2010 Emergency Medicine Symposium

• Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy and The Good Samaritan Medical-Dental Ministry announce The First Naitionwide Emergency Medicine Symposium (The 5th local) in Hue City, Vietnam. 

  Dates: March 22 - 26, 2010

  Location: Celadon Palace Hotel and Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue City, Vietnam

  Program Topics: Cardiac, Pulmonary, Orthopedic and Neurologic Emergencies with hands on laboratories

  Audience:  Provincial level physicians with interests in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (limit 200)

  Continuing Medical Education Certification: Up to 35 credit hours certified by Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam

  Endorsed by: Temple University School of Medicine, International Federation for Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Emergency Medicine

  Schedules:  Didactic Morning Sessions, Hands on Laboratory Afternoon Sessions. Download English Brochure  Vietnamese Brochure

  Syllabus: The 2010 EM Syllabus with lectures and labs can be downloaded here English Version  Vietnamese Version

  	Monday 3/22 Neurology	Tuesday 3/23 Neurology	Wednesday 3/24 Cardiovascular	Thursday 3/25 Pulmonary	Friday 3/26 Orthopedics
  8:00	Opening Ceremony	Strokes and TIA's Richard Guth, M.D.	Patient with chest pain Sean Lenahan, M.D.	Patient with Dyspnea Gim Tan, M.D.	Wound Management Edwin Savay, M.D.
  9:00	Keynote Address: The Light of EM on the World: A Chance for Vietnam to Shine Bob Suter, D.O. Former Pres. IFEM, ACEP	Syncope & Fainting Craig Cooley, M.D.	Acute Coronary Syndrome Heather Crane, M.D.	Pulmonary Infections Phil Menashe, M.D.	Long Bones Fractures Mark Saks, M.D.
  10:00	Seizures and Status Epilepticus Debbie Washke, M.D.	Head Trauma Peter Cameron, M.D.	Cardiac Dysrhythmias Billy Mallon, M.D.	Asthma & COPD Phil Menashe, M.D.	Rhabdomyolysis and Compartment Syndrome Dave Bailey, M.D.
  11:00	Altered Mental Status David Crippen, M.D.	Acute Weakness and Dizziness Terry Mulligan, D.O.	Aortic Emergencies Howard Blumstein, M.D.	Blunt Chest Trauma Joe Lex, M.D.	Injury to the Spine and Spinal Cord Will Walters, M.D.
  Lunch

  Afternoon Skill Labs: 12 labs per afternoon running Monday-Thursday. Each lab may have 1 or 2 consecutive sessions total 3.5 hours.

  Room A and B	Room C & D	Room E and F	Room G1 and G2	Room H and I	Room J and K
  Multiple Trauma & EMS Scenarios	E-FAST Exam forTrauma (All Ultrasound labs use 1 combined sutdy guide)	Advanced Cardiac Life Support	Basic Airway	Ultrasound guided Central Venous Access, Pericardiocentesis (Study guide same included in E-FAST)	Orthopedic Procedures
  Multiple Trauma & EMS Scenarios (Continue) Guide as above	Ultrasound of Aorta, Kidney, Gall Bladder, Pregnancy (Study guide same included in E-FAST)	Cardiac Support (Continue)	Advanced Airway	Chest Tube, Paracentesis, Thoracentesis	Pediatric Resuscitation and Procedures