Event Schedule

Essentials of Emergency Medicine

May 14-17, 2018 | The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas

  • 11am-3pmPre-Day Workshops(Midday session)
    • Basic Ultrasound with Michael Stone
    • Airway with Rich Levitan
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  • 3:30-7:30pmPre-Day Workshops(Evening session)
    • ECG with Amal Mattu
    • Advanced Ultrasound with Michael Stone
    • Airway with Rich Levitan
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  • 11am-3pmALiEM + Essentials of EM Resilience Training for Residents

    Essentials of EM, in partnership with Academic Life in EM (ALiEM) is hosting our second annual resident-exclusive event. Join us for this interactive workshop to acquire performance-enhancing psychological skills that will level-up your personal and professional resiliency, unique to the Emergency Medicine environment. Upon completion, earn a micro-certificate you can use, along with a toolkit, to effect change at your residency program. Lunch will be provided!

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  • 7-7:30amYogaCastellana Ballroom
  • 7:30-9amBreakfastExhibit Hall
  • 9-9:40amWelcome & Opening KeynoteChelsea Theater
  • 9:40-9:55am5 common errors in shockChelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 9:55-10amPediatric airway reimaginedChelsea TheaterIlene Claudius, MD
  • 10-10:15amUltrasound Mini-Master Class: Easy nerve block for rib fracturesChelsea TheaterMichael “Mike” Stone, MD
  • 10:15-10:30amMedicolegal pitfalls in ECG in the low risk chest pain: Part 1Chelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 10:30-11amBreakChelsea Theater
  • 10:30-11amBREAK - Live from Essentials Morning Halftime ShowChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJenny Beck-Esmay, MD
  • 11-11:20amMedicolegal pitfalls in ECG in the low risk chest pain: Part 2Chelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 11:20-11:35amUltrasound Master Class: The subclavian lineChelsea TheaterMichael “Mike” Stone, MD
  • 11:35-11:45amECG Mini-Master Class: Subtle ACSChelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 11:45am-12pmED nightmares: Postpartum hemorrhage Live DemoChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJaime Hope, MD
  • 12-1:30pmLunch on your own
  • 1:30-1:45pmChild abuse in the community EDChelsea TheaterIlene Claudius, MD
  • 1:45-1:55pmMust-know cardiology updates: SyncopeChelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 1:55-2:05pmManaging minor gunshot woundsChelsea TheaterKenji Inaba, MD
  • 2:05-2:10pmPediatric trauma pearlsChelsea TheaterIlene Claudius, MD
  • 2:10-2:25pmMust-know cardiology updates: CHFChelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 2:25-2:35pmRetained bullets: What do you do?Chelsea TheaterKenji Inaba, MD
  • 2:35-2:45pmED nightmares: Complicated vaginal delivery - Live DemoChelsea TheaterJaime Hope, MD
  • 2:45-3pmDealing with impalementsChelsea TheaterKenji Inaba, MD
  • 3-3:30pmBreakChelsea Theater
  • 3-3:30pmBREAK - Live from Essentials Afternoon Halftime ShowChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJenny Beck-Esmay, MD
  • 3:30-3:40pmUpdates in the approach to pediatric feverChelsea TheaterIlene Claudius, MD
  • 3:40-3:50pmMust-know cardiology updates: Cardiac arrestChelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 3:50-3:55pmWarming IV fluidsChelsea TheaterKenji Inaba, MD
  • 3:55-4:20pmPractice changing pediatric pearlsChelsea TheaterIlene Claudius, MD
  • 4:20-4:30pmThings I've learned from the best ER doc I knowChelsea TheaterMichael “Mike” Stone, MD
  • 4:30-4:40pmMy favorite ECGs of the yearChelsea TheaterAmal Mattu, MD
  • 4:40-5pmOpioid epidemicChelsea TheaterWilliam “Billy” Mallon, MD
  • 5-6pmOpening Night Cocktail PartyChelsea Theater Balcony
  • 6-9pmCasino Night & Texas Hold’em Free PlayExhibit Hall
  • Extra Good Stuff
  • 9:30-11:30amDog TherapyExhibit Hall
  • 9:30am-12pm
    1-3:30pm    Chair MassageExhibit Hall
  • 9am-12pm
    1:30-3pm    Voices of Essentials StudioChelsea Theater Main Lobby
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  • 7-7:30amYogaCastellana Ballroom
  • 7:30-9amBreakfastExhibit Hall
  • 9:05-9:15amDecontaminating the soiled airwayChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPH
  • 9:15-9:25amHot off the pressChelsea TheaterSalim Rezaie, MD
  • 9:35-9:40amThe best way to optimize cosmesis for scarsChelsea TheaterBrittney DeClerck, MD
  • 9:40-9:50amPediatric chest x-ray: Is it pneumonia, or isn't it?Chelsea TheaterSolomon Behar, MD
  • 9:50-10amTopical steroids 101Chelsea TheaterBrittney DeClerck, MD
  • 10:10-10:25amAccelerated protocols: PE pathwaysChelsea TheaterRob Orman, MDCameron Berg, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
