ACEP Accelerate spans several days, but each individual track only lasts a few days. Find the dates for your conference to help you plan accordingly.

• Observation Medicine Science and Solutions: January 18-19
• Teaching Fellowship Phase 1: January 18-22
• Teaching Fellowship Phase 2: January 19-23
• Pediatric EM Assembly: January 20-22
• Reimbursement: January 20-21
• Coding: January 22
• EDDA Leadership Essentials: January 19-23
• EDDA Team Strategies and Applied Management: January 20-23
• EDDA Small Group Master Class: January 19-22

ACEP Accelerate combines the best features of a large conference with the focused education you value. Multiple conferences at one location offer more options for networking and a more robust exhibit hall. Register today, and we’ll see you in San Diego!

ACEP Reaffirms Emergency Physicians’ Duty to Uphold EMTALA, Provide Stabilizing Care in Emergencies

ACEP issued a statement last month to reaffirm the College’s unwavering commitment to the principles and obligations outlined in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor ACT (EMTALA). ACEP issued the statement in response to a rescission of the July 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance on EMTALA.

For nearly 40 years, EMTALA has served as the bedrock guarantee that anyone who seeks emergency care will receive stabilizing treatment, regardless of insurance status, ability to pay, or other circumstances. Regardless of variances in the regulatory landscape from one administration to another, emergency physicians remain committed not just by law, but by their professional oath, to provide this care.

“Emergency physicians are on the frontlines making difficult, time-sensitive decisions to save lives,” said ACEP President Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP. “EMTALA ensures that we can provide stabilizing care to any patient who needs it, including pregnant patients experiencing medical emergencies, and it’s more important than ever that we have its backing for our evidence-based medical decisions.”

ACEP urges policymakers and federal officials to continue to uphold and enforce EMTALA in a manner that protects patients and supports the clinical judgment and autonomy of emergency physicians.

“In every emergency department across the country, we will continue to do what we have always done: provide the care necessary to stabilize our patients,” Dr. Haddock said. “That commitment is not optional—it is the law. All emergency physicians must be able to provide the highest quality medical care to pregnant patients without fear of legal consequences.”

ACEP Joins Legal Fight to Block Cuts to NIH Grants

ACEP is pushing back on the reduction in indirect cost (overhead research expense) rates for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants.