2018 Statements and Letters
December
SAEM Statement on Firearm Injury
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Response to the RFI from the NIH Around Optimizing the Design and Implementation of Emergency Medical Care Research Conducted Under Exception from Informed Consent Requirement for Emergency Research (EFIC) Requirements and Guidelines
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Response to the NIH to the White House National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Request Seeking Public Comment on the Draft Report of the Fast Track Action Committee (FTAC) on Health Science and Technology Response to the Opioid Crisis and the Proposed Provisions for a Draft NIH Data Management and Sharing Research Committee Research Committee
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SAEM Signs Joint Letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requesting the Removal of the Requirement for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training for ABEM- or AOBEM-certified Emergency Physicians in the State of Pennsylvania
November
SAEM Statement on the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Definition of Sex and Gender
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SAEM Statement on Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) New Common Program Requirements (CPR)
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SAEM Endorsed the Manuscript "Research Priorities for Physician Wellness in Academic Emergency Medicine: Consensus from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Wellness Committee"
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August
SAEM Signs Joint Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services' Request for Information on Price Transparency: Improving Beneficiary Access to Provider and Supplier Charge Information
SAEM Signs Joint Policy Statement Against Competency Assessments for Emergency Physicians Who Perform Point-of-Care Testing
July
SAEM Endorses ACEP's Unscheduled Procedural Sedation: A Multidisciplinary Consensus Practice Guideline
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June
SAEM Signs Joint Letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Regarding the Medicare Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule on Price Transparency
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May
Joint Letter to New York Department of Health Opposing the Requirement of Certification for Physicians Who are Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
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April
SAEM Statement Opposing the Health and Human Services Proposed Policy Change
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January
SAEM Endorsed the Proceedings from the 2017 Emergency Medicine Wellness and Resilience Summit - A National Consensus