In line with our mission to be renowned globally for unparallelled education in the Emergency Medicine specialty, our department offers a wide variety of medical education courses and conferences. These include courses offering continuing medical education (CME) credits to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other medical providers.
Please visit the course websites for detailed information and to register.
Questions? Email the Program and Events team at umem.conferences@som.umaryland.edu.
Awake Intubation & Nerve Block Course
This course provides emergency medicine and critical care clinicians with practical training in difficult airway management and ultrasound-guided pain control techniques. Using hands-on simulation and expert-led instruction, learners will strengthen their skills in awake intubation, flexible scope laryngoscopy, and regional nerve blocks for managing complex airway and acute pain scenarios.
In 2027, we will offer this course four times. Registration is currently open.
Complex Procedures in Emergency Medicine
This course teaches complex procedures including esophageal variceal bleed tamponade, transvenous pacing and trouble shooting, HINTS, Dix Hallpike and Epley maneuvers for vertigo evaluation/therapy, and pig tail chest tube insertion.
In 2026, we will offer this course four times. Registration is currently open.
Critical Procedures in Emergency Medicine
This course is intended to train emergency medicine professionals in critical care invasive procedures. By using a 2:1 physician to cadaver ratio, emergency physicians will have the opportunity to practice difficult procedures in a controlled but real-life simulation. Participants in this course will have the opportunity to build on and maintain their clinical skills in a cadaver lab setting.
In 2026, we will offer this course four times. Registration is currently open.
The Crashing Patient! Resuscitation and Risk Management
This conference has been created to address both parties at risk in emergency medicine - the patient and the provider. Topics have been specifically chosen to educate attendees regarding the optimal care of the sickest patients we see in daily ED practice - sepsis, cardiac ischemia, aortic dissection, etc. - as well as to educate attendees in how to bullet-proof themselves from the plaintiff attorneys.
This education is offered virtually and on-demand. New lectures will post on December 9, 2026. Register today for access to 2027 lectures.
Geriatric Emergency Medicine Symposium
A cutting-edge FREE virtual on-demand conference designed to transform your approach to caring for older adults. The symposium covers critical topics, from acute coronary syndrome in older adults, to geriatric risk assessment, polypharmacy management, elder trauma, delirium recognition, and end-of-life care conversations, among others.
Access our 2026 lectures for free on our Department YouTube channel. New lectures available on March 4, 2027. Registration opens soon!
Emergency Cardiology Symposium
Every year, this symposium highlights a different cardiology topic that directly affects the care of our Emergency Medicine patients.
Access our 2026 lectures for free on our Department YouTube channel.
Critical Care Symposium