  • 10:30-11amBreakChelsea Theater
  • 10:30-11amBREAK - Live from Essentials Morning Halftime ShowChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJenny Beck-Esmay, MD
  • 11-11:10amApproach to pediatric syncopeChelsea TheaterSolomon Behar, MD
  • 11:10-11:20amStroke updates you gotta know!Chelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPH
  • 11:20-11:30amWhat happened to SIRS?Chelsea Theater
  • 11:40am-12pmThe most important critical care you gotta knowChelsea TheaterScott Weingart, MDRob Orman, MD
  • 12-1:30pmLunch on your own
  • 1:30-1:50pmDermatology Mini-Master Class: Clinical approach to rashes in the EDChelsea TheaterBrittney DeClerck, MD
  • 1:50-1:55pmPediatric ears: What am I even looking at?Chelsea TheaterSolomon Behar, MD
  • 1:55-2:10pmSome awesome MacGyver movesChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPH
  • 2:10-2:20pmWhen bread and butter rashes aren't bread and butterChelsea TheaterBrittney DeClerck, MD
  • 2:45-3pmEvidence-based community EM: Chest pain rule out follow upChelsea TheaterRob Orman, MDCameron Berg, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
  • 3-3:30pmBreakChelsea Theater
  • 3-3:30pmBREAK - Live from Essentials Afternoon Halftime ShowChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJenny Beck-Esmay, MD
  • 3:30-3:50pmEvidence-based community EM: PancreatitisChelsea TheaterRob Orman, MDCameron Berg, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
  • 4:15-4:20pmPerichondritis: Not Just Simple CellulitisChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPH
  • 3:50-4:05pmCYA in CSI: Evaluating the cervical spine in kids 3 years and underChelsea TheaterSolomon Behar, MD
  • 4:05-4:15pmDermatology tricks of the tradeChelsea TheaterBrittney DeClerck, MD
  • 4:20-4:40pmCan you fix Asystole?Chelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPH
  • 4:40-5pmThe relationship between the palmar aponeurosis, the transverse ligament, volar plate, your semicircular canals, and the OlympicsChelsea TheaterWilliam “Billy” Mallon, MD
  • Extra Good Stuff
  • 9:30-11:30amDog TherapyExhibit Hall
  • 9:30am-12pm
    1-3:30pm    Chair MassageExhibit Hall
  • 9am-12pm
    1:30-3pm    Voices of Essentials StudioChelsea Theater Main Lobby
  • See Social Events Details
  • 7:30-9amBreakfastExhibit Hall
  • 9-9:10amWelcomeChelsea TheaterMizuho Spangler, DO
  • 9-9:15amPapers that changed my practiceChelsea TheaterRichard Cantor, MD
  • 9:15-9:25amFast track pearls and pitfallsChelsea TheaterTarlan Hedayati, MD
  • 9:25-9:40amIV lidocaine for pain? Oh tell me more!Chelsea TheaterJan Shoenberger, MD
  • 9:40-9:50amThings you should know about wrist traumaChelsea TheaterWilliam “Billy” Mallon, MD
  • 9:50-10amBeware the gram positives: Silent assassins at workChelsea TheaterRichard Cantor, MD
  • 10-10:10amThe bleeding won't stop! DOAC updatesChelsea TheaterTarlan Hedayati, MD
  • 10:10-10:30amWhen specialty consultation fails to confer legal protectionChelsea TheaterMichael B. Weinstock, MD
  • 10:30-11amBreakChelsea Theater
  • 10:30-11amBREAK - Live from Essentials Morning Halftime ShowChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJenny Beck-Esmay, MD
  • 11:35-11:45amWhen the physician becomes the patientChelsea TheaterTarlan Hedayati, MD
  • 11:15-11:35amDrops, ointments and creams: Not for children!Chelsea TheaterRichard Cantor, MD
  • 11-11:15amDon't be a pain in the a**: A sacral fracture updateChelsea TheaterWilliam “Billy” Mallon, MD
  • 11:45am-12pmWhen APPs and docs work together, who has legal responsibility? The case.Chelsea TheaterMichael B. Weinstock, MD
  • 12-1:30pmLunch on your own
  • 1:30-1:50pmWhen APPs and docs work together, who has legal responsibility? The conclusion.Chelsea TheaterMichael B. Weinstock, MD
  • 1:50-2:15pmParaneoplastic syndromesChelsea TheaterWilliam “Billy” Mallon, MD
  • 2:15-2:25pmManagement strategies for refractory vomitingChelsea TheaterJan Shoenberger, MD
  • 2:25-2:40pmCOPD exacerbation and legal quicksandChelsea TheaterMichael B. Weinstock, MD
  • 2:40-3pmWhat would Richie do?Chelsea TheaterRichard Cantor, MD
  • 3-3:30pmBreakChelsea Theater
  • 3-3:30pmBREAK - Live from Essentials Afternoon Halftime ShowChelsea TheaterAnand Swaminathan, MD, MPHJenny Beck-Esmay, MD
  • 3:50-4:10pmBalancing clinician's short-term legal risk with patient's long-term healthChelsea TheaterMichael B. Weinstock, MD
  • 3:30-3:50pmRenaissance diseases: everything old is new againChelsea TheaterRichard Cantor, MD
  • 4:40-5pmThis Emergency LifeChelsea TheaterRob Orman, MD
  • Extra Good Stuff
  • 9:30am-12pmChair MassageExhibit Hall
  • 9am-12pm
    1:30-3pm    Voices of Essentials StudioChelsea Theater Main Lobby
  • See Social Events Details
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