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Awards/Nominating Committee

This committee nominates members for national ACEP awards, nominates a member to receive the Bill B. Smiley Meritorious Service Award, the ICEP Meritorious Service Award, and other occasional awards. The Committee coordinates presentation of ICEP awards at the ICEP Spring Symposium and develops methods to recognize chapter members for exemplary service.

The Committee develops slates of candidates for election to various ICEP leadership positions, including Board of Directors, councilors, and officers.

The Committee members are:


Dino Rumoro, DO, FACEP, Chair

drumoro@icep.org

E. Bradshaw Bunney, MD, FACEP

Helene Connolly, MD, FACEP

Cai Glushak, MD, FACEP
George Z. Hevesy, MD, FACEP
Mark L. Mackey, MD, FACEP
Susan M. Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Carolynn Zonia, DO, FACEP, FACOEP

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Committees:
Awards/Nominating
Bylaws

Educational Meetings

EM More in Four Course
EMS
Finance
Government and Public Affairs

ITLS Illinois Advisory
Membership
Practice Management
Research


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Bylaws Committee

The Bylaws Committee recommends amendments to ICEP bylaws, and assures that ICEP bylaws are consistent with those of national ACEP and Illinois law.

The Committee members are:

             

Edward P. Sloan, MD, MBA, FACEP, Chair

esloan@icep.org

Helene Connelly, MD, FACEP
Jacek B. Franaszek, MD, FACEP

Cai Glushak, MD, FACEP
Fred L. Jacobs, MD, FACEP

John Paul Mulligan, MD, FACEP

Saif Nazir, MD, FACEP
Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP
John Ortinau, MD, FACEP

Herbert Sutherland, DO, FACEP

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Educational Meetings Committee

ICEP presents excellent continuing medical education programs throughout the year that are monitored and developed by this committee. Examples of educational courses offered are the Annual Meeting, Downstate Emergency Medicine conference, an APLS Course and the Oral Board Review Course.

The Committee members are:

Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP , Chair
rparker@icep.org

Lisa Barker, MD

Jamie Collings, MD, FACEP

Marc Dorfman, MD, FACEP
Wesley P. Eilbert, MD, FACEP

Emily A. Goren, MD, FACEP

John W Graneto, DO, MEd, FACEP, FACOEP
Richard S. Keller, MD

Chad Kessler, MD

Pamela Krol, MD
Mike LaMonto, MD

Janet Lin, MD

Jehangir Meer, MD
Thomas E. Nielsen, MD, FACEP

Joseph F. Peabody, MD

Liza Pilch, MD, FACEP
Helen Straus, MD, FACEP
Deborah E. Weber, MD, FACEP
William Yount, MD, FACEP

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EM More in Four Course Committee

ICEP's successful EM More in Four Course is held each fall and is designed to assist physicians seeking board certification or recertification in emergency medicine. This committee works to develop the course curriculum and syllabus as well as plan the direction the course should take from year to year.

The Committee members are:

Amy Archer Uyenishi, MD, FACEP, Chair Emeritus

aarcher@icep.org

Linda Herman, MD, FACEP, Co-Chair

lherman@icep.org

Brian Donahue, MD, FACEP, Co-Chair

bdonahue@icep.org

Eileen Couture, DO, FACEP

Valerie Dobiesz, MD, FACEP

Nancy Eiseman, MD

Thomas Eiseman, MD, FACEP

Valerie J. Phillips, MD, FACEP

Heather Prendergast, MD, FACEP

Criselda Evora Sayoc, MD

Louis Sharp, MD

Midori Kathryn Takeyasu Par, MD, FACEP
Edward J. Ward, MD, FACEP

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EMS Committee

This committee develops, supports and implements ICEP positions on EMS issues including paramedic licensure, medical control, trauma center designation, and leadership in EMS systems. The committee coordinates the activities of the Illinois EMS Forum and the Illinois EMS Medical Directors group.

The Committee members are:

Scott C. French, MD, FACEP, Chair
sfrench@icep.org

Glenn E. Aldinger, MD, FACEP
Jane E. Billeter, MD, FACEP

Sonia Fernanda Callejas, MD

Susan M. Fuchs, MD, FACEP
Cai Glushak, MD, FACEP
George Z. Hevesy, MD, FACEP

Matthew Thomas Jordan, MD

Max Koenigsberg, MD, FACEP

Michael E. Kryza, MD, FACEP

Moses Lee, MD, FACEP

Rick Miller, MD, FACEP

John Paul Mulligan, MD, FACEP

John Ortinau, MD, FACEP

Valerie J. Phillips, MD, FACEP

Jeffrey Skinner, MD, FACEP

Herbert Neil Wigder, MD, FACEP

Paula Willoughby DeJesus, DO, FACEP, FACOEP

Jack Whitney III, MD, FACEP

Karen Younghale, DO

Stanley M. Zydlo Jr., MD, FACEP

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Finance Committee

The Finance Committee reviews and recommends ICEP's financial policies. ICEP's budget, financial statements, investments and investment policies are all supervised by this committee as well as any budget modifications to be brought before the Board of Directors.

