WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased to announce that
Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP, has
been elected president during its annual meeting, ACEP20, the
world's largest emergency medicine conference.
Through his leadership role Dr. Rosenberg will focus on pandemic
readiness—including the ongoing battle against COVID-19—improving
health equity, and the expansion of telehealth. Reflecting on his
upcoming presidency and the future direction of the college, Dr.
Rosenberg said:
"Our lives are forever changed by
the COVID-19 pandemic, as a country and medical specialty. The
fight against this virus has revealed the commitment and courage of
emergency physicians like few other events in our lifetime. The
nation has witnessed what ACEP members have known all along:
emergency physicians provide incredible value to our patients and
health care system.
Now, under my leadership, we will
create a stronger framework for the future that focuses on
improving patient access to care and empowers and protects
emergency physicians' ability to do their job.
The pandemic also adds urgency to
efforts to eliminate health disparities and improve health equity
in this country. Many people rely on emergency physicians because
we are the best or only option for care. We are often first to
confront the consequences of gaps in care and barriers to access,
so it is imperative that we seize the opportunity to factor
prominently into the solutions. Emergency physicians must make sure
that patients of all backgrounds have more opportunities to access
treatment they need.
Further, it is time to use
telehealth to extend the footprint of emergency medicine beyond
hospital walls. Emergency physicians are finding new ways to
deliver appropriate medical attention to patients when, and where,
it is necessary. We must encourage a favorable regulatory
environment that welcomes more comprehensive and better-connected
care.
ACEP members are leading efforts
to fight the opioid epidemic, improve mental health care, and
enhance the way we treat our older and most vulnerable patients,
among many other initiatives to confront the nation's most pressing
health care challenges. It is the honor of a lifetime to lead ACEP
as we forge the future of our specialty and build on the remarkable
value of emergency medicine to make a difference in millions of
patients' lives."
During his one-year tenure as ACEP president, Dr. Rosenberg will
move from chair to chair emeritus of emergency medicine at St.
Joseph's Health in Paterson and
Wayne, New Jersey, where he is
known as the innovator behind the nation's first Alternative to
Opioids (ALTO) program.
Dr. Rosenberg was first elected to the ACEP board of directors
in 2015 and has served on the board of directors of the Emergency
Medicine Foundation, and on the National Pain Management Task Force
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition to
ALTO, Dr. Rosenberg has long been a champion for advances in
palliative and geriatric care, including the ACEP Geriatric
Emergency Department Accreditation program.
Dr. Rosenberg earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is
certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine
(AOBEM) and the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in
emergency medicine and hospice and palliative care.
The American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP) is the national medical society
representing emergency medicine. Through continuing education,
research, public education, and advocacy, ACEP advances emergency
care on behalf of its 40,000 emergency physician members, and the
more than 150 million Americans they treat on an annual basis. For
more information,
visit www.acep.org and www.emergencyphysicians.org.
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