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