1. Employ techniques to manage the crashing patient in the Emergency Department.
2. Use clinical tools to help manage patients in extremis.
3. Resuscitate and stabilize the acutely ill and injured patient.

1. Apply key learnings from recent relevant published literature in Emergency Medicine to their practice.
2. Identify significant literature recommending practice change and discuss the learnings with their EM and non-EM colleagues to improve overall patient care.
3. Critically evaluate newly published medical innovations

1. Diagnose and treat emergencies in our pediatric population in an effective and timely manner.

1. Provide timely and appropriate care to stroke and TIA patients.
2. Describe the risks and benefits of stroke care.

1. Diagnose and treat geriatric patients presenting to our emergency department.

1. Diagnose and treat patients with a toxicological exposure or ingestion in an effective and timely manner.

1. Apply a systematic approach to common ophthalmologic complaints presenting to the Emergency Department, including eye pain, the “red eye,” and vision loss.
2. Identify important signs and symptoms of serious and urgent ophthalmologic conditions

1. Describe and use certain medications which are important in the Emergency Department.

1. Interpret ECG findings
2. Recognize important ECG findings

1. Use the slit lamp and other ophthalmological tools to diagnose emergencies of the eye.
2. Perform certain emergent ophthalmological procedures.
3. Diagnose and treat patients presenting to the Emergency Department with a critical condition.
4. Perform certain lifesaving procedures.
5. Describe and use techniques for assessing the critical patient using the ultrasound machine.
6. Use the ultrasound machine to aid in diagnosing a patient with an eye problem at the bedside (Point of Care) in the ED.

1. Understand how the current healthcare landscape impacts Emergency Medicine and the care of the Emergent patient.
2. Identify key issues affecting emergency medicine

Accreditation Designation Statement
The Kaiser Permanente National CME Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement
The Kaiser Permanente National CME Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Day 1: 6 (with afternoon workshop)
Day 2: 7.25 (with afternoon workshop)

Total: 13.25

Nurses and Physician Assistants – Attendees may report up to 13.25 hours toward continuing education requirements for license renewal. ‘CME’ can be written in lieu of the provider number on all licensure renewal applications.

Target Audience:
Emergency Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, all reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities at the meeting. If you have any special dietary or accommodation needs, please notify the meeting planner listed, prior to the symposium in the Department of Physician Education at (626) 405-4630 or tie-line 8-335-4630. This advance notice will help us serve you better.