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CRITICAL CONCEPTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE APRIL 7 – 9, 2011 REGISTRATION

HOTEL REGISTRATIONRoyal Sonesta Hotel Phone: 504-586-0300300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Toll Free: 800-766-3782Discounted Guest Room Rate: $199Discounted Rate Cut-off: March 6, 2011

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Please contact Well-Assembled Meetings. Registration is limited. We recommend you register early.

Online: www.criticalconceptsem.com Phone: (503) 635-4761Mail: Critical Concepts Toll Free: (866) 924-7929 333 South State Street, Suite V324 Fax: (404) 795-0711 Lake Oswego, OR 97034

2011 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES* Registration fees include: tuition, CME, course handouts, continental breakfast and refreshments during the breaks.

Physicians $450 (by 3-1-2011) Non-physicians $350 (by 3-1-2011) Physicians $550 (after 3-1-2011) Non-physicians $450 (after 3-1-2011)

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*Cancellations must be received in writing and will incur a non-refundable administrative charge of $50.

ACCREDITATION Hospital Physician Partners designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Hospital Physician Partners and The Heart CourseTM. Hospital Physician Partners is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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PRESENTED BY THE LOUSIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER EMERGENCY MEDICINE FACULTY.

FACULTY INVITED FACULTYChristy Butts, MD Nathan Mick, MDPeter DeBlieux, MD, FAAEM Director, Pediatric Emergency MedicineMicelle Haydel, MD Maine Medical CenterJorge Martinez, MD, JDLisa Mills, MD, FAAEM Juan Duchesne MD, FACS, FCCPTrevor Mills, MD, FAAEM Associate Professor of Clinical SurgeryLisa Moreno-Walton, MD Tulane University of MedicineHeather Murphy-Lavoie, MDJairo Santanilla, MDEllen Slaven, MD, FAAEMVictor Tuckler, MD. FAAEM

TARGET AUDIENCE Emergency Medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, paramedics, and health care professionals interested in Emergency Medicine.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Provide an expeditious and practical approach to critically ill patients in the emergency department.• Utilize effective management strategies for patients with respiratory failure and

potentially difficult airway intervention.• Recognize and intervene, in a timely manner, patients with potentially life

threatening conditions including sepsis, cardiac arrhythmias and neurologic emergencies

• To provide updated and practical information of the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients in the emergency department.

• To present effective management strategies for patients in need of respiratory assistance through both invasive and non-invasive means.

• To provide an interactive learning environment where controversial and emerging issues in emergency medicine critical care can be discussed.

• To critically apprise new treatment strategies and their implication for future implementations in emergency medicine.

CRITICAL CONCEPTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 20117:00 – 7:55 am Registration and Continental Breakfast7:55 – 8:00 am Welcome and Introduction Peter DeBlieux8:00 – 8:40 am Airway Updates Peter DeBlieux8:40 – 9:20 am Minor Head Trauma in Children: Nathan Mick How to Avoid Radiation and Sedation 9:20 – 10:00 am 5 Critical Cardiology Journal Jorge Martinez Articles You Must Know 10:00 – 10:30 am Break/Group Discussion10:30 – 11:10 am Amazing Antidotes Victor Tuckler11:10 – 11:50 am Steroids and Infections Ellen Slaven11:50 – 12:30 pm Controversies in Pediatric Fever Nathan Mick12:30 – 1:00 pm Group Discussion

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 20117:00 – 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast8:00 – 8:40 am Infectious Disease Pearls Ellen Slaven8:40 – 9:20 am FAST and Faster: Ultrasound in Trauma Lisa Mills 9:20 – 10:00 am Critical Care Updates Peter DeBlieux10:00 – 10:30 am Break/Group Discussion10:30 – 11:10 am Neurologic Nightmare: Trevor Mills Medical and Traumatic 11:10 – 11:50 am EKG’s and Syncope Micelle Haydel11:50 – 12:30 pm RUSH: Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension Christy Butts12:30 – 1:00 pm Group Discussion

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 20117:00 – 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast8:00 – 8:40 am Major Bleeding in Major Trauma: Juan Duchesne Massive Transfusion Protocols 8:40 – 9:20 am Dangerous Rashes in Kids Heather Murphy- Lavoie 9:20 – 10:00 am When good Electrolytes go Bad Lisa Moreno-Walton10:00 – 10:30 am Break/Group Discussion10:30 – 11:10 am Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Jairo Santanilla11:10 – 11:50 am Keeping Sepsis Simple Peter DeBlieux11:50 – 12:30 pm All New Procedural Sedation Tracy LeGros12:30 – 1:00 pm Group Discussion

“Great conference! I will definitely return next year.”“Best overall conference that I have ever attended.”“Excellent faculty, great venue, fantastic weekend!”“Wonderful course, nice format – thank you!”“Excellent educational opportunity – I will be back for more next year.”“Outstanding faculty – very approachable – great learning environment.”

100% of the attendees surveyed said that they would recommend this conference to a colleague.

We would like to invite you to attend the 13th Annual Emergency Medicine Update: Critical Concepts in Emergency Medicine. This three day course is designed to present and discuss new and controversial developments in the practice of Emergency Medicine. Topics include: cardiology, airway, ultrasound and infectious diseases. Interactive group discussions will allow participants to ask questions to presenters and peers.

BEING HELD DURING THE FAMOUS FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVALLouisiana’s largest free music, event, a three-day local music showcase scattered throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans. There are music performances on fifteen stages. The festival also features the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch” featuring food booths operated by nearly sixty local chefs and restaurants throughout the festival weekend.

The Royal Sonesta Hotel is an elegant four Diamond Hotel in the French Quarter, located on world-famous Bourbon Street. The 500-room hotel is within steps of New Orleans unique restaurants, antique shops, jazz clubs and premier tourist attractions.

Its atmosphere reflects a blend of European flair and Southern charm. The hotel surrounds a tropical courtyard, just off an elegant marble lobby. The guest rooms offer unique views of the beautifully landscaped pool, secluded patios or French Quarter life.