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Lectures open December 10, 2025.
Check out a highlight from 2024's The Crashing Patient Conference!
A Bloody Mess: Hidden Hazards of Hemophilia
Leen Ablaihed, MBBS, MHA
Presentation from the 14th Crashing Patient Conference on December 4, 2024
Conference Leadership
Amal Mattu, MD
Conference Director
Mike Winters, MD, MBA
Department Chair (Interim)
What is The Crashing Patient Conference?
There’s no question that the practice of emergency medicine is high risk. “High risk” implies danger to patients, but we all know that patients aren’t the only ones at risk in the Emergency Department (ED). Each patient visit also represents legal risk for the provider. The threat of malpractice in the U.S. healthcare system, especially in high-risk specialties such as emergency medicine, is an ever-present issue that affects physician workups, practice patterns, and dispositions on a daily basis.¹
This conference has been created to address both parties at risk in emergency medicine - the patient and the provider. Topics have been specifically chosen to educate attendees regarding the optimal care of the sickest patients we see in daily ED practice - sepsis, cardiac ischemia, aortic dissection, etc. - as well as to educate attendees in how to bullet-proof themselves from the plaintiff attorneys. The instructors for the conference are acclaimed educators, winners of more than a dozen national teaching awards, and experienced national and international-level speakers who know how to present information in a practical and entertaining way.
We know how valuable your time is, so we intend to make this conference the most productive you’ve ever attended. Our goal is simple... to teach you how to save lives and to minimize risk of malpractice. Get ready to learn!
Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
Conference Director
Ref: ¹ Mattu A. Foreword: risk management. Emerg Med Clin N Am 2009;27(4):xv-xvi.
By the conclusion of this Conference, participants should be able to:
- Describe common pitfalls in documentation that reduce legal risks.
- Identify common pitfalls in managing acutely ill patients in the emergency department.
- List some best practices that can help avoid litigation and decrease the risk of morbidity and mortality in the emergency department.
Our Speakers
Mike Abraham, MD, MS
Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA
Michael Bond, MD
Laura Bontempo, MD, MEd
Ken Butler, DO
Michele Callahan, MD
Rose Chasm, MD
Eileen Chu, MD, MS
Esteban Davila, MD
Sarah Dubbs, MD
Cheyenne Falat, MD
Robert Flint, MD
Jennifer Guyther, MD
Adam James, MD
Benjamin Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P
Sarah Lee, MD
Taylor Lindquist, DO
Bobbi Lowie, MD
Lucille Martin, MD
Amal Mattu, MD
Rohit Menon, MD
Gabriella Miller, MD
Neeraja Murali, DO, MPH
Bennett Myers, MD
Babette Newman, DO
Lauren Rosenblatt, MD
Steve Schenkel, MD, MPP
Michael Sibel, DO
Ryan Spangler, MD
Kathleen Stephanos, MD
Shivani Talwar, MD
Semhar Tewelde, MD
Jennifer Wang, MD
Rachel Wiltjer, DO
T. Andrew Windsor, MD
Mike Winters, MD, MBA
The Topics Covered this Year
| Speaker | Topic | Category |
| Michael Abraham, MD | Young and Restless? Malingering or Something More Insidious? | Neurology |
| Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA | Fast, Furious and Failing: Managing Tachycardia in the Emergency Department | Cardiology |
| Michael Bond, MD | Don't let Orthopaedic Risk's Break you! A Review of Risk Management Strategies in Orthopaedic care | Orthopedics |
| Laura Bontempo, MD | The Tale of 2 Airways: When Confusion Kills | ENT |
| Kenneth Butler, DO | Managing the Massive PE | Pulmonary |
| Michele Callahan, MD | Two Patients, No Time! Managing the Pregnant Trauma Patient | Obstetrics |
| Rose Chasm, MD | Sepsis Care in 2025: How to Save Your Patient and Your License | Infectious Disease |
| Eileen Chu, MD | Fainting as the First Sign of Death! | Cardiology |
| Esteban Daviila, MD | Ripped Apart! Managing the Aortic Dissection with Tamponade | Cardiology |
| Sarah Dubbs, MD | Next Gen Immunotherapy Complications Coming to An ED Near You | Oncology |
| Cheyenne Falat, MD | Cooked and Crashing: Resuscitating Heat Stroke | Environmental |
| Robert Flint, MD | You want to Transfer that? Facial Injury Transfer Guidelines 2025 | Trauma |
| Jennifer Guyther, MD | The Donut of Truth Doesn’t Lie — But Should We Always Ask It? CT in Pediatric Thoracoabdominal Trauma. | Pediatrics |
| Adam James, MD | Seize the Day: Managing Patients in Status Epilepticus | Neurology |
| Benjamin Lawner, DO | 200 mg of ROC and an Apology: Paradigms for Peri Intubation Arrest | Airway |
| Sarah Lee, MD | Shaken, Not Stirred: Saving the Alcohol Withdrawal Patient | Addiction |
| Taylor Lindquist, DO | Silence at Birth: Immediate Resuscitation for the ED-Delivered Newborn | Pediatrics |
| Bobbi Lowie, MD | The Backstabbers: Spinal Infections That Quietly Kill | Infectious Disease |
| Lucille Martin, MD | Not Another Viral Syndrome! Spotting Deadly Mimics | Infectious Disease |
| Amal Mattu, MD | Hypokalemia—the Killer Cousin | Cardiology |
| Rohit Menon, MD | When the Beat Drops: High-Stakes Pacemaker Failures You Can’t Miss | Cardiology |
| Gabrielle Miller, MD | Dodging Drug Rash Disasters | Dermatology |
| Neeraja Murali, DO | (Not So) Mellow Yellow - High-Risk Jaundice in the Emergency Department | Gastrointestional |
| Bennett Myers, MD | That Fatal Fibrillation: Tackling Thyroid Induced Atrial Fibrillation | Endocrine/Cardiology |
| Babette Newman, DO | Battling BPAP: Strategies to Save the Agitated Patient in Respiratory Distress | Pulmonary |
| Lauren Rosenblatt, MD | When GLP-1 Therapy Goes Wrong: Recognizing Serious Complications | Bariatrics |
| Stephen Schenkel, MD | The Elevator Pitch in Emergency Medicine | Administration |
| Michael Sibel, DO | Running on Empty: Management of Hemorrhagic Shock | Trauma |
| Ryan Spangler, MD | Blood in the Water: Shark-Attack-Hematuria in Your ED | Urology |
| Kathleen Stephanos, MD | Don't Get Burned by a Pediatric Burn | Pediatrics |
| Shivani Talwar, MD | When ACLS Fails: Management of Calcium Channel & Beta Blocker Overdose | Cardiology |
| Semhar Tewelde, MD | The Crashing Tamponade | Cardiology |
| Jennifer Wang, MD | Baby on the Way! Dealing With Complicated Deliveries | Obstetrics |
| Rachel Wiltjer, DO | Masquerading Mediastinal Murderers | Pediatrics |
| Andy Windsor, MD | Not Dead Yet: Should You Crack the Chest? | Trauma |
| Michael Winters, MD, MBA | Resuscitation Curveballs | Critical Care |
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 12.00 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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