If your Emergency Medicine Qualifying Exam is coming up in 2012 or later, then I commend you for being here. It means you are a forward-looking physician who doesn't wait until the last minute to prepare for challenging exams, including this one. After all, if you begin your preparations now, your chances of success will be greatly improved – and I don't say that lightly.
The good news is that we have an extremely effective Emergency Medicine Qualifying Exam Home Study Course that is available to you today! Every year, hundreds of emergency physicians such as yourself credit this course with their board exam success. It's not surprising given that this course comes with our bold (and rightly famous) Triple Trust Guarantee.
This All-Inclusive Course is a Virtual Pass Machine! Here’s Why:
Laser Focused Lectures
Nationally-recognized faculty lead you through 44.25 intensive hours of high-yield lectures that focus specifically and unapologetically on helping you pass the Emergency Medicine Qualifying Exam and on nothing else, hence the course name – "The Pass Machine!" To best accommodate your note taking and review, you receive a thick binder of enduring materials. With these pre-printed slides to follow along with, you're better able to focus on the material and take more productive notes.
Online Practice Exams
As part of your course package, you receive access to 500 exam-style multiple-choice questions with explanations! Not only do these practice exams help you identify areas for further review, but you also gain competency in taking exams in the computer-administered format. Every question contains a detailed explanation, so each quiz is a valuable learning exercise.
CME Included
Earn up to 45.5 AMA/PRA Category 1 CME hours by attending. Ask if your residency, group, or employer will cover the costs of this CME activity.
Three Ways to View Lectures Included:
#1 Live Attendance
When you attend the course, you achieve total immersion - you focus on your studies and leave your day-to-day distractions behind.
#2 Online Lecture Access
After you return home, view all lectures as streaming video on the web from your computer as often as you like, in any order that you like.
#3 Mobile Lecture Access
Convert any spare moment into exam prep. View all the lectures on your iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad®, or Android™ device,* so you can review for your exam anytime and anywhere.
I hope you decide to join us! You won't regret it.
Jack Krasuski MD
Executive Director
2012 Live Course
August 15-19, 2012
Chicago, IL
$1497 $997 Early Bird
through August 1, 2012
2011 Home Study
(Available Now)
$997
Wednesday, August 15
| 7:30am - 7:40am | Welcome and Introduction | Jack Krasuski, MD |
| 7:40am - 9:10am | Cutaneous Disorders | Timothy Platts-Mills, MD |
| 9:20am – 11:30am | Procedures and Skills | Timothy Platts-Mills, MD |
| 11:40am – 12:10pm | Test Taking Strategies | Timothy Platts-Mills, MD |
| 12:10pm – 1:10pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:10am – 3:20pm | Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat Emergencies | Michael Pulia, MD |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Renal & Urogenital Disorders | Michael Pulia, MD |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Psychobehavioral Disorders | Jack Krasuski, MD |
Thursday, August 16
| 7:30am - 9:00am | Neck, Facial, Ophthalmologic, Otologic Trauma | Michael Pulia, MD |
| 9:10am - 10:40am | Pediatric Emergencies | Michael Pulia, MD |
| 10:50am – 12:20pm | Endocrine, Metabolic & Nutritional Disorders | James Rhee, MD |
| 12:20pm - 1:20pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Toxicologic Disorders | James Rhee, MD |
| 3:10pm – 4:10pm | Immune System Disorders | James Rhee, MD |
| 4:20pm – 6:30pm | Musculoskeletal Disorders & Emergency Orthopedics | Scott Sherman, MD |
Friday, August 17
| 7:30am - 12:00pm | Cardiovascular Disorders | Valarie Dobiescz, MD |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Hematologics and Oncologic Emergencies | Steve Stapczynski, MD |
| 2:10pm – 5:20pm | Thoracic-Respiratory Disorders | Steve Stapczynski, MD |
| 5:30pm – 6:00pm | Chest Trauma | Steve Stapczynski, MD |
Saturday, August 18
| 7:30am - 9:40am | Systemic Infectious Disorders | Eliza Halcomb, MD |
| 9:50am - 12:00pm | Nervous System Disorders | Eliza Halcomb, MD |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00pm – 5:20pm | Signs, Symptoms and Clinical Presentations | Christopher Moore, MD |
Sunday, August 19
| 7:30am – 9:00am | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pregnancy Trauma | Christopher Moore, MD |
| 9:10am - 12:20pm | Abdominal GI Emergencies | Christopher Moore, MD |
| 12:20pm – 1:20pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | EM Trauma Review | Jamie Collings, MD |
| 3:10pm - 4:10pm | Environmental Disorders | Timothy Erickson, MD |
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Associate Professor, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Executive Director, Innovative Education, Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- MD, Oregon Health Sciences Organization, Portland, OR
- Residency, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship, Graduate Medical Education, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Dr. Collings has won numerous awards for her educational teachings in the field of emergency medicine, including the 2006 National Faculty Teaching Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the "Best Innovations in Education" Award to a faculty member for Northwestern EM Residency. She has written many articles on various topics in emergency medicine, as well as a chapter in McGraw-Hill's Emergency Medicine Oral Board Preparation and Review.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Associate Residency Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Illinois Hospital/Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
- Residency, University of Illinois Affiliate Hospitals Emergency Residency Program, Chicago, IL
Dr. Dobiesz has won numerous awards for her educational teachings in the field of emergency medicine, including the 2000 American College of Emergency Physicians National Teaching Award. She has given numerous lectures on a variety of topics in emergency medicine including, resuscitation procedures, traumatic injuries to bones and joints, and adult and pediatric airway management.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Full Time Teaching Staff EM Division, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL
- Senior Attending Staff, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, and Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, IL
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Education:
- MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Residency in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- MPH, Northwestern University Graduate School
Dr. Flaherty has been an instructor in BTLS, ATLS, and ACLS. He is also an instructor for the Illinois ICEP Oral Board and Written Board Review Courses. Dr. Flaherty has been honored by Northwestern University Emergency Medicine Residency Program with the Teaching Attending of the Year, Best Role Model, and Best Mentor awards.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Section Chief Medical Toxicology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
- Medical Toxicology, American Board of Toxicology
Education:
- MD, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Residency, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Fellowship in Medical Toxicology, NYU/Bellevue Hospital, New York City Poison Control Center, New York, NY
Dr. Halcomb is frequently invited to lecture and present Grand Rounds in emergency medicine and toxicology. She has authored several scientific articles and a chapter in Goldfranks Toxicologic Emergencies. Dr. Halcomb is also a consultant to the Missouri Regional Poison Control Center.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
- Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Oak Brook, IL
Board Certifications:
- Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Education:
- MD, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA
Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians yearly on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little understood topics.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Attending Physician, UNC Health Care System
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- MD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Residency, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA
Dr. Platts-Mills is a senior reviewer for Annals of Emergency Medicine and a reviewer for Journal of Emergency Medicine and Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. He is also a co-author of First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Written Boards. Dr. Platts-Mills many honors and awards include the Rockefeller and Fulbright Fellowships at Harvard University and the Socrates Teaching Award at the University of North Carolina.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
- Clinical Instructor, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
- Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dr. Pulia currently serves as president of the Young Physicians Section of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. In addition to being an invited faculty member at several national board review courses, he has been a WGN Talk Radio guest on EM topics, and was a featured physician for the news story Inside the Real ER on NBC5 News Chicago.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
- Attending Physician, Loma Linda University Medical Center
- Chief Medical Officer, American Cardiac Education Specialists, Murrieta, CA
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- MD, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
- Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship in Medical Toxicology, Toxikon Consortium, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Dr. Rhee has received the Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award from the University of Chicago Emergency Residency program, where he previously served as an assistant professor in emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine. He has presented Grand Rounds and lectured extensively in emergency medicine and toxicology at Chicago-area universities and multiple conferences.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Assistant Residency Program Director and Director Medical Informatics, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Medical College, Tulsa OK
- Clinical Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Medical College, Tulsa OK
- Chairman Emergency Medicine Department, Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Ok
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- M.D., Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Residency, University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
Dr. Roemer serves as the president of the Oklahoma chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the vice president of Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. He is also an ATLS instructor and has contributed to numerous publications, including articles on the topics of emergency and trauma care in pregnancy
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Associate Professor, Rush University, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
- Assistant Residency Director, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Board Certifications:
- Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Residency, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Dr. Sherman has authored more than 60 articles and book chapters; he is an editor for the titles Emergency Orthopedics (6th Edition), Emergency Orthopedics: The Extremities, and USMLE Road Map: Emergency Medicine as well as a reviewer for The Journal of Emergency Medicine. He has also been an examiner/faculty for ICEP Oral Board Review Course and a lecturer at ICEP MOREinFOUR Board Review Course. He is an author and editor of CME modules for the website AccessEmergencyMedicine.com by McGraw-Hill. Dr. Sherman regularly lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally on topics in emergency medicine.
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:
- Chair, Emergency Medicine Department, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix AZ
- Attending Emergency Department Physician, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Board Certifications:
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine and Undersea/Hyperbaric Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
- MD, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
- Residency in Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Dr. Stapczynski is a founding member of the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine. He has co-authored more than 50 textbook chapters and 5 books, including Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide and Just Facts in Emergency Medicine. His editorial contributions include his current role as co-editor of Emergency Medicine Report.
Dates:
August 15-19, 2012
Hotel:
DoubleTree Oak Brook
1909 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Group rate: $89 Single or Double
Use room block code "AI7" for the discounted rate.
To make your reservations please call the DoubleTree Oak Brook at 1-800-222-TREE. Make sure to mention room block cod "AI7" when registering to receive the group rate. Hotel Reservations must be made by Monday, August 6, 2012 to receive the Group Rate. Guest room availability is limited; rooms are available on a first-come first-served basis.
Rate includes complimentary internet in guest rooms
Complimentary self-parking
Complimentary transportation to O'Hare and Midway Airports on the final day of the event based on scheduled times by the Hotel.
Intended Audience: Emergency Physicians
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Identify the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, and physiologic aspects of the major disorders of emergency medicine
- Recall the diagnostic criteria and clinical features of major disorders
- Formulate treatment plans for traumatic disorders including abdominal, chest, cutaneous injuries, facial fractures and neck trauma
- Apply the appropriate procedures and skills for emergent care including airway management, GI procedures, incision and drainage, and obstetrical procedures
- Explain cardiovascular disorders related to arterial and venous circulation, disturbances of cardiac rhythm, and diseases of the myocardium
Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and The American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, LLC. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement:
PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 45.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.
