Locations
Key West, Florida
With its charming lanes, quaint shops, and fabulous vintage “Conch Homes,” the scenery of Key West will enchant you. From lush tropical foliage to breathtaking turquoise waters, Key West is the perfect setting for unrivaled watersports, seaside dining, souvenir hunting, and local cultural experiences.
Snorkeling and diving enthusiasts will not want to miss swimming amongst the only living coral reef in the continental U.S. Look out for parrotfish, multi-colored wrasses, grouper, butterfly fish, angelfish, hogfish, porcupinefish, trumpetfish, and snapper. Turtles, rays, lobsters, and dolphins also make their home in this living reef. Back on land, tee up at The Key West Golf Club, designed by golf legend Rees Jones. This course is suited to players of all abilities. Key West also hosts the former home of Ernest Hemingway, now accessible to thousands of visitors every year as a museum.
Shopping Key West is a delight. Here, you’ll find treasures unlike anywhere else. Get beach ready with a pair of Kino sandals, made right in Key West, or stop in to one of many unique art galleries for a native masterpiece to take home. When it’s time to eat, dining options are abundant and diverse, whether you’re barefoot or ready for china and silver. Take a food tour to sample fare from several prominent Key West restaurants.
Margaritaville Resort & Marina Key West
We are pleased to offer you the resort in Key West with the absolute best location of any hotel in the area! Margaritaville Key West Resort is located in the heart of historic old-town Key West, directly on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, next to Sunset Pier. Guestrooms are designed to please your senses, provide comfort, and leave you feeling better than when you arrived. Guest rooms feature amenities such as plush bedding, bathrobes, premium bath products, single cup coffee maker, radio/alarm clock with iPod connection, iron/board and much more.
Just steps from your door are all the famous attractions of Key West. All around you will find wonderful restaurants, bars, clubs, and souvenir shops. When you want an escape from the attractions and need to feel the tropical breeze, Margaritaville Key West Resort is ready to oblige with their own private tropical island retreat just 500 yards off the coast. This tranquil beach area provides access to cool drinks, cabanas, and some of the best service in the Florida Keys (fee applies).
Margaritaville Key West Resort also boasts one of the best restaurants in Key West with dramatic water views. Don’t wait to book your room - our group rates are deeply discounted for this premiere property and sell out early each year.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and all other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the emergency medicine specialty or are impacted by it.
PROGRAM PURPOSE
The practitioner of emergency medicine must possess evidence-based scientific background for competent clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty and all additional related disciplines; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures; manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in providing consistent care in all settings in which emergency care is provided; serve as an expert in matters involving quality, safe and equitable health care delivery and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon professional expertise.
Presentations are designed to facilitate the acquisition of cognitive and technical skills as defined through evidence-based data translated to best practice standards by the pertinent governmental and professional organizations including the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Surgeons and the Emergency Nurses Association and abilities in one or more of the disciplines vital to the practicing professional.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of services inherent in the professions
Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, contraindications and precautions of drugs based on their chemical and pharmacologic properties
Outline comprehensive patient management plans for the special patient population discussed
Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of all aspects of patient care regardless of the clinical environment in which the practice resides
Incorporate the published tenets of pertinent, recognized external organizations, institutions, and professional groups defining medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, and health care management standards.
