This course is designed for PAs and NPs working in the ED. It is designed for clinicians who provide fast track, urgent or acute primary care to their patients. Focus on fundamental wound care, orthopedics and infectious disease. Learn how to be clean, efficient and NOT GET BURNED!
The program covers topics, such as:
Introduction &Â Urgent Care Mindset
Pulmonary/Dyspnea
Addiction
Ophthalmologic Disorders
ENT
Chest Pain
Acute Abdominal Pain &Â Pregnancy Complications
Headaches
Basic Microbiology and Sepsis
Common Rashes & Antibiotics & Wound Care
Orthopedic Complaints ; Effective Communication ; Medical Errors ; Medical Malpractice
John Bielinski, Jr, MS, PAC is the speaker. John is hailed as one of the greatest presenters in the country. With his unique active style and easy to follow presentation, attendees have reported learning more in one day from him than an entire year in the classroom! He earned a master’s degree in family and emergency medicine and is a national lecturer on emergency medicine and extraordinary patient care. His experience not only includes years of hospitalist/intensive care coverage, but he has also run a rural emergency department for nine years autonomously, having cared for hundreds of cardiac arrest and critically ill patients. John has lectured for over 10 years teaching PA students at two PA schools in Buffalo, NY. He has also instructed paramedics and nurses on advanced cardiac life support.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
Diagnose the 5 most important diseases associated with dyspnea and explain why they should not be missed
Recognize the presentation of CHF for early identification and recommend treatment options based on current AHA/ACC guidelines to improve patient outcomes
Identify and treat asthma based on current guidelines from the Global Initiative in Asthma
Identify the presentation of pulmonary embolism for improved diagnosis and to implement treatment strategies based on current guidelines
Addiction
Recognize the psychological and disconnect addiction patients have with their disorder and provide the care they need in an Emergency Medicine setting
Identify patients presenting with alcohol abuse in an effort to diagnose Korsakoff’s syndrome and differentiate it from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
Ophthalmologic Disorders
Explain the approach to evaluate ophthalmologic complaints
Identify the two key components of a deep eye problem requiring consultation
Provide tools of visual acuity in a patient who does not have their prescribed glasses/contacts
ENT in Urgent Care
Appropriately diagnose and treat otitis media based on clinical presentation and physical exam findings with updated antibiotic recommendations based on current guidelines
Apply Centor Criteria to assist in the diagnosis of Strep pharyngitis
Implement the current guidelines for the treatment of sinusitis
Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain
Assess for and identify causes of chest pain
Describe the pathophysiology of chest pain
Differentiate the clinical features of various causes of chest pain
Identify infectious causes of chest pain based on clinical presentation and evaluation
Approach to the Management of Chest Pain
Develop an approach to the patient with chest pain based on current AHA/ACC guidelines
Calculate the HEART Score in the assessment of a patient with chest pain and acute coronary care
Employ the ACCF/AHA Guideline based management strategies for chest pain
Recognize when to refer patients for more advanced cardiac care
Acute Abdominal Pain
Apply a systematic approach to a patient with acute abdominal pain based on AFP guidelines
Determine and avoid common pitfalls in the assessment of patients with abdominal pain
Detect and assess high-risk scenarios related to patients with abdominal pain
Common Rashes
Assess common rashes in the ED to make appropriate diagnosis and initiate treatment
Develop a differential diagnosis based upon the type of rash on presentation
Wound Care
Diagnose wound care complaints and apply the National Wound Management Guidelines
Develop a clinical approach to ED infectious diseases
Typical Orthopedic Complaints
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
Diagnose common orthopedic injuries based on history and physical and initiate therapeutics
Utilize both the Ottawa Knee and Ankle Rules as an assessment tool to help your evaluation and work up on knee and ankle injuries
Medical Errors
Apply the ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals (2018)
Demonstrate root cause analysis and perform it on cases of medical errors
Assess specific, evidence-based risks for medication errors and strategies to reduce their occurrence
Effective Communications
Provide pearls of effective communication to improve patient compliance
Appraise the variety of ways that people perceive communication and process information
Assess your personal communication strengths and limitations
Determine communication issues unique to older patients
Medical Malpractice
Prepare for a malpractice defense and provide optimal documentation based on case presentations
Identify methods to improve charting and the ability to defend one’s care
Describe the various areas in medicine or practice behaviors that are predisposed to high risk for medical malpractice claims
Recognize the situations or patient encounters that commonly result in behavior consistent with high risk for causing an action
Identify the various strategies and resources available to you when a perceived high risk behavior or encounter has occurred
Emergency Mindset and Preventing Burnout in Medicine
Integrate effective communication skills such as active listening, reframing, and validation into daily interactions with patients, improving overall communication and the quality of care
Review current literature re: physician burnout
Incorporate strategies to reduce clerical burdens of EMR
Adopt strategies for successful patient experience surveys
Apply techniques for managing functional symptoms in the office
