Emergency Medicine CME Courses

By the end of the session the participant will be able to:

• Describe the epidemiology of AUD and outline current and evolving diagnostic criteria
• Describe challenges to the successful identification of patients with AUD
• Identify the treatment modalities currently available for management of AUD and apply them to patient cases using evidence-based medicine
• Develop strategies for recognizing and improving therapeutic adherence in patients treated for AUD

Alcohol use disorder (AUD), referred to colloquially as alcoholism, is an integration of past terms that have include in past as alcohol dependence or abuse, and may be marked by any one of a number of different symptoms or behaviors that include physical cravings, compulsion, guilt, and frequent consumption over an extended period of time. There are about 7.9 million people in the United States who suffer from the disease, but a fraction – 2.2 million people – seek treatment for it. The number of people who are considered heavy drinkers is about double at somewhere between 15.9 and 17.6 million, and just under a quarter of Americans over age 12 reports having engaged in binge drinking at least once in the last month. Alcohol accounts for over 687,000 emergency department visits by people under age 20 per year, and AUD is estimated to cost $223.5 billion per year. Worldwide, 76.3 million people are estimated to have AUDs, and they account for an annual mortality rate of 1.8 million. AUD is largely undertreated, constituting one gap in care and justifying CME

For the first time ever, Duke Radiology’s expert faculty focuses on the challenges of Emergency Imaging in this multi-modality review.  Best applications of MR,CT and Ultrasound within this context are analyzed with practical solutions in mind. Designed for all Radiologists who provide services in emergency situations, and all credits can be used to fulfill Self-Assessment CME requirements for Maintenance of Certification.

Topics: Abdominal, pediatric, neuro, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and interventional imaging in emergent situations.

• Risk management
• Pediatric fever
• Domestic violence
• Abdominal pain in the elderly
• Pain management
• And much more

• 400 Top Questions taken from '1200 Questions to Help you Pass the Emergency Medicine Boards'
• An additional 450 questions targeted to board specific focus areas
• Designated section of questions that are MOST RELEVANT to the Emergency Medicine boards for a quick study boost
• Each question offers an answer, detailed explanation, and a review system
• Advanced statistics so you can see your weak and strong areas, as well as suggestions for areas to focus on based on your performance
• The best Emergency Medicine Board Review Questions available from top physicians and publishers

Topics Covered by the Emergency Medicine Question Bank:

• Cardiovascular
• Cutaneous
• Endocrine, Metabolic, Nutritional
• Environmental
• GI and Abdominal
• Head and ENT
• Hematologic
• Immune System
• Infectious Disease
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurology
• OB GYN
• Pediatric
• Psycho-Behavioral
• Renal and Urogenital
• Thoracic and Respiratory
• Toxicology
• Trauma

Emergency Medicine Practice is your one-stop shop for emergency medicine knowledge and expertise. A subscription includes full online access to 200+ evidence-based courses, print and online access to a new course each month, podcast summaries, digest versions of each issue, and online access to Calculated Decisions—including reviews of and links to MDCalc calculators. Topics include stroke, trauma, cardiovascular emergencies, pharmacology, toxicologic emergencies, airway/respiratory emergencies, abdominal emergencies, and more! Each course is a concise, yet comprehensive, approach to a single topic and presents evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of your patients. Controversies, pitfalls to avoid, flow charts, and helpful summary tables and figures are also included. It’s everything you need to know about emergency medicine—all in one place. Each course includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, 4 ACEP Category 1 Credits, 4 AAFP Prescribed Credits, and 4 AOA Category 2A or 2B credits. You can earn over 150 CME credits—including trauma CME, stroke CME, pharmacology CME, and more!

The purpose of EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides is to help you prepare for The American Board of Emergency Medicine's annual Lifelong Learning Self-Assessment (LLSA) exam. Each of EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides contains: summaries of key points; full reprints of the original articles*; sample questions to help you quiz yourself; in-depth discussion; a critique of the article; answers and explanations; and more. EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides are available for immediate download or in a print version that lays flat and is a spiral bound for easy studying. Each LLSA Study Guide includes 35 hours of Emergency Medicine CME Credit (AMA PRA Category 1 and ACEP Category 1). All of the current editions are available. (*Due to copyright restrictions, some reprints are not included; see website for a list of the articles that aren’t included.)

