Schedule

Giant Steps in Emergency Medicine, 2008
San Diego
Schedule

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
07:30   Introduction
07:45   New Drugs and Devices for 2008 (Joe)
08:45   Staph Gone Wild! Living at the Mercy of MRSA (Billy)
09:45   Break
10:00   Avoiding Lawsuits in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
          (Ghazala)
11:00   Trauma Misses in Court: Medical Malpractice from the
           Trauma Center Trenches (Billy)
12:00   Potpourri
 1:00    Adjourn Morning Session
 2:00    LLSA Workshop (additional fee)

Thursday, July 17, 2008
07:30   Emergency Cardiology 2008: The Articles You've Got to
           Know! (Amal)
08:30   Disjoint and Dat Joint: Management of Common
           Dislocations in the ED (Billy)
09:30   Break
09:45   Airway Tricks That Will Save a Life! (Joe)
10:45   Punks and Drunks: Managing the Agitated Patient (Billy)
11:45   Potpourri
12:45   Adjourn
2:00     Pediatric Procedures Workshop (additional fee)

Friday, July 18, 2008
07:30   Emergency Pediatrics 2008: The Articles You've Got to
           Know! (Ghazala)
08:30   Minimizing Risk in Wound Care (Joe)
09:30   Break
09:45   Abdominal Pain in the Elderly: Mythology and Mortality
          (Amal)
10:45   Pediatric Metabolic Emergencies You Can’t Afford to Miss
          (Ghazala)
11:45   Potpourri
12:45   Adjourn

Saturday, July 19, 2008
07:30   “’Remember that patient you saw last night?!’ Pitfalls in
           the Diagnosis of the Acute MI (Amal)
08:30   Minimizing Risk in Pediatric Sedation (Ghazala)
9:30   Break
09:45   Fibrinolytics in Acute Stroke: What’s All the Fuss? (Joe)
10:45   Tachydysrhythmias in the ED: Myths and Pitfalls (Amal)
11:45   Potpourri
12:45   Adjourn

Optional LLSA 2008 Article Review Workshop: Bring your laptop. You can attend a two-hour afternoon session where you will get a 5-minute summary of each LLSA article. Then go on-line with Joe Lex to take the 2008 LLSA exam!

Optional Pediatric Procedures Workshop: Procedures in children can be challenging and anxiety provoking. This hands-on workshop will review intraosseous line placement, needle cricothyrotomy and Seldinger chest tube placement. In addition, the current PALS guidelines will be reviewed. Space is limited to 30 participants so please sign up early.