CEME HREM - High Risk EM

Bad Outcomes Occur - Malpractice Need Not
Designed and taught by emergency physicians and medical malpractice attorneys, High Risk Emergency Medicine is a comprehensive review of the medical-legal issues inherent to the practice of Emergency Medicine.
High Risk Emergency Medicine is the only risk management course to use actual malpractice and EMTALA cases to illustrate the most important and common Emergency Department pitfalls. In this 15-hour course, the most costly and/or frequent errors causing lawsuits or government investigations in Emergency Medicine are reviewed.
These high risk entities and important topic include:
• Myocardial Ischemia
• Ill Child
• Aortic Aneurysms / Dissections
• Appendicitis Comprehensive Syllabus and seperate risk management desk reference provided
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Pediatric Procedural Sedation
• Head / Neck Trauma
• Extremity Fractures
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Stroke
• Testicular Torsion
• Wound Complications
• ALTE and Pediatric Life Threats
• Medication Errors
• EMTALA Update
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Non-Medical Errors - Ways to Lose Your License
• Surviving a Lawsuit
• Live Mock Desposition
Using actual case analysis and a review of the medical literature, this course identifies the critical components of the history, physical exam and data collection process that are critical to assuring a well supported evaluation, treatment and disposition. Important principles in communication, documentation, medical-legal strategies and EMTALA compliance are discussed to help participants develop an effective Emergency Department Risk Management Program.
This Nineteenth Annual Edition of this course has been revised to include the most recent, relevant literature, malpractice and EMTALA cases. Participants will also receive a comprehensive Risk Management syllabus and annotated bibliography that features practical management recommendations for reducing risk while providing high quality patient care.