rl_ o w s LaS Vegas Symposium, Workshop Attract 500

More than 500 physicians and ancillary personnel participated in the 1972 Symposium on Commun- ity Emergency Medical Services and the Management and Design of Emergency Departments which was held at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas February 23-24.

Participants in the ACEP-spon- sored Symposium included emer- gency physicians and nurses, hos- pital administrators, consultants and architects, medical educators and government officials.

Key leaders from each of the 12 major national organizations in- terested in emergency medical services were featured speakers the first day. They told Symposium participants of the actions their respective organizations are taking to improve the delivery of EMS.

In addition to ACEP, organiza- tions represented on the program were the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Hospital Association, AMA Com- mission on EMS, AMA Committee ~n Community Emergency Serv- ices, American Society of Anes- thesiologists, DHEW's Division on Emergency Health Serv ices, DHEW's National Institutes of Health, DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Emer- gency Department Nurses Associa- tion and the University Association for Emergency Medical Services.

A workshop approach to com- mon community problems on the second day enabled participants to ~develop solutions to their own Problems. Thirty workshop sessions Were offered on the following topics: emergency department ar- chitecture, personnel, physician education, policies and procedures,

staffing patterns and finances; emergency medical councils, fund- ing, transportation and communi- cations; EMT courses and laws; hospital administrator/ED physician dialogue and X-ray department re- lations.

Proceedings of the various Sym- posium workshops will be available in June and will be sent to each of the Symposium participants. Copies of the proceedings may be obtained by writing the ACEP headquarters.

Sixty-eight members remained in Las Vegas to participate in the Third Annual Winter Workshop Feb- ruary 25-26. During the Workshop, ACEP committees formulated plans and determined priorities for future programs and activities of the Col- lege.

Participants Evaluate Third Scientific Assembly

Responses from participants in the Third Scientific Assembly have been tabulated and evaluated by the Scientific Assembly Sub-Com- mittee. The questionnaires, which reflect subjective opinions of the respondents, were completed and returned by 24% of the meeting's participants.

Eighty-six percent of the respon- dents were in favor of continuing the present program format. Eighty- nine percent favored the "Think and Drink" roundtable discussions which were introduced at the 1971 meeting in Miami Beach.

Respondents favored the idea of including a keynote guest speaker in the Assembly program. Roger O. Egeberg, MD, special consultant to President Nixon on Health Affairs, was the guest speaker at the Third Scientific Assembly.

Insurance Committee Proceeds With Liability Insurance

The Board of Directors has au- thorized Professional Economic Services (PES) of New York to conduct a personalized survey of all ACEP members to get specific information required for that or- ganization to underwrite a profes- sional liability insurance program for emergency physicians.

The proposed program is the first of its kind designed specifi- cally for the emergency physician. It will be offered exclusively to members of ACEP.

The Board action follows the tabulation and evaluation of re- sults of a survey of members by the Insurance Committee in 1971 regarding the possibility of investi- gating the development of a pro- fessional liability insurance pro- gram. More than 90% of the sur- vey respondents favored the de- velopment of the program.

PES representatives plan to schedule interviews privately with each member during the months of May and June. Insurance Com- mittee Chairman John T. Rogers, MD, points out that the interview does not obligate members in any way. However, Dr. Rogers urges all members to cooperate with PES representatives in order that an in- surance program beneficial to all ACEP members can be developed.

Until the professional liability in- surance program is finalized later this year, PES has agreed to pro- vide interim insurance to individual ACEP members on request. In- terested physicians should contact I. David Gordon, Director, Casualty Department, Professional Economic Services, Inc, 800 Second Ave, New York, NY 10017.

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Request Original Papers For Scientific Assembly

The Scientific Assembly Sub- committee is currently reviewing abstracts for papers to be present- ed at the Fourth Annual Scientific Assembly in San Francisco, No- vember 8-10.

Papers must represent original work by the author which is di- rectly related to some aspects of emergency care. The paper may not have been previously pub- lished. Those papers that are ac- cepted will be considered for pub- lication in JACEP.

