2012 Annual Meeting

Didactic Handouts

Consensus Conference

On-site Program

Letter from Michael Hochberg, MD; Chairman, Program Committee, SAEM

Last year, SAEM unveiled an updated version of SAEM.org to much success, allowing greater access to what SAEM offers. This was but the first step in a multi-faceted project, however, as SAEM continues to adapt to the needs of its membership. Navigating through all the details of the Annual Meeting has unfortunately not been the easiest process. The SAEM Board of Directors and the Program Committee have long recognized this, and every year we try new ways in which to bring you the information you deserve. The new AM website takes us one step closer to that goal as you can scroll through last year’s highlights, read through last year’s hand-outs, and gain insight on how to not only submit your materials for the new year but also how to simply register for the upcoming meeting.

Technology, and the pursuit of how to use technology to provide information, is of the utmost importance to the increasing tech-savvy world of emergency medicine. From Facebook to Twitter to iPhone/droid apps to e-posters, the Program Committee brings the Annual Meeting directly to you. In the coming years, expect more innovations in the realm of web-learning and remote access to the annual meeting.

Over the next few weeks, and months leading up to the AM in Chicago on May 9th-12th, we will use this website to shine a spotlight on all the great events planned---written in the words of those who put their hearts into the planning. After all, every member of the PC is a member of SAEM first and foremost, and attends the meeting to explore the academic world of emergency medicine. What we have planned is what we as members would like to experience; and what we have created is what you as the membership has requested.

Michael Hochberg, MD
Chairman, Program Committee, SAEM
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Peters University Hospital