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President's Message
Dear Resident Members of Ohio ACEP,
I am truly delighted to invite you to the August 14 Ohio Emergency Medicine Residents’ Assembly. In response to much-appreciated feedback from residency programs throughout the state, we have made some changes to the Assembly that I know you will find to your liking.
First, the timing of the Assembly has been changed. In previous years, Ohio ACEP had held its Residents’ Assembly in conjunction with the Ohio ACEP Annual Meeting. While this made sense from a logistics standpoint, the timing simply wasn’t right for residents. [Read more]
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Member Kudos
Michael S. Beeson, MD, FACEP, and Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP, whose report, “American Board of Emergency Medicine Report on Residency Training Information (2013-2014), American Board of Emergency Medicine,†was published in the May edition of The Annals of Emergency Medicine
Creagh Boulger, MD, who was awarded the Exceptional Physician Peer Award by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Jeffrey M. Caterino, MD, FACEP, and Scott T. Wilber, MD, FACEP, for having their study, “Optimal Older Adult Emergency Care: Introducing Multidisciplinary Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines From the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine,†published in the May 2014 edition of The Annals of Emergency Medicine
Joshua A. Denney, MD, for presenting his research, “Differences in Prevalence Assessment Using Prospective Enrollment versus Collection of Discarded Laboratory Remnants,†at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Annual Conference in Dallas
Lucia S. Derks, MD, for presenting her research, “Yield of Screening in the ED: Effectiveness versus Efficacy†at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Annual Conference in Dallas
Ryan B. Gerecht, MD, for being presented with the Jean Hollister EMS Award
Howard K. Mell, MD, MPH, FACEP, for receiving ACEP’s 2014 Spokesperson of the Year Award
Michael D. Smith, MD, MBA, FACEP, who was appointed to ACEP Council Steering Committee and the ACEP Clinical Policies Committee and presented two sessions at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Annual Conference in Dallas
If you know of a member that deserves to be congratulated, let us know!
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Dr. Nathan Schlicher Brings Perspective of EM Physician, Patients, to Health Policy
 Former Ohio ACEP member, Dr. Nathan Schlicher, has made a profound impact on health policy in his home state of Washington since his time as a resident at Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton and, later, as an emergency physician practicing around the state of Ohio. A graduate of Ohio ACEP’s Leadership Development Academy, Dr. Schlicher, became the youngest serving Washington State senator at the age of 30. [Read more]
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Members in the News
Michael Abrahams, MD, who was quoted in the Norwalk (Ohio) Reflector article, “Two fallen firefighters honoredâ€
James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP, whose article, “Expanded Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department Raises Need for Cohort Data,†was published in the May edition of ACEP Now
Eileen Baker, MD, FACEP, and Catherine Marco, MD, FACEP, who co-authored the ACEP Now article, “How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in the Emergency Departmentâ€
Diane Gorgas, MD, whose article, “Emergency Medicine: Repeat victim of domestic violence still on mind,†was published in The Columbus Dispatch
Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP, who was featured in the MedPage Today article, “How to Survive a Hospital Shootingâ€
Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP, who co-wrote the article, “ACEP’s Choosing Wisely Recommendations Stress Importance of Shared Decision Making in Emergency Medicine,†which was published in the May edition of ACEP Now
Howard Mell, MD, FACEP, who was quoted in the USA Today article, “FAA: Most plane stowaways in wheel well dieâ€
Kevin C. Meyer, MD, FACEP, who was quoted in the WKRC Cincinnati story, “Medical Edge: Preparing for MERSâ€
Joseph J. Moellman, MD, who was featured in the Medical Xpress article, “A better way to treat ACE inhibitor angioedema in the EDâ€
Paul Rega, MD, FACEP, who was quoted in the Toledo Blade article, “UT dedicates plaques honoring fallen Toledo firefightersâ€
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 ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference
Be sure to check out our June eNews edition for a full recap of the ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference. In the meantime, there are some great photo albums available on ACEP’s Facebook Page, and for a roundup of the Conference on Twitter, search #LAC14!
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Niagara Falls to Be Illuminated for EMS Week
 On May 29, 2014, in conjunction with Canada’s National EMS Week, the Canadian and American sides of the Niagara Falls will be illuminated to honor and celebrate Emergency Medical Services. The event will begin at 9 pm and will be repeated at 10 pm. A live video feed of Niagara Falls is available for those unable to see the spectacle in person!
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