Understanding the Consensus Process

Dr. Lam is board certified in emergency medicine and fellowship trained in pediatric emergency medicine, emergency ultrasound, and research. He is currently the Emergency Ultrasound Co-Director at the Children’s Hospital Colorado Section of Emergency Medicine, and Professor of Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Lam is actively involved in emergency ultrasound research, and has led and participated in several multi-institutional point-of care ultrasound (POCUS) studies that have been published in peer review journals. He is currently the chair of the Consensus Conference Subcommittee under the SAEM Research Committee.

James H. Paxton, MD MBA FACEP FAHA, is the Director of Clinical Research for Detroit Receiving Hospital and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University Department of Emergency Medicine. He has served SAEM through various roles within the By-Laws, Awards, Grants, and Research Committees, including Chairman of the SAEM Research Committee (2021-2024). He received both his MD and MBA degrees from the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH), and completed EM residency training at Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, MI). Dr. Paxton has served as core academic faculty for the Detroit EM residencies at both Sinai-Grace Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital since 2011, and has mentored hundreds of medical students and residents at Wayne State University during that time. He is an active clinical researcher and has served as PI for numerous industry- and publicly funded trials. He is the editor of several books on emergency medicine topics, and is a recognized expert and invited speaker for many regional, national and international lectures on emergent vascular access, cardiac arrest, and emergent resuscitation.