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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><img width=540 height=163 style='width:5.625in;height:1.6979in' id="m_-7835614069456891615gmail-m_-8812551497387718317gmail-m_-680625089083050367m_-4761171347054414624m_3707413379897925782Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D59943.44C83E10" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01D413DA.65584930"></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt' id="m_-7835614069456891615gmail-m_-8812551497387718317gmail-m_-680625089083050367m_-4761171347054414624m_3707413379897925782content"><div style='border-top:solid #7F7F7F 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #7F7F7F 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:4.0pt 0in 4.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F'>Nov. 12, 2019</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>Save the Date: Southern California Symposium Sponsored by CAL/AAEM and AAEM/RSA</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=670 style='width:502.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid #BBBBBB 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem" target="_blank"><span style='color:#BE000C;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=670 style='width:6.9791in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.execinc.com/hosted/emails/aaem/image/calaaem-email-header-2018.jpg" alt=CALAAEM></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid #BBBBBB 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><h1 align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB1C2C'><a href="https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem/symposium"><span style='color:#BE000C;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=550 height=200 style='width:5.7291in;height:2.0833in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.execinc.com/hosted/emails/aaem/image/CALAAEM20Symposium_HTML_v1.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join us in sunny Los Angeles, California for a FULL day of education for physicians, residents, and students! The Southern California Symposium sponsored by CAL/AAEM and AAEM/RSA will take place on Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 9:00am-4:00pm at LAC+USC Medical Center. This symposium, focusing on the business of EM, will be an event you won't want to miss! There will be networking opportunities for residents and community/academic emergency physicians. In addition, a medical student track and residency fair will be conducted in the afternoon. <a href="https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem/symposium">Learn more.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Stay tuned for more event details, agenda, speakers, and registration information!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB1C2C'>Date & Location<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Saturday, February 1, 2020</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>9:00am-4:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LAC+USC Medical Center</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>2051 Marengo St.<br>Los Angeles, CA 90033<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB1C2C'>Registration Rates<o:p></o:p></span></h2><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Physicians: </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FREE<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Residents: </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FREE<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Students: </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FREE<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Not a member of CAL/AAEM? <a href="https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem/membership">Learn more</a> and join today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Registration coming soon!</span></em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><h2 style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB1C2C'>Need CME?<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Credit Designation Statement</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 <em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  </span></em>Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Accreditation Statement</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), the California Chapter Division of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (CAL/AAEM), and the AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA).  The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Brian Potts</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> MD, MBA</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#D9D9D9'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Contact us at: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:calaaem.news.service1@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>calaaem.news.service1@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br>For more articles, visit our </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.aaem.org/get-involved/chapter-divisions/calaaem/news-service" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>archives</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>. <br><br></span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:somcaaem@uci.edu" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'>To</span></a><a href="https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/calaaem" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-s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