Learning Objectives

• Utilize Lean methodologies, theory of constraints, and queuing theory to maximize throughput
• Describe the multiple components of patients experience, how they are measured, and what the extant literature can teach us about their importance
• Communicate with ED management teams to identify high-yield, systems-based interventions
• Identify KPIs for revenue performance and strategies to improve hospital revenue

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 50 participants

Course Fee

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $375 | Late: $475
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird $675 | Late: $775

Course Schedule

Friday, April 21, 2023

Clinical Redesign Session

8:00am - 8:30am
Still Crowded After All These Years
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

8:30am - 9:00am
Systems Engineering and Process Improvement Overview (PSDA)
Ben White, MD

9:00am - 9:30am
Critical Resources/Theory of Constraints/Queuing Theory
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

9:30am - 10:00am
Lean – Ideals and Practice
Ben White, MD

10:00am - 10:15am
Break

10:15am - 10:45am
Intake Systems
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

10:45am - 11:15am
Case Study Exercise – Throughput
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

Change Management Session

11:15am - 11:45am
Changing Behavior
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

11:45am - 12:15pm
Change Management Exercise
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

12:15pm - 1:00pm
Lunch

Patient Experience Session

1:00pm - 1:30pm
ED Patient Experience: Why It Matters
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM and Ben White, MD

1:30pm - 2:00pm
High Yield Patient Experience Interventions
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM and Ben White, MD

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Optimizing ED Patient Experience: Sharing Solution
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM and Ben White, MD

2:30pm - 2:45pm
Break

Revenue Cycle Session

2:45pm - 4:15pm
Revenue Drivers You Can Control/KPIs for Revenue Performance/Making a Difference for the Hospital’s Revenue
Jim Blakeman

4:15pm - 4:45pm
Q&A and Wrap-Up

4:45pm
Adjourn

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Networking Social: ED Management Solutions / ED Operations Certificate Course

Course Directors 

Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM
President and Founder, Queue Management

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this hybrid activity (in-person and virtual) for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Open to: AAEM and AAEM/RSA Members only

Course Registration Limit: 50 participants

Course Fee

This fee covers your transport to and from Baton Rouge as well as breakfast and lunch for the day.

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $20 | Late (after March 24): $30
• AAEM/RSA Member: Early Bird $10 | Late (after March 24): $20

Course Schedule

Friday, April 21, 2023

7:30am
Bus Departs for Baton Rouge
Meet at the Marriott Lobby

9:00am - 9:30am
Welcome / Open Networking Time / Breakfast

9:45am - 10:00am
The Why’s and What’s: The Academy’s Lobbying Efforts
Matt Hoekstra

10:00am - 10:30am
Becoming an Advocate: The 411 on Grassroots Advocacy
Debbie Fletcher, MD FAAEM and The Duke Firm

10:30am - 11:00am
Legislation You Need to Know
Matt Hoekstra

11:00am - 12:00pm
Practice Sessions with Legislators
Mandie Landry, LA State Representative

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Lunch

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Tour of Louisiana State Capitol

1:30pm - 2:15pm
The Scoop on Scope Creep & What You Can Do About It
Julie Vieth, MD, Mercy Hylton, MD, and Debbie Fletcher, MD

2:15pm - 3:00pm
Finding My Voice as a Young EM Advocate
Greg Jasani, MD

3:00pm - 3:30pm
What You Need to Do Now
Leah Colucci, MD

3:30pm
Return to Marriott New Orleans

5:00pm
HPEM Unwind Social Event

Course Directors 

Leah Colucci, MD
AAEM/RSA President, PGY-2 Yale Emergency Medicine Residency, New Haven, CT

Deborah Fletcher, MD FAAEM
AAEMLa President

Learning Objectives

Aorta

• Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the thoracic and abdominal aorta
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize landmarks for the aorta in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes
• Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm

Echo

• Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform an echocardiogram in the emergency department
• Acquire and interpret sonographic images of heart (subcostal, parasternal long, parasternal short and apical windows)
• Identify pathologic conditions such as pericardial effusion, gross wall motion abnormalities and cardiac tamponade
• Understand the utility of motion modality (M-mode) and demonstrate its use

eFAST

• Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) examination
• Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships of the heart, liver, spleen and bladder as they relate to the FAST examination
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize the areas of potential intra-abdominal and thoracic spaces for free fluid to collect or pneumothorax
• Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying life-threatening trauma conditions such as cardiac tamponade, hemo/pneumothorax, and intra-abdominal hemorrhage

Vascular Access

• Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity, and groin
• Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial and axillary veins in live patient models
• Demonstrate ultrasound guided cannulation on vascular simulator

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 32 participants.

