Check out a highlight from 2022's The Crashing Patient Conference!
In Pace of Emergency: When Pacers Go Haywire in the ED
Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA, FAAEM
Presentation from the 13th Crashing Patient Conference on December 7th, 2022
Our Speakers
Mike Abraham, MD
Jason Adler, MD
Afrah Ali, MBBS
Robert Flint, MD
Dan Gingold, MD, MPH
Jenny Guyther, MD
Priya Kuppusamy, MD
Benjamin Lawner, DO
Neeraja Murali, DO, MPH
Valerie Pierre, MD
Lauren Rosenblatt, MD
Alexis Salerno, MD
Steve Schenkel, MD
Sarah Sommerkamp, MD
Ryan Spangler, MD
Kathleen Stephanos, MD
Mark Sutherland, MD
Semhar Tewelde, MD
T. Andrew Windsor, MD
The Schedule
Day 2-Thursday, November 9th, 2023
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome & Introductions | Amal Mattu, MD |
| 8:10 AM | Neurology Case Law - You Could be Surprised be Surprised at What the Lawyers Know! | Mike Abraham, MD, MS |
| 8:30 AM | Care of the Psychiatric Patient Boarding in the Emergency Department | Afrah Ali, MBBS |
| 8:50 AM | Is There a Difficult Airway? POCUS for Airway Evaluation | Alexis Salerno, MD |
| 9:10 AM | Break (10 minutes) | |
| 9:20 AM | What's All the Commotio? Blunt Cardiac Injury | T. Andrew Windsor, MD |
| 9:40 AM | Llama Llama No More Drama: How to Expertly Manage Pediatric Cardiac Arrests | Jenny Guyther, MD |
| 10:00 AM | The Highest Pressures in the Littlest Humans | Kathleen Stephanos, MD |
| 10:20 AM | Watch Your Step! Medicolegal Landmines | Priya Kuppusamy, MD |
| 10:40 AM | Break (10 minutes) | |
| 10:50 AM | Astro-Entric Fistula: A Can't-Miss Cause of Catastrophic GI Bleed! | Neeraja Murlai, DO, MPH |
| 11:10 AM | Mastering the Bariatric Trauma Resusitation | Lauren Rosenblatt, MD |
| 11:30 AM | Don't Fail the Failed Kidney: High Risk ESRD Cases | Ryan Spangler, MD |
| 11:50 AM | Ultrasound in Codes: Enhancing Efficiency | Sarah Sommerkamp, MD |
| 12:10 PM | Morning Session Concludes | |
| 1:20 PM | To Breathe or Not to Breathe: Stabilizing Status Asthmaticus | Benjamin Lawner, DO, EMT-P |
| 1:40 PM | Top 5 Pearls in Hypotensive Patient | Mark Sutherland, MD |
| 2:00 PM | Break (10 minutes) | |
| 2:10 PM | Keeping Your Cool: Tips and Tricks for the Agitated Patient | Dan Gingold, MD, MPH |
| 2:30 PM | The Doctor Who Was Bleeding | Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP |
| 2:50 PM | DFO: Critical Aortic Stenosis | Semhar Tewelde, MD |
| 3:10 PM | Break (10 minutes) | |
| 3:20 PM | Are We Headed in the Right Direction? Emergency Management of Head Injured Patients in 2024 | Robert Flint, MD |
| 3:40 PM | POCUS No-No's in Clinical Documentation for the Crashing Patient | Valerie Pierre, MD |
| 4:10 PM | Bypassing the Avoidable Malpractice Allegation: Documentation Pearls and Pitfalls of the High-Risk Encounter | Jason Adler, MD |
| 4:20 PM | Afternoon Session Concludes |
CME Information
"This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Center for Emergency Medical Education and the University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine.
"The Center for Emergency Medicine Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians."
The Center for Emergency Medicine Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NPs, RNs, LPNs, and PAs: You may claim a certificate of participation. ANCC and AAPA accept medical AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for nursing and physician assistant re-licensure.
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