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AB 890 would allow a nurse practitioner to practice medicine without supervision or oversight by a physician. IEPC is deeply concerned about the impact of this proposed change on patient safety in and around emergency departments.

• Nurse practitioners do not have sufficient education and training to examine and diagnose emergency department patients completely independent of physicians. Physician supervision and a team approach are essential to high-quality emergency care. 
• Emergency departments should be exempted from this bill to protect patients with critical conditions 

Find your senator here to speak out against AB 890 today or join the phone and tweet campaign of ACEP.

The next issue of the IEPC membership newsletter will be published in September. The purpose of this newsletter is to connect the IEPC membership with information, opportunities, resources, and each other.

We are very pleased to dedicate one section of this newsletter to recognize the professional accomplishments of our members but we need your help! Have you received awards or promotions, landed a great new job, or published an article or research in the last year? We would like to know about it and celebrate your accomplishments in our newsletter!

Deadline: August 19, 2020

Please submit your news online here for inclusion in the next edition.
Thank you,

Julie Hewett, CMP CAE
IEPC Independent Emergency Physicians Consortium