang around” other researchers, but this is a hit or miss approach to designing your life. The main problem in emergency medicine is the dearth of mentors who have a track record in producing productive researchers. This is one reason that I am so hidebound to create a credentialing mechanism through SAEM to provide a ticket that certifies emergency medicine fellowship programs and certifies

(“From Resident to Researcher”, Continued)

individuals who satisfactorily complete a two year research fellowship.”

MG: Is it foreseeable that there will be an ACGME-accredited emergency medicine research fellowship?

Dr. Kline: “I think that research is as much of a specialty as is any ACGME-certified specialty in any discipline. One of my jokes is that the cardiologist has a catheter and the gastroenterologist has an endoscope and the researcher has a keyboard. Really, the keyboard and ability to write is the gateway to funding and publication, and those two feed and depend upon each other. To get to the point where you have a few publications that will support an independent grant application takes about 5 years, and has to start with following somebody who knows how to do it. To this end, SAEM has an ongoing task force, being led by Judd Hollander that is developing guidelines for the core curriculum, infrastructure, people, coursework, and milestones that must be provided by the research program and met by the trainee. Although the exact terms remain to be decided, this may carry a name such as “Certified Emergency Medicine Research Scholar” or like term. Our long-term goal is for the fellowship to be a subspecialty

recognized by the ACGME. I strongly believe that EM graduates who complete our credentialed EM fellowship will find incredible job opportunities in the academic world, community EM practice, and at the Federal government, including the FDA and NIH.” MG: What motivates you as a researcher on a daily basis?

Dr. Kline: “A career in research is kind of like a stormy relationship you had in college. The ups (acceptance of a publication, or when colleagues from outside of EM want your opinion on your topic of expertise) make you feel truly special, like a rock star—like “this is what I was meant to do.”

But the downs (rejection, rejection, rejection) are powerful, deflating and painful, even after 5, 10 and 20 years. Rejection knocks me down so hard that sometimes I wonder why do this? I should just work shifts. But true success is not measured by how you handle the happy stuff—it is getting up off the mat, and having mental toughness to believe in yourself. That toughness comes from you, but also by having other people, especially someone you respect, believe in you even when you do not. That is the reason that training, mentorship, and dogs matter so much.”

25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Institute of Medicine Elects 65 New Members, Five Foreign Associates WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine (IOM) today announced the names of 65 new members and five foreign associates in conjunction with its 39th annual meeting. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

TOM P. AUFDERHEIDE, M.D., professor of emergency medicine, and associate chair for research affairs, department of emergency medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

“It is a great pleasure to welcome these distinguished and accomplished individuals to the Institute of Medicine,” said IOM President Harvey V. Fineberg. “Each of these new members stands out as a professional whose research, knowledge, and skills have significantly advanced health and medicine and who has served as a model for others. The Institute of Medicine is greatly enriched by the addition of our newly elected colleagues.”

JEANNE BROOKS-GUNN, PH.D., Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education, Teachers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City

New members are elected by current active members through a highly selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. A diversity of talent among IOM’s membership is assured by the Institute’s charter, which stipulates that at least one-quarter of the membership is selected from outside the health professions, for example, from such fields as the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; law; engineering; and the humanities. The newly elected members raise IOM’s total active membership to 1,610 and the number of foreign associates to 93. With an additional 75 members holding emeritus status, IOM’s total membership is 1,778.

DONALD S. BURKE, M.D., dean, Graduate School of Public Health, UPMC-Jonas Salk Chair in Global Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh

The Institute of Medicine is unique in its structure as both an honorific membership organization and an advisory organization.

Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, IOM has become recognized as a national resource for independent, scientifically informed analysis and recommendations on health issues. With their election, members make a commitment to volunteer their service on IOM committees, boards, and other other activities. Studies and initiatives during the past year include: a review of the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury among military personnel; an assessment of the health effects due to lack of insurance; recommendations for comparative effectiveness research priorities; new guidelines for how much weight women should gain during pregnancy; a blueprint for American leadership in advancing global health; a strategy for preventing medical conflicts of interest; and a series of meetings on improving health care value through evidence-based medicine.

NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ARE: RUSS B. ALTMAN, M.D., PH.D., professor and chair, department of bioengineering, and professor of genetics, medicine, and computer science, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.

KRISTI S. ANSETH, PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and Tisone Professor and Distinguished Professor, department of chemical and biological engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder KAREN HSIAO ASHE, M.D., PH.D., Anne Marie Tulloch Professor in Neurology, and director, Grossman Center for Memory Research and Care, University of Minnesota Medical School and Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis

26

MICHELLE BIROS, M.D., professor and vice chair of research, department of emergency medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis

PATRICK BROWN, M.D., PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and professor, department of biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.

MARTIN CHALFIE, PH.D., William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences and chair, department of biological sciences, Columbia University, New York City SETSUKO KUKI CHAMBERS, M.D., Bobbi Olson Endowed Chair in Ovarian Cancer Research; professor and vice chair, department of obstetrics and gynecology; and director of women’s cancers, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson ARUL M. CHINNAIYAN, M.D., PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology, and director, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, department of pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MICHAEL L. CLEARY, M.D., Lindhard Family Professor in Pediatric Cancer Biology, departments of pathology and pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.

THOMAS CURRAN, PH.D., deputy scientific director, Joseph Stokes Jr. Institute, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and professor of pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia MICHAEL R. DEBAUN, M.D., M.P.H., Ferring Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Related Disorders and professor of biostatistics and neurology, department of pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis SUSAN DENTZER, editor in chief, Health Affairs, Bethesda, Md. ANA V. DIEZ ROUX, M.D., PH.D., professor of epidemiology, department of epidemiology, and director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor WAFAA EL-SADR, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and epidemiology, and director, International Center for AIDS and Allied Programs, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City AMY N. FINKELSTEIN, PH.D., professor of economics, department of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

GARRET A. FITZGERALD, M.D., McNeil Professor in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; professor of medicine and pharmacology; associate dean for translational research; and chair, department of pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia THOMAS R. FRIEDEN, M.D., M.P.H., director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta

FREDERICK S. KAPLAN, M.D., Isaac and Rose Nassau Professor of Orthopedic Molecular Medicine and chief, division of molecular orthopedic medicine, department of orthopedic surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia MICHAEL B. KASTAN, M.D., professor, department of oncology, and director, Comprehensive Cancer Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

ALFRED L. GOLDBERG, PH.D., professor of cell biology, department of cell biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston

ICHIRO KAWACHI, M.D., PH.D., professor and chair, department of society, human development, and health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston

SUE J. GOLDIE, M.D., M.P.H., Roger Irving Lee Professor of Public Health, department of health policy and management, and director, Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston

ISAAC S. KOHANE, M.D., PH.D., Lawrence J. Henderson Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences and Technology, department of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; and chair, informatics program, Children’s Hospital, Boston

DANA P. GOLDMAN, PH.D., professor and Norman Topping Chair in Medicine and Public Policy, and director, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and senior economist, RAND Corp., Los Angeles

UMA R. KOTAGAL, M.B.B.S., senior vice president for quality and transformation and director of health policy and clinical effectiveness, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; and professor of pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

DEBORAH GRADY, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for clinical and translational research, departments of medicine, epidemiology, and biostatistics, and professor of medicine, Women’s Health Clinical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco

STORY C. LANDIS, PH.D., director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

LAWRENCE W. GREEN, DR.P.H., professor, department of epidemiology and biostatistics, and co-leader, Society, Diversity, and Disparities Program, School of Medicine and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco DANIEL A. HABER, M.D., PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Kurt J. Isselbacher/Peter D. Schwartz Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and director, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston MICHAEL R. HARRISON, M.D., professor emeritus of surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and reproductive sciences, University of California, San Francisco SAM HAWGOOD, M.B.B.S., dean and vice chancellor for medical affairs, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco ERIC C. HOLLAND, M.D., PH.D., vice chair of translational research, department of neurosurgery; director, Brain Tumor Center; and Emily Tow Jackson Chair in Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City MARK S. HUMAYUN, M.D., PH.D., professor of ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, and cell biology and neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles TYLER E. JACKS, PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and David H. Koch Professor of Biology, and director, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge ALEXANDRA L. JOYNER, PH.D., Courtney Steel Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research and professor, department of developmental biology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City

ROGER J. LEWIS, M.D., PH.D., professor of emergency medicine, department of emergency medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; and vice chair for academic affairs, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif.

