Updates in Emergency Medicine and Women's Health

Updates in Emergency Medicine and Women's Health is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from May 28 - Jun 04, 2023 at Celebrity Eclipse, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Program Purpose:
This educational activity aims to offer participants up-to-date knowledge to provide care that is at the forefront of currently available medical advances. The utilization of multidisciplinary teams in the treatment of patients is emphasized, as is the investigation of issues related to system-based procedures.

• Pediatric fever: management and update
         • Acknowledge the signs and symptoms of serious bacterial infections
         • Describe the recommended diagnostic procedure for a febrile infant based on accepted standards and the patient's age.
         • Identify the life-threatening causes of fever

• Syncope update: the evaluation of the patient with loss of consciousness
         • List the causes of syncope that can lead to morbidity and mortality
         • Discuss diagnostic procedures that are efficient about the cost for the patient who has an earlier history of loss of consciousness.
         • Analyze the various outcomes and suggestions included in the most current published material.

• Pain management options in the era of opioid abuse
         • Appraise the extent of the opioid crisis
         • Analyze the alternatives to narcotic medications that can be used to treat pain without resorting to opiates
         • Analyze the latest developments in analgesics and the pharmaceutical developments in the field

• Trauma in the pediatric patient
         • Discuss the extent and nature of non-accidental trauma, as well as its causes and consequences
         • Examine recent advances and analgesic pharmacological advancements.
         • Analyze and evaluate the current recommendations for diagnosing and treating teenage concussions.
         • Analyze how antithrombolyics may be of benefit to the patient

• What is new in toxicology?
         • Cite substances of abuse that were not available even ten years earlier
         • Describe toxidromes that might help figure out  what may have caused symptoms in the poisoned patient
         • Exemplify distinct abused substances

• Cardiopulmonary/Resuscitation update
         • Update standard guidelines when they change
         • Develop resuscitation guidelines beyond standard CPR and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
         • Acknowledge the significance of neuroimaging, targeted temperature management, and extracorporeal life support (ECLS).

• Legal considerations in general, emergency and primary care
         • Identify activities that may put the patient and the healthcare provider at risk.
         • Analyze how lawsuits affect the provider's well-being
         • Find out the best practices to minimize lawsuits in emergency care
         • Demonstrate the magnitude of litigation and of defensive medicine

• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) - How can I help my Patients?
         • Explain how PMS develops and how it is diagnosed
         • Describe the natural history and prognosis of PMS
         • Discuss the evidence for the current treatment of PMS
         • Apply the latest recommendations on how to manage effectively PMS.

• High-Risk Pregnancy: Doctor - what about my future health?
         • To discuss recent recommendations for follow-up and intervention in women who had high-risk pregnancy conditions in their past pregnancies such as preeclampsia /eclampsia, fetal intra-uterine growth restriction, and gestational diabetes
         • The participants will be able to detect the long-term consequences of these high-risk pregnancy conditions
         • The participants will be able to describe possible future health problems of the offspring of these high-risk pregnancy mothers in accordance with the Barker hypothesis
         • The participants will be able to assess the importance of continuous blood pressure measurements, glucose and lipid profile levels, and weight reduction programs when appropriate according to the specific high-risk pregnancy.

• Diabetes in pregnant women and beyond
         • Differentiate the different types of diabetes during pregnancy.
         • Discuss the latest evidence-based recommendations of the medical measures to be taken before pregnancy in a known diabetic patient.
         • Apply the appropriate management of diabetes during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.
         • Discuss different management options in gestational diabetes and pre-gestational diabetes.
         • Apply evidence-based treatment options using the latest technological advances in insulin pumps and continuous glucose sensors when appropriate.

• Infertility - Basic evaluation of the couple
         • Describe the basic diagnostic steps and treatment options of infertile patients
         • Discuss the preliminary evaluation needed in both male-female and unexplained infertility
         • Apply an up-to-date methodological and structured evaluation using the different fertility tests and treatment options according to the medical finding presented
         • Explain to infertility patients the cause of their problem and help them in the decision-making process of how to reach their goal of having a baby

• Sexual problems - How can I help my patients?
         • Differentiate various common causes of both female and male sexual problems
         • Discuss the latest recommendations for treating sexual dysfunction
         • Apply a structured comfortable evaluation of the sexual dysfunction
         • Determine when to refer the patient for further evaluation and treatment by a Psychological therapist or Sexologist

• Chronic pelvic pain - A practical approach
         • Discuss recent recommendations for the evaluation of chronic pelvic pain
         • Apply the evaluation plan in a methodological manner
         • Assess female chronic pelvic pain through both noninvasive and invasive diagnostic procedures
         • Describe and apply the appropriate therapy needed according to the diagnosis

• Examination and treatment of common vulvar and vaginal infections
         • Differentiate between Bacterial vaginosis, Yeast infections, and trichomonas vaginalis.
         • Discuss diagnosis and management of common vulvovaginal infections
         • Describe the diagnostic office tests for differentiating these infections through a few simple tests performed
         • Apply effective treatment for these common vaginal and vulvar pathological conditions

• Women's Cardiovascular Problems | How can I help my patients?
         • Discuss recent recommendations for the evaluation of women's cardiovascular problems
         • Apply the evaluation plan in a methodological manner
         • Promote female cardiovascular health through preventive measures and noninvasive and invasive diagnostic procedures
         • Describe and apply the appropriate therapy needed according to the diagnosis