SAEM26 Consensus Conference: Developing a Research Agenda to Rebuild Trust and Mitigate the Impact of Unreliable Health Information on Emergency Care Survey

Please complete by June 30, 2025

The purpose of the consensus conference is to bring attention to the impact of unreliable health information on emergency care and to develop a 10-year research agenda in order to address it.

As a volunteer, you will be a part of creating change. For over 20 years, national and international experts have come together at the SAEM Consensus Conference to address key issues in academic emergency medicine. And it has made an impact. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer in the conference, please complete this brief form. We are looking for a diverse range of volunteers with varied expertise and experience.

Volunteers should expect to attend monthly conference calls, contribute to virtual discussions, draft parts of potential manuscripts leading up to the conference, and attend the consensus conference itself.

Not all volunteers may be selected. Assignments will be based on availability and needs of conference co-chairs and working group leaders. If you don't currently have capacity to contribute to a working group, please save the date and join us as a participant on the day of the Consensus Conference on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the SAEM Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

Travel to and from the conference will be at your own expense. Please plan to make your own arrangements to be at the SAEM Consensus Conference on 5/18/2026.

Planning an SAEM consensus conference requires dedicated leaders who care deeply about the topic to serve. Undoubtedly, by serving in this role you will expand your professional network, elevate your career, and make lasting change in academic emergency medicine.

1.Please enter your information below.(Required.)

Name (please include designations)

Academic Institution

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2.Please upload your current CV

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3.Select the groups in which you are a member.(Required.)

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4.Indicate your desired discussion group topic (please select all that apply)

Note: WORKING GROUP 6: Educational gaps in and opportunities to address unreliable health information in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education (GROUP HAS BEEN FILLED)
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WORKING GROUP 1: The role of social media in spreading and correcting inaccurate health information

WORKING GROUP 2: Impact of inaccurate health information on public health and patient outcomes; Strategies for public health officials to improve communication and patient outcomes

WORKING GROUP 3: Empowering vulnerable populations to mitigate the harms of false or misleading health information

WORKING GROUP 4: Artificial intelligence as a driver of and solution to the spread of unreliable health information

WORKING GROUP 5: How loss of trust contributed to the spread of inaccurate health information and how to rebuild it through patient engagement

Other (please specify)

5.Describe why you want to be involved in this conference and what your experience is with the roles described above.

Please click "Done" to submit your information.

Volunteers will be notified by August 30, 2025