What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Patients expect emergency rooms to be staffed by a physician, but some aren’t—and many legislators don’t know it. Pennsylvania ACEP is taking action to educate their state legislature and protect patients, successfully passing a bill that requires a physician in every ED through the state’s House Health Committee. Pennsylvania ACEP Immediate Past President Elizabeth Werley, MD, FACEP, shares how they’ve kept the bill moving. Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians [https://www.pacep.net/Pages/Home.aspx] Fighting for Physician-led Care [https://www.acep.org/federal-advocacy/scope-of-practice-efforts] Protecting the Physician-Led Care Team [https://www.acep.org/federal-advocacy/value-of-em] YouTube: What Happens When The Wrong Person Is Leading Your Care? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-NxV2YQXw8&t=1s] My Experience Matters: Why Physicians Should Always Lead Emergency Care Teams [https://www.emergencyphysicians.org/article/doc-blog/my-experience-matters-why-physicians-should-always-lead-emergency-care-teams] ACEP Built On Results [https://www.acep.org/results]

Just Do It

ACEP’s Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) gives emergency physicians the opportunity to meet with legislators face-to-face and make their voices heard. ACEP member and LAC regular Chris Goode, MD, FACEP, shares why the conference is the best place for emergency physicians who want to stand up for their patients and colleagues. ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference [https://www.acep.org/lac] Top 10 Reasons to be in DC for LAC [https://www.acep.org/lac/education/top-10-reasons-to-be-in-dc-for-lac] Why I STILL Go to LAC [https://www.acep.org/retiredsection/newsroom/march-2026/why-i-still-go-to-lac] Advocacy Tips for a Successful LAC [https://www.acep.org/lac/education/advocacy-tips-for-a-successful-lac] ACEP Federal Advocacy Overview [https://www.acep.org/federal-advocacy/federal-advocacy-overview] ACEP Built On Results [https://www.acep.org/results]

How to Build Relationships

ACEP’s National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee (NEMPAC) makes it possible to enact real legislative change. NEMPAC Chair Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP, explains how NEMPAC helps emergency physicians build vital relationships in Congress and advocate for their practice and patients. National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee [https://www.acep.org/nempac] ACEP Now: What is the National Emergency Medicine PAC? [https://www.acepnow.com/article/national-emergency-medicine-pac/] NEMPAC Creates Opportunities, Results for Emergency Medicine [https://www.acepnow.com/article/nempac-creates-opportunities-results-for-emergency-medicine/] ACEP Federal Advocacy Overview [https://www.acep.org/federal-advocacy/federal-advocacy-overview] ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference [https://www.acep.org/lac] ACEP Built On Results [https://www.acepnow.com/article/how-acep-councillors-are-chosen/]

Never Give Up

ACEP is determined to stop violence in the ED, no matter how long it takes. After a three-year fight led by New York ACEP, the state finally passed a law requiring hospitals in the state to establish violence prevention programs. New York ACEP President Jeffrey Rabrich, DO, MBA, FACEP, explains how persistence and coalition building carried the day. NY ACEP President Jeffrey Rabrich, DO, MBA, FACEP [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-rabrich-do-mba-facep-faems-95186334/] New York Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians [https://nyacep.org/] NYACEP-Supported Law Strengthens ED Security and Violence Prevention [https://www.acep.org/news/acep-newsroom-articles/2-2-26-nyacep-supported-law-strengthens-ed-security-and-violence-prevention] Workplace Violence Prevention Alliance Applauds Legislative Champions for Passage of Critical Bill [https://nyacep.org/wpv-bill-passes/] Violence in the Emergency Department [https://www.acep.org/administration/violence-in-the-emergency-department-resources-for-a-safer-workplace] ACEP Poll – ED Violence: Dangerous, Rising and Unacceptable [https://www.acep.org/siteassets/new-pdfs/advocacy/acepmemberpoll-edviolencejan2024.pdf] ACEP Built On Results [https://www.acep.org/results]

No Experience Necessary

Anyone can get involved in ACEP Council and help shape resolutions that direct college positions and priorities. ACEP Council Speaker Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP, shares how members can write resolutions, provide testimony, and even become councilors to directly impact ACEP’s agenda. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. ACEP Council Speaker Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP [https://www.acep.org/people-pages/michael-j.-mccrea-md-facep] Help Guide ACEP's Policies and Direction - Council 101 Webinar [https://www.acep.org/master-calendar/help-guide-aceps-policies-and-direction---council-101-webinar] ACEP Council [https://www.acep.org/how-we-serve/council] ACEP Actions on Council Resolutions [https://www.acep.org/what-we-believe/actions-on-council-resolutions] Guidelines for Writing Resolutions [https://www.acep.org/how-we-serve/council/guidelines-for-writing-resolutions] How ACEP Councillors are Chosen [https://www.acepnow.com/article/how-acep-councillors-are-chosen/] ACEP Built On Results [https://www.acep.org/results]