Hour Room 1 June 6th 8:00-8:25 Identification and management of fatal arrythmias in the emergency room Andrés Di Leoni Brasil Ferrari 8:25-8:50 Diagnosing Aortic Dissection: both an Artery and a Science Robert Ohle 8:50-9:15 Controversies in PE management Anil Chopra 9:15-9:40 Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Mark I. Presence of Bundle Branch Blocks and Langdorf Pacemakers 9:40-10:05 Cardiovascular emergencies Modern management of acute atrial fibrillation Ian G. Stiell 13:30-13:55 13:55-14:20 14:20-14:45 14:45-15:10 15:10-15:45 Angels Initiative Stroke burden in the world and Latin America 1 Fernando Góngora State of the art stroke treatment Antonio Patrick Arauz Angels initiative Goldstein France Life after stroke Miguel Barboza Costa Rica Chairman Hector Sanchez Aparicio
15:50-16:15 Acute Severe Asthma Sohil Pothiawala India 16:15-16:40 High flow oxygenation in ED Abdo Khoury France 16:40-17:05 Can an Age-Adjusted D-Dimer be used to safely rule-out pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients? 2 Grzegorz Waligora Poland 17:05-17:30 COPD Guidelines GesEPOC 2017 Pascual Piñera España 17:30-17-55 Utility of Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Dario García Argentina Acute Lung Edema 8:00-8:25 Trauma damage control Marco Antonio Hernandez 8:25-8:50 Trauma in the pregnant patient Juan Guerrero Mexico 8:50-9:15 High energy trauma "update" Javier Saavedra 9:15-9:40 New concepts of resuscitation in the polytraumatized patient Ulises González Chile 9:40-10:05 Advanced Trauma Life Support: Pros and Cons Fergal Hickey Ireland 13:30-13:55 Starting a simulation center Michael Smith 13:55-14:20 EM training programs (residency, fellowship) in countries developing emergency medicine 14:20-14:45 Academic Emergency Medicine in India - Transformation to the Reality in Emergency Care Keegan Checkett Narendra Nath Jena India 14:45-15:10 Simulation based education in emergency Houd Al Abri United Arab Emirates 15:10-15:45 Simulation for novel uses, not just resuscitation and procedures Respiratory emergencies and mechanical ventilation Room 2 Trauma emergency care strengthening: Education Michael Smith
Ultrasound in the ED 15:50-16:15 PoCUS competencies for EM trainees: The past, present and future. Paul Pageau MD 16:15-16:40 Central Nervous System Ultrasonography Alejandro Cardozo Colombia 16:40-17:05 Ultrasound for Sepsis Jose Retamal Chile 17:05-17:30 Resuscitation guided by ultrasound Marco Umaña Costa Rica 17:30-17-55 Mistakes at the time of the resusitation with ultrasound Alejandro Moya Costa Rica Room 3 Emergency medicine tips 8:00-8:25 From social networks to professional networks Manrique UmañaCosta Rica 8:25-8:50 Emergency medicine myths and misconceptions: practices we should re-evaluate and either change or discontinue altogether Daniel Kim 8:50-9:15 Tips and Tricks for a busy Emergency Department Lucas Chartier 9:15-9:40 The Art of Doing Nothing Jeffrey Freeman 9:40-10:05 Practical wellness: beyond pilates and meditation (The practical decisions we make as Emerg Physicians that affect wellness) Paul Pageau 3
13:30-13:55 The problematic identification of organ donors 13:55-14:20 Detection and evaluation of the potential donor of organs and tissues Erika Rivera Duron Maria del Rosario Muñoz Ramirez 14:20-14:45 Palliative care in the ER Eliecer Cohen Colombia 14:45-15:10 Organ procurement and the role of the emergency specialist Aurora Vernaza Panama 15:10-15:45 Keys to the donation interview Aldo García Cova Organ donation Quality and Safety 15:50-16:15 What is Quality improvement (QI)? Amy Cheng 16:15-16:40 Aiming for outcomes in emergency care: developing a patient-reported outcome measure Samuel Vaillancourt 16:40-17:05 A Quality Framework for Emergency Departments Kim Hansen Australia 17:05-17:30 Bouncebacks: the good, the bad and the ugly Lucas Chartier 17:30-17-55 Quality upgrade in Emergency Departments Enabling Space Technology Room 4 Pediatrics Saravana Kumar India 8:00-8:25 Difficult airway management. Do we need help? Iraís Gutierrez 8:25-8:50 Pediatric Management in a state of disaster Baljit Cheema South Africa 8:50-9:15 Approach to the pediatric patient in areas of conflict with low and high density population. 9:15-9:40 From bleeding to permissive hypotension. Delaying resuscitation an alternative in pediatric trauma. 9:40-10:05 High flow oxygen therapy in acute respiratory failure in pediatrics outside the intensive unit. 10:05-10:30 The Brain: The Achilles heel of the critically ill or injured patient 10:30-10:35 Flavio Figueroa Uribe Camilo Gutiérrez Francisco Prado Patrick van de Voorde Bélgium 4
13:30-13:55 Geriatric emergency medicine: clinical Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department and the Role of Clinicians Shusen Sun 13:55-14:20 Trauma in the Older Adult: when everything is life or death 14:20-14:45 Depression in Older ED Patients: What it Looks Like and How to Find It 14:45-15:10 Frailty in the Emergency Department 15:10-15:45 The 10 commandments of Geriatric Emergency Medicine Alejandro Moya Ian Sammy Diana N. Lemus Galván Simon Mooijart, Christian Nickel, Jacinta Lucke Costa Rica United Kingdom Mexico Netherlands Switzerland Netherlands Pre-hospital 15:50-16:15 The impact of the survival chain on CPR Darío García Argentina 16:15-16:40 Development of a new set of system-wide outcome measures of urgent and emergency care in England Jonathan Benger United Kingdom 16:40-17:05 Cardioprotected cities in Mexico Reynaldo Reyes Mexico 17:05-17:30 Prehospital Care in SSA: Lessons learnt in developing and implementing a pilot EMS system in Tanzania 17:30-17-55 Opportunities in the Pre-hospital Management of Elderly Patients Patrick Shao Conor Deasy Tanzania Australia 5