Position Statements
The following position statements have been adopted by AAEM's Board of Directors:
Recent Position Statements
- Statement of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) on the Edward-Elmhurst Health Firing of Physicians and Replacement with Non-Physician Providers (12/3/2019)
- Management of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A White Paper Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (9/22/2019)
- AAEM Position Statement on Balance Billing and Out of Network Charges (8/7/2019)
- Position Statement on the Role of Freestanding Emergency Centers in Natural Disaster (6/7/2019)
- AAEM Position Statement on the Emergency Medicine Workforce (4/3/2019)
- Updated Position Statement on Advanced Practice Providers (1/29/2019)
- Position Statement on Inquiries about Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Connection with Professional Licensing and Credentialing (11/28/2018)
- AAEM Position Statement on Emergency Treatment and Discharge of Patients with Psychiatric and Social Problems (2/20/2018)
Position Statements Archived by Year.
The following position statements have been adopted by AAEM's Board of Directors:
Position Statements Archived by Topic.
The following position statements have been adopted by AAEM's Board of Directors:
- Billing
- Board Certification
- Clinical Practice
- Collaboration with Other Organizations
- Credentialing and Qualifications
- Crowding
- Education and Research
- EMTALA
- Global Emergency Medicine
- Health Care Delivery
- Management of EM Residency Programs by CMGs
- Practice Rights
- Quality
- Tort Reform
- Vision Statement
- Workforce