Thursday, April 3 | Friday, April 4 | Saturday, April 5 | Sunday, April 6
Thursday, April 3
Plenary: Disasters: Public Health Implications / TH-21
Plenary: Disasters and Surge Capacity / TH-22
Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Challenging Cases / TH-24
Head Trauma in Infants: Plain Film vs. CT vs. Nothing / TH-39
Pediatric Airway / TH-44
Pediatric Procedures / TH-50
Pediatric Emergency Myths and Misnomers / TH-63
Advanced Pediatric Procedural Pain and Sedation Management / TH-71
Febrile Infant: 0 to 1 Year / TH-81
Improvised Care in Remote Locations / TH-25
Environmental Extremes: Cold-Related Illnesses / TH-33
1001 Uses for Duct Tape & Safety Pins / TH-37
Environmental Extremes: Heat Illnesses / TH-48
Environmental Extremes: High-Altitude Illness / TH-57
Beyond the Golden Hour: Trauma Care in Austere Environments / TH-62
New Approaches to Fatal Fumes / TH-68
Trendy Overdoses: Designer Drugs / TH-77
Alternative Toxicity: Herbal Medicines / TH-83
ED Medical Malpractice: The Growing Pandemic / TH-26
ED Risk Management: How to Avoid Malpractice Litigation / TH-32
Patient Satisfaction: Expectations, Realities, & Possibilities / TH-38
Satisfying Your Customers: It's More Than Just Patients / TH-43
Creating a Pain-Free ED / TH-51
ED Overcrowding, Diversion & Access Block / TH-56
ED Protocols: Now is the Time / TH-70
ED Operational Excellence: Continuous Quality Improvement is the Key / TH-75
Mastering Chest Radiology: A Systematic Approach / TH-75
Abdominal Imaging: Ultrasound Versus CT / TH-58
Belly Busters: How to Improve Abdominal CT Interpretations / TH-64
Trauma Radiography: Interactive Learning Workshop / TH-69
Ultrasound Techniques During Cardiac Resuscitation / TH-80
Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Lab/Deep Venous Thrombosis
Ultrasound Skills Lab / TH-27
Awake Intubation / TH-28
That Bloody Mess! The Trauma Airway / TH-31
Recognizing the Difficult Airway / TH-36
Rescuing the Difficult Airway: Ventilation Devices / TH-42
Rescuing the Difficult Airway: Intubation Devices / TH-52
Performing a Cricothyrotomy: Surgical and Percutaneous Approaches / TH-55
Procedural Sedation of Adults in the ED: State of the Art / TH-161
Sophisticated Pain Management / TH-72
Regional Anesthesia: Extremities / TH-76
Regional Anesthesia: Facial Blocks / TH-82
Friday, April 4
Plenary: Global Outreach and Cooperation: Emergency Medical Education / FR-88
Plenary: Global Outreach and Cooperation: Provision of Emergency Medical Care / FR-89
Spies that Die: Toxic Assassinations / FR-94
Drug and Toxin-Induced Seizures / FR-114
Ask the Experts: International Case Studies in Toxicology / FR-125
Trauma Systems: Who Needs Them? / FR-136
Trauma Management: Will These Articles Change Your Management? / FR-139
Pediatric Procedures Lab / FR-91
Child Abuse: A Worldwide Issue / FR-117
World Literature Update: Will These Recent Pediatric Articles Change Your Practice? / FR-122
Pitfalls in Pediatric Orthopedics / FR-134
Acute Heart Failure: Advances in Diagnosis & Treatment / FR-141
How ACLS Guidelines are Developed / FR-147
Toxicology Lab / FR-96
The Computerized Data-Driven ED / FR-95
Error Reduction: Tools and Techniques for the Pit Doc / FR-97
ED Triage Models: Which is Best? / FR-102
Intracranial Hemorrhage I: Blood Pressure Management – The Delicate Balance / FR-109
Intracranial Hemorrhage II: Stop that Clot! / FR-116
Current Controversies in the Management of TIA / FR-123
Headache: Pitfalls of Assessment and Treatment / FR-128
Stroke Evaluation: Beyond Head CT / FR-135
Calming the Demon: Controlling Agitation & the Violent Patient / FR-142
Medical Evaluation of the Agitated Patient: Are They "Crazy" or are They Sick? / FR-148
Special Uses of Ultrasonography / FR-93
Pediatric Radiology: What Do You Need to Know? / FR-101
CT Trauma "Pan-Scan": Is this Good or Bad Practice? / FR-110
How to Read a Head CT / FR-118
Trauma Radiography: Interactive Learning Workshop / FR-121
C-Spine Imaging: Making Sense of Who to X-ray, CT Scan, or MRI / FR-133
Beyond CT Imaging: Rational Use of Magnetic Resonance Technology / FR-140
Asthma/COPD Updates / FR-146
End-of-Life Care: How and Where Should it Take Place? / FR-92
Abdominal Pain in the Elderly / FR-100
Cardiac Confusion: Presentations in the Elderly / FR-105
Altered Mental Status in the Elderly: Neurologic Nightmares / FR-108
Trauma in the Elderly: Handle with Care / FR-115
Providing Care in a Hostile or Unsafe Environment / FR-124
