Israeli Faculty Dr. Jacob Or, IAEM Chairman, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Dr. Yedidia Bentur, Isra el Society of Toxicology Chairman, Israel Poison Information Center, Rambam Health Care Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa Dr. Yoram Ben-Yehuda, Conference Chairman, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon
Dr. Lisa Amir, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva Dr. Jacob (Cobi) Assaf, Hadassah Ein-Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Dr. Jacob Arad, Yoseftal Medical Center, Eilat Dr. Jalal Ashkar, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera Dr. Fuad Basis, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa LTC Dr. Amir Blumfeld, I.D.F (Israel Defense Forces) Dr. Yael Dinai, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot Dr. Tzvi Figenberg, Medical Division, Magen David Adom Dr. Yoram Klein, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot Dr. Eran Kozer, Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Zrifin Dr. Yosef Leibman, Bikur-Chulim medical Center, Jerusalem Dr. Itay Shavit – Chair of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Israel Dr. Yehezkel Waisman, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva
North American Faculty
Dr. Abraham Berger, MD, FACEP, Beth Israel Medical Center Dr. Steven Friedman, MD, MPH, CCFP(EM), FCFP, University of Toronto Dr. Richard S. Klasco, MD, FACEP , Thomson Healthcare
Nursing Emergency Medicine Dvora Hertz, R.N, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan Tovi Harper, R.N, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are privileged to thank the following Institutions that have contributed to the success of our Assembly: § Dresnick - Gottlieb Institute for Emergency Medicine § Thomas Hofheimer Medical Mission Fund of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation § Harvard Center for International Emergency Medicine (USA) § Israeli Emergency Nursing Association § Magen David Adom § I.D.F (Israel Defense Forces)
Monday, March 06, 2006
Leadership Forum 2006 (INVITATION ONLY)
17:30 - 18:00 Welcoming 18:30 - 18:45 Opening Remarks, Dr. Yoram Ben Yehuda, Conference Chair Opening Remarks, Dr. Ya'akov (Jackie) Or, IAEM Chair
18:45 - 20:45 RD - Round Table Discussion Chairs: Dr. Jack Asherov Burnout in Emergency Medicine Prof. E. Bartov, Dr. F. Basis , Prof. Y. Halevi, Dr. B. Lev, Prof. A. Linder, Dr. S. Riba, L. Wafner, JD, A. Goldberg
18:45 - 20:45 Cocktails and Reception
Emergency 2006 3 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
08:00 - 09:00 Registration, Coffee, Exhibition Visit
ULTRASOUND SEMINAR IN THE EXHIBITION HALL An ultrasound seminar will be taking place the whole day Pre registration is adviseable
09:00 - 11:00 OPENING SESSION
09:00 - 09:15 OPENING REMARKS Dr. Ya'akov (Jackie) Or, IAEM Chair Prof. Avi Israeli, Director of Israeli Ministry of Health 09:15 - 10:45 PL1 - PLENARY SESSION Head Ct for the Emergency Physician Prof. P. Swadron University of Southern California 10:00 Human Errors in the ED Prof. Y. Donchin Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
10:45 - 11:00 DRESNICK - GOTTLIEB AWARD PRESENTATION To be awarded to the best Israeli original paper
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee, Exhibition Visit
11:30 - 13:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
11:30 - 13:00 PS1 - Trauma Chairs: Dr. Zvi Feigenberg Dr. Yoram Klein Intubation in the Pre-Hospital and ED Setting of the Head Injured Patient with a GCS Less than 8 :Illustrative Case Dr. N. Liberman1,Dr. I. Cohen2 1Director of Anesthesiology, Hillel Yaffe Hospital. 2Anesthesiology Department, Tel-Aviv Soraski Medical Center
Permission Hypotension: Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma and Other Situations with Hemorrhage Dr. D. Simon Director of Trauma Unit, Sheba Hospital
Emergency 2006 4 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
