TOPICS

Congrats to UT Southwestern on Winning the PEER Challenge at ACEP26!

The Frontline to the Faultline: Military Lessons for Disaster Medics and The VA's Role in Disaster Response

11/17/2026 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central time

State Bills Being Tracked This Legislative Session

Moral Distress in Emergency Medicine-Part 1

11/11/2026 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central time

Boarding and Crowding Model Legislation

ACEP’s Geriatric Accreditation Shows Quality, Innovation, Impact

Physician Organizations Oppose Legislation That Gives Health Insurers Unilateral Control Over Out-of-Network Payments

Make Sure We Define EM Training: Comment by Oct. 22

Conversations at ACEP26

2026 ACEP Award Recipients

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Matthew G. Baluzy, DO

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Cheyenne Falat, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Jeremy A. Lacocque, DO, FAEMS, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Aaron J. Lacy, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Amy Mariorenzi, MD

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Brian D. Milman, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Landon R. Mueller, MD

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Renato Rapada, DO

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – Nickolas Srica, MD

National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award – June Gordon, MD

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award – Jennifer Carnell, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award – Roneesha Starr Knight, MD

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award – Joseph P. Martinez, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award – Manpreet Singh, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award – Samreen Vora, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award – Jennifer G. Wilson, MD, FACEP

National Emergency Medicine Clinical Teaching Award – Susannah F. Empson, MD

National Emergency Medicine Clinical Teaching Award – George Leach, MD

National Emergency Medicine Clinical Teaching Award – Robert W. Shaffer, MD

National Emergency Medicine Clinical Teaching Award – Cherelle Smith, MD

Council Curmudgeon Award – Gregory J. Cannon, MD, FACEP

Council Award in Access, Belonging, and Community – Christopher L. Smith, MD, FACEP

Council Horizon Award – Aaron Snyder, MD

Council Horizon Award – Jamie Kuo, MD, MHLA, FACEP

Council Teamwork Award – Nicole A. Veitinger, DO, FACEP

Council Teamwork Award – Tanisha Arora, MD, FACEP

Council Teamwork Award – Jennifer L. Savino, DO, FACEP

Public Health Trailblazer Award – Pryanka Relan, MD, MPH

Lou Graff Award for Excellence in Observation Medicine – Margarita Pena, MD, FACEP

Leon L. Haley, Jr., Award for Excellence in Access, Belonging, & Community – Maureen A. Bell, MD, FACEP

Innovative Change in Practice Management Award – Michael Yashar, MD, FACEP, CHSE-A

Innovation & Excellence in Behavioral Health & Addiction Medicine Award – Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Wellness Center of Excellence Award – Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine

Disaster Medical Sciences Award – Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP

Community Emergency Medicine Excellence Award – Betzaida Gonzales Valentin, MD, FACEP

Diane K. Bollman Chapter Advocate Award – Holly Dorr, MBA, CAE

Council Meritorious Service Award – Douglas M. Char, MD, FACEP

Colin C. Rorrie, Jr. Award for Excellence in Health Policy – Todd Parker, MD, FACEP

Outstanding Contribution in EMS Award – Brian M. Clemency, DO, MBA, FACEP, FAEMS

Outstanding Contribution in Research Award – David A. Talan, MD, FACEP

Outstanding Contribution in Research Award – Phillip D. Levy, MD, MPH, FACEP

Honorary Membership Award – Greg Hufstetler

Honorary Membership Award – Eileen M. Bulger, MD, FACS

Judith E. Tintinalli Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education – Christina L. Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA, FACEP

Pamela P. Bensen Trailblazer Award – Ralph J. Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP

John A. Rupke Legacy Award – Marsha D. Ford, MD, FACEP

James D. Mills Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Medicine Award – Michael D. Brown, MD, MSc, FACEP

John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award – Alexander M. Rosenau, DO, CPE, FACEP

Are You Ready for the ABEM Qualifying Exam?

