EMed-Emergency Medicine – Common ED Challenges: Opioid Epidemic; Emergency Psychiatric Patient; Testing in the ED

EMed-Emergency Medicine – Common ED Challenges: Opioid Epidemic; Emergency Psychiatric Patient; Testing in the ED is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS), Inc. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Original Release Date: July 1, 2019
Expiration Date: July 1, 2022

Topics & Objectives:
TOPIC 1: The Opioid Epidemic: How We Got Here and How We’re Going to Dig Ourselves Out.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL

• Differentiate EKG findings for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome.
• Specify the factors determining the seriousness of any tachycardia.
• Utilize current effective and approved therapies to treat various supraventricular tachycardias as per the sited systemic reviews and ACC guidelines.

TOPIC 2: Management of the Emergency Psychiatric Patient.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP

• Recognize the early signs of agitation and employ strategies to resolve them.
• Select appropriate agents for chemical restraint based on available evidence.
• Using ACEP guidelines as a framework develop a plan for the medical clearance of a psychiatric patient.

TOPIC 3: Is This Test Necessary: Efficient Use of Testing in the Emergency Department.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP

• Develop, using the available evidence, efficient decision making skills for the use of some commonly used lab & radiographic tests in the ED as per the COC guidance and recommendations.
• Determine the utility of some less commonly used tests in the ED, including strep tests, D-dimers and coagulation tests.
• Evaluate case scenarios to discuss optimizing patient care while reducing unnecessary costs.