Academic Emergency Medicine

Published on behalf of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)

Edited by:
Michelle H. Biros

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2006: 4/11 (Emergency Medicine)
Impact Factor: 1.741

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Read each issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) for comprehensive, in-depth articles on care of the acutely ill or injured patient. The journal can help you improve patient care by understanding and learning the most current research in emergency medicine.   AEM features topics and the latest developments in the field through regular sections such as:

• Commentaries
• Basic Science Investigations
• Clinical Investigations
• Educational Advances
• Clinical Practice
• Special Contributions
• Dynamic Emergency Medicine

AEM is a peer-reviewed journal whose goal is to advance the science, education, and clinical practice of emergency medicine, to serve as a voice for the academic emergency medicine community, and to enhance the goals and objectives of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). Members and non-members worldwide depend on this journal for translational medicine relevant to emergency medicine, in addition to clinical news, case studies and more. Start reading today!

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AEM Annual Consensus Conference
Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) sponsors an annual Consensus Conference on a topic that is conducive to the development of a research agenda. The conference is spearheaded by thought leaders within the specialty of Emergency Medicine. The goals of the Consensus Conferences are to heighten awareness related to the topic, discuss the current state of knowledge about the topic, identify knowledge gaps, propose needed research, and issue a call to action to allow future progress.

The AEM Consensus Conference is held each May, the day before the SAEM Annual Meeting. The proceedings from the conference, as well as original research on the topic, are published in the November issue of AEM as a Special Topic Issue. 

Register now for the 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting in Washington DC, May 29-June 1

Previous Consensus Conference topics have included:

2007: Knowledge Translation
2006: Science of Surge
2005: Ethical Conduct of Resuscitation Research
2004: Emergency Medicine Information Technology
2003: Disparities in Emergency Health Care
2002: Quality in Emergency Medicine
2001: The Unraveling Safety Net in Emergency Medicine
2000: Errors in Emergency Medicine

The process for the development of the AEM Consensus Conference begins with a "call for proposals." The deadline is usually around April 1 (13 months in advance of the conference). Proposals are reviewed on a competitive basis and the selected topic is announced by the AEM Editorial Board in May. A program chair and planning committee are developed.

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Recent and upcoming articles in Academic Emergency Medicine:

Eddy S. Lang, Peter C. Wyer, and Barnet Eskin
Executive Summary: Knowledge Translation in Emergency Medicine: Establishing a Research Agenda and Guide Map for Evidence Uptake
Published October 8, 2007 as doi:10.1197/j.aem.2007.07.005

Ian G. Stiell and Carol Bennett
Implementation of Clinical Decision Rules in the Emergency Department
Published October 8, 2007 as doi:10.1197/j.aem.2007.06.039 

H. Bryant Nguyen, Elizabeth Lea Lynch, Joshua A. Mou, Kristopher Lyon, William A. Wittlake, and Stephen W. Corbett
The Utility of a Quality Improvement Bundle in Bridging the Gap between Research and Standard Care in the Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department
Published October 8, 2007 as doi:10.1197/j.aem.2007.06.024 

Carolyn M. Clancy
Keynote Address: Closing the Research-to-practice Gap in Emergency Medicine
Published October 4, 2007 as doi:10.1197/j.aem.2007.06.028