Emergency Medicine Conference & Workshop
Presented by the
Caribbean Emergency Medicine Association (Barbados)
Saturday, September 16 – Sunday, September 17, 2017
Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre
UWI Cavehill, St. Michael, Barbados
Emergency medicine is the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury. It encompasses a unique body of knowledge as set forth in the “Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine.” The practice of emergency medicine includes the initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care among multiple providers, and disposition of any patient requiring expeditious medical, surgical, or psychiatric care. (ACEP 2015)
During this 2-day, continuing medical education event, speakers and facilitators will explore clinical presentations associated with high-risk diagnoses that are commonly seen outside the hospital and referred to the ED. In addition, participants will be invited to panel and plenary discussions focused on improved access and utilization of emergency services with the aim of improving continuity of care bilaterally “from the office to the ED”.
The lectures on Day 1 cover topics that range from asthma to abdominal pain to soft tissue infections and more. The objective is to explore clinical management of these conditions on presentation to primary-, urgent- and emergency-care facilities.
The guest speakers will be Canadian Professor M. J. Bullard who will present on the topic “Which of your elderly patients is really sick?” and Dr. Rhonda Hutson, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, UWI, Jamaica. Dr. Hutson will speak on “Managing the Ill Patient in your Office”.
The workshops of Day 2, will afford registrants the opportunity to actively participate in practical sessions on wound care management, interpretation of ECGs and X-rays in trauma and the application of splints, bandages and dressings.
The Caribbean Emergency Medicine Association (Barbados) welcomes physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians and other allied health professionals from Barbados, the Caribbean and International community to attend this medical education event. CPE credit will be available.
Saturday, Sept 16, 2017
Emergency Medicine Conference – Day 1
8:30am-4.30pm
Registration Fee
BDS$175/ USD$87.50 – Physicians
$125/ USD$62.50 – Nurses & Allied Health
$100/ USD$50 – Students
Programme
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 830AM | Opening Remarks | UWI Representative |
| 8.40-9.10 | Fever & Body Pains | Dr. Michael Charles, General Practitioner, Elcourt Clinic |
| 9.10-9.40 | Soft Tissue Infections | Dr. Makeba Brooks, Emergency Physician, Urgent Care Mobile |
| 9.40-10.10 | Red Flags in Abdominal Pain | Dr. Rawle Springer, Consultant Emergency Physician, QEH), Associate Lecturer (UWI), FMH Emergency Medical Clinic
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| 10.10-10.30 | Break | |
| 10.30-11.00 | As the World Turns | Dr. Reginald King, Emergency Physician, Consultant (QEH) and Senior Lecturer (UWI), FMH Emergency Medical Clinic |
| 11.00-11.30 | A Shift in the Life of an ED Triage Nurse | Ms. Tracy Davis, Registered Nurse, Accident & Emergency Department, QEH |
| 11.35-12.15 | Which of your elderly patients is really sick? | Prof. M. J. Bullard, Guest Speaker, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 12.15-12.30 | Discussion/ Special Presentation | |
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch | |
| 1.30-2.00 | Venous Thromboembolism: A Modern Approach | Dr. Babatunde Oredein, Emergency Physician, QEH |
| 2.00-2.30 | All that Wheezes isn’t asthma | Dr. Samantha Drakes, Chief Resident, EM Programme (UWI), QEH |
| 2.30-3.10 | Managing the Ill Patient in your Office | Dr. Rhonda Hutson, Consultant Emergency Physician, UHWI, Jamaica |
| 3.10-3.20 | Break | |
| 3.20-4.20 | Panel Discussion: Challenges and Concerns with transferring patients to the AED
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Moderator: Dr. Chaynie Williams, Emergency Physician, SCMC, Consultant & HOD, AED, QEH |
| 4.20-4.30PM | Closing Remarks/ Vote of Thanks | Dr. Claudia Martindale, Emergency Physician/General Practitioner, Elcourt Clinic & QEH |
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Emergency Medicine Conference – Day 2 – Workshops
9.00am-2.00pm
Registration Fee
$125/ USD$62.50 – All participants
$100/ USD$50 – Students
Programme
| Time | Workshops | |||
| 9.00-10.30 | Plenary Session: Getting from the Office to the ED: the experience of those healthcare professionals referring patients for emergency care – A survey and discussion
Moderator: Dr. David Byer |
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| 10.30-10.45 | Break: Time allocated for participants to locate and settle in workshops | |||
| 10.45-12.15 | *Wound Care &
Suturing Techniques (Limited Numbers)
3 hrs
10.45-1.45 |
Interpretation of ECGs
1.5 hrs |
Interpreting X-rays in Trauma
1.5 hrs |
Application of Splints, Bandages & Dressings
1.5 hrs |
| 12.15-12.30 | Break: Time allocated for participants to locate and settle in workshops | |||
| 12.30-2.00 | Interpretation of ECGs
1.5 hrs |
Interpreting X-rays in Trauma
1.5 hrs |
Application of Splints, Bandages & Dressings
1.5 hrs |
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*The wound care workshop is 3 hours long is limited to 25 persons only.
– The ECG, X-ray and Splints workshops are repeated at 11.30am
– Workshop registration is offered on a first come, first-serve basis.
About the Workshops
ECG – Dr. Anne-Marie Cruickshank, Emergency Physician and General Practitioner, Associate Lecturer (UWI)
- What is ECG
- What is normal/ abnormal
- Practical Application
Wound Care & Suturing Techniques – Dr. Bandele Majekodunmi, Emergency Physician
- Suturing techniques
- How to use adhesives
- Wound closures
Interpreting X-rays in Trauma – Dr. Sunil Rao, Emergency Physician
- Introduction to reading X-rays in trauma
- Practical interpretation of trauma X-rays
Splints, Bandages & Dressings – Dr. David Byer, Consultant Emergency Physician, Associate Lecturer (UWI)
- The application of splints, bandages and dressings in emergency situations
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