Harvard Emergency Medicine: Updates & Current Practices 2024

Emergency Medicine Foundations

• Approach to acute undifferentiated emergency presentations
• Risk stratification in the emergency department
• Red flags and “don’t miss” diagnoses
• Evidence-based decision-making in high-pressure environments
• Disposition decisions and safe ED transitions
• Team-based emergency care and communication

Sepsis, Shock & Critical Care

• Early recognition of sepsis and septic shock
• Initial resuscitation strategies
• Approach to undifferentiated shock
• Vasopressor use and hemodynamic stabilization
• Respiratory failure and ARDS updates
• Management of crashing patients in the ED
• Critical care pearls for emergency practice

Cardiac, Vascular & Neurologic Emergencies

• Cardiac arrest management updates
• High-risk ECG interpretation
• Chest pain and acute coronary syndrome decision-making
• Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and treatment
• Acute ischemic stroke recognition
• Intracerebral hemorrhage and neurologic deterioration
• Anticoagulation reversal considerations

Airway, Respiratory & Procedural Care

• Airway advances and difficult airway planning
• Physiologically difficult airway management
• Non-invasive ventilation and oxygenation strategies
• Procedural safety in emergency medicine
• Ultrasound-guided vascular access
• Bedside procedural decision-making

POCUS in Emergency Medicine

• Point-of-care ultrasound for rapid bedside assessment
• EFAST and trauma ultrasound
• Cardiac ultrasound in shock and arrest
• Lung ultrasound in dyspnea and respiratory failure
• POCUS-guided procedures
• Integrating ultrasound findings into ED decision-making

Trauma, Burns & Surgical Emergencies

• Approach to the critically ill trauma patient
• Mild head trauma and concussion considerations
• Burn management in the ED
• Orthopedic and hand emergencies
• Acute compartment syndrome recognition
• Necrotizing soft tissue infection
• Urgent surgical consultation triggers

Pediatric, Geriatric & Obstetric Emergencies

• Pediatric respiratory emergencies
• Newborn fever and pediatric infection concerns
• Pediatric trauma and concussion
• Geriatric falls and frailty-informed ED care
• Atypical presentations in older adults
• Postpartum hemorrhage and obstetric emergencies
• Age-specific risk stratification and disposition

Infectious Disease, Toxicology & Psychiatric Emergencies

• Emergency infectious disease presentations
• Sexually transmitted infections in the ED
• Severe alcohol withdrawal and toxicologic emergencies
• Behavioral health and psychiatric emergencies
• Substance use-related ED presentations
• Safe communication and risk assessment

ED Operations, Safety & Innovation

• Improving ED patient experience
• Patient safety and communication in emergency care
• Clinical informatics in emergency medicine
• Emergency preparedness and disaster response
• Health equity in the emergency department
• Digital transformation and ED care delivery innovation

It is ideal for emergency medicine physicians, urgent care clinicians, hospitalists, primary care physicians, specialty physicians, PAs, NPs, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, residents, fellows, and acute care professionals.

The course covers emergency critical care, sepsis, shock, cardiac arrest, airway management, respiratory failure, POCUS, trauma, burns, pulmonary embolism, stroke, pediatric emergencies, geriatric presentations, obstetric emergencies, infectious disease, toxicology, psychiatric emergencies, patient safety, and ED operations.

Yes. The course is focused on current emergency medicine practice and practical clinical decision-making for acute care settings.

No. This course package does not include CME points or a certificate.

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