Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Dena Brownstein, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington
Attending Physician
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Conference Co-Chairperson
Associate Professor
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical Director
Central New York Poison Control Center
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York

Paul Graham Fisher, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery and Human Biology
The Beirne Family Director of Neuro-Oncology at Packard Hospital
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California

Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP
Conference Co-Chairperson
Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of EMS & Pediatric Emergency
Medicine Fellowships
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
Torrance, California

Joan E. Shook, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Head of the Section of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Jeffrey Starke, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Infection Control Officer
Texas Children's Hospital
Chief of Pediatrics
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, Texas

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. This policy is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about material presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Tuesday, October 21

5:30-7:00pm Early Group Registration & Check-in

Wednesday, October 22

7:00am Registration & Check-in

8:00 Conference Introduction
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD

8:15 2008 Literature Review in Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Rx = 20 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

9:00 Challenging Cases in Pediatric Orthopedics (Rx = 15 minutes)
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Diagnosing Diagnosis Errors: What We Know & What We Think We Know
Dena Brownstein, MD

11:15 Enzymes Gone Awry: Metabolic Disease in Children (Rx = 20 minutes)
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

Noon Emerging Epidemics: Recently Discovered Infections in Children - It's Not Just Bird Flu! (Rx = 20 minutes)
Jeffrey Starke, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception

Thursday, October 23

8:00am Don't Miss These Neurological Emergencies (Rx = 10 minutes)
Paul Graham Fisher, MD

8:45 Orthopedic Injuries in Children: Distinguishing Use from Misuse (Rx = 10 minutes)
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD

9:30 Break

9:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Headaches from A to Z (Rx = 30 minutes)
Paul Graham Fisher, MD

11:00 Respiratory Emergencies: Not All Wheezing Is Asthma (Rx = 20 minutes)
Dena Brownstein, MD

11:45 Genitourinary Emergencies: Major and Minor (Rx = 15 minutes)
Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD

12:30pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, October 24

CONCURRENT SESSION ONE

3:00pm

New Antiepileptics: What Every Practitioner Should Know (Rx = 25 minutes)
Paul Graham Fisher, MD

Mistakes You Don't Want to Make: Lessons Learned in the Practice of Emergency Medicine (Rx = 15 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

4:00 Break

CONCURRENT SESSION TWO

4:15

60-Minute Masters of Business Administration (MBA) for Pediatricians & Emergency Physicians
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

Do No Harm - Pediatric Safety in the Emergency Department & Office Setting
Dena Brownstein, MD

5:15 Break (Return to General Session)

5:30 Pediatric Emergency Jeopardy (Rx = 35 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD

6:30 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, October 25

8:00am Case Presentations in Pediatric Toxicology (Rx = 35 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

8:45 Fever Syndromes and Their Management (Rx = 20 minutes)
Jeffrey Starke, MD

9:30 Break (Hotel Check Out, If applicable)

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Kawasaki's Disease: Update 2008 (Rx = 20 minutes)
Jeffrey Starke, MD

11:15 Preparing for Disaster: Lessons Learned from Katrina
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

Noon Not Everything That Shakes is a Seizure (Rx = 20 minutes)
Paul Graham Fisher, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Conference Adjourns

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions