Topics in Hospital Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Leadership

Topics in Hospital Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Leadership is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Feb 08 - 21, 2024 at Celebrity Millennium, Singapore.

Program Purpose:
Update in C. difficile Colitis
• Articulate the growing epidemiological concern of C. difficile colitis
• Identify and treat mild, moderate and severe cases of C. difficile colitis
• Describe novel treatments in the treatment of recurrent C. difficile colitis

Update in the Assessment and Treatment of COPD Exacerbations
• Articulate the growing epidemiological concern of COPD
• Classify patients with COPD using the 2023 GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) guidelines
• Describe treatments in the management of acute COPD exacerbation

Update in the Management of Heart Failure Exacerbations
• Explain the impact of heart failure in the US
• Explain the evidence informing the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

Hospitalists and the Opioid Epidemic
• State key statistics regarding the opioid epidemic in the US
• Articulate the drivers that contributed to the opioid epidemic
• Describe 7 key steps for safe prescribing practices

Update in the Identification and Treatment of Sepsis
• Explain the impact of sepsis in the US
• Articulate the main recommendations of the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines

How Hospitalists Drive Value in Patient Care
• Define value in healthcare
• Articulate the urgency to bend the cost curve
• Explain several evidence-based practical solutions to improve value in practice today

How Hospitalists Drive Quality in Patient Care
• Articulate the patient and institutional impact on an early discharge initiative
• Strategize how to formulate quality improvement projects that impact patient care
• Recognize challenges to an early discharge initiative and other QI projects and develop adaptive strategies

Update in the Management of Acute Liver Failure
• Explain the impact of acute liver failure in the US
• Apply the latest guidelines from the AASLD position paper on acute liver failure
• Describe when to refer patients for transplantation

Medical Errors
• Describe the types of sentinel events the Joint Commission has identified
• Discuss what factors must be included in a root cause analysis in order for the Joint Commission to consider it thorough and credible
• Evaluate the most common misdiagnoses
• Describe the prevalence of medical errors and factors that contribute to an increased risk that such errors will occur

Litigation Stress
• Discuss the typical physical and emotional reactions
• Discuss prevention strategies, including effective communication and documentation
• Learn to develop support systems and utilize privileged communications
• Discuss methods to cope with the pressure of a claim, develop a sense of perspective, and transform this into a growth experience

Effective Communication and Conflict Management
• List principles of negotiation and communication
• Identify effective communication skills and techniques

Sore Throats That Can Kill and Other Nightmare Emergencies
• Discuss the common, subtle, and key clinical findings of life-threatening ENT emergencies
• Interpret imaging studies required for prompt diagnosis
• Describe life-saving treatments and avoid pitfalls to help you to end the nightmare

ENT Tricks of the Trade
• Review head and neck emergencies along with high-yield procedures
• Discuss treatment options for these emergencies
• Describe procedures to treat head and neck complaints

Violence in the Medical Setting
• Evaluate and Learn to deal with your own stress, anxieties, and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations
• Develop strategies to promote safety, security, and dignity for all involved
• Identify how we influence whether a crisis is prevented or escalates and how to respond properly and professionally during crisis moments
• Implement practical skills and techniques to protect yourself and your staff

Combative, Convulsing, Agitated Patient
• Discuss the key high-risk presentations and documentation that is essential when caring for these patients
• Describe disease states that can cause patients to present to the ED in a combative, agitated state or seizing
• Discuss the appropriate use of sedation in the initial stabilization of combative patients
• Discuss the indications for, and pitfalls of, patient restraints

Wellness for the Clinician
• Discuss characteristics of resilience
• Discuss actionable items to developing a less hostile environment o Discuss what Medicine can do to support our clinicians