The Committee members are:

E. Bradshaw Bunney, MD, FACEP, Chair
bbunney@icep.org

Walter Bradley, MD, MBA, FACEP

Don B. Cohen, MD, FACEP
Cai Glushak, MD, FACEP

Mark L. Mackey, MD, FACEP
Saif Nazir, MD, FACEP
Susan M. Nedza, MD, FACEP
Thomas Nielsen, MD, FACEP

Dino P. Rumoro, DO, FACEP
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Herbert Sutherland, DO, FACEP
Carolynn Zonia, DO, FACEP, FACOEP

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Government and Public Affairs Committee

The ICEP Government and Public Affairs Committee is one of ICEP's most active committees. The committee supports ICEP's political action committee and key contact network with state legislators. Key issues are identified for action and strategies are developed to ensure a positive practice environment for emergency physicians and maintain the quality of care for emergency department patients. For more information, see Legislative Information page. The committee is also designed to increase public awareness of ICEP, emergency medicine and emergency medicine issues. The committee plans special activities and projects to promote the interests of emergency medicine.

The Committee members are:

Mark Mackey, MD, FACEP , Chair
mmackey@icep.org

Steven Aks, DO, FACEP

Jeffrey Bohmer, MD

Scott Cooper, MD, FACEP

Joseph R. Danna, MD, FACEP

Cai Glushak, MD, FACEP

John Hafner, MD, FACEP

George Lew, MD, PhD, FACEP

John Ortinau, MD, FACEP

Beatrice Probst, MD, FACEP

Derek J. Robinson, MD

Christopher Ross, MD, FRCPC, FACEP

Kimberly Russo, MD

Michael G. Victor, DO, JD, FACEP

Michael S. Wahl, MD, FACEP

Andrew Zinkel, MD

Carolynn Zonia, DO, FACEP, FACOEP

Molly Rockford, Consultant

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ITLS Illinois Advisory Committee

ICEP serves as the Illinois chapter of  International Trauma Life Support (ITLS). The Advisory Committee coordinates ITLS and its members conduct ITLS basic and advanced provider and instructor training programs throughout the state.

The Committee members are:

Arthur Proust, MD, FACEP, Chair
aproust@icep.org

Eric Brandmeyer, EMT-P. RN

Anthony Cellitti, CCEMT-P, FF III
Susan M. Fuchs, MD, FACEP
Cyd Gajewski, RN
David Meiners, EMT-P
Paula J. Willoughby De Jesus, DO, FACEP, FACOEP

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Membership Committee

The Membership Committee works to develop services to members and potential members of ICEP. Membership recruitment and retention are among the committe's objectives. For membership information, see this site's Membership Information page.

The Committee members are:

Helene Connolly, MD, FACEP, Chair

hconnolly@icep.org

Chowdary Adusmilli, MD, FACEP

David Howes, MD, FACEP

Katherine Martens, MD, FACEP

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Practice Management Committee

The Practice Management Committee develops, supports and advocates ICEP's positions on practice management issues. Committee members educate payors about the unique role of emergency medicine and provide information and education to members on reimbursement, pension/retirement and other practice management issues.

The Committee members are:

Mark Francis , MD, FACEP, Chair
mfrancis@icep.org

Subhashish Agarwal, MD

Glenn Aldinger, MD, FACEP

Brian Aldred, MD, FACEP

R. Scott Altman, MD, FACEP

Robert K. Anzinger, MD, FACEP

David J. Bordo, MD

Mila Felder, MD

George E. Hossfeld, MD, FACEP

Catherine Johnson, MD, FACEP

Brian A. Macaulay, MD, FACEP

Mark Mackey, MD, FACEP

Saif Nazir, MD, FACEP

Susan M. Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP

John M. Ortinau, MD, FACEP

Douglas A. Propp, MD, FACEP

Robert Rifenburg, DO, FACEP

Jeffrey A. Schwartz, MD, FACEP

Louis Sharp, MD

Amar Singh, MD

William P. Sullivan, DO, JD, FACEP

Kevin Brady Whatley, MD

John Zautcke, MD, FACEP

Jeffrey A. Zeitler, MD, FACEP

Andrew R. Zinkel, MD

Carolynn Zonia, DO, FACEP, FACOEP

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Research Committee

The Research Committee conducts a scientific papers and posters presentation at the ICEP Annual Meeting, is sponsoring a resident research grant program, and surveys Illinois Emergency Departments about their research projects.

The Committee members are:

Shu Chan, MD, MS, FACEP, Chair
schan@icep.org

D. Mark Courtney, MD, FACEP

E. Bradshaw Bunney, MD, FACEP

Wesley Eilbert, MD, FACEP

John Hafner, MD, FACEP

Erik Kulstad, MD

Katherine A. Martens, MD, FACEP

Heather Prendergast, MD
Dino Rumoro, DO, FACEP
Shari Schabowski, MD, FACEP
Julio Silva, MD, FACEP

Carolynn Zonia, DO, FACEP

Paula Tanabe, PhD, RN, ICEP Consultant

Linda Kampe, RHIA, Consultant

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