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

Fighting for Physician-led Care

Protecting the Physician-Led Care Team

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My Experience Matters: Why Physicians Should Always Lead Emergency Care Teams

ACEP Built On Results

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