Abstracts must be submitted no later than July 30 and final papers by August 30.

Interested ind iv idua ls should contact Ronald L. Krome, MD, Di- rector, Emergency Department, De- troit General Hospital, 1326 Saint Antoine, Detroit, Mich 48226.

Scientific Exhibits Planned For Scientific Assembly

A new feature of the Fourth Sci- entific Assembly will be the dis- play of scientific exhibits. Those individuals or organizations wish- ing to enter exhibits should con- tact Eugene C. Nakfoor, MD, with information regarding the content of the proposed exhibit.

Write Dr. Nakfoor in care of the American College of Emergency Physicians, 241 E Saginaw, East Lansing, Mich 48823.

8120 Broughton St, Sarasota, Fla 33580.

Suggested films should cover topics such as techniques, disaster planning, transportation of the in- jured patient, initial management of burns and treatment of specif ic types of trauma, and other sub- jects of interest to the emergency physician.

ACEP Co-sponsors Symposium On Community EMS

A Symposium on Community Emergency Medical Services spon- sored by the Harris County (Texas) Medical Society and the AMA will be held in Houston May 26 and 27.

The meeting is being held in cooperation with the City of Hous- ton's Department of Public Health, the Emergency Department Nurses Association, the Greater Houston Hospital Council and the Texas Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons.

Expressed goals of the Sym- posium are "to explore how a community can develop a compre- hensive emergency medical pro- gram; to review the role of local, state and national medical organi- zations in the development of these programs; and to assess the re- sources available to accomplish these goals."

Additional information may be obtained from the Harris County

Medical Society, 400 Jesse H. Jones Library Building, Texas Med- ical Center, Houston, Texas 77025.

Post Assembly Tours Are Being Considered

T h e Scientific Assembly Sub- Committee may sponsor a post- Assembly tour to Hawaii or Japan if sufficient advance interest is shown. A minimum of 15 persons is required for either of the tours to become a reality.

Both tours would start November 12, the day following the Board of Directors meeting.

Participants in the Honolulu tour would stay at the Hawaiian Village Hilton Rainbow Tower. It will fea- ture a guided tour of the island of Oahu's most spec tacu la r sights and a cruise through historic Pearl Harbor. A half-day medical sem- inar will be held. Leisure time is also scheduled. Return to San Francisco on November 18.

The Japan and Hong Kong tour includes a tour of downtown Tokyo, a full-day excursion to Nikko Na- tional Park, guided tours to the cities of Kyoto, Nara, Kurashiki and Takamatsu. Four days will be spent in and around Hong Kong. Arrive back in San Francisco No- vember 26.

The Board of Directors has de- termined that the Col lege will sponsor only one tour this year. Persons interested in participating

Films Are Being Sought For Scientific Assembly

Films related to the delivery of emergency medical services will be shown at the Fourth Annual Scientific Assembly concurrently With each day's scientific sessions.

The Scientific Assembly Sub- committee is currently investigat- ing to determine what top-quality films are available. The Subcom- mittee requests any member who Wishes to recommend a film to contact M. E. Amundson, MD, at

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need your help if the pages of JACEP are to accurately reflect what is happening in the field of emergency medical care today. We need input from those of you whose activities and organiza- tions are making this field grow and change so rapidly. Send news of your organization to Rich- ard T. Joh~on, Managing Editor, ACEP, 241 E Saginaw, East Lansing, Mich 48823.

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in a post-Assembly tour should contact Leon J. Taubenhaus, MD, Beekman Downtown Hospital, 170 Williams St, New York, NY 10038.

First Resident Graduates From Cincinnati Program

Bruce Janiak, MD, the first phy- sician to enter the two-year resi- dency program at Cincinnati Gen- eral Hospital, will become the pro- gram's first graduate in July. Dr. Janiak, a candidate member of ACEP, will enter the Navy after completing his residency.

