Schedule
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Registration |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | General Registration |
| 7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast Provided |
| 7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Overview - Robert Dachs, MD |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | Acute Allergic Reactions, including Anaphylaxis - Robert J. Dachs, MD |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Is it Flu, Bronchitis or Pneumonia? - Steve Playe, MD |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Infectious Disease Update CA-MRSA Update - Steve Playe, MD |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Meningitis and Encephalitis - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Stop Spreading Microbes: What Health Professionals Need To Do - Steve Playe, MD |
| 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Sepsis and Goal Directed Therapy - Mark A. Graber, MD |
| 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Provided |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Breakouts: |
| Roadside and Inflight Emergencies - Robert J. Dachs, MD | |
| Toxicology Today - James Ducharme, MD | |
| A Potpourri from the Sea - Steve Playe, MD | |
| Look What Medicare is Planning for You? P4P, Physician Profiling and More - Robert Hatlelid, MD | |
| The Patient with Elevated Blood Pressure - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Difficult Patient Encounters: The "Frequent Flyer", Agitated Patients and Others - Mark A. Graber, MD | |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | Break |
| 3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Breakouts: |
| Roadside and Inflight Emergencies - Robert J. Dachs, MD | |
| Toxicology Today - James Ducharme, MD | |
| A Potpourri from the Sea - Steve Playe, MD | |
| Look What Medicare is Planning for You? P4P, Physician Profiling and More - Robert Hatlelid, MD | |
| The Patient with Elevated Blood Pressure - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Difficult Patient Encounters: The "Frequent flyer", Agitated Patients and Others | |
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 | |
| 7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast Provided |
| 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. | Mandatory Reporting Laws - Jay Elias, JD |
| 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | CHF: Evaluation and Management - Mark A. Graber, MD |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Radiology and Radiation Exposure: Truth and Consequences - James Ducharme, MD |
| 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | The PERC Rule and Pulmonary Emboli - Robert J. Dachs, MD |
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Does This Patient with Headache Need a CT? - James Ducharme, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m. | Best of the Medical Literature I - Robert J. Dachs, MD; Rebecca Jeanmonod, MD; James Ducharme, MD; Mark A. Graber, MD; Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Provided |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Breakouts: |
| Irregular Beats and Buzzes: Arrhythmia Identification and Implantable Defibrillators - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Complications of Tattooing and Piercings - Steve Playe, MD | |
| A Pain in the Neck: Clearing and Managing C-Spine Injuries - Mark A. Graber, MD | |
| Difficult Pain Management Cases - James Ducharme, MD | |
| Controversies in Common Orthopedic Conditions - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD | |
| 2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. | Break |
| 2:40 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. | Breakouts: |
| Irregular Beats and Buzzes: Arrhythmia Identification and Implantable Defibrillators - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Complications of Tattooing and Piercings - Steve Playe, MD | |
| A Pain in the Neck: Clearing and Managing C-Spine Injuries - Mark A. Graber, MD | |
| Difficult Pain Management Cases - James Ducharme, MD | |
| Controversies in Common Orthopedic Conditions - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD | |
| 3:40 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Break |
| 3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | Breakouts: |
| Irregular Beats and Buzzes: Arrhythmia Identification and Implantable Defibrillators - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Complications of Tattooing and Piercings - Steve Playe, MD | |
| A Pain in the Neck: Clearing and Managing C-Spine Injuries - Mark A. Graber, MD | |
| Difficult Pain Management Cases - James Ducharme, MD | |
| Controversies in Common Orthopedic Conditions - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD | |
| Friday, October 24, 2008 | |
| 7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast Provided |
| 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. | Amputation: Managing People and Their Parts - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD |
| 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | Transfusion Basics - Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Break |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Seminars |
| Procedural Sedation - Robert J. Dachs, MD | |
| Chest Pain Evaluation - James Ducharme, MD | |
| ENT Procedures - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD | |
| Non-stroke Related Neurologic Emergencies - Mark A. Graber, MD | |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Seminars: |
| Procedural Sedation - Robert J. Dachs, MD | |
| Chest Pain Evaluation - James Ducharme, MD | |
| ENT Procedures - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD | |
| Non-stroke Related Neurologic Emergencies - Mark A. Graber, MD | |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch On Your Own |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Seminars: |
| Common Eye Conditions - Mario Trabulsy, MD and John Creasman, MD | |
| Orthopedic Physical Examination Pearls: The Shoulder and Knee Exam - Mark S. Williams, DO and Jennifer Roth, MD | |
| Pearls from the Pediatric Literature - Robert J. Dachs, MD and Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Dental Emergencies - Kip Benko, MD | |
| 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Seminars: |
| Common Eye Conditions - Mario Trabulsy, MD and John Creasman, MD | |
| Orthopedic Physical Examination Pearls: The Shoulder and Knee Exam - Mark S. Williams, DO and Jennifer Roth, MD | |
| Pearls from the Pediatric Literature - Robert J. Dachs, MD and Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Dental Emergencies - Kip Benko, MD | |
| 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Seminars: |
| Common Eye Conditions - Mario Trabulsy, MD and John Creasman, MD | |
| Orthopedic Physical Examination Pearls: The Shoulder and Knee Exam - Mark S. Williams, DO and Jennifer Roth, MD | |
| Pearls from the Pediatric Literature - Robert J. Dachs, MD and Bud L. Higgins, III, MD, FACEP | |
| Dental Emergencies - Kip Benko, MD | |
| Paid Optional Session (separation registration and fee required) | |
| 5:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. | Local and Regional Anesthesia Workshop (Box dinner provided to registrants of this session) |
| James M. Marinucci, PhD; E. Reed Smith, MD; Amy Keim, PA-C | |
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 | |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Provided |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | Pediatric Cardiology: The Pink, Blue and Gray Baby - Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Pediatric Dermatology - Amber Isley, MD |
| 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Best of the Medical Literature II - Robert J. Dachs, MD; Rebecca K. Jeanmonod, MD; James |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Workforce Issues: The Importance of Family Physicians to US Emergency Care - Carlos Camargo, MD |
| 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Q&A/Panel Discussion |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch on Your Own |
| 1:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | SAM - Health Behavior (extra fee and separate registration) |
| 1:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Optional Sessions |
| Sunday, October 26, 2008 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | SAM-Depression (extra fee and separate registration) |
| 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Optional Sessions |
| 11:30 a.m. | Adjourn |
| Note: Breakfast provided Wednesday through Saturday | |
Emergency and Urgent Care
