EM Residency Conference
Tuesday (8a-12n)
Conference Room 1A of Comprehensive Cancer Center (unless otherwise posted)
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Grand Rounds
Model of EM Lectures
Evidence Based Medicine Lectures
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Case Conference
Interactive Case Presentations
Board Preparation
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Morbidity & Mortality
72 Hour E.D. Patient Returns CQI
Patient Follow-up
Systems-Based Practice Interdepartmental Conferences
Risk Management |
Notes:
Format depends upon speaker availability
Updated conference schedule is posted on eResidency (password required)
Faculty cover ED, residents are released to attend
Conference room located on first floor of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and is equipped with computer and audio/visual projector
Residents have access to a comprehensive medical library, computers, scanners, for preparing their presentations
Lunch usually provided after every conference
Supplemental Conferences/Didactics
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ACLS/PALS/ATLS
Cadaver Lab
Computer Based Instruction
Journal Clubs
Patient Simulator
Procedural Labs
Web Based Medical Center Common Curriculum |
Conference Descriptions
Grand Rounds
Periodically, grand rounds lectures are given by experts in certain fields of emergency medicine. Often, the invited speakers are of national prominence in their field of interest.
Model of EM Lectures “Core Lecture”
One hour lecture presented by E.M. faculty or resident focuses on topics in The Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, formerly the Core Content. The lectures are designed to improve the resident’s clinical fund of knowledge on the “nuts and bolts” of emergency medicine.
Evidence Based Medicine Lectures
Pertinent clinical topics are reviewed from an evidence based medicine stand point with references from the current medical literature to support findings and recommendations.
Practice-based Learning and Improvement (PBLI) Case Conference
Practice-based Learning and Improvement (PBLI) is one of the ACGME's six general core competencies (others include patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems based practice) that all residency programs must teach, assess, and remediate deficiencies in. Our PBLI lectures feature a particular clinical question of interest illustrated by an initial case presentation, followed by a presentation of the supporting or conflicting literature about the topic, and concluding with practice recommendations based on the available evidence. An example topic would be, "Should Flomax be prescribed in patients with kidney stones?". Residents are generally assigned to be the presenters in order to teach them the importance of this particular core competency and assess their abilities in how to apply it to their everyday practice.
Interactive Case Presentations
Case presentations are presented via two formats, “interactive” and “board format”.
Interactive case presentations are based on interesting cases that are seen in our emergency department that represent uncommon diagnoses, diagnostic dilemmas, or unusual outcomes. These case presentations are interactive and involve group discussion from the faculty and residents.
Board format case presentations are done to simulate the ABEM oral board exam. A faculty member delivers the case to a selected senior resident. After the case is completed, the resident and group are debriefed on the resident’s performance by the faculty examiner. Tips for successfully completing the ABEM oral board exam are given during this time.
Journal Club
Our department has figured out how to make journal club not only fun but educational as well. Our journal club occurs monthly throughout the year at either a local restaurant or faculty member's home. It serves as both an educational and social event. Residents learn how to interpret the medical literature by reviewing articles chosen by the faculty as well as learning about research methodologies and design.
Board Preparation
Both written and oral board preparation occurs throughout the year. Residents have monthly reading assignments from an E.M. textbook that correlates with our monthly conference topics. At the end of each month, the residents take an online written test of the same content for written board preparation. Every spring, our department puts on a “Mock” Oral Board Course for the residents. E.M. faculty serves as examiners. Residents learn the oral board process and get to practice individual cases while being graded on their performance.
Morbidity/Mortality (M/M)
M/M conference focuses on clinical cases where morbidity or mortality occurred. These cases involve group discussion on the outcome and a brief review on the subject area.
72 Hour E.D. Patient Returns
All charts on patients returning to the E.D. within 72 hours are reviewed for quality assurance purposes. Selected cases are presented to the group for interactive discussion on the reason for return. Medical documentation is scrutinized for completeness.
Patient Follow-up
Interesting cases that are admitted to the hospital through the emergency department are followed up on and the outcome is discussed with the group.
Systems-Based Practice Interdepartmental Conferences
These jointly sponsored quarterly conferences are a reflection of the outstanding interdepartmental relationships that exist at our residency and medical center. During these joint educational sessions, discussion occurs from participants of both involved departments (ie, EM/Trauma Path Conference) on clinical issues of controversy and treatment recommendations that exist in the care of these commonly shared patients. These shared conferences are developed to further our education in the ACGME core competency area of systems-based practice.
Patient Simulator
Throughout the year, residents undergo training on the medical center’s highly sophisticated patient simulator with emphasis on airway emergencies and common and uncommon critical care situations. Afterwards, the resident is debriefed on their performance by the supervising faculty.
Cadaver Lab
Residents are taught and practice uncommon important emergency procedures on fresh cadavers in the medical school’s anatomy lab, such as thoracotomy, cricothyrotomy, venous cut downs, etc.
Procedural Labs
Periodically, various procedural labs (ie, difficult airway, suturing, vehicular rescue techniques, etc.) are taught throughout the academic year to offer education in specific procedures important to the practice of emergency medicine.
Medical Center’s Web-based Common Curriculum
This self paced web based educational study covers topics of the ACGME’s common curriculum. A variety of topics are covered including ethical, risk management, and physician wellness issues to name a few.