Title: 2023 Emergency Medicine in Primary Care: Practicing According to the Evidence – Day 3 (Non-Physician)

Faculty: Bryant Allen, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M.; Andrew D. Perron, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.C.S.M.; and Michael E. Winters, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M.

Release Date: 7/1/2023 Expiration Date: 7/1/2026

Day 3

Minor Closed Head Injury:  An Evidence-Based Approach.

Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: ^{EBM, GL, COMP}

1. Assess and relate the pathophysiology of minor closed head injury.
2. Appraise the literature as it pertains to minor closed head injury and apply ACEP Guidelines as they relate to minor CHI.
3. Recommend diagnostic algorithms appropriate for the evaluation and management of minor CHI in light of best-evidence available

Pericarditis and Myocarditis: How Can 2 Diseases Sound So Similar and Act So Differently?

Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: ^{EBM, COMP}

1. Illustrate the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of these two entities.
2. Differentiate the potential pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of these diseases.
3. Analyze the commonalities and differences of these closely related diseases.
4. Recommend evidence-based work-up and treatment options for pericarditis and myocarditis.

Acute Coronary Syndrome in the ED: So Many Drugs and So Little Time.

Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: ^{EBM, GL, COMP}

1. Analyze the scope of the problem of ACS in the ED.
2. Integrate the evidence-based treatment of ACS based on the latest applicable literature.
3. Relate the areas of controversy in the treatment of this disease entity.
4. Assess emerging therapies that may prove useful for the treatment of ACS in the ED.
5. Apply and integrate the updated ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Peri-Arrest Pearls for the Crashing Patient.

Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: ^{GL, COMP}

1. Discuss pearls and pitfalls in the management of patients at high risk for peri-intubation cardiac arrest.
2. Discuss new updates from the AHA guidelines that improve outcomes in cardiac arrest patients.
3. Identify the critical components of post-cardiac arrest care that improve meaningful neurologic survival.

Deadly Allergies and Anaphylaxis.

Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: ^COMP,EBM

1. Determine the clinical criteria for anaphylaxis using The World Allergy Organization guidelines.
2. Appraise the use of epinephrine in patients with anaphylaxis using evidence-based medicine.
3. Assess the role of second-line medications commonly used in the treatment of anaphylaxis.
4. Specify which patients with anaphylaxis require continued observation or admission.