11:30 - 13:00 PS1 - Trauma (Cont.) Emergency Thoracotomy: In the Prehospital, ED, and OR Setting Prof. L. Anison Best Director of Surgery and Chair, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Rambam Health Care Campus
Abstract Presentation The Efficacy of Orthopedic Patient Referrals by Triage Nurse to X- Rays on Quality of Care, Waiting Times & Self Discharges T. Molcho Falkenberg Luft, RN, BA1, Dr. F. DeKeyser-Ganz, PhD 2,Dr. J. Or, MD3 1ED, Hebrew University, Kaplan Medical Center. 2School of Nursing, The Master Program, Hadassah Hebrew University. 3ED Director of Medicine Department, Tel Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center
11:30 - 13:00 PS2 - Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll Chairs: Dr. Lisa Amir Dr. Yedidia Bentur Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Dr. L. Amir, MD, MPH Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children's Medical Center
The Approach to the Sexual Assault Victim in the ED Setting Dr. S. Rotmensch Director of the Center for Victims of Sexual Assault, Wolfson Hospital
Chagigat Dr. Y. Bentur Chairman, Israel Society of Toxicology.Israel Poison Information Center, Rambam Health Care Campus, Faculty of Medicine, Technion Abstract Presentation Alcoholic versus non-alcoholic skin swab for alcohol levels blood sampling Dr. Y. Ben-Yehuda, MD, Dr. K. Cezar, MD Unit of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The E. wolfson Medical Center
11:30 - 13:00 PS3 - Cardiology Chairs: Dr. Fuad Basis New VS Old Markers of Risk in ACS Prof. H. Hamerman Director of Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion.Chairman of The Israeli Intensive Cardiac Care Working Group Abstract Presentation How Good is Compliance with Guidelines for D-Dimer Testing Dr. R. Stalnikowicz, MD,Dr. S. Salamae, MD Emergency Medicine Department, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus
Emergency 2006 5 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
11:30 - 13:00 PS3 - Cardiology (Cont.) Electrocardiographic Interpretation of High Risk Syncope with Prolonged QT Segment among Emergency Department Physicians Dr. A. Noy, MD, Dr. S. Matetsky, MD, Dr. A. Bentancur, MD Emergency Medicine Department, Sheeba hospital.Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Cardiac Biochemical Markers After Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter(AF/Fl ): Comparison Between Biphasic and Monophasic Defibrillators A. Darawshe, MD1, M. Yussim, MD 2, B. Tzadok, MD1,F. AbdElhadi, MD1, Y. Kats, MD2 1Emergency Department, Haemek Medical Center. 2Anesthesiology Department, Haemek Medical Center
Is Biphasic DC Shock More Effective than Monophasic in Conversion of Atrial Flutter A. Darawshe, MD1,A. Feldman, MD1, D. Antonelli, MD 2, A.N. Freedberg, MD 2, L. Chiporen, MD1, T. Rosenfeld, MD 2 1Emergency Department, Haemek Medical Center. 2Cardiology Department, Haemek Medical Center Intravenous Propafenone, Procainamide(Pronestyl) and Flecainide for Conversion of Recent Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department A. Darawshe, MD1,A. Feldman, MD1, A.N. Freedberg, MD2, D. Antonelli, MD 2, T. Rosenfeld, MD2 1Emergency Medicine Department, Haemek Medical Center. 2Cardiology Department, Haemek Medical Center
Hypoalbuminemia and Elevated Ischemia Modified Albumin (IMA) in Stroke and Non-traumatic Brain Hemorrhage Dr. Ariel G Bentancur, MD, MHA1, Slava Gavendo, MSc 2, Avraham Zakuto, DMD2, Prof. Ben-Ami Sela, PhD 2, Dr. Mandel M, MD 3 1Emergency Medicine Department, Sheba Medical Center. 2Emergency Medicine Department, The Chemical Pathology Institute. 3Emergency Medicine Department, The Hemathology Institute
13:00 - 13:15 Break, Exhibition Visit
13:15 - 13:45 PL2 - PLENARY SESSION Game Theory: Intuition, Logic, and Decision Making in EM Dr. Kobi Assaf ED Director, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem
Emergency 2006 6 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
13:45 - 15:15 PARALLEL SESSIONS
13:45 - 15:15 PS4 - Domestic Violence and Violence in the ED Chairs: Dr. Yael Dinai Dr. Eran Kotzer
