The Future of Emergency Medicine Summit

Leaders from the major organizations in emergency medicine are meeting to discuss the needs of emergency patients both now and in the future.  Major areas of discussion include workforce, access to care, the daily practice of emergency medicine, and the value of emergency medicine in the emerging era of healthcare reform, with discussion of emergency medicine's role in the formation of accountable care organizations.

Future of EM Summit 2011

Participants in the conference  include:

James G. Adams, MD, FACEP  (AACEM)

Dennis M. Beck, MD, FACEP  (ACEP)

Howard Blumstein, MD  (AAEM)

Marilyn Bromley, RN  (ACEP)

Michele Byers, CAE  (EMRA)

Steven H. Bowman, MD, FACEP  (CORD)

Thomas Brabson, DO, FACOEP (ACOEP)

Gregory Christiansen, DO  (ACOEP)

Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP  (AACEM)

Tammy Crowley  (ACEP)

Nathan Deal, MD  (EMRA)

Angela F. Gardner, MD, FACEP (ACEP)

Marjorie Geist, RN, PhD, CAE  (ACEP)

John Graykoski, PA-C, MPAS  (SEMPA)

Robert Heard, MBA, CAE  (ACEP)

Cherri D. Hobgood, MD, FACEP  (SAEM)

Michelle Hoppes, RN, MS, AHRMQR, DFASHRM  (ASHRM)

Hans R. House, MD, FACEP (ACEP)

Nicholas J. Jouriles, MD, FACEP (ACEP)

Douglas F. Kupas, MD, FACEP  (SAEM)

Douglas L. McGee, DO, FACEP (CORD)

Robert McCurren, MD, FACEP (EDPMA)

Mark Mitchell, DO, FACOEP (ACOEP)

Dighton Packard, MD, FACEP (EDPMA)

AnnMarie Papa, DNP, RN, CEN, NE-BC, FAEN  (ENA)

Michelle Parker  (SEMPA)

Randy Pilgrim, MD, FACEP (EDPMA)

John J. Rogers, MD, FACEP (ACEP)

Sandra Schneider, MD, FACEP (Chair of Summit, ACEP)

Donald Stader, MD  (EMRA)

Cary J. Stratford, PA-C, DFAAPA  (SEMPA)

Jim Tarrant, CAE  (SAEM)

Harold A. Thomas, MD, FACEP (Observer only)

Jill Walsh, DNP, RN, CEN  (ENA)

Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA, CAE (ACEP)

Joseph Wood, MD, FACEP  (AAEM)

Led by Dr. Sandra Schneider, ACEP President, the group will produce a document detailing both the discussions and recommendations in the near future.