Field Hospitals from Around the Globe: EM in the Developing World / FR-132
Wound Care: Lessons Learned from the Military / FR-145
Saturday, April 5
Plenary: Leadership in Emergency Medicine - Local, Regional, and National Leadership (George Podgorny Lecture) / SA-154
Plenary: Leadership in Emergency Medicine: International Leadership / SA-155
Advanced ECG Workshop Part I: ECG Predictors of Sudden Death / SA-157
Advanced Recognition & Treatment of Bradycardias & Blocks / SA-169
Advanced Recognition & Treatment of Tachycardias / SA-175
Resuscitation and Cooling: The Evidence / SA-157
Emergency Medicine Research Design: Getting Started / SA-162
Clinical Decision Rules in Trauma / SA-171
Beyond the Golden Hour: Extended Care of the Traumatized Patient / SA-178
Teaching Procedures on a Limited Budget: Low Budget Simulators / SA-158
High-Fidelity Simulation in Medical Education / SA-165
Pearls and Pitfalls: International Rotations / SA-167
Use of a Portfolio to Document a Learner's Accomplishments / SA-173
Unique Strategies for Faculty Development: Mentoring in Emergency Medicine / SA-179
The Ever Elusive PE: Clinical Decision Guidelines / SA-159
Avoid that Intubation! Non-invasive Ventilatory Support in the ED / SA-164
Avoid that Intubation! Non-Invasive Ventilatory Support in the ED Workshop I / SA-168
Avoid that Intubation! Non-Invasive Ventilatory Support in the ED Workshop II / SA-172
ED Tracking Systems / SA-180
Issues in Pre-Hospital Intubation: When Less is More / SA-160
Update in EMS Literature: What's Hot and What's Not / SA-163
Prehospital Care: Physicians, Medics or Both? / SA-174
New Parts, New Problems I: Infections in Implanted Devices / SA-161
New Parts, New Problems II: Infections in Transplant Patients / SA-166
Sepsis Management I: Early Global Directed Therapy in the Management of Sepsis / SA-170
Sepsis Management II: What’s New in the Evaluation and Management of Sepsis / SA-177
Sunday, April 6
Plenary: Patient Safety/Reducing Errors in Emergency Medicine: Identifying Risks / SU-186
Plenary: Patient Safety/Reducing Errors in Emergency Medicine:
Developing Solutions / SU-232
Aortic Disasters / SU-194
Atrial Fibrillation / SU-197
Advanced ECG Workshop Part II: Subtle ECG Findings of Cardiac Ischemia / SU-198
The Acute MI in the Field: Transport or Lytics? / SU-211
Deadly Misdiagnosis on ECGs / SU-215
When Pacemakers and AICDs Go Haywire / SU-219
Cardiac Marker Testing: New Approaches / SU-228
Undifferentiated Shock: Maximizing Care / SU-231
Curriculum Development in Diverse Environments / SU-193
Unique Strategies for Faculty Development: Career Mapping - A Road to Success / SU-200
Outcomes-Based Educational Assessments / SU-203
One-Minute Preceptor Model for Clinical Teaching / SU-209
Pearls for Giving Effective Feedback / SU-217
Telemedicine for Conferences / SU-220
The Use of Telemedicine for Triaging in the Setting of a Biological or Chemical Terrorism Incident / SU-224
The Nuts and Bolts of Telemedicine / SU-229
Dislocation Workshop / SU-191
Using Geographic Information Systems for EMS Research: Applying GPS to EMS/EM Care / SU-212
Trauma Training Beyond ATLS / SU-214
Reduction of Commonly Dislocated Joints: Tips, Tricks and Techniques / SU-227
Frontiers in Noninvasive Monitoring / SU-190
Bedside Testing/Point-of-Care Testing / SU-196
The Electronic Medical Record / SU-202
Defying Diagnosis: Nonspecific Abdominal Pain / SU-204
Emergencies in the Early Pregnant Patient / SU-210
Telemedicine Consultations / SU-218
Third Trimester and Postpartum Disasters / SU-221
Studies That Might Change Your Practice and Shouldn't: Pitfalls in Reading Medical Literature / SU-226
The Science of Disaster Triage: How Do We Know What Works? / SU-192
Disaster Surge Capacity: What Solutions are Out There? / SU-201
Blast Injuries: Coping with Terrorism / SU-207
Case Studies in Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned / SU-216
Bioterrorism: Assessing Risk / SU-225
Emergency Delivery: Are You Prepared? / SU-230
Update on Community-Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Infection / SU-189
Epidemics of Infectious Diseases Following Disasters / SU-195
Malaria Update / SU-199
Global Differences in Use of Antibiotics / SU-205
Tracking Infectious Diseases: Using a Surveillance and Research Network / SU-208
The Best Designed Emergency Medicine Studies From the Past Two Years / SU-213
Infections From International Travel / SU-223