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Continuing Education, Inc.
University at Sea®
5700 4th St. N.
St Petersburg, 
Florida 
33703


800-422-0711
 
727-526-1571

OUR OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 6:00pm EST
Saturday
9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Sunday
1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
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Emergency Medicine Update

Holland America's ms Noordam

Co-Sponsored with School of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook

Eastern Mediterranean from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
May 21 - 31, 2011

BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
14 Contact Hours
Course Fee Physicians $695
All Others - Course Fee $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy - 30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%

IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the CME meeting group through Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea® at 800-422-0711 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty

Frederick M. Schiavone, M.D., Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook


Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Target Audience

This seminar should be of interest to a wide variety of practitioners, including emergency physicians, family practitioners, internists and those who manage patients in emergency situations.

The scientific program should also be of interest to Nurse Practioners, PAs, and Nurses.

Program Purpose / Objectives

Objectives: To provide an update and review of emergency medicine topics for physicians caring for patients with acute emergencies. Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making and the role of new, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to emergency care, as well as, clinical diagnosis and management of the acutely ill patient.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants should be able to:
  • manage difficult airway problems
  • utilize various airway techniques for airway management
  • use the latest techniques for diagnosing myocardial ischemia and infarction
  • perform appropriate workup and management for patients with shortness of breath related to pulmonary emboli and pneumonias
  • use the pneumonia severity index as a tool to manage community acquired pneumonia and identify those patients most at risk vs. those that can be discharged
  • describe toxidromes by identifying clinical signs and symptoms that help diagnose toxicological emergencies and review what is new in toxicology management
  • manage and recognize emerging severe skin infections and toxic shock syndromes
  • deal with new emerging infectious diseases and environmental injuries
  • apply the latest recommendations of the American Heart Association regarding Advanced Cardiac Life Support in any practice setting
  • .
  • employ teaching techniques associated with measurable outcomes.

Program Agenda
May 22
8:00am-10:00am What to do When a Patient Nearly Stops Breathing
10:00am-12 Noon Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department and ACLS Updates
1:00pm-2:00pm Pulmonary Embolism and DVT
2:00pm-3:00pm Respiratory Emergencies and Pneumonia
3:00pm-4:00pm Office Emergencies
May 29
8:00am-10:00am Toxidromes
10:00am-12 Noon Toxicology Case Scenarios
1:00pm-3:00pm More Difficult Toxicology Case Scenarios
3:00pm-4:00pm Medical Jeopardy


Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at sea (as cruise itinerary allows) to avoid conflicts with Ports of Call or evening entertainment.

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC Accredited Continuing Nursing Education Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc/University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.


EXCLUSIVE SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and independently of those offered by the cruise line.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.

Cruise Itinerary

DATE
PORT OF CALL
ARRIVE
DEPART
Sat May 21
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
-
5:00pm
Sun May 22
At Sea Cruising
Lectures 8:00am-12noon, 1:00pm-4:00pm
-
-
Mon May 23
Dubrovnik, Croatia
8:00am
6:00pm
Tue May 24
Kerkira, Corfu, Greece
9:00am
7:00pm
Wed May 25
Katakolon, Greece
7:00am
2:00pm
Thu May 26
Thira (Santorini), Greece
8:00am
9:00pm
Fri May 27
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
7:00am
7:00pm
Sat May 28
Piraeus (Athens), Greece
8:00am
6:00pm
Sun May 29
At Sea Cruising
Lectures 8:00am-12noon, 1:00pm-4:00pm
-
-
Mon May 30
Messina, Italy
7:00am
1:00pm
Tue May 31
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
7:00am
-