Emergency Medicine
Critical Procedures in EM

Medical professional taking notes in front of electronic charting informationHow often do you save a life?

Imagine it's 3 a.m. and a stab wound victim arrives. Your last thoracotomy was years ago. The trauma surgeon is 45 minutes away. Do you feel ready?

Upcoming Course Offerings

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See also our Complex Procedures in EM course.

Our Critical Procedures in Emergency Medicine course offers hands-on training in life-saving procedures in a controlled environment.

With a 2:1 participant-to-cadaver ratio, emergency providers will practice critical procedures on human cadavers to maintain essential skills.

Participant Ratios:

  • 2:1 participant to cadaver
  • 6:1 participant to instructor

Course Schedule/Procedures

  1. Welcome and Review of Objectives
  2. Lateral canthotomy
  3. Facial nerve blocks
  4. Cricothyrotomy
  5. Endotracheal intubation
  6. Central venous access
  7. Tube thoracostomy
  8. Arthrocentesis
  9. Thoracotomy
  10. Pericardiocentesis

Course Instructors

Registration Information

Registration Cost:

$1,365

Course Location:

Bressler Research Building
State Anatomy Board Cadaver Lab

655 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

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Maps, Directions, and Parking:

Campus maps and parking information are available online.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

Cancellations will be accepted 30 days prior to the conference date, and tuition will be refunded less a $40 administrative fee unless the registration can be transferred. A request to reschedule your participation for a future course (based on space and availability) will be accepted one time, and only if made 30 days prior to the conference date at no additional cost. No cancellations or rescheduling will be accepted within 29 days of the conference date, but you may transfer your registration to another provider if you are unable to attend (at no additional cost).

CME Information

Accreditation

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement

The University of Maryland School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience

The target audience for this event includes physicians, residents, NPs, and PAs in the field of emergency medicine, among other medical professionals.

Course Objectives

The objectives for each procedure include learning the indications, contraindications, equipment, technique, complications, sites, post procedure follow up and pearls needed to perform the procedures competently. Ultimately these emergency medicine procedures will be practiced in a controlled setting on human cadavers. The list of procedures covered in the curriculum is as follows:

  1. Lateral canthotomy
  2. Facial nerve blocks
  3. Endotracheal intubation
  4. Cricothyrotomy
  5. Central venous access
  6. Tube thoracostomy
  7. Emergency thoracotomy
  8. Pericardiocetesis
  9. Arthrocentesis of wrist
  10. Arthrocentesis of knee

Americans with Disabilities Act Notice

If you require special accommodations to attend or participate in this CME activity, please provide information about your requirements at least five business days in advance of the activity.

Applicable Fees

The cost of your CME certificate is included in your registration fee. All participants are required to sign in for each event and complete the applicable post-conference and/or workshop survey(s) before a certificate will be issued.

Questions?

Please contact our Department's conference planning specialists.