A Newsletter for the Members of the New Mexico Chapter - Spring 2019

Tatsuya Norii, MD, FACEP

President

Sylvia Lyon

Executive Director

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President's Corner

Tatsuya Norii, MD, FACEP

It is my pleasure to write my first “chapter president corner”. I probably should start by introducing myself. I am Tatsuya Norii, the new president of the NM chapter of ACEP.

I graduated medical school in Japan and did emergency medicine and critical care trainings before coming to the US. One of the senior faculty members at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Dr. France Doyle, visited my hospital in Japan in 2008 and suggested I come to UNM to get further experience (if “you want to see some crazy stuff”). So, I came to NM in 2011 to complete my emergency medicine residency training at UNM. I am still here and am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UNM. My son was born here and speaks Spanish and English at school and loves looking at hot air balloons and also chasing roadrunners. New Mexico is our home.

I have a few stories to share. I recently attended the ACEP leadership and advocacy conference (LAC) in DC. READ MORE

From Left: Dr. Eric Ketcham, Dr. Peter Dailey, Rep. Debra Haaland, and me

Resident's Corner

Sean Rooks, MD

For this quarter's edition of Resident’s Corner we will be talking with Brett Ziercher. Brett is originally from the Midwest, did his Emergency Medicine training at the University of New Mexico, and currently serves as the medical director at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. Today he is going to talk with us about some of the unique challenges he faces in his practice environment and how he has progressed through his career in Emergency Medicine. READ MORE

NM ACEP as a Medical Student

Peter Dailey, MD

My name is Peter Dailey, a recently graduated medical student matched into emergency medicine at the University of Virginia. I have had the privilege of working with New Mexico ACEP since I started medical school at UNM in 2015, and I attribute a large portion of my successful match into emergency medicine residency to the connections and relationships I was able to build through our local organization.

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the ACEP leadership and advocacy conference in Washington, DC. This was an incredible opportunity to network and advocate for legislative issues related to emergency medicine. We met with our lawmakers from New Mexico and advocated for action on surprise billing, better access to mental health services for our patients, and elimination of the X-Waiver for prescribing of buprenorphine. It was an honor to work alongside Dr. Tatsuya Norii and Dr. Eric Ketcham to educate our legislators and try to help our patients receive the care they need.

Finally, I wanted to thank everyone involved in New Mexico ACEP for helping me along my journey to becoming an emergency physician. Without the support and mentorship I received through our chapter, I am not sure that I would be where I am today. I look forward to one day returning to New Mexico to practice, and I am excited to have such intelligent and passionate individuals to call colleagues and friends. Thank you again!

FROM NATIONAL ACEP

States Find Tool for Quick Legislative Response

Harry J. Monroe, Jr. Director, ACEP State and Chapter Relations

Those of us that work on state legislation often struggle with the pace of activity, particularly as deadlines approach for bills to get out of committee or as the end of the session nears. When ACEP rolled out engagED as a new social media platform for member communication and collaboration, I am not sure that it was really thought of as a new tool for advocacy efforts, but its value has been shown by at least a couple of chapters. READ MORE

New Policy Statements, PREP and Information Paper

During their April 2019 meeting, the ACEP Board of Directors approved the following new or revised policy statements/PREP/information paper:

New Policy Statements:

Salary and Benefits Considerations for Emergency Medical Services Professionals

Small Motorized Recreational Vehicles

Violence Prevention and Intervention in Emergency Medical Services Systems

Revised Policy Statements:

Crowding

Domestic Family Violence

Patient Support Services

Violence-Free Society

Revised Policy Resource and Education Papers (PREPs):

Resource Utilization in the Emergency Department: The Duty of Stewardship

New Information Paper:

Influenza Emergency Department Best Practices

Articles of Interest in Annals of Emergency Medicine - Spring 2019

Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH

Practice Management Manager, ACEP

ACEP would like to provide you with very brief synopses of the latest articles and articles coming soon to Annals of Emergency Medicine. Some of these have not appeared in print. These synopses are not meant to be thorough analyses of the articles, simply brief introductions. Before incorporating into your practice, you should read the entire articles and interpret them for your specific patient population. View synopses here.

Point of Care Tools

ACEP's point-of-care tools are transforming care at the bedside. We've recruited the field's top experts and thought-leaders to develop tools our members can trust and deploy in the clinical setting. The evidence-based, clinical content provided in these tools ensures that you are providing the best possible care to the patients in your emergency department. Tools can be found on topics:

AFIB – Management of Atrial Fibrillation
ADEPT – Confusion and Agitation in the Elderly
BUPE – Use of Buprenorphine in the ED
DART – Recognition and Treatment of Sepsis
ICAR2E – Identification of Suicidal patients
And more..

Check out all of ACEP's point of care tools!

Free eCME Courses

Two New Clinical Policy Courses from ACEP eCME

These two new courses give you the tools to better evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients presenting in the ED with Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease or Suspected Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. Earn CME and stay up-to-date on the latest policy and techniques to provide the very best care for your patients. Free to ACEP Members, including Resident and International Members. $15 for Nonmembers. Click the links below to learn more.

Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease

Clinical Policy: Evaluation and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

FREE Annals of EM ACEP eCME Course

ACEPs FREE eCME course Managing Opioid Withdrawal in the Emergency Department with Buprenorphine will help you to identify opioid withdrawal symptoms and determine if medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) should be considered. This Annals of Emergency Medicine course is designed for emergency physicians who want to increase their knowledge in the latest emergency medicine advances and their applications as well as fill in gaps in knowledge where additional education and training may be necessary. Go to the course.

Registration open for the ACEP/CORD Resident’s Teaching Fellowship

Do you have a resident aspiring to an academic career? Want to give them the jump start they need? Spots still open for the ACEP/CORD Residents Teaching Fellowship this fall (Aug. 6-8 2019) – sign up soon as these seats go fast! Register here.

Registration Open for the EMBRS Course

Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills (EMBRS) is a 9-day, 2-session program where participants learn how to identify clinical research opportunities and become familiar with clinical research and outcomes. Participants are also eligible to receive an EMF/EMBRS grant based on their research grant application. Click here to learn more or email ACEP's Academic Affairs to register. The next course will take place Dec. 2-7th, 2019 (session 1) and April 14-16, 2020 (session 2) in Dallas, Texas.

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