JENNIFER LIPPINCOTT-SCHWARTZ, PH.D., chief, section on organelle biology, cell biology and metabolism branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. JOANNE J. LUPTON, PH.D., Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and William W. Allen Endowed Chair in Nutrition, department of nutrition and food science, Texas A&M University, College Station TERRY F. MCELWAIN, D.V.M., PH.D., professor and executive director, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory; and director, Animal Health Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman ROBERTA B. NESS, M.D., M.P.H., dean and M. David Low Chair in Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston ROGER A. NICOLL, M.D., professor, departments of cellular and molecular pharmacology and physiology, University of California, San Francisco NANCY H. NIELSEN, M.D., PH.D., senior associate dean for medical education and clinical professor, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo MICHEL C. NUSSENZWEIG, M.D., PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and Sherman Fairchild Professor and senior physician, department of molecular immunology, Rockefeller University, New York City DANIEL K. PODOLSKY, M.D., Philip O’Bryan Montgomery Jr. M.D. Distinguished Presidential Chair in Academic Administration, and Doris and Bryan Wildenthal Distinguished Chair in Medical Science, department of internal medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

27

JOAN Y. REEDE, M.D., M.P.H., dean for diversity and community partnership and associate professor of medicine, department of medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston ALLAN L. REISS, M.D., Howard C. Robbins Professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and director, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.

MARY V. RELLING, PHARM.D., faculty member and chair, department of pharmaceutical sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.

JOHN A. RICH, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chair, department of health management and policy, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia GRIFFIN P. RODGERS, M.D., director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. GARY RUVKUN, PH.D., professor of genetics, department of molecular biology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston WILLIAM M. SAGE, M.D., J.D., vice provost for health affairs and James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence in Law, University of Texas, Austin CLIFFORD B. SAPER, M.D., PH.D., James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School; and professor and head, department of neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

AMITA SEHGAL, PH.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and John Herr Musser Professor of Neuroscience and vice chair, department of neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia JOE V. SELBY, M.D., M.P.H., director, division of research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, Calif.

LAWRENCE STEINMAN, M.D., professor of neurology, pediatrics, and genetics, department of neurology and neurological sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.

BARBARA J. STOLL, M.D., George W. Brumley Jr. Professor of Pediatrics and chair, department of pediatrics, Emory University; and president and chief executive officer, Emory-Children’s Center, Atlanta MEGAN SYKES, M.D., associate director, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Harold and Ellen Danser Professor of Surgery and professor of medicine, department of surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston SELWYN M. VICKERS, M.D., Jay Phillips Professor and chair, department of surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis BRUCE D. WALKER, M.D., investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and director, Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University, Boston DOUGLAS C. WALLACE, PH.D., Donald Bren Professor of Molecular Genetics and director, Center for Molecular and Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics, University of California, Irvine RALPH WEISSLEDER, M.D., PH.D., professor of systems biology and radiology, Harvard Medical School; and director, Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston SUSAN M. WOLF, J.D., McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine, and Public Policy; Faegre and Benson Professor of Law; professor of law and medicine; and chair, Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment, and the Life Sciences, Schools of Law and Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis NEWLY ELECTED FOREIGN ASSOCIATES ARE: RICHARD FRACKOWIAK, M.D., D.SC., professor and head, department of neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland R. BRIAN HAYNES, M.D., PH.D., professor of clinical epidemiology and medicine, and chief, Health Information Research Unit, department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada CAROL P. HERBERT, M.D., dean, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and professor, department of family medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada ALAN LOPEZ, PH.D., professor of medical statistics and population health and head, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia MAXIMILIAN F. REISER, M.D., professor of radiology and chair, department of clinical radiology, University Hospitals, LudwigMaximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany [ This news release is available at http://national-academies.org ]

28

14th Annual New England Regional Meeting Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Sponsored by: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and the New England Research Directors (NERDS)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 • Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center UMMS Worcester Foundation Campus • 222 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA Keynote Speaker – Linda Degutis, DrPH “From Research to Reality: Translating Research Data for Policy and Advocacy” Linda C. Degutis, DrPH, MSN, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health, and Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing at Yale University. She is Research Director for the Emergency Medicine and Director of the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness (YCPHP). Dr. Degutis holds a Bachelor of Science degree from DePaul University, and MSN and DrPH from Yale. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, working in the office of Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), and currently serves on the fellowship advisory board.

