View From the Podium
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection … From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action”—James Levin
As I reflect on the past year in my role as Education Chair for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, I see that it has been a rewarding one for me on multiple levels. Needless to say, to follow Joe Lex and Kevin Rodgers is humbling. Their leadership of this committee and forward thinking have allowed the Academy to be regarded as a leader in emergency medicine education, both nationally and internationally. These educational offerings have expanded to include Academy-sponsored Written and Oral Board Review Courses, as well as sponsorship of international conferences: MEMC last year in Kos, Greece; the Inter-American Emergency Medicine Conference this year in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and the upcoming Pan-Pacific Emergency Medicine Congress in South Korea (October 23-26th, 2012).
Perhaps our “crown jewel,” and the one event that epitomizes the work of an outstanding educational team and provides our members with cutting-edge, up to date, results-oriented, and clinically relevant didactic sessions, is the Annual Scientific Assembly.
This year’s Scientific Assembly at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego was attended by nearly 1,000 registrants! The kick-off for the conference was a memorable plenary session titled “Everyday Leadership: Secrets of Great Minds through the Ages,” by Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM. Attendees had the privilege of hearing one of the premier speakers in emergency medicine discuss the qualities of extraordinary leaders—whether aspiring to be a successful emergency physician, spouse, parent, or national leader.
Other plenary sessions featured pre-eminent speakers, including doctors DeBlieux, Talan, Sharieff, Mahadevan, and Shih, as well as a joint session led by the internationally acclaimed hosts of EM:RAP—Mel Herbert, MD FAAEM, and Stuart Swadron, MD FAAEM. Day 2 kicked off with a brand-new session titled “Ask the Experts.” This unique, innovative session featured panelists presented with challenging cases in critical care, cardiology, and neurology, and their step-by-step approach to problem solving and clinical management.
The Open Mic session, EM Photo Contest, and RSA-YPS track were also successful conference events.
In addition to their publication in the April issue of JEM, the top three abstracts from the AAEM/JEM Resident and Student Research Competition were featured in EP Monthly. This was the debut of this collaboration, and we look forward to an ongoing relationship to highlight the work of our members. Thanks go out to Mark and Logan Plaster of EP Monthly.
On another high note, the Academy has been reaccredited by the ACCME as a provider of continuing medical education until 2016. Achievement of this lengthy accreditation cycle would not have been possible without the countless hours invested by Janet Wilson (Associate Executive Director, AAEM) and Marcia Blackman (Meetings Manager, AAEM), along with the ACCME subcommittee.
If you thought it couldn’t get any better than the past year—it can and it will! We are currently in the process of planning for the 19th Annual Scientific Assembly. This premier educational event will take place at the newly opened luxury resort The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, February 9-13th, 2013. I have had the opportunity to walk the property, and attendees will be impressed, not only with the conference layout, but with the myriad amenities offered by this unique hotel. The Scientific Assembly subcommittee will soon be completing work on the preliminary program for 2013, and this will be highlighted in the next installment of “View from the Podium.”
I look forward to continuing the educational mission of the Academy and to “paying it forward” to the future leaders of the Education Committee and AAEM. My passion to serve the membership continues to grow.
I expect and will accept nothing but the best from myself as Education Chair. Please contact me anytime (mepter@medicine.nevada.edu) with your comments or suggestions about how the committee can offer you all that you need to treat the people that matter most to the Academy—our patients.
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection … From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action”—James Levin
As I reflect on the past year in my role as Education Chair for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, I see that it has been a rewarding one for me on multiple levels. Needless to say, to follow Joe Lex and Kevin Rodgers is humbling. Their leadership of this committee and forward thinking have allowed the Academy to be regarded as a leader in emergency medicine education, both nationally and internationally. These educational offerings have expanded to include Academy-sponsored Written and Oral Board Review Courses, as well as sponsorship of international conferences: MEMC last year in Kos, Greece; the Inter-American Emergency Medicine Conference this year in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and the upcoming Pan-Pacific Emergency Medicine Congress in South Korea (October 23-26th, 2012).
Perhaps our “crown jewel,” and the one event that epitomizes the work of an outstanding educational team and provides our members with cutting-edge, up to date, results-oriented, and clinically relevant didactic sessions, is the Annual Scientific Assembly.
This year’s Scientific Assembly at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego was attended by nearly 1,000 registrants! The kick-off for the conference was a memorable plenary session titled “Everyday Leadership: Secrets of Great Minds through the Ages,” by Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM. Attendees had the privilege of hearing one of the premier speakers in emergency medicine discuss the qualities of extraordinary leaders—whether aspiring to be a successful emergency physician, spouse, parent, or national leader.
Other plenary sessions featured pre-eminent speakers, including doctors DeBlieux, Talan, Sharieff, Mahadevan, and Shih, as well as a joint session led by the internationally acclaimed hosts of EM:RAP—Mel Herbert, MD FAAEM, and Stuart Swadron, MD FAAEM. Day 2 kicked off with a brand-new session titled “Ask the Experts.” This unique, innovative session featured panelists presented with challenging cases in critical care, cardiology, and neurology, and their step-by-step approach to problem solving and clinical management.
The Open Mic session, EM Photo Contest, and RSA-YPS track were also successful conference events.
In addition to their publication in the April issue of JEM, the top three abstracts from the AAEM/JEM Resident and Student Research Competition were featured in EP Monthly. This was the debut of this collaboration, and we look forward to an ongoing relationship to highlight the work of our members. Thanks go out to Mark and Logan Plaster of EP Monthly.
On another high note, the Academy has been reaccredited by the ACCME as a provider of continuing medical education until 2016. Achievement of this lengthy accreditation cycle would not have been possible without the countless hours invested by Janet Wilson (Associate Executive Director, AAEM) and Marcia Blackman (Meetings Manager, AAEM), along with the ACCME subcommittee.
If you thought it couldn’t get any better than the past year—it can and it will! We are currently in the process of planning for the 19th Annual Scientific Assembly. This premier educational event will take place at the newly opened luxury resort The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, February 9-13th, 2013. I have had the opportunity to walk the property, and attendees will be impressed, not only with the conference layout, but with the myriad amenities offered by this unique hotel. The Scientific Assembly subcommittee will soon be completing work on the preliminary program for 2013, and this will be highlighted in the next installment of “View from the Podium.”
I look forward to continuing the educational mission of the Academy and to “paying it forward” to the future leaders of the Education Committee and AAEM. My passion to serve the membership continues to grow.
I expect and will accept nothing but the best from myself as Education Chair. Please contact me anytime (mepter@medicine.nevada.edu) with your comments or suggestions about how the committee can offer you all that you need to treat the people that matter most to the Academy—our patients.