The University of Cincinnati pro- gram will start its third year of operation with a total of 10 to 13 participants, according to H. Thom- as Blum, MD, director of the Emer- gency Medicine Residency Pro- gram. The program is under the overall supervision of ACEP mem- ber James W. Agna, MD, assistant dean for ambulatory care services.

"We're not sure of the exact number right now," Dr. Blum said. "Although six first-year openings are filled, we are considering cre- ating several second-year spots for individuals who have completed one year of residency in another specialty and have asked to take their second year with us."

The Cincinnati program involves a rotating schedule with a distinct emphasis on emergency and acute care, according to Dr. Blum. "Al- though our residents are interested in followup of the patients they have treated," he said, "they are not involved in any aspect of long term care."

The trainees rotate on medicine, emergency surgery, pediatrics, psy- chiatric emergencies, fracture serv- ice, anesthesia, intensive care, ENT and eye, neurosurgery and OB/ GYN. Both clinical and non-clinical electives are a part of the training course. The non-clinical electives involve various aspects of emer- gency medical services including transportation and communication emergency unit administration and emergency service research.

"One of the very valuable elec- tives we are now developing," Dr. Blum said, "is that of assignments to other emergency departments. We are currently working with hos- pitals in at least two areas of the country regarding this possibility and hope to place at least one resident this spring.

"We're continuously developing new activities to make our resi- dency program more valuable," Dr. Blum told JACEP. "Last sum- mer we initiated an emergency medicine lecture and film series. This series has been well received by the emergency medicine resi- dents, other house staff and, par- ticularly, by fourth-year medical students. The students find the se- ries refreshingly practical in its emergency care orientation.

"The residency program is work- ing closely with two pharmacol- ogists in developing a drug over- dose and toxicology program. Our trainee is available in evenings for joint consultation in OD cases. This coming year the residents will provide medical consultation for a city-wide toxicology service.

"We're also experimenting with frequent inter-discipline discussions among emergency department per- sonnel. At these we discuss some of the more routine daily problems that come up--such as administra- tion, efficiency, traffic flow, etc."

The University of Cincinnati pro- gram, which began in July 1970, was the first emergency medicine residency program in the country.

USC Residency Program Expands "1 feel that the Los Angeles

County- - University of Southern California Medical School took a tremendous step forward when it created a Division of Emergency Medicine on a par with surgery, medicine, obstetrics and gynecol- ogy and it's other medical depart- ments,"

So spoke ACEP member Gall V. Anderson, MD, who was ap-

pointed the first chairman and professor in the Division when it was created October 1, 1971.

"The academic recognition~vhich USC gave to emergency medicine is essential to the development of this area of medicine as a speciality," Dr. Anderson continued. "1 hope other schools will follow our lead in the near future."

Dr. Anderson told JACEP that ACEP members Robert H. Dailey, MD, Stanley R. Gold, MD, and Gerald L. Looney, MD, have joined the staff of the LAC-USC Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine in recent weeks.

Dr. Dailey is in charge of resi- dent training and will be respon- sible for a new Diagnostics and Evaluation Section of the Depart- ment which is scheduled for con- struction within 18 months.

Dr. Gold is responsible for the training of allied professional peo- ple, such as ambulance attendants, physician assistants and other par- amedical personnel, in emergency medical services.

Dr. Looney is responsible for liaison and contractual agreements with other hospitals and govern- mental agencies.

"We are currently looking for a person to head our clinical services group," Dr. Anderson reports. "The individual we're looking for will be academically-oriented and prefer- ably a board-certified surgeon."

Dr. Anderson said the USC pro- gram has been expanded to in- clude five residents per year. He is currently accepting applications for the two-year residency class which will start in July.

"But our total resident comple- ment could change," Dr. Anderson said. "We could accommodate a maximum of 14-16 residents ef- fective with our next class (July 1972) if we only had enough money. Continued expansion of the USC 3rogram is planned.

"In addition, the possibility of

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developing a straight internship in emergency medicine is being eval- uated since we have had several requests to develop this type of internship at our institution."