Dr. Degutis’ research and practice interests center on issues related to alcohol and injury and public health preparedness, with a focus on interventions and policy. Dr. Degutis is Past President and former Chair of the APHA Executive Board and an active member of the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section of APHA.

Deadline for early registration: March 14, 2010

Linda Degutis, DrPH

Meeting Date: April 14, 2010 Questions: Kathleen.Shea@bmc.org Office: 617-414-5939

Visit SAEM website for more info – http://www.saem.org/saemdnn/tabid/241/Default.aspx

29

The Acade my for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Dear Emergency Medicine Colleagues, We need your support and membership!

Did you know that only 26% of emergency medicine academic faculty are women? That only 24% of all Associate Professors are women and only 12% of Full Professor’s are women?

In 2005, SAEM commissioned a task force to examine these and other gender issues. The recommendations were published in 2008 (Kuhn G, Abbuhl S, Clem K. Acad Emerg Med 2008, 15:762-767) This past year SAEM formed a new Academy of Women in Academic Emergency a.k.a. ‘AWAEM’. This academy’s mission is: To promote the recruitment, retention, advancement and leadership of women in academic emergency medicine throughout their careers. You can find more information about this by going to www.saem.org/awaem.

We are hard at work planning SAEM 2010 Annual Meeting activities for AWAEM. There will be a luncheon discussion focused on ‘Balancing Life’, a one-hour didactic lecture and also a business meeting during the annual AWAEM meeting in Phoenix.

We need your help with membership. Any SAEM member can join. Just sign in to the AWAEM academy and you will find instructions on how to join there. Faculty might consider financial support of women residents who join at a reduced resident rate.

Please consider joining today and supporting the important work being done by the members of the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine! ~Kathleen Clem, MD, AWAEM President

30

Call for Proposals

2012 AEM Consensus Conference Submission deadline: April 15, 2010 The editors of Academic Emergency Medicine are now accepting proposals for the 13th annual AEM Consensus Conference to be held on May 9, 2012, the day before the SAEM Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Proposals must advance a topic relevant to emergency medicine that is conducive to the development of a research agenda, and be spearheaded by thought leaders from within the specialty. Consensus conference goals are to heighten awareness related to the topic, discuss the current state of knowledge about the topic, identify knowledge gaps, propose needed research, and issue a call to action to allow future progress. Importantly, the consensus conference is not a “state of the art” session, but is intended primarily to create the research agenda that is needed to advance our knowledge of the topic area.

Previous topics have included: 2000: Errors in Emergency Medicine 2001: The Unraveling Safety Net 2002: Quality and Best Practices in Emergency Care 2003: Disparities in Emergency Care 2004: Information Technology in Emergency Medicine 2005: Emergency Research without Informed Consent.

2006: The Science of Surge 2007: Knowledge Translation 2008: Simulation in Emergency Medicine 2009: Public Health in the Emergency Department: Surveillance, Screening, and Intervention 2010: Beyond Regionalization: Integrated Networks of Emergency Care 2011: Interventions to Assure Quality in the Crowded Emergency Department Well-developed proposals will be reviewed on a competitive basis by a sub-committee of the AEM editorial board. The 2012 AEM Consensus Conference topic will be announced at the SAEM annual business meeting during the 2010 annual meeting in Phoenix. Proceedings of the meeting and original contributions related to the topic will be published exclusively by AEM in its special topic issue in December, 2012.

Submitters are strongly advised to review proceedings of previous consensus conferences, which can be found in the past November issues of AEM, to guide the development of their proposals. All prior consensus conference issues are available free of charge online. Submitters are also welcome to contact the journal’s editors or leaders of prior consensus conferences with any questions.