ACEP and the Emergency Medicine Innovation Collaborative Launch the Center for Innovation at ACEP26

Small Group Masterclass Conference Schedule

Strategies & Management Conference Schedule

Leadership Essentials Conference Schedule

PEER Resuscitation Now Available

Insurers Are Undermining the No Surprises Act and Then Claiming the IDR Process Is Broken, New Analysis Sent to Congress Explains

On-site Guide Resources

ACEP Supports Bill to Limit Corporate Influence in Medicine

CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What It Means for Emergency Medicine

November 2026 EmpowerED Women International Speaker Series

11/5/2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central time

Manage Your Lead Capture

In Memory of Nancy J. Auer, MD, FACEP

Talk in the Park

AI Innovation Zone

Rotational Shiftwork: Rethinking Emergency Physician Work-Life Integration

Flawed Health Affairs Analysis of Surprise Billing Process Relies on Unlawful QPA Data

PEM Essentials

Your ACEP26 Session Planner: New Tool Helps You Plan Your Perfect ACEP26 Schedule

PitchER Competition - Innovator Meetup

Capitol Rounds: August Recess Brings Advocacy Opportunities

Resident Teaching Fellowship Schedule

Building Tanzanian-Led Emergency Medical Services: The TZEMS Model

Emergency Extracorporeal Life Support (E-ECLS): Foundations of Cannulation

Court Rules that Insurer “Ghost Rates” are Unlawful

ACEP Supports Evidence-Based Vaccination Policy

Templates • Toolkits • Downloads

Multimedia & Interactive Resources

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Career Development

Educational Courses & Programs

Core Educational Materials

Commentary: The ACEP ROI with Advocacy in Action: Protecting Physician-Led Emergency Care

ACEP Ensures that New Trauma Guidelines Require a Physician in Every ED

Leading EM Organizations Issue Consensus Statement on Artificial Intelligence in EM

Innovation at the Intersection: The 2026 ACEP Dual Training Virtual Conference Recap

ACEP’s GEDA Program Wins 2026 ASAE Power of Associations Summit Award

EMTALA: getting under the hood of an EMTALA complaint

Chapter Events

Register for the Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) Board Review Course at ACEP26

Register for the Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) Board Review Course at ACEP26

ACEP & Marit Health Emergency Medicine Compensation Survey

2026 Medical Student Professionalism and Leadership Award Winners

CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What It Means for Emergency Medicine

‘Public Charge’ Rule Creates Avoidable Health Risks, Strains Emergency Departments

ICEP Advocacy Leads to New Workplace Violence Law

ACEP to OMB: Preserve Scientific Independence in Grant Process

Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Recurrent Pericarditis

Opioid Use Disorder - Innovations & Current Practices

Do the Right Thing: Host & Pathogen Testing for ED Respiratory Cases

The First Innovation in Acute Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Insertion to Break Decades of Silence

Shifting to an Inhaled Corticosteroid-Containing Asthma Rescue Approach

From Evidence to Practice: TBI Biomarkers Reshape Head Trauma Evaluation at MUSC

TTP in the Emergency Department: Early Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Evidence-based Hydration Strategies for Emergency Care

Dual NOP/MOP Receptor Agonism – from Novel Mechanism to Clinical Applications and Considerations

Implementing Opt-Out Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing for Pregnant Patients in the ED

Get Your Game On… How Do You Effectively Manage Respiratory Failure?

Multimodal Pain Relief at ED Discharge: Acetaminophen + Naproxen Combination

Early Sepsis Detection: How Actionable Results Are Shaping Clinical Workflows and Care

Scaling ED Public Health Impact: Technology-Enabled Multi-Disease Screening and Linkage to Care

Accelerating Diagnosis: Early Experience with hs-TnI Point-of-Care Testing in ACS

Expert Theaters

ACEP, OR-ACEP Join Oregon Workgroup to Prioritize Physician-Led Care

Independent EM Group Master Class

2/7/2028 - 2/10/2028

Irving, Texas

Independent EM Group Master Class

2/8/2027 - 2/11/2027

Irving, Texas

Direct Oral Anticoagulants Clinical Policy

Bridging the Educational Divide: Techies Without Borders' Transformative Mission in Ecuador

The Art of Healing: Story, Meaning and Emergency Medicine

Foreign Body FAQ

ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference

4/22/2029 - 4/24/2029

Washington, District of Columbia

ACEP32 Scientific Assembly

10/4/2032 - 10/7/2032

Dallas, Texas

ACEP President Defends Emergency Medicine in Op-Ed

ACEP Backed Senate Bill Would Help Fund Rural EDs

Shared Services

Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine Conference 2026 (ESEM26)

