Summer 2012: Leadership and Advocacy 2012

Summer 2012: Leadership and Advocacy 2012


POSTED IN: Summer 2012,

The ACEP 2012 Leadership and Advocacy Conference set a new attendance record of 532 attendees. A record number of Hill visits were conducted at this meeting with emergency physicians representing 49 states meeting with elected officials and staff in 227 House offices and 98 Senate offices.

Missouri had strong representation at the Leadership and Advocacy Conference.

Attendees included:

Brian Robb, DO, FACEP

Larry Slaughter, MD, FACEP

Randy Jotte, MD, FACEP

Robert Poirier, MD, FACEP

Jonathan Heidt, MD

Sarah Hoper, MD

Irena Vitkovitsky, MD

Matthew Rudy, MD

Timothy Koboldt, MD

Kene Chukwuanu, MD

Third Column

The Missouri group visited with all nine House of Representatives and both Senators.

  1. Join the 911 Network, ACEP’s award winning grassroots advocacy program for ACEP members.
  2. Invite your federal legislator to tour your emergency department. Contact Jeanne Slade in the ACEP Washington, D.C. office.