MAJ Laura Tilley, MD

Hello Team GSACEP! I hope everyone is doing well! I just wanted to highlight several amazing projects our members have been busy working on over this past year! First, get excited for an in-person symposium. Registration is now open for GSS in Orlando, Florida 8-10 April 2022. We have some great lectures and hands-on labs, so dust off your airport luggage, reset your frequent flyer passwords, and come on down to sunny and warm Florida. I am looking forward to seeing you all in-person. It has been way too long...

William Goldenberg, MD

Welcome to GSS 2022 in sunny, warm Orlando, Florida! In this newsletter, we are excited to share with you a preview of what this packed conference has to offer. Let’s start with some amazing keynotes–headed by Rear Admiral Gillingham (Navy Surgeon General) and Dr. Gillian Schmitz (current ACEP President). This year we are trying something completely new–round robin labs! Have you previously struggled with funding to attend an ultrasound workshop or an airway lab to keep your KSA’s intact? We have them both and it’s included in the price! Plus, this year’s airway lab is headed by Dr. Rich Levitan of Airwaycam fame. As usual, we have our regular, but equally-stellar, sim wars and research competitions. No matter what you are interested in, we look forward to welcoming you to the theme park capital of the world...

Capt. Michael Yoo, MD

Emergency Departments have long represented a bastion of care and the safety net of the modern US healthcare system. It’s performance has been viewed as the proverbial “canary in the coal mine” reflective of the status of the health system at large. In the past decade ED’s have struggled to accommodate ever increasing patient census. Since the first case of COVID in the United States in January of 2020, Emergency Departments nationwide have further had to weather a variable influx of patients. Furthermore, COVID has raised challenges including staff safety and mitigating the potential for spread of infection within the very confines of the ED itself. It has exacerbated existing systemic issues and highlighted the need for increased capacity within the US healthcare system. Dr. Yoo and colleagues at Brooke Army Medical Center share their implementation of one such efficiency measure...

Join GSACEP for ACEP's Leadership & Advocacy Conference (LAC) to celebrate emergency medicine’s accomplishments and continue to work for a better political environment for your specialty and your patients. First-timers to the conference will be trained to educate your Members of Congress while seasoned participants will build upon your already-valuable Congressional connections. We’ll tackle problems facing our specialty, develop tools to advocate at all levels, and build relationships with your Members of Congress. The conference takes place in Washington D.C. from May 1-3, 2022. Read on to learn more about how you as a military member can get involved in advocacy...

As an ongoing part of our “History of MIlitary Emergency Medicine” series, this edition we’re showcasing an interview between GSACEP and Dr. Ronald Blanck commissioned as part of its history of military emergency medicine project.  Dr. Blanck retired from the Army at the rank of Lt Gen. He served as the Army Surgeon General and the Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, among other crucial roles. Following his retirement he became president of the UNT Health Science Center and also served as a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners...