Scientific Programme
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Please Note this Schedule is Subject to Change
Day 1: Monday January 5th 2009
| Time | Needham Ballroom | |
| 8:15 am | Welcome Address Harold Watson |
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| 8:30 am | History of EM in the Caribbean Harold Watson Learning Objectives |
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| 9:00 am | Keynote Address: Developing Leadership Roles in EM Donville O. Inniss, Minister of Health Learning Objectives |
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| 10:00 am | Ophthalmologic Trauma Sam Kini Learning Objectives |
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| 10:30 am | Why Should I Care About Ultrasound?! Paul Sierzenski Learning Objectives |
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| 11:00 am | Lethal Poisonings Charles McKay Learning Objectives |
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| 11:30 am | Aortic Disasters: What You Don't Know Might Kill Your Patient Rob Rogers Learning Objectives |
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| 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| Time | Hall A | Hall B |
| 1:30 pm | Cervical Spine Injuries Jean Johnson Learning Objectives |
EMS Prototypes From Around the World C. Jim Holliman Learning Objectives |
| 2:00 pm | Pitfalls in Orthopedic Radiography Michelle Lin Learning Objectives |
Paramedic Services in the Caribbean David Byer Learning Objectives |
| 2:30 pm | Trauma in Pregnancy Tom Scaletta Learning Objectives |
ACS: the Role of Pre-Hospital Care Raymond Massay Learning Objectives |
| 3:00 pm | Asymptomatic Hypertension in the ED: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! Rob Rogers Learning Objectives |
Difficult Vascular Access Michelle Lin Learning Objectives |
| 3:30 pm | Clinical Update on Asthma Robert McNamara Learning Objectives |
Cardiac Tamponade Gino Farina Learning Objectives |
| 4:00 pm | Diving Medicine Stephen Hayden Learning Objectives |
Procedural Sedation Sam Kini Learning Objectives |
| 4:30 pm | Preparing for A Deposition Larry Weiss Learning Objectives |
Dyspnea: Evidence Based Approach and the Role of Bedside Testing James Ducharme Learning Objectives |
| 5 pm to 7 pm | OPENING CEREMONY Professor Fraser to Officiate |
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Day 2: Tuesday January 6th 2009
| Time | Needham Ballroom | |
| 8:00 am | Update on the Medical Management of ACS Raymond Massey Learning Objectives |
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| 8:30 am | Getting it Right: Essentials of Patient Throughput Tom Scaletta Learning Objectives |
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| 9:00 am | Risk Management: Cases You Cannot Afford to Miss Reginald King Learning Objectives |
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| 9:30 am | Marine Envenomations & Traumatic Marine Injuries Suzanne Shepherd Learning Objectives |
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| 10:00 am | Drugs That Can Kill a Toddler with One Pill or Swallow Joe Lex Learning Objectives |
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| 10:30 am | Tips of the Trade: Unconventional Solutions to Conventional Problems Michelle Lin Learning Objectives |
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| 11:00 am | When the Doctor Becomes a Patient Michelle Biros Learning Objectives |
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| 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| Time | Hall A | Hall B |
| 1:30 pm | The Irritable Child Michele Lashley Learning Objectives |
Becoming a Superb Educator: Teaching Adult Learners Thomas Hurt Learning Objectives |
| 2:00 pm | Pediatric Head Trauma Ian Sammy Learning Objectives |
Simulation Technology for Teaching EM Richard Stair Learning Objectives |
| 2:30 pm | Potentially Lethal Conditions in the First 60 Days of Life Zoe Casey Learning Objectives |
So Your Resident Needs Remediation? Robyn Hoelle Learning Objectives |
| 3:00 pm | A Loaded Gun: Interactions of Commonly Used Medications Gary Gaddis Learning Objectives |
Getting Published: The Life and Death of a Manuscript Michelle Biros Learning Objectives |
| 3:30 pm | The Difficult Airway A. J. Smally Learning Objectives |
Staying Sane as Faculty: Difficult or Impossible? Stephen Hayden Learning Objectives |
| 4:00 pm | First Responder Case Scenarios: Do's and Don'ts C. Jim Holliman Learning Objectives |
Education: The European Way Gunnar Ohlen Learning Objectives |
| 4:30 pm | Pitfalls in Using Newer Laboratory Tests: BNP, D-dimer, CRP, Cardiac Biomarkers Joe Lex Learning Objectives |
Between Two Worlds: EM in Puerto Rico Manuel Colon Learning Objectives |
Day 3: Wednesday January 7th 2009
| Time | Hall A | Hall B |
| 8:00 am | Managing the Trauma Airway Joanne Williams Learning Objectives |
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| 8:30 am | Preparing a Local Disaster Response Haresh Thani Learning Objectives |
A Bloody Mess: ENT Trauma Kris Arnold Learning Objectives |
| 9:00 am | Terrorism: Chemical Warfare Charles McKay Learning Objectives |
How to Read a Trauma Patient's Chest X-Ray Joe Lex Learning Objectives |
| 9:30 am | Burn Mass Casualty Incidents C. Jim Holliman Learning Objectives |
Doorway Diagnosis of the Mangled Kevin Rodgers Learning Objectives |
| 10:00 am | Taking Care of the Care-Givers in Disasters Kris Arnold Learning Objectives |
Abdominal CT: Necessity, Nephropathy, and Allergy Myths Joe Lex Learning Objectives |
| 10:30 am | The Cave-in on the Island of Barbados David Binks Learning Objectives |
Controversies in Abdominal Pain Robert McNamara Learning Objectives |
| 11:00 am | Sports Injuries Jerome Jones Learning Objectives |
Rhabdomyolysis and Compartment Syndromes Gary Gaddis Learning Objectives |
| 11:30 am | A Review of Intraosseus Devices C. James Holliman Learning Objectives |
Which Anti-emetic Does My Patient Need? Gary Gaddis Learning Objectives |
| 12:00 to 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 pm | Physician Health, Wellness and Wellbeing Chaynie Williams Learning Objectives |
Orthopedic Pearls and Pitfalls Kevin Rodgers Learning Objectives |
| 2:00 pm | Violence Against Health-care Workers Joanne Bradford Learning Objectives |
Geriatric Trauma Joanne Williams Learning Objectives |
| 2:30 pm | The Female Emergency Physician Michelle Biros Learning Objectives |
Non-Traumatic Joint Pain Cindy Flower Learning Objectives |
| 3:00 pm | Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse: Recognition in the ED Cyralene Bryce Learning Objectives |
Latest Drugs and Devices in Wound Care Lingappa Amernath Learning Objectives |
| 3:30 pm | Error Recognition in Medicine Thomas Hurt Learning Objectives |
Tetanus Kumar Alagappan Learning Objectives |
| 4:00 pm | Benchmark and Quality Indicators in the ED Joel Moll Learning Objectives |
Managing Hand Injuries Kevin Rodgers Learning Objectives |
| 4:30 pm | Pain Management in the ED James Ducharme Learning Objectives |
Dermatology in EM Andrew Forde Learning Objectives |
Day 4: Thursday January 8th 2009
| Time | Needham Ballroom | |
| 8:00 am | Emergency Physician Advocacy Larry Weiss Learning Objectives |
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| 8:30 am | Collaboration in the International EM Setting Tamara Thomas Learning Objectives |
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| 9:00 am | The Future of EM in the Caribbean Ian Sammy Learning Objectives |
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| 9:30 am | Evidence Based Hospital Design: Implications for Emergency Care Gunnar Ohlen Learning Objectives |
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| 10:00 am | Emergency Medicine in the 21st Century: Role in Maintaining Public Health Joseph Adrian Tyndall Learning Objectives |
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| 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Establishing a Caribbean Federation of Emergency Medicine Panel Discussion: Harold Watson, Jean Johnson, Ian Sammy, Bob Mc Namara, Gunnar Ohlen, C. James Holliman, Tamara Thomas |
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| 11:30 am | Closing Ceremony, Awards, Research Prizes | |
