September Board of Directors Meeting Summary
September Board of Directors Meeting Summary The members of the AAEM Board of Directors met in-person at the AAEM National Office in Milwaukee, WI on September 16, 2021, to discuss current and future activities. The members of the Board of Directors appreciate and value the work of AAEM committee, section, interest group, and chapter division members and chairs as they strive toward the AAEM mission and to be the specialty society of emergency medicine. Over the course of the meeting, a number of significant decisions and actions were made. Here are the highlights:
2021-2022 Elected Board of Directors
Presentations
Approvals
Miscellaneous
President Lisa A. Moreno, MD MS MSCR FAAEM FIFEM presented her President’s report which highlighted the many activities that she and other leaders have been involved in. Highlights of the report included leadership meetings with other emergency medicine organizations, residency visits, and the launch of “Stop the Stigma EM.” This coalition of emergency medicine organizations have come together to form an EM Mental Health Collaborative to stimulate education, awareness, advocacy, and policy action related to breaking down barriers to mental health care in EM.
A number of approvals took place during the meeting including:
In addition, the board approved a new “Take Action Now” advocacy program which includes a new advocacy action center on aaem.org which will allow members to more easily advocate themselves. Check it out now and visit: https://aaem.quorum.us/home/
Treasurer Robert Frolichstein, MD FAAEM reported on AAEM and AAEM subsidiaries financial performance through July 31, 2021. He reported that while expenses are still being finalized from AAEM21 Scientific Assembly, membership is doing well and other expenses have been controlled. Overall, AAEM is in a very good financial situation.
• a 25% discount on annual full-voting membership fees for active-duty military members • the formation of a Simulation Interest Group • the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee transition to Section status becoming the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Section (JEDI) • a new CPC Statement on Palliative Care in the ED • a MOU (project collaboration) between AAEM and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)
The Next Board of Directors Meeting When November 10, 2021
Where Newark, NJ
COMMON SENSE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021
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