12/9/2026 - 12/12/2026

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ACEP Member Janis P. Tupesis, MD, FACEP, Named President-Elect of IFEM

Track Your Progress With the PEER EM Entrance Exam

New Mexico ACEP Scores Win for Malpractice Reform

Before You Go

EM Biz

EM Biz Conference Schedule

ACEP Congratulates the 2026 Teaching Award Winners

ACGME Will Seek More Input on Proposed Changes to EM Residency Programs

ACEP and EMRA: Residency Program Changes Must Be Inclusive and Transparent

2026 Section of Medical Humanities Writing and Visual Arts Awards

ACEP Global EM Section / SEMES / FLAME Webinars in Spanish Series

ACEP, ACR and ASA Applaud Final IDR Operations Rule as Major Step Forward for No Surprises Act Implementation

ACEP Accelerate

1/23/2027 - 1/29/2027

Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Florida

More Than 3.35 Million Health Workers Now Practice in States and Systems That Support Their Mental Health

What We Measure Determines What We Can Fix:

The EM Physician's AI Stack: What Belongs in Your Workflow Today

EM Biz Pricing

Observation Medicine Pricing

ACEP/CORD Teaching Fellowship Pricing

ED Directors Academy Pricing

Reimbursement & Coding Pricing

Pediatric EM Assembly Pricing

Mental Health Month: Tips for Emergency Physicians

Observation Physician Coding FAQ

Behind the Work to Get Dr. Bolivar Barrios Home

From Intake to Intervention: How Technology Is Transforming SDOH Screening in the Emergency Department

New PEER for Programs Now Available

Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios to be Released from Federal Detention

PeaceHealth Agrees to Extend Services with Eugene Emergency Physicians

VACEP Shapes New Violence Reporting Law

ACEP Responds to the New York Times: Congress Must Hold Insurers Accountable for Underpaying for Care

Let’s Move Forward Together: Join ACEP and Register for ACEP26

AI Technology Courses at ACEP26

ACEP-Supported Bill to Ban Non-Competes Passes in Washington

EmpowerED Women Speaker Series.

Breaking News: SCCEP to Speak Out to Ban Non-Competes in South Carolina

New Analytics Dashboard for PEER for Programs

New ACEP Learn Mobile App Now Available for PEER

Congress Can Help Protect Emergency Physicians and Patients

The EmpowerED Women Speaker Series

Sample Letter for Special Services (CPT 99053)

Services Denied Based on ICD-10 Codes Sample Letter

Joint Statement on Workplace Violence in Healthcare

Rejected Codes by Payer FAQ

Residency & Medical School Reunion Event Space Request

Joint Statement from the American College of Emergency Physicians and Virginia College of Emergency Physicians on Due Process, Transparency, and Due Diligence in Emergency Medicine Contracting

Appeal for Bundling Separately Reportable Procedures with Critical Care Services 99291 Sample Letter

Concurrent Care Denials Sample Letter

Critical Care Service Denied in the ED Sample Letter

Downcoding of E/M Services Based on ICD-10 Diagnostic Code Sample Letter

Sample Appeal Letter for Bundling CPR (CPT code 92950) with ED E&M Services (CPT codes 99281 - 99285)

Sample Appeal Letter for Bundling Splints (CPT codes 29105-29130 and 29505-29515) with ED E&M Services (CPT codes 99281 - 99285)

Sample Letter for Medicare Carrier X-Ray-ECG Interpretation Denial

Lack of Recognition of CPT Modifier 25 Sample Letter

Sample Letter for Non-Medicare X-Ray-ECG Interpretation Bundled into Evaluation and Management Code

Statement on the Detention of Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar

The Voice in Our Heads

Child Care Hours and Costs

Utah Law Mandates Hospital Violence Reporting

New Assignment Builder for PEER for Programs

ACEP and Oregon House Majority Leader Discuss Prioritizing Emergency Physician Autonomy

Discover Chicago

Match Day 2026: EM Reaches All-Time High in Positions Filled

ACEP Supports Oregon’s Emergency Physicians

ACEP Recognizes Health Workforce Well-Being Day