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AAEM Statement on National Emergency Services Health’s Failure to Pay its Physicians
AAEM believes that National Emergency Services Health’s (NES) failure to pay its physicians for the past month constitutes contract abandonment, significantly disrupting safe patient care. To prevent ED closures, hospital CEOs are advised to pay the physician and provide professional liability i …
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Joint Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (S. 644/H.R. 1359)
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, Minority Leader McConnell, Chair Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, Chair Jordan, Ranking Member Nadler, Chair Sanders, and Ranking Member Cassidy: The undersigned organizations, representing a broad base of stakeholders, wri …
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Joint Letter on Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program (CSP)
Dear Chair Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chair Baldwin, and Ranking Member Capito: The undersigned mental health, suicide prevention, substance use recovery, and patient advocacy organizations write to express our strong support for robust investment in the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention P …
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AAEM Letter in Response to RFI on the 21st Century Cures Act
Dear Representatives DeGette and Buchson, The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is the specialty society of board-certified emergency physicians. We are committed to the principle of fair and equitable practice environments to allow emergency physicians to provide the highest quality …
AAEM Letters, Other Issues
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Joint Opposition Letter on the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned physician organizations representing national and state medical societies write in opposition to H.R. 1770/S. 2477, the “Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act …
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Joint EMS Response to Senate Finance on Drug Shortages
Dear Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Crapo: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your recent proposal to provide a long-term solution to drug shortages. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of this Committee, Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mitigate this arduo …
Joint Letters, Other Issues
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programming in Medical Education
The following statement was created by the AAEM Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI-AAEM) and Women in Emergency Medicine (WiEM-AAEM) Sections. It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The American Academy of …
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The Involvement of Payers in Clinical Practice and Continuing Medical Education
April 20, 2024 The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) supports the independent judgment of emergency physicians and their specialty societies, including AAEM, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), to determine appropriate …
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Joint Statement on the Emergency Medicine 2024 Match Results
In the 2024 Match, we enthusiastically welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine! Much has been said about the EM Match of the last 2 years. This year’s results are a testament to the resilience of our specialty, an acknowledgment of the critical role EM holds in the House of Medi …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Statement on Bias
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine strives daily to live our mission statement. Multiple parts of this statement refer to our strong and unwavering belief that all people must be treated equally with respect and without discrimination in any form. Current geopolitical events, most rece …
Ethics, Other Issues, Position Statements
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Statement on the Planned Closure of CHRISTUS Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is dismayed to hear the news of the planned closure of the CHRISTUS Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Texas. Reports are that this decision was made by the CHRISTUS Spohn administration for financial reasons and without the involvement o …
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Statement on GME Response to Resident Discrimination
The following statement was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors concerning the graduate medical education (GME) response to resident discrimination on Thursday, September 7, 2023. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) believes that increas …
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Joint Statement from EM Organizations on Efforts to Diversify Health Care Professionals in the United States
Following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the consideration of an applicant’s racial or ethnic background in the higher education admissions process, our emergency medicine organizations stand together in our efforts to diversify health care professionals, including physicians, in the Un …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding Hot Car Regulation
Dear Secretary Buttigieg: With America facing another long hot summer, the undersigned urge the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) to take immediate action to prevent deaths and serious, lifelong injuries resulting from children who may have entered or been left unattended in motor veh …
Joint Letters, Other Issues
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EM Match Week 2023
Each year the emergency medicine (EM) community celebrates Match week, as we welcome another group of talented EM residents to our specialty. The 2022 EM Match saw an unprecedented initial 219 unmatched positions affecting one in four residency programs. The 2023 Match will see 555 initially unm …
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Do Steroids Improve Clinically Relevant Outcomes in Patients with Septic Shock?
Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to infection that may progress to septic shock, a state of global hypoperfusion that often requires fluid resuscitation and vasopressors to support adequate oxygen delivery. Septic shock results in both macro- and microcirculatory failure, which ultimately pro …
Clinical Practice Statements, Other Issues
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All EM DEI Vision Statement
This joint statement was created through the collaboration of a task force including representatives from AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA), American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Am …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Transparency of Emergency Care
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) believes that emergency department (ED) patients should have timely and unencumbered access to care led by board certified emergency physicians (ABEM or AOBEM). AAEM and AAEM/RSA advocate for and support federal and state policy change to ensure tha …
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The Practice of Observation Medicine
AAEM Position Statement on the Practice of Observation Medicine Observation units and the use observation status have increased in utilization over the past several years. The “two-midnight rule” combined with ED overcrowding, more complicated care coordination work, and the payer pressures hav …
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AAEM Revised Excited Delirium Statement
AAEM Excited Delirium Statement AAEM recognizes that current emergency medicine literature does not support scientific evidence for “excited delirium” or “excited delirium syndrome” being applied as a medical diagnosis. AAEM recognizes that there are multiple possible underlying medical c …
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Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The following statement was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) Board of Directors concerning the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Healt …
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Doximity “reviews” of emergency medicine residency training programs
Dear Colleagues,It has come to our attention that Doximity is, once again, working to create “reviews” of emergency medicine residency training programs with biased, opinion-based methodology. This flawed data approach does not benefit students applying to emergency medicine or emergency medici …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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AAEM Board of Directors response to DOJ/FTC on merger guidelines
DOJ/FTC Request for Information on Merger EnforcementComments from the American Academy of Emergency MedicineThank you for looking into this important issue. In 2018, the AMA conducted their yearly Physician Practices Benchmark Survey and concluded that for the first time, more physicians were empl …
Other Issues, Public Policy Statements
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Joint Statement following the recent shootings in Uvalde, Texas.
We join with other EM organizations in the following statement:To the Emergency Medicine community, We were all devastated to hear of the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Unfortunately, this comes on the heels of recent shootings in Buffalo, New York City and Laguna Woods, California. Our or …
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The 2022 Emergency Medicine Residency Match
Each year, the National Resident Matching Program is an exciting, yet anxious time for those involved. Together, we enthusiastically welcome the 2,702 newly matched residents into the emergency medicine family and commit to supporting each of our nation’s future emergency physicians. Coupled w …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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AAEM Endorses Position Statement on Transducer Disinfection after Percutaneous Procedures
Disinfection of Ultrasound Transducers Used for Percutaneous ProceduresIntersocietal Position Statement We, the undersigned organizations, wish to address the issue of disinfection of transcutaneous ultrasound transducers used for percutaneous procedures or forthe purpose of monitoring other inv …
Endorsed Statements, Other Issues
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Rep. Stevens Leads Effort to Designate September 17th as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day
Livonia, Mi– Today, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Senator Stabenow (D-MI) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating today, September 17th as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. This resolution is co-led by; Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. …
Other Issues, Public Policy Statements
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Sanctity of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
AAEM supports the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship and object to any interference in thatrelationship.Approved 9.16.21
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Mental Health Care Stigma in EM
EM Physician Organizations Form Mental Health Collaborative, Issue Joint Statement and Call to Action Regarding Mental Health Care Stigma in EM Each year in the U.S., roughly 300 to 400 physicians die by suicide1 — approximately double the suicide rate in the general population.2 More than hal …
Joint Statements, Other Issues, Wellness
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The 2021-2022 Emergency Medicine Residency Application Cycle
Part I: Emergency Medicine Rotations and LettersOn January 25, 2021, the Coalition for Physician Accountability (CoPA) released guidelines regarding away rotations for students participating in the upcoming residency application cycle in light of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. The primary recommenda …
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Overcoming Barriers to Promotion of Women and Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Faculty in Academic EM
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) are committed to supporting women and underrepresented in medicine (URiM) facu …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Letter to the Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Board members Regarding the Chapter 2 Reproposal in Portland, ME
Dear Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Board members, Thank you for reviewing our comments to the Chapter 2 reproposal. As physicians representing various medical specialties, and an organization representing 12,000 physicians, residents, medical students, and assistant physicians interested in …
Joint Letters, Other Issues
