American Academy of Emergency Medicine 22ND ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY LAS VEGAS Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Preliminary Program FEBRUARY 17–21, 2016 www.aaem.org/AAEM16 You’re Invited! This year’s Scientific Assembly is going to be better than ever! Take a minute to register for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly, held in Las Vegas from Wednesday, February 17, through Sunday, February 21, 2016. Register now at www. aaem.org/AAEM16. The AAEM Education Committee diligently maintains the phenomenal quality of emergency medicine’s preeminent educational conference, the AAEM Scientific Assembly. We will provide you with the education Christopher Doty, MD Evadne Marcolini, MD FAAEM - Co-Chair, FAAEM - Co-Chair, you need to take great care of your patients, great care of your practice, 22nd AAEM Scientific 22nd AAEM Scientific great care of yourself, and be at the cutting edge of medical trends and Assembly Subcommittee Assembly Subcommittee knowledge. We have had tremendous success over the past several years with educational innovations that we will be building upon this year. As the planning subcommittee co-chairs, we have leveraged the experience and knowledge of Dr. Joseph Lex, Jr., with the energy of a young, dynamic planning subcommittee to bring a top- notch conference to a very popular locale. You will find many old favorites like: • Point-Counterpoint • Financial Wellness for Physicians • When the Shift Hits the Fan • Medicolegal Aspects of Emergency Medicine Also, we will continue with recent successes that have been so popular the past couple of years like the Pecha Kucha sessions for a rapid fire, diverse topic format. These presentations include 20 slides for a review of a single topic in just under seven minutes. These sessions have been tremendously successful for the past two years and will be back in Las Vegas. There are several stellar pre-conference courses planned for Wednesday, February 17 and Thursday, February 18, which include many perennial favorites as well as new topics to keep you relevant and informed including: • Ultrasound — Beginner and Advanced, Didactic and Lab Sessions • Simulation — Pediatric and Obstetric Labs • Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) Course, Jointly Provided by the Neurocritical Care Society • So You Think You Can Interpret an EKG? • 2015 LLSA Review Course • Operations Management Update: What You Need to Know in 2016 • Responding to the Disaster — When Your World Becomes Austere, Jointly Provided by USAAEM • Public Enemy No. 1 — Obesity: Challenges in the Management of the Morbidly Obese in the Emergency Department, Jointly Provided by CAL/AAEM • Resuscitation for Emergency Physicians • 2016 Medical Student Track Our keynote speaker this year is Dr. Zubin Damania, otherwise known as ZDoggMD. Those of you familiar with YouTube and social media have probably seen his medical parody videos. Dr. Damania also has serious accomplishments in medicine and has a critical message for us. Dr. Joseph Lex, Jr., will also provide a keynote talk as he reflects on 49 years in emergency medicine. This promises to be a “can’t miss” talk. Keep tuned for other possible surprise speakers as they are confirmed. The conference will also feature several dynamic plenary talks including: • Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM — Cardiology Updates • Peter DeBlieux, MD FAAEM — Critical Care You Need to Know • Corey Slovis, MD FAAEM FACP FACEP — Resuscitation Updates • Evadne Marcolini, MD FAAEM FACEP — Neurological Critical Care • Mimi Lu, MD FAAEM — Pediatric Updates • Nilesh Patel, DO FAAEM FACOEP — Infectious Diseases The Academy has always worked to bring our top speakers back while providing an opportunity for young, talented voices to rise up and become tomorrow’s educational leaders. We continue our search for the future The American Academy of Emergency Medicine's 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly (AAEM16) is proudly the premier clinical conference in emergency medicine. Pre-conference activities will take place on Wednesday, February 17 and Thursday, February 18. The Scientific Assembly will begin in the afternoon on Thursday, February 18 and end on Sunday, February 21, 2016. voices of emergency medicine education with the Pecha Kucha talks and the Open Mic sessions. Other specialty sessions have been developed for a changing landscape in emergency medicine such as: • Palliative Care • Observation Medicine • The Future of Emergency Medicine • Learning From Our Specialists • Special Needs of Geriatric