19th Annual High Risk Emergency Medicine

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.