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Osteopathic Physicians and Emergency Medicine
The entire Emergency Medicine community, as represented by the undersigned organizations, is disheartened to see recent comments and national news stories that might confuse the public about the training and scope of practice of osteopathic physicians and emergency medicine specialists. Doctors …
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Doximity
Dear Colleagues, It has come to our attention that Doximity is, once again, surveying emergency physicians to create “rankings” of emergency medicine residency training programs with a biased methodology. This type of flawed data approach does not benefit students applying to emergency medic …
Joint Letters, Other Issues
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Emergency Medicine Organizations Call for End to Pediatric Merit Badges
East Lansing, MI (June 9, 2020)— The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) will now provide letters of support that may be submitted to hospital credentialers to forego the need for additional short courses or certifications i …
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The Death of George Floyd
AAEM Releases Statement with SAEM on the Death of George Floyd In the wake of the latest police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and Society for AcademicEmergency Medicine (SAEM) joins those calling for reforms on the use of dea …
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Consensus Statement on the 2020-2021 Residency Application Process for US Medical Students Planning Careers in Emergency Medicine in the Main Residency Match
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted clinical education in all U.S. medical schools, and has created unique challenges for the field of Emergency Medicine (EM). As Emergency Departments are primary sites for COVID-related care, the capacity of teaching hospitals to provide safe and appropriate EM ex …
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COMMB Joint Policy Statement on Pediatric Care in the Emergency Department
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) define the standards for the care of the pediatric patient in an emergency department. Certification by ABEM or AOBEM obviates any additional certifications required for medical staff …
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AAEM Statement of the Death of Dr Breen
We are all deeply saddened when we lose a colleague. Dr. Breen is a hero who served her patients and the NYC community during the COVID pandemic. She risked her life, her health and ultimately her death is a loss for her family, community, institution, and all of us as emergency physicians. Prac …
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AAEM-ACEP Joint Statement on Physician Misinformation
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) jointly and emphatically condemn the recent opinions released by Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi. These reckless and untested musings do not speak for medical society and are inconsis …
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Background
Emergency physicians and other frontline clinicians are facing shortages of adequate PPE around the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.1 In response, they are addressing this through non-traditional means by self-supplying industrial devices meeting NIOSH standards. Unfortunately, there are numero …
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What Evaluations Are Needed in the Emergency Department Patients after a TASER Device Activation?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors. (10/7/2019) Recommendations: The routine performance of EKGs, prolonged ED observation or hospitalization for ongoing cardiac monitoring is not indicated after CEW exposure in an otherwise asymptomatic awake and alert patient with a s …
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Management of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A White Paper Prepared for AAEM
Over 2 million Americans misuse prescription or illicitly-obtained opioids, and opioid overdose deaths rose to a record 47,600 in 2017, representing a nearly 600% increase in 18 years. (NCHS 2019, NIH 2019) Because patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are often socioeconomically and functionally …
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Should Antiemetics be Given Prophylactically with Intravenous Opioids While Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department?
Parenteral opioids are the most common analgesics used in the emergency department (ED) for relief of acute pain. Gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea and vomiting are common following opioid analgesia in long-term therapy for malignant and chronic pain and are considered a limiting factor …
Clinical Practice Statements, Other Issues
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What Is the Role of Intravenous and Intraoral Contrast in CT Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors. (6/7/2019) IntroductionPatients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain and concern for appendicitis typically require diagnostic imaging to confirm the diagnosis. Computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging ( …
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The Use of qSOFA in the Emergency Department
Introduction:The concept of sepsis has recently been redefined by an International Task Force. The task force recommended the use of the qSOFA score instead of SIRS criteria to identify patients at high risk of mortality from sepsis outside of the ICU, including in Emergency Departments. However, t …
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What is the Role of Thrombolysis in Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Embolism? with references
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (11/28/2018) IntroductionPulmonary embolism (PE) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality1 resulting in an estimated 150,000 deaths annually2 in the United States. With a 3-month mortality rate of 9-15%,3,4 PE presents an important …
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Is Lactate Measurement in the Emergency Department Valuable as a Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Adult Patients with Sepsis?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (11/28/2018) Introduction Current emergency department (ED) management of sepsis includes serial measurements of serum lactate. Since the initial publication of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines and the landmark study by Rivers and coll …
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Emergency Departments Utilizing a “Provider in Triage”
