ACEP SA Replay American College of Emergency Physicians

What does leadership look like in emergency medicine? Based on the inspirational best-seller by Susan Cain, this presentation will take a close look at introverted and extroverted leadership in emergency medicine. The presenters will discuss and debate different types of leadership. They will speak to emotional intelligence, self-awareness and genuine leadership focusing on expectations of the ED and the hospital community. Find out who you are as a leader and recognize the beauty of different types of leadership.

What really happens to the patient who presents to the ED night after night? How can emergency medicine help the system coordinate care so as to prevent further ED visits and hospital admissions? The speaker will share innovative and proven strategies that will help you identify super-utilizers and create a coordinated discharge plan to prevent further recidivism.

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand the feelings and perspective of another person. There are numerous studies that have examined the science and art of empathy. Empathy has been proven to increase patient satisfaction and provider satisfaction. There are practical and simple techniques to increase empathetic behaviors even the chaotic setting of an ED. The audience will be able to apply these techniques easily on their next clinical shift for patient-centered bedside communication.

Join a panel of speakers in a “20 by 20” tour through the hottest topics in pediatric trauma. Clinical pearls and how to avoid pitfalls will be discussed during this non-stop course.

The identification and treatment of pediatric orthopedic injuries is an extremely difficult aspect of working in an ED due to the often paucity of radiological findings and relatively rarity of the conditions encountered. Yet we can’t miss these injuries. The speaker review the latest in pediatric orthopedics so that making that diagnosis will be a “snap”.

How much information should be presented to a patient prior to allowing them to leave the ED against medical advice? How should we assess the competence of a patient to make such a decision? When can the EP forcibly treat a patient? These questions, and others, will be explored in this course addressing the ethical, legal and public health complexities of patients who refuse medical care.