Louisiana ACEP Membership

Louisiana ACEP is the local chapter of national ACEP, the American College of Emergency Physicians. Founded in 1972, the chapter actively represents more than 470 emergency physicians, residents and medical students in Louisiana. Our current challenges and priorities include public awareness for ACEP, and emergency medicine, membership recruitment and retention and legislative advocacy.

We are actively involved in a wide range of issues that matter to emergency medicine and our patients, including EMS, public health and safety, and disaster preparedness and response. LaACEP members are represented on several external committees and gubernatorial appointments, such as the Louisiana Emergency Response network (LERN), EMS for Children Advisory Council, EMS Certification Commission, and the DHH Statewide Coalition for Heart Disease and Stroke.

LAACEP is part of the statewide initiative to develop Stroke Centers of Excellence at our local hospitals, and we are represented on the state initiative to develop Pediatric Emergency Centers of Excellence designations for hospitals and EMS. We are actively involved in state EMS Week activities and the Annual EMS Memorial Service.

Benefits of Membership

Membership in Louisiana ACEP provides you with numerous opportunities to network with colleagues at local meetings, events and educational sessions. In addition, members have access to our Louisiana ACEP staff and to staff members in our national headquarters in Dallas, Texas, where more than 90 experienced staff members are available to assist you and answer questions.

Membership also gives you access to information developed by 30 ACEP committees and 30 sections of membership, which provide additional networking and communication opportunities in specific areas.

National ACEP Headquarters
Phone: 800-798-1822
Email: [email protected]