Proposals must include the following: 1. Introduction of the topic • brief statement of relevance • justification for this topic choice 2. Proposed conference chairs, and sponsoring SAEM interest groups or committees (if any) 3. Proposed conference agenda and proposed presenters • plenary lectures • panels • breakout topics and questions for discussion and consensus-building 4. Anticipated audience • stakeholder groups/organizations • federal regulators • national researchers and educators • others 5. Anticipated budget, to include such items as: • travel costs • audiovisual equipment and other materials • publishing costs (brochures, syllabus, journal) • meals 6. Potential funding sources and strategies for securing conference funding.

Proposals must be submitted electronically to aem@saem.org no later than 5PM Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Late submissions will not be considered. The review sub-committee may query submitters for additional information prior to making the final selection. Questions may be directed to aem@saem.org or to the editor-in-chief at editor@saem.org.

31

32

SAEM SEEKS AWARD NOMINATIONS Hal Jayne Educational Excellence Award Deadline: February 1, 2010 This prestigious award is presented to a member of SAEM who has made outstanding contributions to emergency medicine through the teaching of others and improving knowledge about the teaching of learners.

Excellence in Research Award Deadline: February 1, 2010 This prestigious award is presented to a member of SAEM who has made outstanding contributions to emergency medicine through the creation and sharing of new knowledge.

Leadership Award Deadline: February 1, 2010 This award honors a SAEM member who has made exceptional contribution to emergency medicine through leadership – locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally.

Advancement of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Award Deadline: February 15, 2010 This award recognizes an SAEM member who has made significant contributions to the advancement of women in academic emergency medicine.

For submission information, see our web site at www.saem.org – Click on Grants & Awards and then Awards

Call for Papers

Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference Follow-Up Research Special Issue Since 2000, Academic Emergency Medicine has hosted an annual consensus conference, designed to generate a research agenda for a number of specific topics. The conference topics were: • • • • • • •

2000 Errors in Emergency Medicine 2001 The Unraveling Safety Net 2002 Assuring Quality 2003 Disparities in Emergency Health Care 2004 Emergency Medicine Information Technology 2005 Ethical Conduct of Resuscitation Research 2006 The Science of Surge

• 2007 Knowledge Translation in Emergency Medicine: Establishing a Research Agenda and Guide Map for Evidence Uptake • 2008 The Science of Simulation in Healthcare: Defining and Developing Clinical Expertise • 2009 Public Health in the ED: Surveillance, Screening, and Intervention

On the tenth anniversary of this series, the journal launches an annual special issue, to be published in August, dedicated to research papers that address the consensus conference topics.

Other “special contributions” such as concept papers and state-of-the-art reviews on the consensus conference topics may be considered, but strong preference will be given to original research papers that result from the research agendas set forth in the proceedings of each consensus conference, as published in that year’s November issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

We hope to develop a “documentation trail” of the impacts of the various consensus conferences, some of which have received external funding.

Special Instructions: All papers should be submitted on the journal’s standard electronic platform at: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aemj.

Please include a notation in your cover letter that your submission is intended for the special August consensus conference follow-up issue, and from which consensus conference the paper was developed.

The submission deadline is 5PM Eastern Time on Friday, March 5, 2010. Late submissions will be considered only on a space-available basis, and may need to be held for a subsequent issue.

Any questions should be directed to Gary Gaddis, MD, PhD, Guest Editor, at ggaddis@saint-lukes.org or David Cone, MD, Editor-inChief, at editor@saem.org.

33

CALLS AND MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have reduced the number of pages in the newsletter devoted to calls, submissions, and meetings. Here we will provide basic information on these items including important dates. For details and submission information on the below, see www.saem.org and either look for the Newsletter links on the home page or within the Meetings section of the web site.

Regional Meetings

Call for Papers - AEM

Check the www.saem.org Meetings > SAEM Regional Meetings link for updates.