Ultrasound – Beginner Course Fee 

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $500 | Late: (after March 24): $600
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird $650 | Late: (after March 24) $750
• AAEM/RSA Resident Member: Early Bird: $500 | Late: (after March 24) $600
• Resident Non-Member: Early Bird: $560 | Late: (after March 24) $660

Skills Verification Program – FAST Exam and Vascular Access

Friday, April 21, 2023 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm

• $75 Cost
• Limited to 20 participants
• Pre-registration required
• Includes membership to the Emergency Ultrasound Section of AAEM (EUS-AAEM) pending eligibility (must be an AAEM or AAEM/RSA member)

The Skills Verification Program (SVP) provides an opportunity for physicians to obtain a number of proctored FAST exams and ultrasound-guided vascular access with a signed record. Physicians will be able to use this record as part of the privileging/credentialing process for performing and billing for FAST exams and ultrasound-guided vascular access at their individual institutions. This program is open to 20 participants from either the Beginner and/or Advanced course.

Special Discount if taking both Beginner and Advanced Ultrasound Courses

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $700 | Late: (after March 24) $800
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird: $850 | Late: (after March 24) $900

Course Schedule

Friday, April 21, 2023

10:00am - 10:15am
Welcome
Christine Butts, MD FAAEM, Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM and Eric Chin, MD FAAEM

10:15am - 10:40am
Image Acquisition and Instrumentation
Patrick G. Kishi, MD FAAEM

10:40am - 11:05am
Trauma - Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) Examination
Eric J. Chin, MD MBA FAAEM

11:05am - 11:35am
Echo in the ED/IVC
Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM 

11:35am - 12:00am
Vascular Access and Aorta
Christine Butts, MD FAAEM

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch and Q&A session with faculty

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Hands-on: Machine Intro & Aorta/IVC
All faculty

1:30pm - 2:15pm
Hands-on: Cardiac Echo 
All faculty

2:15pm - 3:00pm
Hands-on: eFAST
All faculty

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Hands-on: Vascular Access
All faculty

3:45pm - 4:00pm
Break

4:00pm - 5:15pm
Skills Verification Program 
All faculty

Course Directors 

Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM
Ultrasound Fellowship Co-Director, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Eric Chin, MD MBA FAAEM
Program Director, SAUSHEC/BAMC Emergency Medicine Residency, San Antonio, TX

Christine Butts, MD FAAEM
Clinical Associate Professor, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

Learning Objectives

• Describe the principles of tactical combat casualty care and its application to patients at the point of injury
• Understand the principles of damage control resuscitation and its application in the initial care of victims of an active shooter situation
• Describe techniques for caring for critically wounded patients in a prolonged casualty care setting

Accreditation Statement 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the Uniformed Services Chapter Division of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (USAAEM). The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 24 participants

Course Fee

• USAAEM Member: $100 refundable deposit*
• Non-AAEM Member: $100
• AAEM/RSA Resident Member: $25 refundable deposit*
• Resident or Student Non-Member: $25

*The deposit is refunded upon request after Scientific Assembly for USAAEM members who attend the course.

Course Schedule

Friday, April 21, 2023

10:00am - 10:15am
Welcome

10:15am - 10:45am
On Scene Care

10:45am - 11:15am
TCC Principles/MARCH

11:30am - 12:30pm
Pack Wounds & Tourniquet

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
Provided by USAAEM

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Overview of DCR

1:30pm - 1:45pm
PCC Lectures:

• Burn Management
• Penetrating Trauma

1:45pm - 2:30pm
Military ECMO or TCCC hands-on or ROLO

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Updates in Burn Management

3:00pm - 3:15pm
Break

3:15pm - 4:00pm
REBOA and RATT

Course Directors 

Jacob Arnold, MD FAAEM
CPT MC US Army, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX

Participant Information 

Open to: Medical Students only

Course Registration Limit: 50 participants

Course Fee 

Free!

