Topics in Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases

The purposes of the lectures are to provide up to date and evidenced-based information regarding the diagnosis, management and prevention of various infectious diseases that are clinically relevant to the practicing physician. Upon attending the presentations and participating in case discussions, the attendees will have a better understanding of appropriate preventative vaccines and diagnostic methods, awareness of newer antimicrobial agents, and better appreciation of therapeutic principles to provide better care for patients with infections.

Included will be a discussion of issues of vaccine hesitancy, anti-vaxers, and strategies to increase vaccine uptake (especially in light of the increase cases of measles in 2019).

Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and a systematic, evidence based, team approach can save lives, decrease disability and improve outcomes. In addition an evidnece based approach will lead to better utilization of resources and cost savings. In addition I will also provide up to date information on the Treatment of neurological emergencies, that will help with team managment of the stroke or suspected stroke patient, including how to take care of these patients in a system that may or may not be a designated stroke center.

The patient with the red eye can have minor or serious pathology, a quick approach to making the correct diagnosis will be discussed. Finally, abdominal pain can be a spectrum of disease processes, this lecture will help the clinician quickly narrow the diagnosis and chose the right imaging options.

Topics:

1. A Novel Approach to the Red Eye
   • Quickly identify and treat the common causes of the red eye
2. Decision making rules in Trauma
   • Utilize simple decision making rules to more efficiently treat the injured patient
3. Updates in the evaluation of neurologic emergencies
   • Develop a strategy for the approach to the patient with a new neurological complaint
4. Visual Perles in Trauma
   • Use visual perles to explore difficult diagnoses
5. Evaluating the patient with abdominal pain
   • Learn an objective approach to the patient with abdominal pain
6. Heroic procedures in the ED
   • Utilize up to date techniques for the perfomance of difficult procedures
7. Update Adult Immunization
   • List New recommendations by CDC for adult immunizations.
   • List barriers to vaccine uptake
8. Antimicrobial Stewardship
   • List benefits of Stewardship
   • List interventions to improve antibiotic use
9. New developments in management of respiratory tract infections (RTIs)
   • List common pathogens of RTIS
   • List appropriate diagnostic studies and treatment of RTIs
10. Update Sexually transmitted Infections (STIs)
    • List diagnosis and treatment for common STIs
11. Infectious Associated with Opioid Use
    • List infections associated with opioid use
12. Emerging Infections
    • Define and list recent emerging infections; Know how to manage a patient with Zika; List criteria for pandemics
13. Infectious Disease Pearls and Case Discussions
    • Understand nuances of treating various infectious disease cases