Guide to WCM Department of Emergency Medicine at the 2024 SAEM Meeting

The Department will have a robust presence at the SAEM Annual Meeting, held from May 14-17 in Phoenix, AZ. 22 faculty members are presenting a total of 27 didactics, oral presentations, and poster presentations. A total of 20 faculty members and 5 staff are contributing as co-authors to presentations. A complete schedule of all WCM EM presentations at the conference is available here

Tuesday, May 14th

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST  - Advanced EM Workshop
Figuring Out the Fiberscope:  A Practical Training Session for Emergency Physicians (Airway Interest Group Sponsored)
Phoenix Ballroom D: Third Level
Laura D. Melville, MD, MS – NYP Brooklyn Methodist, Department of Emergency Medicine

8:00 AM – 5 PM MST  - Advanced EM Workshop
SAEM24 Consensus Conference:  creating a Diverse and Sustainable Emergency Medicine Investigator Pathway
Phoenix Ballrooms: A & B: Third Level
Junaid Razzak, PhD, MBBS, FACEP - WCM
Tony Rosen, MD, MPH - WCM
Guadalupe Jiménez, MD, MS – New York Presbyterian Columbia & Cornell

6 PM – 9 PM MST
DEI Principles in Geriatric EM Research
Ahwatukee A & B: Second Floor
Tony Rosen, MD, MPH - WCM

Wednesday, May 15th

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST – IGNITE!
2 – Alone, Together: The Impact of Loneliness on Emergency Medicine Physicians and What We Can Do
Encanto B: Second Level
Kristen Ng, MD – WCM of EM

11:24 AM – 11:36 AM MST – Oral abstract
21 – From Spectator to Lifesaver: A Six-Month Evaluation of Bystander Training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Bleeding Control
Camelback B: Second Level
Sheza Hassan, MBBS - WCM

12:30 – 1:20 PM MST - Didactics
Wave Makers: Influential Point-of-Care Ultrasound Articles From 2023 (AEUS Sponsored)
Paradise Valley: Second Level
Laurence A. Melniker, MD, MS, MBA – NYP Brooklyn Methodist, Department of Emergency Medicine

1:30 PM – 2:20 PM MST - Didactics
How and Why to Improve Your Journal Club (Research Committee and the Evidenced-Based Healthcare & Implementation Interest Group (EBHI) Sponsored)
Laura D. Melville, MD, MS – NYP Brooklyn Methodist, Department of Emergency Medicine

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM MST  - Forum
SAEM Education Summit – Stuck in the Middle: Professional Development for Mid-Career Faculty
Paradise Valley: Second Level
Kaushal H. Shah, MD – WCM

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM MST - Didactics
Thinking About a Fellowship?  What Residents Need to Know:  A Fellowship Roundtable Discussion (RAMS and the Fellowship Approval Committee Sponsored)
Laveen B: Second Level
Brenna Farmer, MD – WCM

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM MST - Didactics
Ramping Up Resident Research: Strategies for Getting Your Residents Engaged in Research and Scholarship (Educational Research and Research Directors Interest Group Sponsored)
Phoenix Ballroom D: Third Level
Michael DeFilippo, DO, MICP – NYP: Columbia & Cornell

3:07 PM – 3:14 PM MST -  Innovations
863 – The Grant Writing Incubator Program: An Innovative Approach to Support Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Members
Ahwatukee A: Second Level
Radhika Sundararajan, MD, PhD - WCM

3:21 PM – 3:28 PM MST
662 – Utilization Trends of Ultrasonography Compared to Abdominal Computerized Tomography in Trauma From 2017-2021 (AEUS Sponsored)
Maryvale B: Second Level
Thomas Porturas, MD, PHD – NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

4:12 PM – 4:19 PM MST – Lightning Oral
151 – Injuries in Sexual Assault Patients Included in the 2019 and 2020 National Trauma Data Base
Ahwatukee B: Second Level
Laura D. Melville, MD, MS – NYP Brooklyn Methodist, Department of Emergency Medicine

Thursday, May 16th

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM MST - Forum
SAEM Medical Student Symposium
Desert Sky: Third Level
Hamza Ijaz, MD – WCM

11:49 AM – 11:56 AM MST – Lightning Oral
212 – I heart ECGs: A Novel Electrocardiogram Curriculum Designed for Adult Learners
Camelback A: Second Level
Thomas Sanchez, MD – NYP Queens

12:10 PM  – 12:17 PM MST – Lightning Oral
239 – Impact of Paralytic Choice on Time to Postintubation Sedation in the Emergency Department
Alhambra: Second Level
Andrew Poirier - WCM

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM MST - Didactics
Emergency Medicine Beyond the Emergency Department: Digital and Telehealth Training Needs (Workforce Committee and Telehealth Interest Groups Sponsored)
Laveen A: Second Level
Neel Naik, MD – NYP/Weill Cornell Medicine

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM MST - Didactics
TogetHER: Enhancing the Professional Development of Women Physicians Through Collaborative Initiatives (AWAEM and ADIEM Sponsored)
Laveen B: Second Level
Barbara Magid, MD, MPH, MIA - NYP

2:21 PM – 2:28 PM MST
737 – Describing Older Adult Patients Who Refuse Emergency Medical Services Transport Using a National Database
Maryvale A: Second Level
David W. Hancock, PHD – WCM

3:17 PM – 3:24 PM MST – Lightning Oral
336 – Current National Practice for Sedating Older Adults by Emergency Medical Services:  Not Starting Low or Going Slow
Alhambra: Second Level
David W. Hancock, PHD – WCM

3:35 PM – 3:42 PM MST
757 – Increased Emergency Department Utilization Observed in Younger and Female End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
Maryvale B: Second Level
Gregory C. Han, MD – NYP / Columbia University Medical Center

3:58 PM – 4:05 PM MST – Lightning Oral
349 – Beyond the Call of Duty: Experiences and Role of Lady Health Care Workers in Disaster Response (GEMA Sponsored)
Camelback A: Second Level
Sheza Hassan, MBBS - WCM

Friday, May 17th

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM MST - Didactics
A Bad Case of the Zoomies:  Deciding on Virtual vs In-Person Didactics After COVID-19 (Education Committee Sponsored)
Encanto B: Second Level
Christopher Reisig, MD – NYP/WCM

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM MST - Didactics
Demystifying Hospice:  A Streamlined Approach for Referring Emergency Department Patients With Serious Illness (AGEM, Ethics Committee, and Palliative Medicine Interest Group Sponsored)
Desert Sky: Third Level
Bruce R. Gutierrez, DO – NYP/WCM

11:07 AM – 11:14 AM MST - Lightning Oral
514 – Virtual Urgent Care May Reduce Unnecessary Emergency Department Utilization in Children (ADIEM Sponsored)
Camelback B: Second Level
David W. Hancock, PhD – WCM

11:14 AM – 11:21 AM MST – Lightning Oral
531 – Does Preinjury Anticoagulation Make Chest Tubes Any Less Safe?  A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis
Encanto B: Second Level
Brendan Tarantino - WCM

11:35 AM – 11:42 AM – Lightning Oral
518 – Impact of Ambulance Based Teleconsultation on Pediatric Early Warning Scores: A Pilot Study (GEMA Sponsored)
Camelback B: Second Level
Sheza Hassan, MBBS - WCM

11:49 AM – 11:56 AM MST - Lightning Oral
520 -  Respiratory Infections in Children Ages 5 and Under at an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department
Camelback B: Second Level
Jaron A. Kurian, MD – NYP Queens

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