Advanced EM Boot Camp

Now you can register for the optional workshops without attending the main course!

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (Half-Day Optional Workshops - Registration Required)

ECG Boot Camp

7:00am-7:45am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / SIGN IN
7:45am-8:00am
Introduction
W. Richard Bukata, MD
8:00am-8:30am
Interpreting the Electrocardiogram
Michael Sharma, PA-C
8:30am-9:00am
The ST Segment and T wave: Nonischemia
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO
9:00am-9:30am
The Tachycardias
Michael Sharma, PA-C
9:30am-10:00am
The ST Segment and T wave: Ischemia
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO
10:00am-10:15am
BREAK
10:15am-10:45am
The Bradycardias
Michael Sharma, PA-C
10:45am-11:15am
Potentially Lethal ECGs
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO
11:15am-12:00pm
Electrocardiography Review: Unknowns
All ECG Faculty
12:00am-12:15pm
Question & Answer Session
All ECG Faculty
12:15pm-1:15pm
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

Imaging Boot Camp

1:00pm-1:15pm
SIGN IN
1:15pm-1:30pm
Introduction
W. Richard Bukata, MD
1:30pm-2:00pm
Interpretation of the Adult Chest X-ray
Robert Tubbs, MD
2:00pm-2:30pm
The Pediatric Chest and Abdominal X-rays
Emily Rose, MD
2:30pm-3:00pm
The Adult Lower Extremity
Robert Tubbs, MD
3:00pm-3:30pm
The Pediatric Extremities
Emily Rose, MD
3:30pm-3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm-4:15pm
Ultrasound - Part 1
Teresa Liu, MD
4:15pm-4:45pm
The Adult Upper Extremity
Robert Tubbs, MD
4:45pm-5:15pm
Ultrasound - Part 2
Teresa Liu, MD
5:15pm-5:45pm
Radiology Review: Unknowns
All Imaging Faculty
5:45pm-6:00pm
Question & Answer Session
All Imaging Faculty

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (Advanced EM Boot Camp - Main Course)

6:45am-7:45am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / REGISTRATION & SIGN IN
7:45am-7:50am
Welcome Remarks
W. Richard Bukata, MD
7:50am-8:00am
Sli.do and Q&A Sessions Overview
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP
8:00am-8:30am
Avoiding Errors: Medical Decision Making
Diane Birnbaumer, MD
8:30am-9:00am
Minimizing the Risk of Low Risk Chest Pain
Robert Tubbs, MD
9:00am-9:30am
Social Aspects of Emergency Medicine
Roya Caloia, DO
9:30am-10:00am
The Ouchless ED
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP
10:00am-10:15am
BREAK
10:15am-10:45am
Best Practice: The Febrile Infant and Child
Emily Rose, MD
10:45am-11:15am
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Serious Causes of Common Complaints - Part 1
Diane Birnbaumer, MD
11:15am-11:45am
When The Triage Note Says “SOB”: The Dyspneic Adult
Robert Tubbs, MD
11:45am-12:15pm
Question & Answer Session
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP (Moderator)
12:15pm-1:30pm
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
1:30pm-2:00pm
Neonatal Emergencies
Emily Rose, MD
2:00pm-2:30pm
More Than ACS: Potentially Lethal Causes of Chest Pain
Robert Tubbs, MD
2:30pm-3:00pm
Sepsis Update: Where Do We Stand?
Roya Caloia, DO
3:00pm-3:30pm
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Serious Causes of Common Complaints - Part 2
Diane Birnbaumer, MD
3:30pm-3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm-4:15pm
Evidence-Based Approach to the Wheezing or Croupy Child
Emily Rose, MD
4:15pm-4:45pm
The Anticoagulated Patient in the Emergency Department
Roya Caloia, DO
4:45pm-5:15pm
Pregnancy Care in the Post-Roe Era: Things You Need to Know
Diane Birnbaumer, MD
5:15pm-6:00pm
Question & Answer Session
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP (Moderator)

Thursday, July 11, 2024 (Advanced EM Boot Camp - Main Course)