Dr. Anderson said medical stu- dents have also requested that emergency medicine be included among the electives offered in the medical school curriculum.

New Residencies Planned

Pamela P. Bensen, MD, recently became the first participant in a two-year Acute Care residency pro- gram at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. The first two years of the program each require eight months of electives and four in the emergency department. A third year would require nine months of electives and three as director of the ED.

The residency program is direct- ed by David K. Wagner, MD, who is also responsible for the col- lege's Acute Care Medicine intern- ship program.

ACEP Vice President R. R. Han- nas, Jr., MD, of Evanston Hospital, reports that he has requested AMA approval of his proposed residency program for emergency physicians so that residents can begin train- ing July 1, 1972.

New Residency Program Established at Louisville

Donald M. Thomas, MD, director of Emergency Outpatient Service at Louisville (Kentucky) General Hos- "Pital, reports the establishment of a new Residency in Emergency Medicine program. Dr. Thomas, an ACEP member, has been named director of the new residency pro- gram.

The residency is a two-year pro- gram after internship. It will be COnducted at the Louisville hos- Pital since it is the University of Louisvi l le School of Medicine's • ain teaching hospital.

Dr. Thomas reports that the new program follows the guidelines rec- ommended by ACEP in its "Pro- posed Essentials of a Residency Training Program in Emergency Medicine." Approximately one-third of the resident's full-time assign- ments will be in the emergency de- partment with the other two-thirds in other services. In all assign- ments, however, the resident will devote his attention to the emer- gency and outpatient aspects of the service.

An emergency medicine intern- ship program has also been an- nounced at Louisville General Hos- pital. The one-year internship will consist of four months of medicine, two months in the emergency de- partment and six months of elec- tives. Emergency interns will see only the emergency and outpatient cases in each of the elective rota- tions.

Indiana Sponsors Clinical Assembly and Speedway Tour

The Indiana Chapter will host its first annual clinical assembly May 18 and 19 in Indianapolis just prior to the Indy 500 time trials which will be held on May 20 and 21.

Trauma in the ED, Community Emergency Services and Staffing the ED will be discussed during the scientific program. The Indiana Chapter meeting will be held May 19 at 4 PM.

Thomas Hanna, MD, medical di- rector of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will be the honored guest and speaker at the noon luncheon May 18. "Dr. Hanna is our honored guest," said Joseph McPike, president of the Indiana Chapter, "because we want to pub- licly acknowledge the man who has been largely responsible for the smooth and efficient transport and treatment of the ill and injured among the million or more spec- tators and drivers who frequent the speedway each May."

A special guided tour of the

speedway will follow the luncheon and male participants will be wel- comed in the restricted garage areas to meet drivers, examine race cars, etc. Speedway policy will not permit women in the garage area.

Driver Mario Andretti will be the guest speaker Thursday evening and a film of a "500" race will be shown.

If sufficient advance interest is shown, charter buses will be ar- ranged for the "500" time trials on Saturday and Sunday.

The Airport Holiday Inn of Indi- anapolis will be the site of the assembly and is adjacent to Weir Cook International Airport.

Program Director Martin Graber, MD, points out that overnight ac- commodations in Indianapolis in May are "very scarce." He sug- gests that physicians interested in attending make reservations with the Airport Holiday Inn now. Phone 317-244-6861.

Tickets for the special speedway tour, including luncheon and round trip transportation, and for the ban- quet must be purchased in ad- vance. Fees: Registration, $10/$15; Luncheon Tour, $10; Banquet, $7.50. Make checks payable to "Indiana Chapter ACEP."

Correspondence regarding the meeting should be directed to Mar- tin Graber, MD, 3910 Dundee Dr, Indianapolis, Ind 46227.

Shanty Creek is Site Of Michigan Meet

The Mich igan Chapter has scheduled a spring conference for May 19 and 20 at Shanty Creek Lodge near Bellaire, one of the state's most well-known and fastest growing resorts.