Emergency departments utilizing a “provider in triage” model should: Ensure that providers have an opportunity to perform an appropriate history and physical prior to ordering diagnostic testing; Conduct appropriate reviews to verify that over-testing is not occurring from triage bas …
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Position Statement on Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)
The introduction of the electronic medical records system into the practice of medicine has brought great benefits and presented great challenges to the doctor patient relationship. &nbs …
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Position Statement on Oversight and Management of Emergency Medicine Residency Programs by Contract Management Groups
AAEM opposes the oversight and management of emergency medicine residency programs by contract management groups with lay ownership. AAEM is concerned that this arrangement raises significant conflicts of interests between a residency program's educational mission and the contract managemen …
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During the Emergency Department Evaluation of a Well Appearing Neonate with Fever, Should Empiric Acyclovir be Initiated?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (7/10/2017) IntroductionDuring the assessment of a febrile neonate, defined as less than 28 days of age, initiation of a full septic work-up including blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis followed by administration of broad spec …
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What is the Role of Reversal Agents in the Management of ED Patients with Dabigatran-Associated Hemorrhage?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (6/7/2017) IntroductionDabigatran was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010 and was the first nonwarfarin oral anticoagulant (NOAC) to be introduced to the U.S. market. Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor that inhibi …
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Can an Age-Adjusted D-Dimer be Used to Safely Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (3/20/2017) Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious, potentially fatal condition, but is difficult to safely rule out using only clinical features. Studies have demonstrated that a combination of risk-stratification and D-dimer test …
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Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of Ureterolithiasis in the Emergency Department
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (3/17/2017) IntroductionThe work-up of uncomplicated suspected ureterolithiasis has been shown to be expeditious when ultrasound is the diagnostic modality of choice. Classically, a non-contrast cat scan (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis has been …
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What is the Preferred Resuscitation Fluid for Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (3/17/2017). Answer: Crystalloid solutions remain the resuscitative fluid of choice for patients with sepsis and septi shock. Balanced crystalloid solutions may improve patient-centered outcomes and should be considered as an alternative to 0. …
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tPA and Ischemic Stroke: Focused Update of 2010 Clinical Practice Advisory from the AmericanAcademy of Emergency Medicine
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (3/17/2017) Executive Summary:No new studies published between 2010 and 2016 meaningfully reduced uncertainty regarding our understanding of the benefits and harms of tPA for acute ischemic stroke. Discussions regarding benefit and harm should …
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Does Early Goal-Directed Therapy Decrease Mortality Compared with Standard Care in Patients with Septic Shock?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors (2/17/2016) Answer: No. However, standard care has significantly improved since the publication of the original EGDT trial. Early recognition of sepsis, prompt administration of appropriate antimicrobial therapy, urgent source control, intrave …
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Psychiatric Boarders in the Emergency Department
The number of psychiatric patients who present to emergency departments (EDs) has increased in the last few years; many of these patients will need to be admitted to an inpatient bed. The care of psychiatric patients in the ED is commonly delayed by limited involvement of psychiatric specialty perso …
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Routine Laboratory Testing of Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department is Unnecessary
AAEM believes that evidence for testing psychiatric patients as part of medical clearance process clearly states that the testing should be clinically based, similar to other patients in the ED, and, individually based upon the particular patient presentation. Consistent with the literature on …
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
AAEM encourages prescriber and pharmacist access to prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), which can be a useful tool to identify possible prescription drug abuse. AAEM supports the interstate data sharing between state PDMPs and calls for standardization between states and the eventual crea …
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Joint Ventures between a Hospital/Hospital System & CMG
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) opposes joint ventures between a hospital or hospital system and a corporate emergency medicine contract management group (CMG) whereby a portion of the emergency physician professional fee is distributed to the hospital or hospital system …
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The Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria (PERC) meets the standard of care for Emergency Medicine (EM)
It is the position of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine that, when properly applied to an individual patient for whom the clinician already has a low clinical suspicion for PE, based on a gestalt impression, the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria (PERC) meets the standard of care for EM. …
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AAEM Position Statement on Screening and Redirection of Emergency Department Patients
Emergency departments and emergency physician’s primary directive is to care for ill and traumatized patients presenting in an unscheduled fashion. This is constructed without regard for ability to pay and with a high expectation for accurate and timely evaluation and management to exclude and …
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What is the Emergency Department Management of Patients with Angioedema Secondary to an ACE-inhibitor?