2010 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference “Beyond Regionalization: Integrated Networks of Emergency Care” will be held on June 2, 2010, immediately preceding the SAEM Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Original papers, if accepted, will be published together with the conference proceedings in the December, 2010 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

March 19th & 20th, 2010 Western Regional Meeting (Friday, Saturday) at University of California / Davis in Sonoma, CA Questions can be directed to Deborah Diercks, MD, MSc, FACEP dbdiercks@ucdavis.edu or Kelsey Cearley cearleyk@ohsu.edu or call (503) 494-1475. Please see our conference website for more information. http://wrrf.emergencyresidency.com

April 14, 2010 Marks the Fourteenth Annual New England Regional SAEM Conference Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For Questions Contact: Patty Mitchell, RN at patricia.mitchell@bmc.org

Deadline: Monday, March 26, 2010.

SAEM Annual Meeting June 3rd - 6th, 2010 is the SAEM Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.

Chair: Andra L. Blomkalns, MD

AEM Consensus Conference on June 2nd Topic: “Beyond Regionalization: Integrated Networks of Emergency Care”. Conference Co-Chairs Brendan G. Carr, MD MS and Ricardo Martinez, MD.

April 9-10, 2010 SAEM Southeastern Regional Meeting to be held at the University Hospital West Pavilion Conference Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL Program Chair: David C. Pigott, MD, dpigott@uabmc.edu or Henry Wang, MD, MS hwang@uabmc.edu

Call for Photographs for SAEM Annual Meeting Original photographs of patients, pathology specimens, gram stains, EKGs and radiographic studies of other visual data are invited for presentation at the 2010 SAEM Annual Meeting. Visit www.saem.org Deadline: Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Submission visa US Mail.

2010 CORD Annual Academic Assembly March 3 - 6, 2010 The Caribe Royale Hotel & Conference Center - Orlando, FL

Call for Papers - AEM Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference FollowUp Research Special Issue. Since 2000, Academic Emergency Medicine has hosted an annual consensus conference, designed to generate a research agenda for a number of specific topics. On the tenth anniversary of this series, the journal launches an annual special issue, to be published in August, dedicated to research papers that address the consensus conference topics.

Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2010 5 pm Eastern Time.

34

Call for Papers - AEM 2011 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference “Interventions to Assure Quality in the Crowded Emergency Department” will be held on May 31, 2011, immediately preceding the SAEM Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Original papers on the conference topic, if accepted, will be published together with the conference proceedings in the December, 2011 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Deadline: March 26, 2011.

Call for Proposals for the 2012 AEM Consensus Conference The editors of Academic Emergency Medicine are now accepting proposals for the 13th annual AEM Consensus Conference to be held on May 9, 2012, the day before the SAEM Annual Meeting in Chicago. For details and instructions look for Newsletter Links module on the home page of www.saem.org.

Submission Deadline: April 15, 2010.

35

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2340 S. River Road, Suite 200 Des Plaines, IL 60018

Newsletter

2009-2010 SAEM Board of Directors Jill M. Baren, MD President

Executive Director James R. Tarrant, CAE

Jeffrey A. Kline, MD President-Elect

Advertising Coordinator Maryanne Greketis, CMP mgreketis@saem.org

Adam J. Singer, MD Secretary-Treasurer Katherine L. Heilpern, MD Past President Robert S. Hockberger, MD Cherri D. Hobgood, MD Debra Houry, MD, MPH O. John Ma, MD

Send Articles to: Holly Gouin, MBA hgouin@saem.org

The SAEM newsletter is published bimonthly by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAEM.

Alan E. Jones, MD

For newsletter archives and e-Newsletters Click on Publications at www.saem.org

Deborah B. Diercks, MD Maria F. Glenn, MD

FUTURE SAEM ANNUAL MEETINGS 2010 2011 2012

June 3 - 6 June 1 – 5 May 9 – 13

Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ Boston, MA Chicago, IL

14th Annual New England Regional SAEM Conference April 14, 2010 Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts See www.saem.org for more information or contact Patty Mitchell, RN at patricia.mitchell @ bmc.org

Western Regional Meeting March 19-20, 2010 at University of California, Davis in Sonoma, CA. Contact Kelsey Cearley cearleyk@ohsu.edu or call (503) 494-1475. Please see Western Regional Research Forum conference website for more information. http://wrrf.emergencyresidency.com

At www.saem.org, you will find more information on each regional meeting in the Meetings > SAEM Regional Meetings section of the site.