Speakers and their subjects in- clude: "Practical Approach To Hand Trauma," Frank Young, MD, CM, FACS, Rochester, Mich; "Ab- dominal Pain," Ahmed Younis, MD, FACS, Diplomate American Board

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of Surgery and ACEP member, Greenville, Mich; "Emergency Care of Chest Trauma," Michael Zuinn, MD, FACS, FRCS, board chairman, Rochester Physicians Emergency Service, Rochester, Mich; "Neuro- logic Problems-in the Emergency Department," Mark C. Levine, MD, CM, member of the American Academy of Neurology, Flint, Mich.

Registrations for the conference will be accepted through April 15. Write Michigan Chapter of ACEP, PO Box 1566, East Lansing, Mich 48823.

NJ Chapter to Co-sponsor Meeting with State Society

The New Jersey Chapter and the Medical Society of New Jersey have agreed to co-sponsor a scion- tific meeting in Atlantic City on Sunday May 7.

Edward A. Wolfson, MD, asso- ciate professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Com- munity Health for the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jer- sey will speak on the "Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Adverse Drug Reactions." Dr. Wolfson is Director of the College's Division of Drug Abuse.

Bernard L. Segal, MD, clinical professor of medicine at Philadel- phia's Hahnemann Medical College will discuss "Emergency Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias."

"Emergency Treatment of Acute Chest Trauma" is the title of the presentation to be given by Emil A. Naclerio, MD, a surgeon at the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City.

Additional details may be ob- tained from Herbert Butler, MD, U n d e r w o o d - M e m o r i a l Hospital, Woodbury, NJ.

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The New Jersey Chapter is also co-sponsoring a seminar for emer- gency department physicians which will be held in Morristown, NJ on Wednesday, May. 17.

The program will include pres- entations on the categorization of ED's, pediatric emergencies, blood gases, chest injuries, orthopedics in the ED and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, Two roundtable dis- cussions will also be held; topics to be chosen by the participants.

Additional information is avail- able from H. P. MacNeal, MD, 7 Wyndmoor Dr, Convent Station, NJ O7961.

Other co-sponsors include the New Jersey Committee on Trauma (ACS), the New Jersey Hospital Association and the U.S. Public Health Service.

Symposium on EMS Scheduled for Hawaii

The First International Sympo- sium on Emergency Medical Sew- ices will be held in Hawaii July 31- August 4.

Sponsoring organization is the American Paramedical Institute, a non-profit educational and scien- tific organization chartered by the State of Hawaii. The Institute, char- tered in 1969, is dedicated to the i m p r o v e m e n t and evolution of emergency medical services.

A wide variety of EMS-related subjects will highlight the agenda. The names of individual speakers will be announced at a later date.

Interested i n d i v i d u a l s should contact the ISEMS Coordinator, PC Box 2198, Honolulu, Hawaii 96805.

UAEMS Annual Meeting

Congressman Paul Rogers (D- Fla) will be a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Univer- sity Association for Emergency Medical Services (UAEMS) in Wash- ington, D.C. May 12 and 13. The head of the House health subcom- mittee will discuss EMS legislation.

Dawson A. Mills, MD, Chief of the Emergency Medical Programs Division of DOT's National High-

way Traffic Safety Administration, will also be present to discuss the implications of the Highway Safety Act.

The primary theme on May 12 will center on the training of the ED physician. In this context, Max Rittenbury, MD, of the University of South Carolina, will discuss training goals and levels. James MacKenzie, MD, of McMaster Med- ical School, Hamilton, Ontario, will talk about training techniques and Charles Frey, MD, of The Univer. sity of Michigan, will comment on the content and curriculum of train- ing programs.

Attorney Nell Chayet, Boston, Massachusetts, will speak on the, "Legal Implications of Emergency Care."

Original papers by eight UAEMS members will be presented Satur- day, May 13.

UAEMS is comprised of full- and part-time university faculty--sur- geons, anesthesiologists, internists, pediatricians and others--who are engaged in emergency care at the local level. The major objective of the association is the improvement of the care of the acutely ill and: injured.

