b'ACEP Board UpdatesBy Chadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, CPE, FACEPover 600 abstracts from 25 countriesReferred Amended Resolution 49(23) presented, 66 oral sessions, 24 posterPatients Leaving the ED Prior to sessions Completion of Care Against Medical 2025-26 ACEP BOARD ANDAdvicenew policy statementCOUNCIL OFFICERS The Role of Emergency Physicians in the Completion of Death CertificatesPresident: L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEPAntitrustrevised policy statement Use of Nurse Implemented Order SetsPresident-Elect: Ryan Stanton, MD, FACEPPast-President: Alison Haddock, MD,revised policy statementFACEP Resolution 47(24) Human Trafficking is Chair of the Board: Chadd Kraus, DO,a Public Health Crisisrevised policy DrPH, FACEP statementChadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, CPE, FACEP Vice PresidentCommunications: Substitute Resolution 56(24) Patient ACEP Board Chair Henry Pitzele, MD, FACEP and Visitor Code of ConductsignagePACEP Past President Vice PresidentMembership: Clinical policy approvedCritical Issue Heidi Knowles, MD, FACEP Related to Harms of Cannabis Exposure PACEP Colleagues, Secretary-Treasurer: Abhi Mehrotra, MD,in Adult Patients Presenting to the Im excited to share some updates fromMBA, FACEP Emergency Department PoliciesQuality measures and patient the ACEP Board of Directors and theJennifer Casaletto, MD, FACEPCollege with you. Daniel Freess, MD, FACEP experience scores; Metric shaming Steven Kailes, MD, FACEP Accreditation:ACEP25 in Salt Lake City was a hugeC. Ryan Keay, MD, FACEPsuccess, including an energizing andKristin McCabe-Kline, MD, FACEP ACEPs Accreditation programs continue engaging opening session with OlympicDiana Nordlund, DO, JD, FACEP to grow in geriatrics (GEDA), ultrasound, gold medalist Scott Hamilton and theBing Pao, MD, FACEP and the ED Accreditation Program Emmy-nominated and awarded starsJames Shoemaker, Jr., MD, FACEP (EDAP). The University of Alabama-behind The PITT, Noah Wyle, Joe Sachs,Council Speaker: Michael McCrea, MD,Birmingham (UAB) became the first MD, FACEP, and Mel Herbert, MD, FACEP.FACEP ACEP-Accredited ED in spring 2025 and It was great to spend time with you inVice Speaker: Larisa Traill, MD, FACEP approximately 20 additional institutions Salt Lake City and to see PACEP membersKelsey Morgan, MD (EMRAare in the application process. The improving our specialty. Representative) application process for accreditation has been streamlined so that institutions can ACEP25 BY THE NUMBERSHIGHLIGHTS FROM THEapply for multiple ACEP accreditation SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ACEP BOARDprograms more efficiently. Total Attendees: 8,051 MEETINGEmployee protections workgroup Residents: 2,001 update:Medical students: 238 During its Board meeting on International attendees: 303 9/3/2025, the Board approved theThe Board workgroup on protections for Attendance at section crawl: 2,300 following policies: emergency physicians when employers Attendance at block party: 2,100 become insolvent or close operations Course faculty: 351Role of Emergency Physicians inreported on its work and strategies forExhibitors: 2,071 Disaster Preparedness and Responsethe future, including adoption of a new Total booths on exhibit floor: 273 (Impact of COVID Pandemic)revisedACEP policy on malpractice coverage Council Resolutions: 91 / Adopted: 67 /policy statement below. Some strategies include: Referred to Board: 13 Removing Intrusive Medical Exams Research forum: 854 abstractand Questionnaires from EmploymentUpdate policies; Member education;submissions (3rd highest ever),Contractsrevised policy statement Employer responsibility policy24 PACEP News | Fall 2025'