CAL/AAEM Emergency Medicine Western Region Conference

8:30am – 9:00am: Introduction & Welcome
Faith Quenzer, DO MPH FAAEM
Lev Libet, MD FAAEM
Jessica Zhou

9:00am – 9:30am: AAEM & National Advocacy
Vicki Norton, MD FAAEM, President of AAEM

• What is Corporate Practice of Medicine
• How AAEM Is Fighting Against CPOM
• What Are Our Next Steps as a Specialty?

9:30am – 10:00am – What is CAL/AAEM? History of CAL/AAEM
Faith Quenzer, DO MPH FAAEM
William Durkin, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM

10:00am – 10:30am: State and Federal Advocacy as an EM physician
William Durkin, MD MBA MAAEM FAAEM
Taylor Nichols, MD FAAEM

• Experience in Washington as an EM physician advocate – Dr. Bill Durkin
• How to influence and advocate at the State Level – Dr. Taylor Nichols

10:30am – 11:00am: What Can I Do to Preserve Physician Autonomy in Medicine?
Lisa Moreno, MD MS MAAEM FAAEM FIFEM

11:00am – 12:00pm: Aligned Incentives: Our Blueprint for a Successful Physician-Owned Emergency Medicine Group
Daniel Nelson, MD FAAEM

• Tools for Maintaining an Excellent Independent Practice
• 30 min Q and A Session

12:00pm – 12:50pm: Lunch at the Great Hall (CME not available)
During Lunch: Airway Stories with Nikita Joshi, MD

1:00pm – 2:00 pm: Mass Casualty Management in the ED: Lessons Learned in Beirut
Amin Antoine Nabih Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Practice in Addiction Medicine as an EM physician
Taylor Nichols, MD FAAEM

3:00pm – 3:30pm: Medical-Legal Pearls in Emergency Medicine
Mark I. Langdorf, MD MHPE FACEP FAAEM

• Documentation that can lead to legal liability

4:00pm – 5:00pm: Money Talks: Wait, I Do Not Need $402,000 to Open a 401(k)? (CME not available)
Robert Katzer, MD MBA FAEMS FACEP

EMCEES

• Dr. Lev Libet | Vice President, CAL/AAEM
• Jessica Zhao | President EMS Club at UCSD/Board of Directors
• Dr. Faith Quenzer | President, CAL/AAEM

1:00pm – 1:40pm: The Successful EM Residency Application
Victor Cisneros, MD MPH CPH FAAEM FACEP
Lev Libet, MD FAAEM

• How to prepare for EM rotations
• Away Rotations
• SLOE Updates

1:40pm – 2:20pm: Financial Wellness
Sharam Lotfipour, MD MPH FAAEM

Slay Your Finances:

• Making money, but not bank, yet…
• Budgeting and saving when you don’t make that much
• Medical Debt – What not to do
• HR 1 – California resources for medical debt

2:20pm – 3:00pm: Beyond the Paycheck: Building Financial Confidence from Residency to Attending
Scott Bugsch, MD

3:00pm – 5:00pm: Hybrid Residency Fair

1:00pm – 1:15pm: Benefits of Joining AAEM as a Pre-Med, EMS Club at UCSD, and AMA Heart Club  
President at Mount Carmel High School (MCHS) Mentorship in Medicine – Arthur Jey, MD
Jessica Zhou, EMS Club at UCSD President, Ria Ovalekar and Yana Pavlova, AMA Heart Club

1:15pm – 1:45pm: The Successful Med School Application
Arthur Jey, MD

• Curriculum
• AMCAS
• Secondary Application
• Interviews

1:50pm – 2:30pm: Mentorship Workshop
Arthur Jey, MD

2:40pm – 5:30pm: Practical Courses (2 groups)

• Group A:
  • 2:40 pm – 4:00 pm
    • CPR/AED/First Aid/Naloxone Training
  • 4:00pm – 5:30 pm
    • Suturing and Point of Care Ultrasound

• Group B:
  • 2:40 pm – 4:00 pm
    • Suturing and Point of Care Ultrasound
  • 4:00pm – 5:30 pm
    • CPR/AED/First Aid/Naloxone Training

EMCEES

• Arthur Jey, MD
• Anvit Sidhu
• Ria Ovalekar and Yana Pavlova

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the California Chapter Division of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (CAL/AAEM). AAEM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

• No speakers have disclosed a relevant financial relationship.
• No members of the planning committee have disclosed a relevant financial relationship.
• No staff members have disclosed a relevant financial relationship.
• No commercial support was received for this activity.