If you're a board-certified emergency physician and you want to maintain your ABEM certification, you must participate in ABEM's four-component Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification program.

To complete the second component of the program, Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA), you must take the annual tests, which are based on selected readings from the emergency medicine literature, and achieve a passing grade of 85% or better. ABEM posts each year's reading list on its Web site.

The LLSA Resource Center is your gateway to information that will help you get ready to take your annual LLSA tests. Some of the resources listed are available to anyone, and some are available only to ACEP members, as listed below.

If you're an ACEP member, you may access the members-only resources by signing in when prompted.

If you're not an ACEP member, find out how to become one today!

If you have questions, please send an e-mail to LLSAResourceCenter@acep.org.

Resources Available to All ABEM Diplomates
	What is LLSA? From ABEM, an explanation of the LLSA process and what you have to do to complete it
	ABEM LLSA reading lists  Here are the four current reading lists (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) all in one document.
	EM:Prep From ACEP and the publisher of Emergency Medical Abstracts, EM:Prep provides you with an efficient, upbeat way to learn the key points from the selected articles. You'll receive a comprehensive set of notes on the articles and audio CDs of leading emergency physicians summarizing the papers and providing editorial commentary. More of a visual learner? EM:Prep is also available in a Web-based video format hosted by Diane Birnbaumer and Billy Mallon. Video subscribers also receive the comprehensive notes plus a printout of the slides.  CME credits are available for either version, along with a post-test.  Trusted by your colleagues.  More than 15,000 sold.
	Sample course syllabus LLSA lectures are a staple at ACEP educational meetings. Here’s the syllabus from "Maintaining Your ABEM Certification: Review of 2008 Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Articles: Part I," presented at the 2008 Scientific Assembly.
	LLSA lectures The 2010 Scientific Assembly will feature four lectures on the LLSA articles. Registration is now open.
	ACEP chapter resources Looking for an LLSA course in your state? Here’s a list of LLSA prep resources developed by ACEP chapters.
Resources Available to ACEP Members Only
	LLSA article summaries Originally published in Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, formerly available only to paid subscribers, now available to you as an exclusive ACEP member benefit
	LLSA articles ACEP has negotiated with the copyright owners of the LLSA articles for the 2008 through 2011 lists and can now make ALL of them -- including those from JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine -- available to ACEP members. This is an exclusive ACEP member benefit – there is no additional charge for access to the articles. 2008 LLSA Reading List -- All 20 articles available now 2009 LLSA Reading List -- All 16 articles available now 2010 LLSA Reading List – All 14 articles available now 2011 LLSA Reading List -- All 11 articles available now
	LLSA course syllabi Get the handouts from four LLSA lectures presented at the 2009 Scientific Assembly.