Advanced Airway Management Lab
March 28, 2010 AM Session 7:30AM-12:00PM PM Session 1:00PM-5:30PM
Management of the difficult airway remains one of the most important and challenging tasks for those
involved in resuscitation.
This airway management lab will provide the emergency physician with insight into airway difficulties
and current cutting edge solutions. The practice of airway management is constantly evolving and
integration of new techniques can provide optimal care for patients. This hands-on lab will update you
and refresh your advanced airway management skills in order to handle the most difficult of airway
emergencies.
Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
Unless you’ve mastered the first two of these essential
components of resuscitation, there is little likelihood that
your patient will recover. This intense, hands-on four-hour
program will provide the skills needed to manage even
the most challenging airway problems.
Course Director:
Stephen D. Docherty, DO
Ultrasound Assisted Procedures: A Hands-On Workshop
(March 29, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
Learn to use bedside ultrasound to help perform invasive
procedures safer and easier as recommended by national
safety guidelines. Led by ultrasound expert Dr. John Rose,
this optional workshop will feature a one hour didactic lecture
followed by a hands-on session. This hands-on workshop will
focus on central and venous cannulation and will also cover
paracentesis, thoracentesis, pericardiocentesis, bladder
aspiration and foreign body detection.
Register early as class size will be limited to maximize hands-on
exposure.
Course Director:
John Rose,MD
Emergency Imaging – A Practical Review & Update (New for 2010)
(March 29, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
Rapid improvements in technology have directly impacted how we image emergency patients. Choosing an imaging
modality is becoming an increasingly more complicated task and staying current in which modality will have the
most impact is critical. Issues dealing with contrast agents, radiation exposure, and cost need to be balanced with the
accuracy behind each modality to make the diagnosis.
- What are the emergency applications of 64-slice CT?
- How practical is a triple rule-out chest CT scan?
- For which conditions should ultrasound be considered a first-line modality?
- When is an MRI required in the emergency department?
- What contrasts are really necessary for which exams, and how can I decrease contrast related nephropathy?
This practical session led by expert Dr. J. Christian Fox, author of Clinical Emergency Radiology, will address these issues
while simultaneously weaving in pearls and pitfalls in image interpretation in X-rays, CT, Ultrasound, and MRI.
Course Director:
J. Christian Fox, MD
Advanced EKG Workshop: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Tips.
(March 29, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
Immediate identification of EKG diagnoses remains a critical skill in resuscitation.
Dr. Amal Mattu, author of ?Emergency Electrocardiography? will conduct his advanced EKG workshop using hundreds of case examples. This workshop will focus on early identification of ischemia and lethal arrhythmias.
Course Director:
Amal Mattu, MD
Advanced EM Procedures & Cadaver Lab:
A Video-Based Review
(March 29, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
A “state-of-the-art” multimedia presentation, incorporating live patient video with advanced cadaver
video demonstrations. This program will take participants through some of the most common and
important procedures performed in Emergency Medicine. Indications, techniques, tips and tricks
will all be off ered via use of dynamic, video-rich visual presentations created by Hippocampus
Technology. A step-by-step approach to each procedure will be provided for maximal benefi t.
Pertinent literature, history, alternative techniques, charting pearls and medico-legal pitfalls will
be discussed. Video teaching segments will include cricothyroidotomy, central lines, chest tubes,
compartment syndrome, joint reductions and much more.
The presentation is video-based and will not involve hands-on participation.
Course Directors: John Love, MD & William Mallon, MD
Critical Procedures in Trauma: A Hands-On Workshop
(March 30, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
Learn invasive procedures in trauma from experts in
trauma care. This workshop, presented by the Division of
Trauma at USC, will teach participants important
procedures integral to trauma resuscitation. This hands-on
lab will make heavy use of multimedia and trauma
simulators. Procedures to be covered include:
cricothyrotomy, chest tube insertion, diagnostic peritoneal
lavage and bedside hemostatic control.
Class size will be limited so register early.
Get a FREE Emergency Procedures computer DVD with registration!
Risk Management (New for 2010)
High Risk Resuscitation : Minimizing Malpractice in Critical Patients
(March 30, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
Led by recognized risk management expert Dr. Kevin Klauer, this comprehensive review
will take you through high-risk emergency scenarios and give you practical strategies
that you can integrate into your practice tomorrow. The course will cover important
elements of history, physical examination, diagnostic workup and differential of the
most risk-associated diagnoses.
The session will include risk management pearls in:
Myocardial ischemia
Aortic aneurysms & dissections
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and stroke
Trauma & wound complications
Ectopic pregnancy
Pulmonary embolism
Epidural abscess
Cauda equina
EMTALA transfers and more
Learn critical actions, communication principles and the proper documentation of
your care. The content of this course can significantly protect your career and is highly
recommended.
Course Director:
Kevin Klauer, DO, FACEP
Advanced Cardiology Review:
Beats, leaks, blocks and moans - all that can go wrong with the heart!
(March 30, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
The heart does not just beat... It is perfused via the epicardial vessels that can spasm, dissect and clot. It has an intrinsic automaticity that is dependent on a stable flux of cations/anions that, when altered, can create havoc. The components of the conduction system vary in personality from the steady sinus node, to the intrinsic brakes of the atrioventicular node and all-or-nothing His-Purkinjie fibers, which are variably affected by drugs, ischemia and toxins. When a by-pass tract is thrown into the mix, things become even more interesting. The native structures of the heart may degenerate or alter with age and disease, and as all worn out parts, cease to function. This is why there is so much business for cardiologists. Yet when acute problems with the heart arise, the physicians on the front lines are the emergency physicians and intensivists... In this 3 hour session, recognized expert educator Dr. Sarah Stahmer will work with the audience through a series of cardiac cases that cover the spectrum of cardiac disease from acute coronary syndromes to bypass tract tachycardias and pericardial disease. The cases will include relevant adjunctive studies including ECGs, echocardiography and chest radiographs in an interactive multimedia fashion. Teaching points relevant to the clinical practice of EM physicians and intensivists will be emphasized throughout this session.
Course Director:
Sarah Stahmer, MD
Advanced Pediatric Procedures Lab
(March 31, 2:30pm-5:30pm)
Want to learn critical techniques for pediatric resuscitation? Conducted by the Pediatric Emergency
Medicine Division at Loma Linda Medical Center, the “Advanced Pediatric Procedures Lab” has received
rave reviews. This special session consists of seven “stations” designed for learners to review and practice life saving
techniques used in the treatment of critically ill and injured children.
The Advanced Pediatric Procedures Lab will provide hands-on opportunity and review of such topics as peripheral
and central line insertion, intraosseous and umbilical line insertion, needle cricothyrotomy, jet ventilation, LMA
intubation, and standard endotracheal intubation. There will also be areas for case discussion on pediatric trauma
and rapid sequence intubation in children. Finally to integrate these critical techniques, learners can participate in
mock codes run on a high-fidelity infant simulator.
Enrollment is very limited so register
early to ensure your place in this limited enrollment high impact course.
Course Director: Andrea Thorp, MD