Emergency Medicine for Children and Adults

Emergency Medicine for Children and Adults
Mon Aug 12, 2024 - Thu Aug 15, 2024
7:30am-12:50pm EST
Doubletree by Hilton, Asheville Downtown, North Carolina
AMS081224
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Live Webinar Access Information

Webinars are held via zoom and the Wednesday prior to the conference start date, an email will be sent with the zoom link.

Presented By

Presenter

  • Mark Joffe (Learn More)
    Professor Emeritus, Perelmean School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Director, Community Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
  • Leslie Zun (Learn More)
    M.D., M.B.A. is the Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois.
  • Gregory Wu, M.D. (Learn More)
    Assistant Professor at Albany Medical Center in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine

Course Outline

Date Session Time Speaker Topic # Topic
8/12/2024 1-1 7:30am-8:30am Joffe 20 Respiratory Distress in Young Children
1-2 8:35am-9:35am Joffe 22 Approach to Febrile Infants and Toddlers
1-3 9:40am-10:40am Joffe 28 Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies (Non-appendiceal)
1-4 10:45am-11:45am Wu 517 Management of Mild to Moderate COVID-19
1-5 11:50am-12:50pm Wu 518 Updates on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
8/13/2024 2-1 7:30am-8:30am Wu 519 Asthma and COPD exacerbations
2-2 8:35am-9:35am Wu 520 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
2-3 9:40am-10:40am Joffe 395 Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis in Childhood
2-4 10:45am-11:45am Joffe 321 Pediatric Poisonings.
2-5 11:50am-12:50pm Joffe 398 Pediatric Emergency Radiology.
8/14/2024 3-1 7:30am-8:30am Joffe 399 Fluid and Electrolyte Emergencies.
3-2 8:35am-9:35am Joffe 400 Dilemma of the Foreign Body – Aspirated or Ingested.
3-3 9:40am-10:40am Zun 538 Psychiatric emergencies
3-4 10:45am-11:45am Zun 292 Suicide and violence
3-5 11:50am-12:50pm Zun 498 Common office emergencies – shortness of breath, abdominal pain, syncope, seizures, endocrine, trauma
8/15/2024 4-1 7:30am-8:30am Zun 499 Uncommon office emergencies – anaphylaxis, heat and cold, burns, bites and stings
4-2 8:35am-9:35am Zun 500 Wound Care
4-3 9:40am-10:40am Zun 539 Office based procedures
4-4 10:45am-11:45am Joffe 401 Head Trauma
4-5 11:50am-12:50pm Joffe 581 Injuries to an Immature Skeleton

Accreditation

AMA

American Medical Seminars, Inc. designates these live activities for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-US Licensed Physicians

The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in these CME activities are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

AAPA

PAs may claim a maximum of 20 Category 1 Credits for completing these activities. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Nurse Practitioners (NPs)

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) also accepts continuing medical education (CME) approved for CME hours sponsored by organizations, agencies, or educational institutions accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Accreditation Statement 

AMS - ACCMEAmerican Medical Seminars, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Accommodations

Hotel Reservation Link 
To arrange your stay, please use the above “Hotel Reservation Link.”
The special room rate will be available on a first come first serve basis until the group block is sold-out.

      • Register by  July  12th, 2024 to take advantage of preferred rates

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AMS Cancellation Policy: Though we hope you consider transferring your registration to a different conference instead of cancelling, American Medical Seminars offers the best cancellation policy of any CME conference company! Cancel for ANY reason prior to the first day of the conference and we will refund 100% of your registration fee.

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Disclaimer: In the event that AMS is required to cancel a live conference, registrants will receive a full refund within 7 business days. AMS is not responsible for charges associated with cancelled flights or hotel rooms.


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