Emergency Medicine Update 2012

Emergency Medicine Update 2012 is a 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Conference from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Key Topics

• Provide an update and review of emergency medicine topics for physicians caring for patients with acute emergencies. Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making and the role of new, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to emergency care, as well as, clinical diagnosis and management of the acutely ill patient. Upon completion of this seminar, participants should be able to:
• utilize various airway techniques for airway management
• manage difficult airway problems
• perform appropriate workup and management for patients with shortness of breath related to pulmonary emboli and pneumonias
• use the latest techniques for diagnosing myocardial ischemia and infarction
• describe toxidromes by identifying clinical signs and symptoms that help diagnose toxicological emergencies and review what is new in toxicology management
• use the pneumonia severity index as a tool to manage community acquired pneumonia and identify those patients most at risk vs. those that can be discharged
• deal with new emerging infectious diseases and environmental injuries
• manage and recognize emerging severe skin infections and toxic shock syndromes
• employ teaching techniques associated with measurable outcomes
• apply the latest recommendations of the American Heart Association regarding Advanced Cardiac Life Support in any practice setting

Who should Attend

Practitioners, including emergency physicians, family practitioners, internists and those who manage patients in emergency situations, Nurse Practioners, PAs, and Nurses.