Emergency Medicine • Working Without Tests Patients • Legal Contracts • Population Health We have built a stellar lineup in the favorite sessions from the past including: • Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine • FOAMed University • Using Technology to be a Better Doctor • Critical Care Medicine • What’s New in Trauma Other huge successes will be continued such as the: • EMS session • AAEM/JEM Resident & Student Research • Open Mic Competition • Diagnostic Case Competition Specialty sessions were also developed for: • Women in Emergency Medicine • Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) • International Emergency Medicine Residents • Young Physician Section (YPS) • Customer Service Goal-Meeting As is customary for the conference, there is no registration fee for AAEM members and there are discounted member rates for the pre-conference courses.* We have worked to provide the very best for your education … great speakers and great topics at no charge in a hot destination. This Scientific Assembly promises to be a fabulous experience and a premiere educational event. Please accept our invitation and come see what we have to offer you. Register now at: www.aaem.org/AAEM16. Chris Evie Christopher Doty, MD FAAEM Evadne Marcolini, MD FAAEM Co-Chair, 22nd AAEM Scientific Assembly Subcommittee Co-Chair, 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly Subcommittee *Refundable deposit required. Scientific Assembly Subcommittee Christopher Doty, MD FAAEM, Co-Chair Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM Evadne Marcolini, MD FAAEM, Co-Chair Lillian Oshva, MD FAAEM Joseph Lex, MD MAAEM FAAEM, Advisor Nilesh Patel, DO FAAEM Jack Perkins, MD FAAEM Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM Kevin Reed, MD FAAEM Michael Epter, DO FAAEM Jennifer Repanshek, MD FAAEM Michael Gottlieb, MD Zachary Repanshek, MD FAAEM Jonathan Jones, MD FAAEM Kevin Rodgers, MD FAAEM Tamara Kuittinen, MD FAAEM R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD FAAEM S. Terez Malka, MD Connect with AAEM16! Download our mobile app by scanning the QR code visiting http://eventmobi.com/aaem16 or the app store. The app includes an event guide, speaker profiles, exhibitor listing, evaluations & surveys and handout/PDF document access. Follow @AAEMinfo on Twitter and use hashtag #AAEM16 for Scientific Assembly tweets. 22ND ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY 22ND ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY LAS VEGAS FEBRUARY 17–21, 2016 ● PLANET HOLLYWOOD ● LAS VEGAS, NV Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino 1 Statements of Disclosure The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) endorses the guidelines for continuing medical education programs as set forth in the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Elements (including the Standards for Commercial Support) and Accreditation Policies. AAEM maintains control over the development of its educational programs and the selection of topics and presenters. A full disclosure of relevant financial relationships is required of all presenters and faculty members, and the presence of any such relationship will be reported to all program attendees. AAEM defines relevant financial relationships as those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received or expected. ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner. In accordance with these policies, AAEM would like to make the following information known to conference participants. Planning Committee Members and Staff Who Have Disclosed No Relevant Financial Relationships Gregory Apel, MD Daniel Dire, MD FAAEM Jonathan Apfelbaum, MD FAAEM Christopher I. Doty, MD FAAEM Lachay Artis William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA CPE FAAEM Kishla Askins, PA Reena Duseja, MD MS Rebecca A. Bavolek, MD FAAEM FACEP Mazen El Sayed, MD MPH FAAEM Deena I. Bengiamin, MD Michael L. Epter, DO FAAEM Nicholas Bertucci Lane E. Fresh, MD FAAEM Biren Bhatt, MD FAAEM Erica Frumin, MD Howard Blumstein, MD FAAEM Juli Fung, MD FAAEM Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM FACEP Ronald T. Genova, MD FAAEM David I. Bruner, MD FAAEM Robert D. Glatter, MD FAAEM Laura Burns, MA William Goldenberg, MD FAAEM Michael G. Buscher, Jr., DO FAAEM Mitchell J. Goldman, DO FAAEM FAAP Crystal Cassidy, MD FAAEM Scott Goldstein, DO FAAEM Jeffrey D. Chien, MD Michael Gottlieb, MD John Christensen, MD FAAEM Matthew N. Graber, MD PhD FAAEM Frank Christopher, MD FAAEM John Grady, DO FAAEM Joel M. Clingenpeel, MD MPH FAAEM FAAP Mary Haas, MD James E. Colletti, MD FAAEM