Washington, DC - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt will address the nation’s emergency physicians during the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) at 9 am on Monday, October 16, in the New Orleans Convention Center.
“Secretary Leavitt is the nation’s top health care official, as well as a leader in the use of health information technology to improve health care, and we are looking forward to hearing what he has to say,” said Brian Keaton, MD, president of ACEP. “Emergency preparedness and how emergency medicine fits into the nation’s health policy goals are extremely important issues not only to our members, but to the entire country.”
Hundreds of courses and more than 400 abstracts will be presented during Scientific Assembly from October 15 - 18. For a complete of activities, visits www.acep.org/sa. Thousands of emergency physicians from across America and 30 countries will be there to debate critical issues and learn the latest emergency medicine techniques.
“On behalf of ACEP, I also want to thank Governor Blanco for proclaiming the week of October 15 as ‘Emergency Medicine Week’ in the state of Louisiana,” said Dr. Keaton. “Many emergency physicians who provided disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are returning to New Orleans for this meeting. This proclamation means a great deal to them and to us all.”
Secretary Leavitt will speak in the La Nouvelle Ballroom of the Ernst N. Morial Convention in New Orleans.
ACEP is a national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine with more than 25,000 members. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies.