Conference Notes #1

 EMerald Coast Conference -  Earn CME in your sandals!

Come examine Emergency Medicine trends, then catch up with friends - and bring your family to play on the Panhandle! We’re bringing together the best and the brightest of our participating ACEP chapters to cover a wide range of topics including sessions on leadership, burnout and advanced imaging.

Sign up for the main conference, boot camp, conference workshops and Sam Heard Memorial Golf Tournament  online using the button below.

Annalise Sorrentino, MD, FAAP

Annalise Sorrentino, MD, FAAP, FACEP, is a professor in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and serves as the assistant dean of students at UAB Heersink School of Medicine. She is also the author-editor-publisher of the Division’s newsletter, The Polhill Report. She serves in many leadership roles with the pediatric residency program including as a leader of PRIME (Pediatric Residents Interested in Medical Education), faculty advisor for Coat of Arms (residency advocacy), and co-leader of pediatric residency journal club. She is on the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) council steering committee and is chair of the southeast regional emergency physicians annual conference.

Dr. Sorrentino will present Tales from the Pediatric ED on Thursday, June 8, at 8:00 a.m., and Pediatric Fever Update at 12:00 p.m. that same day

Jaron D. Raper, MD

Jaron D. Raper, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and assistant professor at UAB Heersink School of Medicine. He serves as assistant program director for the UAB emergency medicine residency program, and has been core faculty at UAB since 2015. His academic interests include innovative educational practices and the acute diagnosis and management of patients suffering from pulmonary embolism, with a focus on appropriate triage and disposition.  

Dr. Raper will present ED Takedown on Tuesday, June 6, at 8:00 a.m., and Opioid Stewardship on Thursday, June 8, at 11:30 a.m.

Lawrence B. (Larry) Stack, MD

Lawrence B. (Larry) Stack, MD, is a professor of emergency medicine at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. He has been involved in medical student, resident and fellow training in emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine for 33 years. His academic interests include clinical photography, diagnostic imaging, emergency ophthalmology, and emergency airway management. He has co-authored The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, The Atlas of Emergency Radiology, and The Handbook of Medical Photography.

Dr. Stack will co-host Garvey Games with Kevin S. Barlotta, MBBS, MD, on Wednesday, June 7, at 12:00 p.m.

Call for Abstracts

In addition to the general educational lectures and workshops that will be presented during the conference, we are including an opportunity for academic involvement by EM and PEM residents, fellows, and medical students.

A poster presentation session will take place on the evening of Wednesday, June 7, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in conjunction with the annual social event. Presenters will have the opportunity to discuss their posters, answer questions, and share ideas with other attendees during the session. Posters describing original research, novel case presentations, educational interventions, patient safety initiatives, or administrative projects will be considered. Additionally, the top posters, as voted on by a judging committee, will receive a cash award. EM and PEM faculty members are also welcome to participate, and we are particularly interested in providing a supportive and enjoyable academic atmosphere. Poster abstracts should be submitted via Google Form by Friday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. 

Accommodations

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort/Linkside Conference Center
9300 Emerald Coast Pkwy W
Miramar Beach, FL 32550

Exhibitors

To keep our conferences affordable for attendees, we depend on support from vendors. Please share our exhibitor prospectus with companies who visit your facility and invite them to be an exhibitor. Contact Erich Burbage for details.

Thank you to the following companies for their support of our 2023 Conference

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