Meet new ACEP president, John Moorhead
John Moorhead, MD, FACEP, professor of emergency medicine and public health and preventative medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) is ACEP’s incoming president for 1999.
"As emergency physicians, our responsibility and commitment must be greater to our patients than to ourselves," he says. "Despite the current turbulence and changes in the health care system, ACEP must continue to promote quality, which means doing the right things right’ and making continuous improvement."
Before becoming president of ACEP, Moorhead served in several leadership positions at OHSU, established an academic department of emergency medicine, and served as its first chairman. He also served as chief of emergency services at OHSU Hospital and as chief of the medical staff for 12 years.
Moorhead has been active in addressing numerous emergency medicine issues, including design of academic health centers, EMS and trauma systems, and workforce planning. He has addressed national issues, such as prudent layperson legislation, the relationship between blood alcohol and drowsy driving, and preventing motor vehicle crashes.
"We must build the future on the sound foundation that ACEP’s leaders constructed these past 30 years," Moorhead says. "Yes, we anticipate struggles related to a changing health care system, but also much continued success for both our patients and physicians, based on our diligence, innovation, and leadership."
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