ACEP board-approved policy statements highlight the scope of issues being addressed in emergency medicine. New policies are initially distributed to ACEP members via Annals of Emergency Medicine and posted here. In addition, the ACEP Board of Directors has directed that all policy statements undergo automatic review when they are seven years old. Unless a policy still contains relevant information, it will then sunset. Due to the extensive time required to review seven-year-old or older policies, some are still under review.
Physician-patient relationship requires that the confidentiality of protected health information be maintained
Benefits of HIT
Support for the international development of emergency medicine as a clinical and academic specialty
A patient's condition and the potential for complications should dictate the level of services available during interfacility transportation
Injury control efforts based on national and geographic specific data
Continuous development and improvement of emergency medical services systems
Importance of wide-spread vaccinations for the health and well-being of the population
Emergency privileging of additional physician staff in the event of activation of the hospital emergency preparedness plan
Early diagnosis and treatment for HIV
Taxation of tobacco, alcohol, handguns, assault weapons, and ammunition
Need for comprehensive litigation reform
Ensure patient care and safety by managing significant supply/demand.
Appropriate emergency care and health care maintenance for passengers and crew members
Patient information should be available in a timely, usable, and secure manner.
Handling of nuclear, chemical, and biological hazardous materials
Direction of activities of the PA or NP in the ED.
Proper education of medical students.
Promote research into developing more effective vaccines with a higher patient safety profile.
Good Samaritan protection legislation
Gifts from pharmaceutical and medical device industries
Use of firearms
Funding for EMS
Research is essential to enhancing emergency care for patients through new and improved diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
Patient consent issue.
Principles regarding family leave time.