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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health and Northwest Seminars. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®).

Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 20 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1033888; Expiration Date 9/15/2017.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Registered Nurses: NWS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 20 contact hours.

• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, paramedics, pre-hospital emergency medicine care providers and all other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. 

PROGRAM PURPOSE

The practitioner of emergency medicine must possess evidence-based scientific background for competent clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty and all additional related disciplines; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures; manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in providing consistent care in all settings in which emergency care is provided; serve as an expert in matters involving quality, safe and equitable health care delivery and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon professional expertise.

Presentations are designed to facilitate the acquisition of cognitive and technical skills as defined through evidenced based data translated to best practice standards by the pertinent governmental and professional organizations including the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Surgeons and the Emergency Nurses Association and abilities in one or more of the disciplines vital to the practicing professional. 

OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of services inherent in the professions

Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, contraindications and precautions of drugs based on their chemical and pharmacologic properties

Outline comprehensive patient management plans for the special patient population discussed

Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of all aspects of patient care regardless of the clinical environment in which the practice resides

Incorporate the published tenets of pertinent, recognized external organizations, institutions, and professional groups defining medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, and health care management standards.

Eric Katz, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, 

Maricopa Integrated Health Systems

Executive Chairman and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Campus

Program Coordinator

H. Gene Hern, MD

Program Director, Quality and Patient Safety Fellowship

Alameda County Medical Center - Highland 

Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF

Jeffrey Stowell, MD

Associate Emergency Ultrasound Director

Fellowship Director, Emergency Ultrasound

Director, Advanced Practice Provider Program

Maricopa Medical Center

Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Phoenix, Arizona

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Hotel Madeline Telluride

Hotel Madeline offers Telluride accommodations that deliver the utmost in comfort, style and atmosphere. Each guest room at Hotel Madeline Telluride is designed with your comfort in mind. Superior King rooms are approximately 505 square feet; Deluxe 2 Queen rooms are approximately 527 square feet. Amenities in all rooms include 42” flat screen HDTV, iPod connection, alarm clock, complimentary Wi-Fi access, iron/board, laptop safe, coffee maker, bathrobes and slippers, deep soaking tub, and more. 

Resort Fee includes: Slopeside Ski Valet, fitness center, steam room, year–round heated swimming pool and hot tub, business center, 20 Below (kid’s hangout), and the Studio (Yoga and Pilates), as well as high-speed wireless internet, in–room coffee and teas, local and 800 number phone calls, nightly turndown service as requested, in–room mineral water replenished daily, iPad newspaper service, Mountain Village Dial–A–Ride transportation, round trip transfers from Telluride Airport (TEX), and Resort activities as available. Resort fee inclusions subject to change without notice.

Submission Info

Northwest Seminars

Phone: 800-222-6927

Fax: 509-547-1265

Email: info@northwestseminars.com

Northwest Seminars

Phone: 800-222-6927

Fax: 509-547-1265

Email: info@northwestseminars.com