Emergency Medicine & Acute Care

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Take the course thousands of your colleagues have depended on from the comfort of home.

Proof of residency or PA/NP/RN status is required during the checkout process.

2022 Series includes 32 lectures:

  1. IV Ketamine for Depression and Suicidality in the ED? (22:21)
  2. Is Thrombolysis Needed Prior to Clot Extraction in Stroke? (31:38)
  3. Syncope – Who Is at Serious Risk? (23:42)
  4. Post Cardiac Arrest Pearls (24:43)
  5. Important Recent EM Literature - Part 1 (1h, 18m)
  6. Critical Care Grab Bag (27:36)
  7. LP for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Who Gets It? (32:19)
  8. Bronchiolitis: Less is More (28:40)
  9. 2021 AHA Chest Pain Guidelines: Game Changer - Part 1 (24:33)
  10. Sexually Transmitted Infections – 2021 Guidelines (19:43)
  11. Pulmonary Embolism – Overtesting & Disposition (29:22)
  12. Emergency Medicine New Products - Part 1 (32:14)
  13. Important Recent EM Literature - Part 2 (1h, 31m)
  14. 2021 AHA Chest Pain Guidelines: Game Changer - Part 2 (23:12)
  15. New Advances in Prehospital Care (29:24)
  16. Reader Beware – Predatory Publishing & Preprints (27:32)
  17. COVID Therapies: What Works, What Doesn’t - Part 1 (29:00)
  18. The 2021 AAP Guidelines for Febrile Infants - Part 1 (23:02)
  19. The 2021 AAP Guidelines for Febrile Infants - Part 2 (21:59)
  20. Posterior Circulation Stroke – A Tough Diagnosis (25:49)
  21. ED Staffing and Operations Forum (1h, 20m)
  22. COVID Therapies: What Works, What Doesn’t - Part 2 (31:48)
  23. Pearls from Risk Management Monthly - Part 1 (29:18)
  24. Pearls from Risk Management Monthly - Part 2 (32:52)
  25. Importance of Shared Decision Making (31:40)
  26. Trauma Pearls from the Recent Medical Literature (35:09)
  27. Visual Diagnosis Challenges - Part 1 (28:07)
  28. Emergency Medicine New Products - Part 2 (20:14)
  29. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Controversies (40:19)
  30. Tranexamic Acid – Lessons Learned (26:01)
  31. Visual Diagnosis Challenges - Part 2 (26:39)
  32. What’s New in ED Airway Management? (35:33)

2020 Series includes 31 lectures:

  1. Course Introduction (1:10)
  2. Unusual Antibiotic Side Effects (31:02)
  3. MRI vs. CT in the ED Setting (44:01)
  4. Challenges of Managing Pediatric UTIs (33:16)
  5. Emerging Issues in Anticoagulation (28:12)
  6. Chest X-Ray, Ultrasonography, or CT? (28:13)
  7. Headache - ACEP 2019 Guidelines (31:41)
  8. LPs in Febrile Infants 29-60 Days Old? (36:56)
  9. Suicidal Risk: Assessment and Intervention (32:35)
  10. Cardiovascular Pearls, 2019 (33:15)
  11. DKA and Hyperglycemia Update (39:34)
  12. Sore Throat: Still Trying to Get It Right (47:16)
  13. Sexual/Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the ED (31:29)
  14. ACS & PE – ACEP 2019 Guidelines (22:47)
  15. Psychiatric Patients: Medical Evaluation (35:40)
  16. Challenges of Atrial Fibrillation - Part 1 (29:27)
  17. Challenges of Atrial Fibrillation - Part 2 (31:14)
  18. Otitis Media Doesn’t Cause Fever (29:37)
  19. Sepsis 2019: Hot Off the Press (29:53)
  20. Pearls from ED Leadership Monthly (1h, 08m)
  21. Pearls from Risk Management Monthly (1h, 01m)
  22. Urologic Imaging Guidelines (34:01)
  23. Pediatric Vomiting and Diarrhea (26:31)
  24. Trauma 2019: Hot Off the Press (31:12)
  25. Myths in Emergency Medicine (22:46)
  26. Myths in EMS Care (37:33)
  27. ATS / IDSA Updated Pneumonia Guidelines (34:26)
  28. Visual Diagnosis Challenges - Part 1 (30:40)
  29. Visual Diagnosis Challenges - Part 2 (28:15)
  30. Important Recent EM Literature - Part 1 (2h, 03m)
  31. Important Recent EM Literature - Part 2 (1h, 58m)

The Ultimate in Convenience to Meet Your Busy Schedule

Experience the energy and enthusiasm of the EM & Acute Care course series on your schedule with the self-study program.

  • Don’t miss family / work obligations
  • Avoid the expense and hassle of travel
  • Available in a variety of formats to suit your needs
  • Course content is accessible 24/7

Sample Lectures

Study on Your Time and at Your Pace

One of the chief benefits of the self-study program is the flexibility it provides participants to study at their own pace. Participants can instantly watch or listen to the lectures with ease at any time that suits them best.

No commercial support was obtained for this program.

Self-Study CME Accreditation

2022 EM & Acute Care Course Series
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Center for Emergency Medical Education and The Center for Medical Education, Inc. The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) designates this self-study activity for a maximum of 19.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.

Both PA and NP organizations recognize AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ as approved CME.

The Center for Medical Education, Inc., is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 12345

2020 EM & Acute Care Course Series
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Center for Emergency Medical Education and The Center for Medical Education, Inc. The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) designates this self-study activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.

Both PA and NP organizations recognize AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ as approved CME.

The Center for Medical Education, Inc., is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 12345

Target Audience

The target audience for this course is physicians, PAs and NPs who practice in emergency departments and who are seeking an evidence-based, literature-focused update in controversial areas of emergency care.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Emergency Medicine and Acute Care: A Critical Appraisal self-study program, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss key points from the literature regarding leading-edge emergency medicine topics.
  • Discuss literature-based recommendations for practice improvement.
  • Effectively translate the acquired strategies into improved diagnostics and subsequently implement a better treatment plan for their patients.