Course Schedule

Saturday, April 22, 2023

7:30am - 8:00am
Networking Breakfast

7:45am - 8:00am
AAEM/RSA Welcome, Intro, Mission Statement

8:00am - 9:00am
Pearls & Pitfalls of Emergency Medicine
Megan Healy, MD FAAEM

9:00am - 10:00am
Program Director Panel
Al’ai Alvarez, MD FAAEM; Jeff A. Baker, MD FAAEM; Christopher I. Doty, MD MAAEM FAAEM; Megan Healy, MD FAAEM; and Shana EN Ross, DO MS FAAEM FACEP

10:00am - 10:15am
Break

10:15am - 11:00am
Clinical Skills Workshop: Suturing
Mary Unanyan, BA

11:00am - 12:05pm
Stop the Bleed
Ava Omidvar

Course Directors 

Mary Unanyan, BA
OMS IV, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Western University of Health Sciences

Ava Omidvar
AAEM/RSA Medical Student Council International Ex-officio Representative
St. George’s University, Baltimore, MD

Course Includes 

• Half-day EDOCC kick-off pre-conference course at the AAEM23 Scientific Assembly
• 8 virtual sessions May 2022 – April 2023 (CME provided)
• Half-day EDOCC wrap-up pre-conference course at the AAEM24 Scientific Assembly
• Peer learning community access

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the concepts underpinning operations management and how that applies to healthcare
• Develop a framework and strategy for implementing operational change in an emergency department

View the Hybrid Schedule

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this hybrid activity (in-person and virtual) for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 50 participants

Course Fee 

• AAEM Member: $2,125
• Non-AAEM Member: $2,650​

Course Schedule

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:00am - 8:30am
Welcome and Introductions
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

8:30am - 9:00am
Lean Exercise I
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM​; Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM; Ben White, MD

9:00am - 10:00am
Lean Concepts: Waste vs. Value and Lean Processes
Ben White, MD

10:00am - 10:15am
Break

10:15am - 10:45am
Six Sigma Overview
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM​

10:45am - 11:15am
Lean Sigma
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM​

11:15am - 11:45am
Lean Exercise II
Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM; Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM; Ben White, MD

11:45am - 12:00pm
Q&A / Wrap-Up
Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM

Course Directors 

Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM
President and Founder, Queue Management

Learning Objectives

• Review traditional and non-traditional indications for emergent coronary reperfusion
• Discuss selected issues in ACS and rhythm diagnosis in potentially malignant presentations
• Develop a rational approach to challenging ECG diagnoses, including LBBB AMI and wide complex tachycardia

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 90 participants

Course Fee 

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $300 | Late: (after March 24) $400
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird $600 | Late: (after March 24) $700
• AAEM/RSA Resident Member: Early Bird $25 | Late: (after March 24) $50
• Resident Non-Member: Early Bird $85 | Late: (after March 24) $110

Course Schedule

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:00am - 8:05am
Introduction and Welcome

8:05am - 10:00am
Cardiac Ischemia, Mimics, and Confounding Patterns
Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM

10:00am - 10:10am
Break

10:10am - 12:00pm
Critical Dysrhythmias
William Brady, MD FAAEM

Course Directors and Faculty

Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM
Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

William J. Brady, MD FAAEM  
Professor of Emergency Medicine & Medicine, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, & The David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

Learning Objectives

Participants Will Pick 5 Application Modules:

• Aorta & Inferior Vena Cava
• Cardiac-Advanced
• Demystifying Diastology - Advanced Cardiac
• DVT
• eFast
• Gallbladder & Renal
• Image Acquisition & Landmark Documentation
• Musculoskeletal-General
• Ocular
• Patient Cases with Pathology
• Procedures-Peripheral Nerve Blocks
• Procedures-Vascular Access
• Pulmonary
• Shock
• Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

Aorta & Inferior Vena Cava

• Identify the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava (IVC)
• Distinguish visual landmarks for the aorta and IVC in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes
• Describe the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm
• Recognize the utility of motion modality (M-mode) and demonstrate its use
• Acquire and interpret sonographic images of heart (subcostal) and IVC in the transverse and longitudinal planes
• Categorize volume status of the IVC based on size and responsiveness to fluid

Cardiac-Advanced

• Recognize the utility of motion modality (M-mode) and demonstrate its use
• Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform an echocardiogram
• Acquire and interpret sonographic images of heart (subcostal, parasternal long, parasternal short and apical windows)
• Identify pathologic conditions such as pericardial effusion, gross wall motion abnormalities and cardiac tamponade
• Show landmarks and measurements for cardiac output
• Describe US findings for diastolic and systolic heart failure

Demystifying Diastology - Advanced Cardiac Echo

• Learn how to evaluate for diastolic dysfunction and isolated failure of the right ventricle using standard cardiac views in new ways
• Use multiple approaches to evaluation of the right heart and the function of the right ventricle using Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE)
• Learn how to use tissue doppler to evaluate for isolated diastolic failure