Topics in Emergency Medicine |
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Thursday, November 19 |
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0700 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
0725 | Welcome | NWS Staff | ||
0730 | Hot Topics in Trauma 2020 | A.Norse | ||
0830 | STEMI…..or Is It? | A.Norse | ||
0930 | Break | |||
0945 | Plants Can Kill and Maim! | R.Hoelle | ||
1045 | Resistant Infections in the ED | E.Gross | ||
1145 | Abdominal Pain that Can Kill! | E.Gross | ||
1245 | Adjourn | 1.3 Pharmacology Hours |
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Friday, November 20 |
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0700 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
0730 | Pediatric Head Trauma | R.Hoelle | ||
0830 | Procedural Sedation Updates | R.Hoelle | ||
0930 | Break | |||
0945 | The Difficult Airway: We Got That | E.Gross | ||
1045 | What New with Sepsis? | A.Norse | ||
1145 | Visual Diagnosis in a Young Child | A.Norse | ||
1245 | Adjourn | 1 Pharmacology Hours |
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Saturday, November 21 |
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0700 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
0730 | Twenty Weeks? Forty Weeks? OB Emergencies | A.Norse | ||
0830 | Unexpected Delivery: It's Coming to an ED? | A.Norse | ||
0930 | Break | |||
0945 | Radiology Cases- Test Your Knowledge! | R.Hoelle | ||
1045 | Upper Extremity Fractures | E.Gross | ||
1145 | A Look At the Red Eye | E.Gross | ||
1245 | Adjourn | 0.3 Pharmacology Hours |
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Sunday, November 22 |
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0700 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
0730 | Heat Illness: Are You Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot | E.Gross | ||
0830 | Physician Wellness | R.Hoelle | ||
0930 | Break | |||
0945 | Vascular POC US in the ED | R.Hoelle | ||
1045 | A Stroke of Insight: CVA Management Updates | A.Norse | ||
1145 | Legislative Updates 2020: What's the Deal? | A.Norse | ||
1245 | Adjourn | 0.4 Pharmacology Hours |
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20 CME 20 Class A CE 3 Pharmacology Hours† |
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Refreshments served at the meeting are for registered attendees only. |
FACULTY
Eric Gross, MD, MMM, FACEP
Quality Director, Emergency Medicine
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California
Robyn Hoelle, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Program Director for EM
North Florida Regional Medical Center
University of Central Florida / HCA GME Consortium
Gainesville, Florida
Ashley Booth Norse, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Chair for Operations and
Medical Director for Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
ACCREDITATION
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 A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health and Northwest Seminars. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 20 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit.
American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®).
Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 20 Class A CE; Code Number 1038329; Expiration Date 11/22/2020.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.
Registered Nurses: NWS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 20 contact hours.
†Pharmacology hours subject to change.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Mark Murphy, MD, MSN Education, Treasure Island, Florida and Northwest Seminars, Pasco, Washington
SCHEDULE AND FACULTY CHANGES
Factors beyond our control sometimes necessitate changes in the schedule and faculty. If time permits, we will inform all registrants of any changes prior to the program. Changes on site due to local conditions will be announced in class.
COURSE CANCELLATION BY PROVIDER
We reserve the right to cancel a course for any reason. In such case, a minimum of 30 days notice will be given to those registered and 100% of tuition paid will be refunded. NWS and NWWT will not be responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel, or other liabilities you may incur. We highly recommend purchase of travel insurance. Travel at your own risk.
COURSE CANCELLATION FEE
$100 September 20, 2020 to October 20, 2020. No refund after October 20, 2020; however, 50% of tuition paid may be applied toward tuition for another NWS program within the next 12 months. Cancellation must be made in writing.
FAP (Frequent Attendee Points)
FAP lets you accumulate points based on dollars spent with NWS including net hotel and tuition booked through NWS (but not air). Once you have enough points to cover a full tuition they can be redeemed for tuition (no cash value). A great program to reward you for supporting NWS!
Lecture notes will be provided via download in PDF format.
While we strive for accuracy at all times with our published information, we cannot be responsible for typographical and other errors.
Please note that children and non-registered guests are not allowed to attend the lectures. The concierge can provide you with childcare information.
We have a block of rooms for seminar participants. Once this block is sold, rooms are based upon availability only and may be at a higher rate. Rooms are available only through us 1 (800) 222-6927.
Travel at your own risk.
Airfare available through Universal Travel. Be sure to mention Northwest Seminars when booking. Contact Kellee Gray: Phone number: (858) 456-7962 - Email: kellee@universaltravel1.com
REGISTER EARLY
We recommend that you register early to assure your spot. We reserve the right to close registrations to a course at any time without notice. We may not be able to accommodate onsite registrations.