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

Top 10 Reasons to be in DC for LAC

Why I STILL Go to LAC

Advocacy Tips for a Successful LAC

ACEP Federal Advocacy Overview

ACEP Built On Results

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

ACEP Now: What is the National Emergency Medicine PAC?

NEMPAC Creates Opportunities, Results for Emergency Medicine

ACEP Federal Advocacy Overview

ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference

ACEP Built On Results

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

New York Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

NYACEP-Supported Law Strengthens ED Security and Violence Prevention

Workplace Violence Prevention Alliance Applauds Legislative Champions for Passage of Critical Bill

Violence in the Emergency Department

ACEP Poll – ED Violence: Dangerous, Rising and Unacceptable

ACEP Built On Results

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

Help Guide ACEP's Policies and Direction - Council 101 Webinar

ACEP Council

ACEP Actions on Council Resolutions

Guidelines for Writing Resolutions

How ACEP Councillors are Chosen

ACEP Built On Results

ACEP Council is the best way for emergency physicians to make themselves heard on the policies that impact the specialty the most. ACEP Board of Directors member Henry Pitzele, MD, FACEP, explains how the representative body works to steer the organization and prioritize issues that members want. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th.

ACEP Board of Directors VP of Communications Henry Pitzele, MD, FACEP

ACEP Council

ACEP Actions on Council Resolutions

Guidelines for Writing Resolutions

How ACEP Councillors are Chosen

ACEP Built On Results

When it comes to treating sepsis in the ED, emergency physicians need to be closely involved in setting standards for care. ACEP President Tony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, explains how ACEP stood up for patients and emergency physicians by declining to endorse the Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s latest update to their sepsis treatment guidelines. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th.

Bio: ACEP President L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP

ACEP Will Not Endorse New Sepsis Guidelines from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign

Updates in the Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Comments on Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Early Management Bundle (SEP-1)

E-QUAL Network Sepsis Initiative

ACEP Built On Results

When insurance companies refuse to play by the rules, ACEP works to hold them accountable. ACEP Reimbursement Committee Chair Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP, discusses the problem and explains what ACEP is doing to address the issue. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th.

Bio: Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP

Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

Sign Up for ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference

ACEP: Stopping Insurer Bad Behavior

Emergency Physicians Strongly Support the No Surprises Enforcement Act

ACEP Sues Federal Government Over Implementation of No Surprises Act

Georgia Emergency Claims Review Program Discontinued by Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc., and ACEP and MAG Withdraw Suit in Response

ACEP Built On Results

ACEP champions policy changes that promote physician autonomy. ACEP Immediate Past President Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP, details the efforts that ease the daily strain on emergency physicians, from boarding to reimbursement and burnout. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th.

Bio: Immediate Past President Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP

Protecting Emergency Physicians in the Shifting Landscape of Corporatization in Health Care

ACEP Statement on Private Equity and Corporate Investment in Emergency Medicine

Capitol Rounds: 2025 Policy Wins and 2026 Priorities

ACEP: Unionization

Stopping Insurer Bad Behavior

ACEP Built On Results