DVT

• Describe the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity, and lower extremity
• Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial, and axillary veins in live patient models
• Demonstrate compression technique of upper and lower extremity veins

eFast

• Identify the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform the FAST examination
• Describe the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships of the heart, liver, spleen and bladder as they relate to the FAST examination
• Recognize and visualize the areas of potential intra-abdominal and thoracic spaces for free fluid to collect or pneumothorax
• Define the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying life-threatening trauma conditions such as cardiac tamponade, hemo/pneumothorax, and intra-abdominal hemorrhage

Gallbladder & Renal

• Identify the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the aorta, kidney, and gallbladder
• Recognize the sonographic windows and landmarks of the aorta, kidney, and gallbladder
• Determine and visualize landmarks for the aorta, kidney, and gallbladder in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes
• Describe the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm, hydronephrosis, and cholelithiasis/cholecystitis

Image Acquisition and Landmark Documentation

• Enhance your basic understanding of the basic principles of ultrasound
• Apply these principles to the reduction of common artifacts and improvement of high quality diagnostic ultrasound images
• Describe the relationship between transducer position and image orientation
• Demonstrate the basic operator controls on the ultrasound system required for image acquisition
• Demonstrate proper landmark documentation of core ultrasound applications

Musculoskeletal-General

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound compared to other imaging modalities
• Demonstrate the appearances of various tissues on diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound
• Correctly apply ultrasound basic concepts so as to ensure proper visualization of musculoskeletal structures
• Proficiently perform a diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound on various upper and lower limb structures

Ocular

• Review and understand how sonography can reveal pathology of the eye and usefulness as a simple and cost-effective tool in investigating eye symptoms
• Describe the normal ultrasound anatomy of the eye (cornea, lens, posterior chamber, retina and macula)
• Name which probe is needed for ultrasound scans of the eye and the method to accurately and safely perform the exam
• Visualize an example of a retinal detachment, posterior vitreous hemorrhage, and lens dislocation diagnosed by ultrasound

Patient Cases with Pathology

• Using ultrasound simulation trainer, perform ultrasound exams to reveal abnormal pathology and discover the patient diagnosis
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize critical pathology seen on ultrasound within a case-based scenario

Procedures-Peripheral Nerve Blocks

• Discuss the science and practical performance of brachial plexus, axillary, and femoral blockade
• Review the physiology and anatomy of the techniques and factors that influence success and complications
• Demonstrate approaches for peripheral nerve blocks in the upper and lower extremity
• Demonstrate peripheral nerve block on simulator under ultrasound guidance

Procedures-Vascular

• Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity, and groin
• Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial, and axillary veins in live patient models
• Demonstrate ultrasound guided cannulation on vascular simulator

Pulmonary

• Review and understand the sonographic artifacts of normal and pathologic pulmonary conditions that give pulmonary ultrasound its diagnostic capacity. This includes, but is not limited to, pleural imaging, the "lung sliding sign," B-line and comet tail identification for extravascular pulmonary congestion and pleural effusion imaging techniques
• Demonstrate sonographic landmarks of the ribs, pleura, diaphragm, and lung parenchyma
• Distinguish between normal and pathologic condition through image review and hands-on imaging practice

Shock

• Provide a sequenced approach to ultrasound in the medical shock patient
• Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to evaluate the heart, IVC, aorta, and peritoneum
• Review causes and potential responses to treatments of hypotension and tissue malperfusion

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

• Demonstrate movements of the TEE probe. Insertion, Rotation (clockwise or counterclockwise), Flexion (Anteflexion / Retroflexion), Multiplane Beam Angle (0 - 180 degrees)
• Demonstrate the mid-esophageal 4-chamber view similar to the apical 4 chamber view in TTE; where visualization of both the left and right ventricles and atria as well as the tricuspid and mitral valves are in the same plane
• Demonstrate the mid-esophageal long-axis view similar to the parasternal long-axis view in TTE; where visualization of the mitral and aortic valves are in the same plane along with the left atrium, left ventricle, and the outflow tract of the right ventricle
• Demonstrate the transgastric short axis view similar to the parasternal short- axis in TTE, with the difference being the location of the inferior wall closest to probe in TEE rather than the anterior wall being closest to the probe as in TTE

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 36 participants

Ultrasound – Advanced Course Fee 

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $375 | Late: (after March 24) $475
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird: $525 | Late: (after March 24) $625
• AAEM/RSA Resident Member: Early Bird: $375 | Late: (after March 24) $475
• Resident Non-Member: Early Bird: $435 | Late: (after March 24) $535

