Member Highlights & Announcements

Member Scholarship Shout-Outs

We are proud to recognize section members whose scholarship continues to advance the integration of palliative care and emergency medicine:

Gunaga S, Yang DH, Hanson K, Merkle-Scotland EJ, Jagani S, Breyre AM. Statewide and Regional Variation in Hospice and Palliative Care Protocols in Emergency Medical Services in the United States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 15:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2589960. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41269023.

Lin DE, Gunaga S, Mowbray FI, Isaacs ED, Markwalter D, George N, Hay AE, Manfredi R, Westlake E, Akhter M, Bowman JK, Rebollo-Lee N, Gacioch B, Ginsburg AD, Brooten JK, Pajka S, Selman K, Bain P, Davis JJ, Liu S, Ouchi K. Emergency department-initiated palliative care screening among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 21;15(10):e095894. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095894. PMID: 41125269; PMCID: PMC12548595.

Member ACEP Publication Highlights

ACEP Now: Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: An Emerging Role

Authored by Allison Tadros, MD and Justin Brooten, MD, this article highlights the expanding role of palliative care in emergency medicine and provides an accessible introduction for colleagues across practice settings.

Announcements

A member survey will be going out shortly to determine if the first Thursday of each odd month is still the best day to meet and other options are listed.  In addition we will be collecting your feedback about how the section can best serve the needs and interests of our members.