Movie: Omer's Angels -Israel Government Publication Division
Child Abuse and Neglect: Panel Discussion Dr. E. Kotzer 1, Dr. Y. Ben Yehuda 2, T. Frank, Social Worker 1 1Pediatric ED, Assaf Harofeh Hospital. 2Pediatric ED, Wolfson Hospital Violence Against the ED Staff: Panel Discussion Dr. S. Arieli1,2, H. Hissa 3,G. Barak4,T. Harper4,Dr. Y. Dinai5 1Director of the Women's Clinic, Assaf Harofeh Hospital. 2Secretary-General, The Association of Government Employed Physicians. 3ED, English Hospital, Nazareth. 4ED, Meir Hospital. 5Dircector, ED, Kaplan Hospital
Abstract Presentation The Impact of Operating a Triage System in the Emergency Medicine Department on Quality of Care, Efficiency and Satisfaction O. Grinstein-Cohen, PhD candidate1,2, Prof. D. Pilpel, PhD 2, Dr. A. Elhayany, MD 3 1Faculty of Health Sciences, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Ben-Gurion University. 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University. 3Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Systems Management, Ben-Gurion University
Plan to Reduce Violence Toward Nurses in Accident Emergency Department Dr. F. Atawneh, Dr. C. Femandes Emergancy Room, Nazareth Hospital (E.M.M.S)
13:45 - 15:15 PS5 - Toxic Animal Envenomations Chairs: Dr. Kobi Assaf Dr. Jalal Ashkar Abu Nafcha Dr. Eizenmann Director, ED, West Galilee Hospital
Venomous Fish Prof. D. Golani, Marine Biologist Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rabbitfish Dr. Y. Bentur Director, Israel Poison Information Center, Rambam Medical Center
Emergency 2006 7 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
13:45 - 15:15 PS5 - Toxic Animal Envenomations (Cont.) An Unusual Case of Viper Envenomation Dr. P. Halperin Director, Emergency Medicine Department, Tel Aviv Soourasky Medical Center
A Fatal Case of Ein Gedi Viper Envenomation Dr. Y.K. Assaf Director, Emergency Medicine Department, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem
The Effect of Scorpion Toxin on Cardiac Muscle To Be Announced
Abstract Presentation Should Adult Patients with Scorpion Stings be Routinely Observed in the Emergency Department Dr. M. Antopolsky, MD,Dr. R. Stalnikowicz, MD Emergency Medicine Department, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus
Improving the Pattern of Work Towards Emergency Medicine In the Medical Center, Israel F. Basis, MD, L.B. Otits, S. Pollack, MD, M. Michaelson, MD Emergency Medicine Department, Rambam Health Care Campus Paget -Schroetter Syndrome In The Young And Active Man Dr. J. Ashkar, M.D, Dr. S. Iusim, M.D, Dr. M. Medved, M.D, Dr. P. Peschansky, M.D Emergency Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
13:45 - 15:15 PS6 - Infectious Disease Chairs: Dr. Avi Ironi Dr. Amikam Lev Dr. Alon Mozes Infectious Disease Update Dr. Avi Ironi1,Dr. Amikam Lev2, Dr. Alon Mozes 3 1Sheba Medical Center. 2Director, Respiratory ICU and Pediatric ICU, Haemeq Medical Center. 3Chair, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem
Abstract Presentation Oral Betametsasone Versus Intramuscular Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Viral Croup: A Prospective, Randomized Trial Dr. L. Amir, MD, MPH, Dr. H. Huberman, MD, Dr. A. Halevy, MD, Dr. M. Mor, MD, Prof. M. Mimouni, MD, Dr. Y. Waisman, MD Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
Fever Phobia in Southern Dan District Dr. Y. Ben-Yehuda, MD, Y. Zahodin, RN, I. Berantz, RN Unit of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, E. Wolfson Medical Center
Emergency 2006 8 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
13:45 - 15:15 PS6 - Infectious Disease (Cont.) Pain in Infants Younger Than 2 Months of Age During Suprapubic Aspiration and Transurethral Bladder Catheterization: A Randomized Controlled Study Dr. E. Kozer 1,2, Dr. E. Rosenbloom 1,2,D. Goldman3,G. Lavy2,Dr. N. Rosenfeld1,2, Dr. M. Goldman2 1Unit of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center. 2Department of Pediatrics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center. 3Nursing Division, Sheba Medical Center Blood Cultures at Pediatric Emergency Department - Too Many? Are They Really Useful? Dr. K. Cezar, MD, Dr. Y. Ben-Yehuda, MD Unit of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The E. Wolfson Medical Center