Physicians and others interested in emergency medical care and services are we l come at the UAEMS meeting.

Additional information may be obtained from Alan R. Dimick, MD, University of Alamaba, 1919 7th Ave, S, Birmingham, Aia 35233.

Scientific Meeting Combined With Skiing in Washington

Twenty-six persons, including 20 ACEP members and four members of the Emergency Depar tment Nurses Association (EDNA), com- bined a skiing weekend with a sci- entific and business meeting spon- sored by the Washington Chapter February 10-13.

Featured speake rs were Gil Eade, MD, plastic surgeon, who

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spoke on "Repair of Facial Lacera- tions" and Larry Knopp, MD, neu- rosurgeon, who discussed "Evalua- tion and Emergency Treatment of severe Head Injuries." Both speak- ers are clinical professors at the University of Washington. Dr. Eade is president-elect of the Washing- ton State Medical Association.

Officers elected for the coming year are Richard F. Romfh, MD, president, J. Emch, MD, president-

elect, J. Copley, MD, secretary, and F. Koning, MD, treasurer.

Rathburn Named To Michigan Chapter Board

Robert J. Rathburn, MD, chair- man of the Finance Committee, has been named a member of the Board of Directors of the Mich- igan Chapter, filling the vacancy created by the death of Daniel ,Landron, MD. Dr. Rathburn was not named to Michigan State Med- ical Society Board of Directors as reported in the January/February issue.

Dr. Rathburn represents ACEP on the Council of Specialty So- cieties, a Michigan group com- prised of representatives of all medical specialty societies in the ~tate. The Council was initiated by Lhe Michigan State Medical So- ciety.

Indiana Officers Elected The recently chartered Indiana 3hapter has elected Martin Graber, rID, chairman of its Board of Di- rectors. Jacob van Drunen, MD, was elected to the vacant seat on Se Chapter's Board.

Indiana Chapter membership has nore than doubled in the last six nonths. The Chapter now has 80 nernbers and some 20 applicants.

)linois Schedules ~Przng Conference "Pitfalls and Errors in Emergen-

cY Medicine" is the theme of the Ilinois Chapter's Spring Confer-

ence which will be held at Chica- go's Marriott Motor Hotel, near O'Hare Airport, May 13 and May 14.

Clinical sessions will be pre- sented from the emergency depart- ment point of view and will cover the following topics: problems in wound care, head injuries, frac- tures of the extremities, abdominal trauma, the patient with multiple injuries, use and misuse of the laboratory, most frequently missed X-ray d iagnoses , otolaryngologic and pediatric and eye emergen-

cies, acute abdominal pain in chil- dren, cardiac crisis care, emer- gency management of asthma, acute respiratory failure and the unconscious patient.

ACEP member David R. Boyd, MD, and John A. Rupke, MD, mem- ber of the national Board of Di- rectors, will be featured during the Sunday morning (May 14) program. Dr. Boyd, chief of the Division of Emergency Services and Highway Safety of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will lead a workshop discussion on the Illinois State

ACEP m e m b e r David R. Boyd, MD ( le f t ) , and Vice President R. R. Hannas, Jr., MD (second from le f t ) , discuss emergency medical care and services with Illinois Governor Richard B. Ogilvie (back to cam- era) during the dedication of Evanston Hospital as one of nine re- gional t rauma t e n o r s in the state. Also shown are Joe V. Terenzio (r ight) , president of Evanston Hospital , and Karen Eckstein, the hospital's t rauma nurse coordinator.

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Trauma Program. Dr. Rupke will conduct a workshop on the man- agement and organization prob- lems of emergency departments.

For further details and registra- tion forms, contact Vera Morkovin, program chairman, PO Box 571, Elmhurst, III 60126.

Evanston Hospital Is Regional Trauma Center

Evanston Hospital was recently dedicated by Illinois Governor Richard B. Ogilvie as one of the state's nine Regional Trauma Cen- ters. R. R. Hannas, Jr., MD, ACEP vice president, is director of emer- gency services at the hospital and David Winchester, MD, is director of the Trauma Center.

