Statements

COVID-19
  • Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All EMS Clinicians Including Paramedics, EMS Physicians & Other EMS Providers
    Emergency medicine is more than just a ride to the hospital, it is a system of coordinated response and emergency medical care, involving multiple people and agencies. With the current surge in COVID-19 and the highly contagious Delta variant causing a national emergency medical crisis, six of the …

    COVID-19, Joint Statements

  • Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care
    Updated statement as of 8.6.21 AAEM recently signed onto the joint statement supporting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all workers in health and long-term care (provided below). However, in addition as evidence continues to accumulate and we come to a greater understanding of COVID-19 infection, …

    COVID-19, Joint Statements

  • Support of COVID-19 Vaccines
    March 19, 2021 As experts in toxicology, pharmacology, emergency medicine, and public health, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), American Academy of Emergency Medicine(AAEM), and the American College of Emergency Medicine (ACEP) highly recommend vaccination against COVID-19 with …

    COVID-19, Joint Statements

  • Recommendations for the Navigation of Moral Dilemmas during the COVID Pandemic
    Emergency Physicians are at potential risk for moral conflict and burnout when trying to accommodate the many challenges for caring for seriously ill patients in the ED. The patient care needs and what the physician “feels is right” have become more apparent with the large volume of patients re …

    COVID-19, Ethics, Other, Palliative Care

  • Emergency Department Visitation Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many EDs have instituted policies that limit or prevent family members and/or loved ones from visiting patients who are being treated for COVID-19. While the initial intent was to limit the exposure of visitors to the virus, the practice has instead led to argume …

    COVID-19, Position Statements

  • Joint Letter to Congress regarding Surprise Medical Billing in COVID-19 Relief Package
    Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The undersigned state and national medical societies, representing hundreds of thousands of frontline physicians, thank you for your continued efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As you know, this public health cris …

    COVID-19, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements

  • Excuses from Mask Compliance
    The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA), the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA), the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency …

    COVID-19, Joint Statements

  • Joint Letter to CMS to Sunset Waivers When PHE Concludes
    Dear Administrator Verma:The undersigned organizations represent the hundreds of thousands of physicians who provide care for our nation’s Medicare patients every day. We are writing to strongly support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to temporarily waive certain r …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements

  • Joint Letter Urging Congress to Extend Eligibility for the PPP Loan Program
    Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The undersigned state, specialty, and national medical associations collectively employ thousands of employees and represent hundreds of thousands of physician members across the country. We greatly appreciate the actions ta …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements

  • Joint Letter to Congress Urging inclusion of the Targeted and Limited Liability Protections in Bipartisan Bill, H.R. 7059, the “Coronavirus Provider Protection Act”
    Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The undersigned state, specialty, and national medical associations represent hundreds of thousands of frontline medical and mental health physicians who are diagnosing, testing, treating, and counseling millions of our nati …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements, Wellness

  • Joint Letter Encouraging the Passage of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act
    Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Congressman McCarthy, and Senator Schumer:In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the twelve undersigned organizations representing behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers and public health advocates write to encourage Congre …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements

  • Joint Letter to Congress Urging further Protections for Healthcare Workers during COVID-19
    Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer:The American Medical Association and undersigned state medical societies and national physician specialty organizations appreciate the recent actions taken by Congress and the Administration to help physicians, other health …

    COVID-19, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements

  • Letter to Congress for Further Protections during COVID-19
    Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader McCarthy:The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is a nonprofit medical association founded to promote fair and equitable practice environments for emergency physicians. AAEM membership includes over 8,000 emergenc …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements

  • Joint Letter to HHS: Emergency Funding for Physicians through the CARES Act
    Dear Secretary Azar:The undersigned organizations represent the hundreds of thousands of physicians who treat our nation’s patients every day. We are writing to request immediate financial assistance for physicians across the country who are taking heroic action to treat patients with the novel c …

    COVID-19, Joint Letters, Public Policy Statements

  • Letter to President Donald J. Trump Calling for Protections for EPs from Malpractice during COVID-19
    Dear President Trump:The American Academy of Emergency Medicine represents over 8000 emergency physicians and emergency medicine residents across America, and is the only professional society for the doctors who staff our nation’s emergency departments that restricts membership to board-certified s …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements

  • Letters to All 50 Governors Calling for Protections for EPs from Malpractice during COVID-19
    Dear Governor,The American Academy of Emergency Medicine represents over 8000 emergency physicians and emergency medicine residents across America, and is the only professional society for the doctors who staff our nation’s emergency departments that restricts membership to board-certified speciali …

    COVID-19, Public Policy Statements

  • Merit Badge Requirements for Hospital Privileges During COVID-19
    AAEM Signs on to Joint Statements Regarding COVID-19 Merit Badge Requirements for Hospital Privileges During COVID-19 (3/23/2020) Solidarity of Purpose to Confront COVID-19 (PDF)

    COVID-19, Joint Statements

  • Solidarity of Purpose to Confront COVID-19
    To our fellow citizens, friends, and families, We are faced today with a health care crisis the likes of which we’ve never before encountered. This rapidly spreading pandemic will require everyone to do their part to slow and eventually stop its spread. Everything turns on our willingness to w …

    COVID-19, Joint Statements

  • AAEM Position Statement on Ensuring that Frontline Personnel Can Provide for their Families
    Many frontline healthcare workers are being appropriately asked to self-quarantine at home after potential exposures. While employees often have vacation or sick leave time, independent contractors do not. Given the personal risk frontline healthcare workers are taking to help fight this pandemic, …

    COVID-19, Position Statements

  • AAEM Position Statement Advocating for Immunity From Malpractice Litigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians are being asked to make difficult clinical decisions with limited resources. Patient care decisions that may be best for an individual patient may not be feasible or appropriate when viewed in context of the entire population. On March 13, 2020, Preside …

    COVID-19, Position Statements

  • AAEM Position Statement on Protections for Emergency Medicine Physicians during COVID-19
    Adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) AAEM supports the right of all physicians, nurses, physician assistants and first responders providing direct care to patients potentially infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be provided with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). …

    COVID-19, Position Statements