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Course ID: 22332 | Course Duration: 1 Day | CEUs: 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^(TM), AAFP, ACEP, ACOG

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Emergency Medicine: Practicing According to the Evidence Training Class

Course ID: 22332

Emergency Medicine: Practicing According to the Evidence Training Seminar

20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^(TM)

ACEP Speaker of the Year Recipients: Dr. Gibbs - 2005 and Dr. Perron - 2007

About Your Presenters

Michael A. Gibbs, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. - University of Vermont College of Medicine; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center; President, Maine Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Portland, ME; Andrew D. Perron, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.C.S.M. - University of Vermont College of Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine; Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Maine Medical Center, Porland, ME.

Overall Objectives

The overall objective is to provide the participant with practical and clinically relevant information. Upon completion of this CME activity, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to describe the current approach to formulating differential diagnoses, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive management of the various disciplines presented.

Daily Outline

Day 1

Mastering Local and Regional Anesthesia.
Pitfalls in Orthopedics.
Wide-Complex Tachycardias: When is V-Tach Not V-Tach?
Pericarditis and Myocarditis: How Can 2 Diseases Sound So Similar and Act So Differently

Day 2

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: What Is New in Diagnosis and Management?
Low Back Pain in the ED: What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Don't Know.
Aortic Disasters.
Abdominal Pain Case Studies.

Day 3

Cutting Edge ED Airway Management.
Airway Rescue Strategies.
ST-Segment Elevation: MI or Not MI.
Acute Coronary Syndrome in the ED: So Many Drugs and So Little Time.

Day 4

PE and DVT in the Emergency Department.
Thrombolysis for Stroke.
Trauma Case Studies, Parts I & II.

Day 5

Turning Error into Opportunity.
Essentials of Trauma Imaging.
Early Goal Directed Therapy in Sepsis: Why All the Fuss?
From Hematemesis to Melena: An Evidence-Based Approach to GI Bleeding.

CME Accreditation
American Medical Seminars, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Education Credits

This seminar qualifies for Continuing Education credits as described below.