MEDIA ADVISORY

Emergency Nurses, Physicians Speak Out Against Workplace Violence 

The Emergency Nurses Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians, as partners in the No Silence on ED Violence campaign, will bring their leaders and members together on Capitol Hill to speak out against the continued attacks on emergency health care workers and share stories of the violence they’ve endured as part of a call on Congress to pass the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.

When: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 – 11 a.m. Eastern time

Where: U.S. Capitol Senate “Swamp Site” located across parkway from the east Senate steps

Who:

• Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc.
• ENA President Jennifer Schmitz, MSN, EMT-P, CEN, CPEN, CNML, FNP-C, NE-BC
• ENA Immediate Past President Ron Kraus, MSN, RN, CEN, ACNS
• ACEP Vice President Aisha Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP
• North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians President Jennifer Casaletto, MD, FACEP
• Emergency Nurse Todd Haines, MSN, RN, AEMT, CEN

Contacts:

• Sen. Baldwin: Eli Rosen – Eli_Rosen@baldwin.senate.gov – 202.228.6010
• ENA: Dan Campana – dan.campana@ena.org – 847.530.7964
• ACEP: Steve Arnoff – sarnoff@acep.org – 202.370.9292

NOTE: Event will be broadcast via Facebook Live on Facebook.com/ENAorg