ACEP member David R. Boyd, MD, CM, chief of the Division of Emergency Services and High- way Safety of the Illinois Depart- ment of Health, was with Governor Ogilvie during the dedication cere- mony. Dr. Boyd and Bruce A. Flashner, MD, originally conceived the plan for organizing a statewide system of trauma facilities.

The Division of Emergency Medi- cal Services and Hospital Safety is responsible for developing and ad- ministering the statewide plan for trauma centers.

ACS Course Receives ACEP Endorsement

The Board of Directors has given ACEP endorsement to a series of courses sponsored by the Amer- ican College of Surgeons. The se- ries, entitled "Treatment of the Se- riously Injured or Ill in the Emer- gency Department," is co-spon- sored by the Johnson and Johnson Company.

ACEP member Allen P. Klippel, MD, FACS, is co-director of the first course which Will be held in St. Louis, Mo, April 24-27.

Additional courses in the series scheduled for this year are to be held in Portland, Ore, May 4-6;

Jacksonville, Fla, May 17-20; De- troit, Mich, May 31-June 3; Mont- real, Quebec, June 7-10; Birming- ham, Ala, September 12-14; Her- shey, Pa, September; and in NY, October 11-14.

Purpose of the series, according to ACS, is to "Provide continuing education for full-time or on-call emergency department physicians and ED nurses in rendering im- proved professional services inthe emergency department.

"Lectures and demonstrations will deal with recent expansion in knowledge and developments in resuscitation techniques. Course subjects will also include the treat- ment of less serious conditions in patients often seeking medical service in the emergency depart- ment."

Michigan Chapter, Lions Eye Bank Cooperate

The Mich igan Chapter has agreed to assist the Lions Interna- tional Eye Bank in recovering cor- neas from eye donors for use in eye transplants.

Primary function of the emergen- cy physician in the agreement is to identify an individual as an eye donor and to contact a pre-desig- nated person who would then ar- range for removal of the eye and for transportation to the nearest Eye Bank center.

Information on the Eye Bank program and the names of contact people throughout the state were recently mailed to all Michigan members.

Symposium Participants To Receive "Guidelines"

The DHEW Division of Emergen- cy Health Services has revised its pamphlet, "Emergency Department Policy and Procedure Guidelines."

The publication, which provides a checklist to assist hospital staffs in the development, evaluation and updating of policy and procedure

guidelines for emergency depert. ments, has been mailed by ACEP to all persons who attended the recent Symposium in Las Vegas.

Copies are available from the Division of Emergency Health Serv- ices, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md 20852.

Haeck, Farquhar Named To AMA Task Force

ACEP T reasu re r William T. Haeck, MD, has been appointed to a special AMA Task Force on Hos- pital Emergency Room Services. Dr. Haeck is ACEP's official rep- resentative on the AMA Commis- sion on Emergency Medical Serv- ices.

Another ACEP member, John S. Farquhar, MD, chairman of the AMA Committee on EMS, was also named to the Task Force.

Established in January by the AMA Board of Trustees, the Task Force is to study the problems involved in hospital emergency de- partment services and to explore alternatives for providing care to non-emergent patients.

Other Task Force members in- clude John H. Budd, chairman, Mark H. Greene, MD, Oscar P. Hampton, Jr., MD, John C. Harvey, MD, Donald R. Hayes, MD, Irvin E. Hendryson, MD, and Thomas

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More Than 500 Qualify ! For EMT-Ambulance Registry

More than 500 persons have suc- cessfully completed the written and practical examinations which are I required to qualify for registration I as an Emergency Medical Techni- cian-Ambulance. The first written examinations for this classification were given simultaneously through" out the United States on October 29 and 30, 1971, to 1520 appli- cants.