Skills Verification Program – FAST Exam and Vascular Access

Friday, April 21, 2023 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm

• $75 Cost
• Limited to 20 participants
• Pre-registration required
• Includes membership to the Emergency Ultrasound Section of AAEM (EUS-AAEM) pending eligibility (must be an AAEM or AAEM/RSA member)

The Skills Verification Program (SVP) provides an opportunity for physicians to obtain a number of proctored FAST exams and ultrasound-guided vascular access with a signed record. Physicians will be able to use this record as part of the privileging/credentialing process for performing and billing for FAST exams and ultrasound-guided vascular access at their individual institutions. This program is open to 20 participants from either the Beginner and/or Advanced course.

Special Discount if taking both Beginner and Advanced Ultrasound Courses

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $700 | Late: (after March 24) $800
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird: $850 | Late: (after March 24) $900

Course Schedule

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:00am-8:15am
Welcome
Christine Butts, MD FAAEM, Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM and Eric Chin, MD FAAEM

8:15am-9:00am
Hands-on Module 1

9:00am-9:45am
Hands-on Module 2

9:45am-10:30am
Hands-on Module 3

10:30am-10:45am
Coffee Break

10:45am-11:30am
Hands-on Module 4

11:30am-12:15pm
Hands-on Module 5

12:15pm-12:30pm
Wrap up & Adjourn
All faculty

Course Directors 

Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM
Ultrasound Fellowship Co-Director, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Eric Chin, MD MBA FAAEM
Program Director, SAUSHEC/BAMC Emergency Medicine Residency, San Antonio, TX

Christine Butts, MD FAAEM
Clinical Associate Professor, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

Learning Objectives

Participants may select their desired modules. Please note, the Key Advances module is required for all participants.

• Trauma and Bleeding Disorders (8:05am – 9:45am)
• Head and Neck Disorders (10:00am – 11:25am)

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 38 participants

Course Fee 

Early Bird Rates:

• AAEM Member: One module: $80 per module ($80 total) | Two modules: $70 per module ($140 total)
• Non-AAEM Member: One module: $95 per module ($95 total) | Two modules: $85 per module ($170 total)

Late Rates (after March 24):

• AAEM Member: One module: $90 per module ($90 total) | Two modules: $80 per module ($160 total)
• Non-AAEM Member: One module: $105 per module ($105 total) | Two modules: $95 per module ($190 total)

Course Schedule.

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:05am - 9:45am
Trauma and Bleeding Disorders
Michael E. Silverman, MD MBA FAAEM FACEP

9:45am - 10:00am
Break

10:00am - 11:25am
Head and Neck Disorders
Laura J. Bontempo, MD MEd FAAEM

11:30am - 12:30pm
Key Advances
Laura J. Bontempo, MD MEd FAAEM and Michael E. Silverman, MD MBA FAAEM FACEP

12:30pm
Wrap-Up

Course Directors and Faculty

Laura J. Bontempo, MD MEd FAAEM
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Michael E. Silverman, MD MBA FAAEM FACEP
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice Chairman-Director of Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine-Morristown Medical Center; Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (SKMC), Morristown, NJ

Michael E. Winters, MD MBA FAAEM
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine Program Director, Combined EM/IM Program; Co-Director, Combined EM/IM/CC Program; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Learning Objectives

• Describe the management of normal uncomplicated delivery and management of nuchal cord
• Describe the maneuvers to deliver a baby in vaginal breech presentation
• Describe the various maneuvers to relieve shoulder dystocia

Accreditation Statement 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participant Information 

Course Registration Limit: 35 participants

Course Fee 

• AAEM Member: Early Bird $400 | Late: (after March 23) $500
• Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird: $750 | Late: (after March 23) $850
• AAEM/RSA Resident Member: Early Bird: $300 | Late: (after March 23) $400
• Resident Non-Member: Early Bird: $360 | Late: (after March 23) $460
• Student Non-Member: Early Bird: $340 | Late: (after March 23) $440

Course Schedule 

Saturday, April 22, 2023

10:00am - 10:20am
Introduction and Review of Procedures
Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM FACEP 

10:20am - 12:00pm
Hands-on Stations

• Breech delivery
• Shoulder dystocia
• Normal vaginal delivery & nuchal cord
• Postpartum hemorrhage

Course Directors 

Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM FACEP 
Associate Program Director and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital & Washington Hospital Center