Update to 2006 guideline reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors 4/11/2011. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are one of the most commonly prescribed antihypertensive medications worldwide. A known adverse effect of ACE-inhibitors is angioedema, characterized by the abr …
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American Academy of Emergency Medicine Statement on Access to Emergency Care
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine, recognizing recent international reports of governmental interference with emergency care and at the request of our emergency physician colleagues in some of the affected countries, condemns any activities by governmental or non-governmental agencies tha …
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Does Early Goal Directed Therapy Decrease Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors 2/14/2010 Define the Issue and State the Question A. Topic Area: Sepsis B. General Issue: Early goal directed therapy C. Specific Question: Does early goal directed therapy decrease mortality in patients with septic shock? D. Execut …
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Does the Urine Dipstick and/or the Urine Microanalysis Correlate with a Culture Positive UTI in Febrile Children?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors 2/14/2010. Define the Issue and State the Question A. Topic Area: _______Pediatric fever_____________ B. General Issue: __Urinary tract infection ___________ C. Specific Question: _Does the urine dipstick and or the urine microana …
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Do Steroids Administered in the Emergency Room Improve Mortality or Shock Reversal in Patients with Septic Shock?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors 2/14/2010. Define the Issue and State the Question A. Topic Area: Sepsis B. General Issue: Steroid administration in septic shock C. Clinical Question: Do steroids administered in the emergency room improve mortality or shock reversa …
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During the Emergency Department Evaluation of a Well Appearing Neonate (<30 days of age) with a Fever, Should Empiric Acyclovir be Initiated?
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors 1/11/2010. Define the Issue and State the Question A. Topic Area: PEDIATRIC FEVER: NEONATAL HERPES INFECTION B. General Issue: NEONATAL HERPES INFECTION C. Specific Question: DURING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EVALUATION OF A WELL A …
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The Measurement of Time to Antibiotics for Admitted Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in the ED
Reviewed and approved by the AAEM Board of Directors 3/1/2009. Define the Issue and State the Question A. Topic Area: The measurement of time to antibiotics for admitted patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the ED. B. General Issue: Unintended consequences of the implementati …
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Compact Between Resident Physicians and Their Teachers
January 2006 (endorsed 5/17/06) www.aamc.org/residentcompact The Compact Between Resident Physicians and Their Teachers is a declaration of the fundamental principles of graduate medical education (GME) and the major commitments of both residents and faculty to the educational process, to each oth …
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AAEM Position Statement on Patient Satisfaction Surveys in the Emergency Department
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine believes that a healthy physician-patient relationship is a core principle of the practice of emergency medicine. There is a growing trend to use patient satisfaction surveys as a tool to assess the quality of this interaction. As more organizations are usi …
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AAEM Policy Regarding Other Organizations
AAEM continues to encourage its members to belong to any professional organizations of their choosing; AAEM promotes and defends its policy positions; that AAEM policy positions stand on their own merit; that policy positions of AAEM enhance the work of practicing emergency physicians; AAEM, its …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Task Force Resolution
Whereas, many emergency physicians would prefer that the emergency medicine professional societies work closely together for the betterment of emergency medicine; and Whereas, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine has clearly laid out a Vision Statement to advocate for the rights of emergency …
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Guidelines for Researchers Involved in Manufacturer-Sponsored Trials
Background As medical research of drugs and devices has evolved, the quality of available evidence has benefited from increasing numbers of well designed randomized controlled trials, leading directly to reductions in selection bias. An additional source of potential bias is found when manufacturer …
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New AAEM Board Policy Addresses “On-Call” Crisis
The AAEM Board of Directors established the following position statement during its May 18, 2002 Board meeting which was held in conjunction with the SAEM meeting in St. Louis, MO. AAEM On-Call Crisis Position Statement The American Academy of Emergency Medicine believes the crisis in &ldq …
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Position Statement on the Role of Government in Securing Emergency Medical Care
The AAEM Board of Directors established the following position statement during its September 2001 Board meeting which was held in conjunction with the First Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress in Stresa, September 2-5th, 2001. Preamble: Governments have a responsibility for the tota …
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Position Statement on Mandatory Error Reporting
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) supports a national mandatory error reporting system that includes legal liability protections and the following other additional safeguards: 1. Data registry would be managed and analyzed by a non-governmental agency that could be held responsible …
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AAEM Takes a Stand Against Moonlighting Residents
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) strongly believes that the independent practice of Emergency Medicine is best conducted by a specialist board certified in Emergency Medicine. Furthermore, it is AAEM's opinion that the independent practice of Emergency Medicine by residents in t …
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Performance of Emergency Screening Ultrasound Examinations
Performance of Emergency Screening Ultrasound Examinations Definition An Emergency Screening Ultrasound Examination (ESUE) is a sonographic imaging procedure performed by an emergency physician on a patient in the emergency department in an effort to detect acute medical problems. Purpose …
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