15:15 - 16:00 Lunch Break, Exhibition Visit
16:00 - 17:30 IAEM Assembly - Members Only Annual Summary of Activities of IAEM Dr. Ya'akov (Jackie) Or, Chair, IAEM EMU Update Dr. Joseph Leibman and Colleagues Presentation of Association ByLaws and Discussion Election of members for the committee for revision and control Summary
Emergency 2006 9 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
PO1 - Posters 1 The Difficult Airway- Mac4 blade Vs "Viewmax®": A Survey of Physician Performance and Preference Dr. M. Quash, MD2, Dr. S. Yahalom, MD 1, Dr. J. Ripper, MD2, Dr. C. Hsu, MD 1,2 1Emergency Department, Beth Israel Medical Center. 2Emergency Department, Brooklyn Hospital
2 Lessons Learned from Mass Toxicological Incidents Drills C. Rafalowski, M.A Operations Division, Emergency Management Department, Magen David Adom 3 Antithrombotic Therapy for Prevention of Stroke in Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department Dr. A. Kogan, MD, Dr. R. Shapira, MD Emergency Department, Carmel Hospital פיתוח אינדקס להערכת תרגילי החייאה לצוות הרפואי בבית חולים 4 ז . זוהר ,א . אייזנמן ,א . יקיר ,א . שטיינר ,צ . פביו ,ד"ר י . הארון בית החולים לגליל המערבי - נהריה
5 Violence in the Emergency Department: A Fatality or Can we Prevent the Phenomena E. Weisbard, MA1, G. Barak, MA2, M. Rouach, BA2 1ED Meir Hospital. 2Meir School of Nursing, ED Meir Hospital
6 The Utility of Chest Radiographs to Evaluate Suspected Aortic Dissections in the Emergency Department as a Function of Patients - Age, Sex and Dissection Type Dr. Z. Wimpfheimer, MD, Dr. A.G. Bentancur, MD, MHA Emergency Medicine Department, Sheba Medical Center
7 Carcinoid Tumor and Appendicitis A.G. Bentancur, MD, MHA1, A. Cohen, MD 2, A. Zendel, MD 2 1Emergency Medicine Department, Sheba Medical Center. 2Surgery Department C, Sheba Medical Center טיפול משולב המשכי בילדים: מלר"ד- מחלקה 8 א . שביט ,ע . שניר ,מ . פרץ ,ע . דובובי ,ת . הוד Pediatric Department, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus 9 Treatment Management by Nursing Staff In The Emergency Department (ED) to Increase Treatment Quality, And Patients', And Staff' Satisfaction N. Gabai, A. Darawsha, MD Emergency Medicine Department, Haemek Medical Center
10 Undiagnosed Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS ) in the Emergency Department (ED ), Frequency , and Clinical Characteristics of Undiagnosed Patients A. Darawshe, MD1,Y. Rabkin, MD1, B. Tzadok, MD1, F. AbdElhadi, MD 1, A. Ali Mustafa, MD 1,T. Rosenfeld, MD2 1Emergency Medicine Department, Haemek Medical Center. 2Cardiology Department, Haemek Medical Center
Emergency 2006 10 Tuesday, March 07, 2006
PO1 - Posters (Cont.) 11 Clinical and Electrocardiographic Findings, Characteristic of Misdiagnosed Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in the Emergency Department (ED). A. Darawshe, MD1,Y. Rabkin, MD2,A. Shnaider, MD1, B. Tzadok, MD 1, F. AbdElhadi, MD 1, A. Feldman, MD1, T. Rosenfeld, MD2 1Emergency Medicine Department, Haemek Medical Center. 2Cardiology Department, Haemek Medical Center 13 SOFFODEX - Is it Good or Harmful? Dr. J. Ashkar, M.D, Dr. S. Iusim, M.D, Dr. M. Medvedovsky, M.D, Dr. P. Peschansky, M.D Emergency Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
הגורמים הקשורים בתפיסותיהם של בני משפחה, בנוגע לתהליך קבלת החלטות של הרופא במחלקה 14 לרפואה דחופה ביחס לקשיש עם ירידה קוגניטיבית ה . ברוך הקריה הרפואית לבריאות האדם - רמב " ם
15 Fifty-Year-Old Man with Symptomatic Hypocalcemia Dr. J. Ashkar, M.D, Dr. S. Iusim, M.D, Dr. M. Medvedovsky, M.D, Dr. P. Peschansky, M.D Emergency Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
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