Board of Directors Meeting Summary: February

February Board of Directors Meeting Summary

The members of the AAEM Board of Directors met in-person and virtually on February 22, 2021 to discuss current and future activities. The members of the Board of Directors appreciate and value the work of AAEM committee, section, interest groups, and chapter division members and chairs as they strive toward the AAEM mission and to be the specialty society of emergency medicine. Over the course of the meeting, a number of significant decisions and actions were made. Here are the highlights:

2021 Elected Board of Directors

Presentations

President Lisa A. Moreno, MD MS MSCR FAAEM FIFEM provided further insights on her presidential activities, interviews, and other updates. Treasurer Robert Frolichstein, MD FAAEM reported on AAEM and AAEM subsidiaries financial performance. AAEM Lobbyist Matt Hoekstra provided a federal update. AAEM-PG President Mark Reiter, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM reported on the activities of AAEM-PG. In addition, the Board Liaisons provided update reports on behalf of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee; Emergency Medical Services Section (EMSS); Oral Board Review Course Subcommittee; Emergency Ultrasound Section; Legal Committee; and the Young Physicians Section (YPS).

Approvals

A number of approvals took place during the meeting, including transitioning the Geriatric Interest Group to a committee; a joint recommendation statement from the Palliative Care IG, Ethics Committee, and Geriatric IG on navigating the moral dilemmas during the COVID pandemic; implementing software that will allow committees, IG, sections, and chapter divisions to have online communities for ease of communication; and a 12-month certification course on ED Operations and Management.

Miscellaneous

AAEM will be engaging an outside firm to help distribute a membership survey and the AAEM Board of Directors announced that AAEM21 will have a virtual option, members will have the option to attend in-person and/or virtually.

What

The next Board of Directors meeting

When

June 19, 2021

Where

St. Louis, MO (onsite at AAEM21)