Join Us! 20th Annual Scientific Assembly - Highlights

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Scientific Assembly Highlights
Michael L. Epter, DO FAAEM
Chair, Education Committee

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Scientific Assembly 2014 is almost here! This premier educational event will take in the Big Apple at the New York Hilton Midtown, February 11-15th, 2014. As we draw nearer, it’s never too early to start getting excited about Scientific Assembly — so let’s do it! The highlights presented below culminate the work of a simply outstanding educational team and committee work. Here’s a sneak peak at what promises to be fantastic event that has come to define our organization.

Preconference offerings on February 11th and 12th include:

• Resuscitation for Emergency Physicians 
• Health Care Reform: Is Your ED Prepared? The Operations Management Perspective — presented by the Operations Management Committee 
• Introductory Ultrasound 
• Advanced Ultrasound 
• High Risk Electrocardiography 
• Living the Tactical Life: Lessons and Skills from Tactical Military Medicine — jointly sponsored by USAAEM 
• Pediatric Emergency Department Simulation: Critical Skills from Delivery to Stepping on the School Bus! 

Given the successes of the format of the 2013 Scientific Assembly and to further increase the opportunities for networking, the 2014 program will incorporate an additional half day and will begin on February 12th at 1pm....

New Podcast: Hypothermia for Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients with Spontaneous Return of Circulation

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Hypothermia for Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients with Spontaneous Return of Circulation
David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with David Gaieski, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania. Drs. Farcy and Gaieski discuss hypothermia for post-cardiac arrest patients with return of spontaneous circulation.

Part 1: In part 1 of this series, the discussion covers why hypothermia is so important for these patients, a review of landmark articles, as well as inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Part 2: In part 2 of this series, the discussion covers the nuts and bolts of the hypothermia process. Discussion points include: controlling shivering, major physiological and hematological effects, the re-warming process, and the future of hypothermia.

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New Podcast: Emergency Physician Advocates - Cell Phone Ban Policies

Cedric Dark, MD MPH

Nii-Daako Darko, DO MBA

Emergency Physician Advocates: Legal and Policy Issues in Emergency Medicine
In this Policy Prescriptions® edition of the podcast, Cedric Dark, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Baylor University, speaks with Nii-Daako Darko, DO MBA, Trauma Surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh, Altoona, about cell phone ban policies and review of current literature on the subject. Intro music by Kämmerer, "Take Left" from the album "Rhodes to Wisdom," powered by JAMENDO.

Additional Resources:
Policy Prescriptions® - Do Cell Phone Bans Work?
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Map of Cellphone and Texting Laws

Or listen on the AAEM website. 

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