August 5-7, 2021 | Naples Grande Beach Resort | Naples, FL
ANNUAL MEETING RECAP On August 5, the Florida College of Emergency Physicians held its annual meeting at the Naples Grande Beach Resort before Symposium by the Sea 2021 officially began. This meeting hosts the transition of the guard for FCEP leadership, along with the conferring of awards. FCEP Officers Installed:
• President: Sanjay Pattani, MD,
FACEP • President-Elect: Damian Caraballo, MD, FACEP • Vice President: Aaron Wohl, MD, FACEP • Secretary-Treasurer: Jordan Celeste, MD, FACEP • Immediate Past-President: Kristin McCabe-Kline, MD, FACEP, FAAEM A special congratulations was given to Dr. McCabe-Kline for her outstanding leadership as president during an unexpected two-year tenure in the midst of a pandemic. New FCEP Board Members Elected: • Blake Buchanan, MD • Eliot Goldner, MD, FACEP • Kyle Gerakopoulos, MD, MBA • Stephen Viel, MD Also Appointed: • Erich Heine, DO Outgoing Board Members: • Daniel Brennan, MD, FACEP • Danyelle Redden, MD, MPH, FACEP • J. Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP
FCEP also recognized the following award recipients: FCEP Legislator of the Year Award Recipient: Senator Kathleen Passidomo The Leigislator of the Year Award recognizes a state legislator who has demonstrated a significant commitment to pro-medicine and healthcare policies.
Martin J. Gottlieb Advocacy Award Recipient: Blake Buchanan, MD, FACEP The Martin L. Gottlieb Award for Outstanding Advocacy in Emergency Medicine was created in honor of Marty Gottlieb and recognizes a leading FCEP advocate who has mae a significant contribution to the advancement of emergency medicine issues and advocacy in Florida over the past year.
William T. Haeck Member of the Year Award Recipient: Daniel Brennan, MD, FACEP The Bill Haeck Member of the Year Award is named after our first president and recognizes an individual who has performed a significant level of service that spans years and has positively impacted the field of emergency medicine over that time, noted or unsung.
Cliff Findeiss Emergency Medicine Legacy Award: J. Clifford Findeiss, MD, FACEP The new Cliff Findeiss Legacy Award will honor an individual who has demonstrated a similar steadfast commitment to advancing emergency medicine over the course of their lifetime like Dr. Cliff Findeiss did over the course of his.
Special Sponsor Recognition Award: Dr. Charles “Chuck” Duva
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The following FCEP members were also recognized for their national achievements, which will formally be recognized at ACEP’s Scientific Assembly in Boston this month: John A. Rupke Legacy Award: Jeffrey D. Bettinger, MD, FACEP Policy Pioneer Award: Jordan GR Celeste, MD, FACEP Innovative Change in Practice Management Award: Matthew Rill, MD, FACEP National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award: Elizabeth DeVos, MD, FACEP Finally, the following transitions within committees were announced: Government Affairs Committee: Drs. Caraballo & Buchanan will be stepping down as Chairs of the Government Affairs Committee. Drs. Saudnra Jackson and Russell Radtke will be the new Chairs. EMRAF Committee: Dr. Elizabeth Calhoun, PGY-3 will remain the EMRAF representative on the Board of Directors for an additional year. Symposium by the Sea Planning Committee: Dr. Rene Mack announced that, after a decade of serving as Co-Chair of the SBS Planning Committee, she is stepping down. She is still Co-Chair of the Membership Committee.
