The SAEM26 Main Stage on Tuesday

Awards Ceremony

On day one, SAEM honors outstanding achievement in research, education, leadership, and service that has advanced Academic Emergency Medicine and improved the health of society.

Presidential Address

During this annual address, the SAEM President will ceremonially pass the gavel to the incoming President who will celebrate the Society’s achievements over the past year and share an inspiring vision for the year ahead, as SAEM begins an exciting new chapter.

Dr. Peter Rosen Memorial Keynote

From the Trauma Bay to the Board Room: Insights and Perspectives

Brendan Carr, MD, MS, chief executive officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, will examine how lessons from high-acuity emergency care inform executive decision-making, teamwork, and adaptability in complex healthcare systems. Honoring Dr. Peter Rosen’s enduring legacy, this keynote highlights how emergency medicine continues to shape innovation, education, and patient care at the highest levels of leadership.

Plenary Abstract Presentations

Two of the meeting’s five highest-scoring abstracts will be presented, followed by moderated audience discussion.

  • A Decade of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle: A National Time-Series Analysis of Bundle Compliance and Sepsis Mortality

James Ford, Donald Yealy, Suresh Pavuluri, Arjun Venkatesh

  • Association Between Emergency Department Presentation for Overdose and Treatment Engagement Following Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Kathryn Hawk