7:00am-8:00am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / SIGN IN
8:00am-8:30am
Best Practice: Emergency Imaging
Robert Tubbs, MD
8:30am-9:00am
The Acutely Withdrawing Patient
Roya Caloia, DO
9:00am-9:30am
Perfect Phrases for Difficult Conversations
Diane Birnbaumer, MD
9:30am-10:00am
Rapid-Fire Pediatric Pearls
Emily Rose, MD
10:00am-10:15am
BREAK
10:15am-10:45am
The Rapid Trauma Exam
Andrea Wu, MD, MMM
10:45am-11:15am
State-of-the-Art Resuscitation: The Bleeding Patient
Jessie Werner, MD
11:15am-11:45am
Stroke and TIA Update
Wm. Kenneth Milne, MD
11:45am-12:15pm
Question & Answer Session
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP (Moderator)
12:15pm-1:30pm
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
1:30pm-2:00pm
Finding the Threats: Pelvic Pain and Vaginal Bleeding
Andrea Wu, MD, MMM
2:00pm-2:30pm
Tricks of the Trade for the Master Practitioner
Diane Birnbaumer, MD
2:30pm-3:00pm
Fun and Interesting Reductions
Wm. Kenneth Milne, MD
3:00pm-3:30pm
Transfusions: Risks, Benefits and Controversies
Jessie Werner, MD
3:30pm-3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm-4:15pm
Best Practice: Procedural Sedation
Carl Lange, PA
4:15pm-4:45pm
The Rapid Emergency Department Neurologic Exam
Jessie Werner, MD
4:45pm-5:15pm
The Master Practitioner: Nerve Blocks You Need to Know
Wm. Kenneth Milne, MD
5:15pm-6:00pm
Question & Answer Session
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP (Moderator)

Friday, July 12, 2024 (Advanced EM Boot Camp - Main Course)

7:00am-8:00am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / SIGN IN
8:00am-8:30am
Medicolegal Quicksand: The Patient
Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP, FACOEP
8:30am-9:00am
Mythbusting in Emergency Medicine
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP
9:00am-9:30am
The Quick and Accurate Orthopedic Exam
Wm. Kenneth Milne, MD
9:30am-10:00am
Toxicology Update
Jessie Werner, MD
10:00am-10:15am
BREAK
10:15am-10:45am
Effectively Using Airway Adjuncts: From NIV to Videoscopes
Carl Lange, PA
10:45am-11:15am
State-of-the-Art Resuscitation: The Critically Ill Medical Patient
Andrea Wu, MD, MMM
11:15am-11:45am
The Seizing Patient: Optimizing Diagnosis and Treatment
Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP, FACOEP
11:45am-12:15pm
Question & Answer Session
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP (Moderator)
12:15pm-1:30pm
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
1:30pm-2:00pm
Must Know Emergency Medicine: Rapid Sequence Intubation
Carl Lange, PA
2:00pm-2:30pm
Medicolegal Quicksand: The System
Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP, FACOEP
2:30pm-3:00pm
The LGBTQ Patient in the ED
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP
3:00pm-3:30pm
The Dizzy Patient: When is “Spinning” Life-Threatening?
Andrea Wu, MD, MMM
3:30pm-3:45pm
BREAK
3:45pm-4:15pm
Oncologic Emergencies
Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP, FACOEP
4:15pm-4:45pm
Post-Intubation Management
Carl Lange, PA
4:45pm-5:00pm
Question & Answer Session
Martha Roberts, MSN, ACNP, PNP (Moderator)

Saturday, July 13, 2024 (Full-Day Optional Workshop - Registration Required)

Emergency Ultrasound Boot Camp: Rotating Stations (8:00am-5:00pm)

7:30am-8:00am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / SIGN IN
12:00pm-1:00pm
LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)
Handling US Machines and Probes (LG)
Small Group Assignments
Knobology / Artifacts (SG)
IV Access (Hand, Anticubital, Foot, Popliteal) (SG)
Central Vasculature (Jugular, Carotid, Femoral) (SG)
Bladder / Uterus (SG)
Kidneys (SG)
The Abdominal Quadrants (SG)
Subxiphoid Heart, Aorta (SG)
Heart (Multiple Views) / Lungs (SG)
Gall Bladder / Portal Triad (SG)
Needle Guidance Didactic and Demonstration (LG)
Skill Station 1 – eFAST (model and simulator) (SG)
Skill Station 2 – DVT / IV Access Simulator (SG)
Skill Station 3 – Echocardiography / IVC (model and simulator) (SG)
Skill Station 4 – RUSH Exam (SG)
(LG) = Large Group
(SG) = Small Group

Speakers & Schedule:

Although we make every effort to lock in our speaker list and course schedule, life happens and circumstances are sometimes beyond our control. Thus, all speakers and scheduling are subject to change without notice.