In-person or via LIVE webcast...the CEC difference!
Arrival/Registration
THURSDAY, September 21, 2023
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Early Registration
Note that there's a door prize drawing for Thursday registrants.
or, FRIDAY, September 22, 2023
7:00 am – 7:50 am: On-site Registration
Quick Schedule
FRIDAY, September 22, 2023
7:15 am – 7:50 am: Breakfast
7:50 am – 12:45 pm: Educational Sessions
SATURDAY, September 23, 2023
7:15 am – 7:40 am: Breakfast
7:40 am – 12:15 pm: Educational Sessions
12:30 pm – 2:35 pm: Lunch/Educational Sessions
SUNDAY, September 24, 2023
7:15 am – 7:50 am: Breakfast
7:50 am – 12:15 pm: Educational Sessions
The conference adjourns on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 12:15 pm.
Educational Sessions
The agenda for the 2023 conference will be posted shortly. In the meantime, we are happy to provide you with last year's agenda to give you a sense of our conference. Topics and speakers will vary from 2022.
| THURSDAY, October 20, 2022 |
| Pre-Conference Workshops (Additional Fee Applies) |
| 8:00 am – 12:15 pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Essential Suturing Skills |
J. Marinucci, Amy Keim, MS, PA-C, & R. Strauss, MSHS, MPH, PA-C |
| 1:30 pm – 5:45 pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Suturing Skills for Complex Lacerations |
J. Marinucci, Amy Keim, MS, PA-C, & R. Strauss, MSHS, MPH, PA-C |
| FRIDAY, October 21, 2022 |
| 7:50 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
R. Dachs, MD |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Panning for Chest Pain Gold: Dissecting the 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/SAEM/SCCT/ SCR Chest Pain Guideline |
G. Higgins, MD |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am |
Troponin Update: Are You Ready for High-Sensitivity Troponins? |
R. Dachs, MD |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am |
Approach To Orthopedic Analgesia |
D. Campagne, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:00 am |
Hand Infections & Injuries |
D. Campagne, MD |
| 11:00 am – 11:30 am |
Hyperemesis Gravidarum |
R. Bloch, MD |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Dialysis Complications |
D. Campagne MD |
| 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm |
Panel Discussion: Medical Literature Review 1 |
R. Bloch, MD, R. Dachs, MD, D. Campagne, MD, & G. Higgins, MD |
| Afternoon Workshops (Additional Fee Applies) |
| 1:45 pm – 4:45 pm |
Workshop: Common Fractures and Dislocations |
R. Dachs, MD, D. Campagne, MD, & G. Higgins, MD |
| 1:45 pm – 6:00 pm |
Workshop: Essential Management Skills for Dental and ENT Emergencies |
J. Marinucci, A. Keim, MS, PA-C, & R. Strauss, MSHS, MPH, PA-C |
| SATURDAY, October 22, 2022 |
| 7:50 am – 8:00 am |
Day One Review |
R. Dachs, MD |
| 8:00 am – 8:45 am |
Bad Headaches Can Be Such a Headache! Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates |
G. Higgins, MD |
| 8:45 am – 9:30 am |
Infections in Older Adults |
D. Khoujah, MD |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am |
STI and PID Update |
R. Bloch, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:00 am |
Drugging the Elderly: Pharmacology Pearls and Pitfalls in Geriatric Patients |
D. Khoujah, MD |
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am |
Task Interruption in the ED/UC |
R. Bloch, MD |
| 11:45 am – 12:20 pm |
3 Things to Do for Every Patient Above the Age of 75 |
D. Khoujah, MD |
| 12:20 pm |
LUNCH BREAK (WORKING LUNCH) |
| 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm |
Your Patient Has Symptomatic COVID - What Are Your Options? |
R. Dachs, MD |
| 1:15 pm – 1:55 pm |
Updates on COVID |
M. Gandhi, MD |
| 1:55 pm – 2:35 pm |
Panel Discussion: Medical Literature Review II |
R. Bloch, MD, R. Dachs, MD, M. Gandhi, MD, G. Higgins, MD, & D. Khoujah, MD |
| SUNDAY, October 23, 2022 |
| 7:50 am – 8:00 am |
Day Two Review |
R. Dachs, MD |
| 8:00 am – 8:55 am |
Pediatric Cardiac Patients: What You Need Know When They Walk in the Door |
S. Iyer, MD |
| 8:55 am – 9:25 am |
Monkeypox: History, Epidemiology, Vaccines, Treatment |
M. Gandhi, MD |
| 9:25 am – 10:05 am |
Panel Discussion: Literature Review III |
R. Bloch, MD, R. Dachs, MD, M. Gandhi, MD, & S. Iyer, MD |
| 10:05 am |
BREAK |
| 10:20 am – 10:50 am |
Pediatric Appendicitis: Top 5 Things to Improve Care and Stratify Risk |
S. Iyer, MD |
| 10:50 am – 11:20 am |
HIV Updates: History, Epidemiology, Treatment, Prevention |
M. Gandhi, MD |
| 11:20 am – 12:15 pm |
Wheezing, Barking and Crackles: Best Practice Treatment for Common Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies |
S. Iyer, MD |