Numerous ACEP members are physician volunteers assisting in the administration of the EMT-A examinations. Additional volunteers

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are needed and interested phy- sicians may contact Oscar P. Hampton, Jr., MD, American Col- lege of Surgeons, 55 E Erie St, Chicago 60611, or Rocco Morando, Executive Director, Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-- Ambulance, PO Box 29233, Colum- bus, Ohio 43229.

The Registry has set December 31, 1972, as the official end of its charter year. All applicants who successfully complete the Registry requirements on or before that date will comprise the Charter Group. Entry requirements will be more stringent after the end of this calendar year.

Several states are using the Registry as the vehicle for state certification and others are using the Registry examination as the "final" for local training programs. Rocco Morando, executive director of the Registry, told JACEP that registration fees in many instances are being paid by operator-owners, fire departments and municipalities. In one Ohio community, the local Jaycees have paid the registration fee for all applicants of the local fire department emergency squad.

New Brochure Developed

A new four-page brochure on the College has been developed and is currently being sent to per- sons seeking information about ACEP.

The brochure describes ACEP programs and services, including JACEP, briefly describes the mod- ern headquarters office of the Col- lege and provides a synopsis of the duties and responsibilities of each of the standing committees. College publications are listed as Well as a state-by-state distribu- tion of the association's member- ship.

In a special message, President James D. Mills, MD, lists the goals, Objectives and responsibilities of the College.

The membership brochure has

been designed so that it can be effectively utilized by state chap- ters. The brochure design provides blank space which may be im- printed with specific information about state activities, membership, meetings, etc.

Individual copies of the brochure may be obtained from the head- quarters office at 241 E Saginaw, East Lansing, Mich 48823.

State Chapters Total 25 Twelve new state chapters have

been granted charters by the Board of Directors. They include Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Kan- sas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island.

ACEP now has more than 2,500 members and approved applicants in each of the 50 states as well as in the Bahamas, Canada, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Twenty-five states have chartered chapters.

The "ACEP Leadership" page, found in the front of the Journal, lists members who are responsible for activities in their states.

AMA Publishes EMT Booklet A new booklet, "Guide for Pro-

gram Planning--Emergency Med- ical Service Technician," has been developed by a Joint Committee of the American Association of Junior Colleges and the AMA Commission on EMS.

The publication offers the chal- lenge of training the EMS tech- nician to junior colleges and local physicians. Guidelines presented may be helpful in the establish- ment of curricula and will be ben- eficial to integration of the EMS Technician program into the total community plan for emergency medical services.

Copies of the booklet are avail- able ($1.95 each)~'~rom the AMA Department of Community Health, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago 60610.

Arizona Elects Officers

Members of the newly chartered Arizona Chapter elected officers at a business meeting held in con- junction with the Symposium and Winter Workshop in Las Vegas.

James L. Schamadan, MD, was elected president; Delmer J. Helm, MD, president-elect; Charles E. Von Pohle, MD, secretary; and Charles D. Kartchner, MD, treas- urer.

ACEP President James D. Mills, MD, discussed the national asso- ciation's background and objec- tives.

Moderator for the meeting was Francis A. Hurtubise, MD, presi- dent of the California Chapter. Dr. Hurtubise has been the state rep- resentative for Arizona since 1968.

ACEP Jewelry Available

Several pieces of individually handcrafted ACEP jewelry are now available for members. The jewelry --made of 14 karat gold--bears the official ACEP logo.

The different types of jewelry and the cost of each are: bracelet charm, $8; cuff links, $22; lapel pin, $16; tie tack, $17; and tie

,bar, $20.

Members interested in obtaining jewelry should write to Jewelry, ACEP, 241 E Saginaw St, East Lansing, Mich 48823. Please make checks payable to the "American College of Emergency Physicians."

Dr. Mehelas Appointed John N. Mehelas, MD, a member

of the Michigan Chapter, has been appointed Attending (Jr.) in Emer- gency Medicine at Detroit General Hospital, accord ing to an an- nouncement by Renald L. Krome, MD, Director of the Emergency De- partment.

Dr. Mehelas has also been ap- pointed to the faculty at Wayne State University.

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