This course covers 20 of the most essential procedures needed to work in the ER, ICU, and hospital wards, including the procedures needed for trauma management in the ER, and includes 4 hours of hands-on ultrasound education. Course topics cover vascular access, arterial line placement, point-of-care ultrasound, mechanical ventilation, informed consent, procedural sedation, tube thoracostomy, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, airway management. Lab skills cover vascular access, ultrasound, airway management, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, chest tube placement, paracentesis, pneumothorax evacuation, and needle decompression. Accredited by Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. Save $50-$150 with early registration at least 30 days before start of course. Exciting locations including Las Vegas, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Antonio, Seattle, and Long Beach.

This course covers 20 of the most essential procedures needed to work in the ER, ICU, and hospital wards, including the procedures needed for trauma management in the ER, and includes 4 hours of hands-on ultrasound education. Course topics cover vascular access, arterial line placement, point-of-care ultrasound, mechanical ventilation, informed consent, procedural sedation, tube thoracostomy, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, airway management. Lab skills cover vascular access, ultrasound, airway management, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, chest tube placement, paracentesis, pneumothorax evacuation, and needle decompression. Accredited by Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. Save $100-$150 with early registration at least 30 days before start of course. Exciting locations including Las Vegas, Chicago, Washington D.C., and San Antonio

• Define the indications and contraindications for the hospital procedures
• Identify the pertinent anatomy, patient positioning and proper technique for hospital procedures
• Understand the common complications of the various procedures
• Choose the appropriate management of complications should they occur
• Choose appropriate options for oral or intravenous procedural sedation
• Perform basic diagnostic ultrasound
• Utilize the ultrasound to assist with hospital procedures
• Understand the basic principles of mechanical ventilation
• Properly code and document for hospital procedures

Enhanced Care for Critically Ill and Injured Children

Oakstone’s Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Review delivers the basic knowledge needed for the care of children in the emergency setting, while emphasizing the “must-know” facts for board certification. This CME course will help emergency physicians and pediatricians:

• Identify life-threats and non life-threats in pediatric patients and understand key symptoms seen in emergency care
• Learn best practices in pediatric and neonatal resuscitation, pain management, trauma, and various types of emergencies
• Know how to handle pediatric fever, infectious diseases, multiple systems infections, tick-borne diseases, and more
• Learn about special administrative, legal, and ethical considerations for pediatric patients

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice is a comprehensive resource for pediatric emergency medicine knowledge and expertise. A subscription includes full online access to 200+ evidence-based courses, print and online access to a new course each month, digest versions of each issue, and online access to Calculated Decisions—including reviews of and links to MDCalc calculators. Topics include trauma, pharmacology, airway/respiratory emergencies, abdominal emergencies, child abuse, and more! Each course is a concise, yet comprehensive, approach to a single topic and presents evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of your pediatric patients. Controversies, pitfalls to avoid, flow charts, and helpful summary tables and figures are also included. It’s everything you need to know about pediatric emergency medicine—all in one place. Each course includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, 4 ACEP Category 1 Credits, 4 AAP Prescribed Credits, and 4 AOA Category 2A or 2B credits. You can earn over 150 CME credits—including trauma CME, pharmacology CME, and more!

Gain access to Research Summaries from Leading Medical Journals

The professional medical faculty from Practical Reviews perform a comprehensive review of hundreds of articles from current top medical journals so you don’t have to. Their knowledge leaders summarize the most vital medical research for you to review at your convenience and add commentary with point of view for applying these findings in your own practice.

Connect with Practical Reviews in Emergency Medicine and get:

• 14 issues annually
• 16 articles reviewed in each issue, each with an expert audio review
• Online quizzes and instant pass/fail notification
• Instant access to Practical Review's database of Emergency Medicine journal reviews
• Ability to earn up to 56 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• Portability with the free Practical Reviews app
  

• Using empirically valid clinical parameters to assess and operationalize acute suicidal risk
• Taking immediate actions to manage the risk of suicidal behavior
• Referring patients with suicidal ideation to behavioral health clinicians

UW Emergency Radiology Review is designed to help radiologists make the best imaging decisions in emergency situations. Taught by experts from the University of Washington School of Medicine, its goal is to prepare the practicing radiologist to be of maximum assistance to the emergency physician. Topics cover the most common traumas by body part with emphasis on rapid decision-making in the selection of imaging studies, pitfalls to watch out for, and implementation of protocols that maximize diagnostic accuracy. Lectures will help develop an integrated imaging approach to injuries of the head, neck, spine, torso, pelvis and appendicular skeleton. It will help you to better:

• Rapidly determine the appropriate imaging studies to perform
• Become familiar with some less common clinical conditions that present in an emergency setting
• Update imaging protocols to optimize diagnostic accuracy while minimizing radiation
• Accurately interpret emergency imaging studies, and recognize when additional imaging is indicated