Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Fredrick M. Abrahamian, DO, FACEP
Conference Co-Chairperson
Associate Professor of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Director of Education
Department of Emergency Medicine
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Kenneth Jackimczyk, MD, FACEP
Vice-Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
Medical Director
Eagle Air Medical
Blanding, Utah

Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP, ABMT
Medical Director
Banner Good Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Research Director, Maricopa Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Phoenix, Arizona

Ghazala Q. Sharieff, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAAP
Conference Co-Chairperson
Medical Director
Rady Children's Hospital
Emergency Care Center
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Palomar - Pomerado Health System/ California Emergency Physicians
San Diego, California

Eric R. Snoey, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Alameda County Medical Center
Oakland, California

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.

Wednesday, February 18

6:30am Registration & Check-in

7:30 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO

7:45 Management of Community-Associated Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin & Soft Tissue Infections (Rx = 45 minutes)
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO

8:30 Uncomnon Presentations of Common Illnesses in the Emergency Department (Rx = 10 minutes)
Kenneth Jackimczyk, MD

9:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

9:45 Break

10:00 Pediatric Emergency Literature Update 2008 & 2009 (Rx = 10 minutes)
Ghazala Sharieff, MD

10:45 The Latest in the Management of Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Emergency Department (Rx = 20 minutes)
Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH

11:30 Atrial Fibrillation: A Practical Guide to Emergency Department Management (Rx = 20 minutes)
Eric Snoey, MD

12:15pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:00 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception (Registrants & Their Guests)

Thursday, February 19

7:30am Endocrine Emergencies in Children (Rx = 20 minutes)
Ghazala Sharieff, MD

8:15 High Risk Orthopedics in the Emergency Department: Pearls & Pitfalls (Rx = 15 minutes)
Kenneth Jackimczyk, MD

9:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

9:30 Break

9:45 Acute Coronary Syndrome: Risk Analysis & Disposition (Rx = 30 minutes)
Eric Snoey, MD

10:30 Sedation of the Pediatric Patient (Rx = 40 minutes)
Ghazala Sharieff, MD

11:15 Emerging Trends in the Evaluation & Management of Acute Low Back Pain (Rx = 15 minutes)
Kenneth Jackimczyk, MD

Noon Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:45pm Adjourn for the Day

Friday, February 20

3:30pm ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS ~ Session One

Current Concepts in Trauma Management
Kenneth Jackimczyk, MD

Challenging Cases: Cardiac Dilemmas in the Emergency Department
Eric Snoey, MD

ECG Pearls for Your Everyday Practice
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO

Respiratory Emergencies: Not All Wheezing is Asthma
Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH

5:00 Break

5:15 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS ~ Session Two
Session One Topics Repeated

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, February 21

7:30am Name That Rash: Dermatology Dilemmas (Rx = 40 minutes)
Ghazala Sharieff, MD

8:15 Small Doses That Kill (Rx = 40 minutes)
Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH

9:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

9:30 Break (Hotel Check-Out if Applicable)

10:00 Critical Decisions in the Management of Severe Headache (Rx = 20 minutes)
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO

10:45 Management of Envenomations (Snakes, Scorpions & Spiders) (Rx = 35 minutes)
Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH

11:30 Infectious Diseases: Medical-Legal Pitfalls in the Emergency Department
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO

12:15pm Questions & Answers Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:00 Conference Adjourns

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