New Jersey Chapter
American College of Emergency Physicians

2003 Scientific Assembly

May 20, 2003

Sheraton Edison
Edison, New Jersey

General Information
Learning Objectives
Accreditation
Disclosure
Research Poster Presentation
Accommodations
ADA Compliance
Guest Faculty

Program

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General Information

The New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians is proud to present this year's exciting program. The annual NJ-ACEP Scientific Assembly has been designed and coordinated by Dr. Victor Almeida, NJ-ACEP Education Committee Chairman. The Scientific Assembly offers current information on timely issues and current techniques to help emergency physicians, residents and emergency health care providers enhance their practice. The courses will be presented by faculty selected for outstanding teaching ability and expertise in their specified field within emergency medicine.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the program participants should be able to:
Receive an overview of the issues on which National ACEP is focusing --
Understand the need for effective physician lobbying and examples of effective outcomes in legislation -- Become familiar with current bioterrorism strategies in New Jersey -- learn the vertical and horizontal command structure -- identify key contacts within the State -- Review the current issues and challenges facing emergency medical services from the prehospital arena into the acute care facility -- Examine innovative ways to decrease emergency department gridlock -- Identify system impediments that can lead to more rapid throughput -- Review leading articles of 2002 -- Recognize basic evidence-based medicine concepts -- Improve appraisal skills of journal article evaluation -- Understand a basic model of pathophysiology for cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) -- Identify medications that decrease preload and afterload in CPE patients -- Learn risks and benefits of the various inotropic agents available -- Examine the benefits of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation -- Become familiar with the legal process as it relates to malpractice suits -- Learn how to use the medical record to maximize your position when confronted with a legal action -- Learn the pitfalls in documentation -- Understand proper splinting techniques and materials -- Receive hands-on practice with preparing and applying splints -- Experience the newer and rarely used splinting applications -- Understand the complex needs of "special care" children -- Recognize presentations of a child with a malfunctioning ventricular shunt -- Be comfortable with the care and replacement of varied gastrostomy tube devices -- Be able to deal with respiratory emergencies associated with children with tracheotomies -- Be able to evaluate and care for the child with a central dwelling device -- Learn skills and techniques of laceration repair and alternative methods for suture repair.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of ACEP and NJ-ACEP.
The American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 Category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 6 hours of ACEP Category I credit.

Disclosure

It is the policy of the American College of Emergency Physicians to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs by ACEP and NJ-ACEP are expected to disclose to the program audience any associated or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s).

Research Poster Presentation

NJ-ACEP is pleased to announce the continuation of the tradition of research posters. Posters can be displayed beginning at 7 a.m. on May 20. Poster boards will be available for approved abstracts only. All interested physicians and residents are encouraged to submit their abstracts, in the 2002 SAEM format, before May 10, 2003, to Victor Almeida, DO, FACEP, Union Hospital, 1000 Galloping Hill Road, Union, NJ 07083.

Accommodations

The Sheraton Edison at Raritan Center is located just off Exit 10 of the NJ Turnpike. A block of rooms is reserved for NJ-ACEP at a special rate of $129 per night for Monday, May 19. Please call (732) 225-8300. Reservations must be made no later than May 2.

ADA Compliance

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please call with your requests.

Guest Faculty

Victor M. Almeida, DO, FACEP, FACOEP, is Director, Medical Education, Union Hospital; Osteopathic Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

John A. Brennan, MD, FAAP, FACEP, is Vice President of Emergency Services, St. Barnabas Health Care System.

Sean P. Buckley, Esq. is a partner at Buckley & Theroux, LLC, where he specializes in civil litigation, medical malpractice, insurance defense, products liability, and commercial litigation. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney and a member of the New Jersey Bar.

Russell H. Harris, MD, MMM, FACEP, CPE, is CEO of the NE Region of Emcare, Inc. and is responsible for over 30 Emergency Departments from Virginia through Maine. He serves on the Emergency Medicine Faculty of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia and is an active lecturer in the area of EMTALA. He serves as an Administrative Fellow assigned to the NJ Senate Health Committee. He is a Captain in the US Naval Reserves.

Steve Katz, MD, FAEP, is Chairman, Emergency Department, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ. He is an instructor in Surgery (Emergency Medicine), Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

Barbara McDevitt, MD, is the Associate Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Her experience with children with complex medical needs was developed during her tenure as the Director of the Cardiac-Respiratory Rehabilitation Center at the Hospital for Sick Children in Washingtno, D.C.

Mark A. Merlin, DO, FACEP is an attending phyxician at St. Barnabas Medical Center, St. Michael's Medical Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital.

Amal Mattu, MD, FACEP, is Director of Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Co-Director of Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Combined Residency Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Sol Nevins, MD, FACEP, is an Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Morristown Memorial Hospital. He serves as faculty for the Emergency Medicine Residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He is the Medical Director, AHS CCTU and MMH MICU. He is the Chair, NJ State MICU Advisory Council.

Drew Nyce, MD, is Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine at UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Cooper Hospital, Camden, NJ. He is Director of EM Undergraduate Medical Education UMDNJ/RWJMS Cooper Hospital and is responsible for teaching Evidence Based Medicine curriculum.

Victor Scali, DO, FACOEP, is the President of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, and Associate Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency and Co-Director of Combined IM/EM Residency at UMDNJ School of Ostepoathic Medicine.

Peter Viccellio, MD, FACEP, is Vice Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.

Manish Vig, MD, FACEP, is an Attending Physician, Virtua-Memorial Hospital of Burlington County. He is a clinical professor at UMDNJ-Cooper University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.

Stuart Weiss, MD, FAAP, FACEP, is the Director, Disaster Preparedness, St. Barnabas Health Care System, Livingston, NJ.

PROGRAM

Educational Grants Have Been Provided by:

Eli Lilly Critical Care - EmCare - Healthcare Business Resources - The Sharing Network PhyAmerica - Roche Pharmaceuticals Schering ACS - Siemens Summit Health Care Services

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