Guide to WCM Department of Emergency Medicine at the 2025 SAEM Meeting

The Department will have a robust presence at the SAEM Annual Meeting, held from May 13-16 in Philadelphia. 19 faculty members are presenting a total of 31 didactics, oral presentations, and poster presentations.  A total of 7 faculty members and 12 staff are contributing as co-authors to presentations. A complete schedule of all WCM EM presentations at the conference is available here.

Tuesday, May 13th

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST - Workshop
Innovations in Trauma Resuscitation and Management (Trauma Interest Group-Sponsored)
Grand Ballroom Salon I: Level Five
Organizer/Presenter - Kaushal H. Shah, MD

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST - Workshop
Figuring Out the Fiberoptic
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon J: Level Five
Presenter: Laura D. Melville, MD, MS – NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist

Wednesday, May 14th

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST - Innovations Table Presentation
734 - Board Game Review: A Series of Serious Games to Engage Emergency Medicine Residents for In-Training Exam Review
Location: Room 501: Level Five
Presenting Author: Thomas Sanchez, MD – New York-Presbyterian/Queens

11:14 AM - 11:21 AM EST - ePoster
498 - Discordance Between Documented and Patient Self-Reported Concussion Symptoms in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Location: Room 406: Level Four
Presenting Author: Milisia Fam, MA

1:12 PM – 1:24 PM EST - Oral Presentation

53 - TEE-CARES: Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation for Enhanced Survival
Location: Room 502: Level Five
Presenting Author: Felipe Teran, MD, MSCE

1:35 PM – 1:42 PM EST - ePoster
525 - Threatcasting in Emergency Medicine: A Novel Qualitative Foresight Technique
Location: Room 406: Level Four
Presenting Author: Alex Sirney, DO

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM EST - Didactics
From History to Healing: Transforming the Patient Experience With the Emergency Department Pelvic Examination
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon F: Level Five
Presenter: Laura D. Melville, MD, MS – NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM EST - Didactics
Meet the Rainmakers: Understanding the Role of Funding Program Officers (Research Committee-Sponsored)
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon E: Level Five
Organizer/Presenter: Junaid A. Razzak, MD, PhD
Presenter: Tony Rosen, MD, MPH

2:00 PM – 2:07 PM EST - ePoster
526 - The Circadian Effect in Trauma Care: Comparing Admission Times in a Lower Middle-Income Country
Location: Room 405: Level Four
Presenting Author: Sheza Hassan, MD

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM EST - Didactics
Facilitated Group Discussions With Federal Funding Program Officers (Research Committee-Sponsored)
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon E: Level Five
Organizer/Presenter: Junaid A. Razzak, MD, PhD
Presenter: Tony Rosen, MD

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM EST - IGNITE
14 - Can a Space Be Too Safe? Moving From Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces
Location: Rooms 309-310: Level Three
Presenting Author: Kristen Ng, MD

4:00 PM – 5:20 PM EST - Didactics
One-on-One Meetings With Federal Funding Program Officers (Research Committee-Sponsored)
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon E: Level Five
Organizer/Presenter: Junaid A. Razzak, MD, PhD

Thursday, May 15th

8:00 AM - 8:07 AM EST - Poster Abstract
Assessment of Telephone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performance During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Low Resource Setting
Location: Room 406: Level 4
Presenter: Sheza Hassan, M.D. 

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM EST - Didactics
Thinking About an R01? How to Successfully Secure Independent R-Level, National Institutes of Health Funding (AACEM- and Research Committee-Sponsored)
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon E: Level Five
Presenter: Tony Rosen, MD, MPH
Presenter: Radhika Sundararajan, MD, PhD

11:40 AM – 11:48 AM EST - Lightning Oral
154 - The Impact of Respiratory Pathogen Panel Testing on Pediatric Emergency Department Return Visits and Management
Location: Room 502: Level Five
Presenting Author: Jaime Perez Lizardi, M.D.

11:54 AM – 12:01 AM EST - Innovation Oral

708 - Bingo! A Multiplayer Synchronous Serious Game to Increase Weekly Conference Engagement and Learning
Location: Room 308: Level Three
Presenting Author: Tina Anjali Jagtiani, DO – New York–Presbyterian Queens

12:00 PM – 12:07 PM EST - ePoster
599 - Vital Sign Abnormalities in Older Adults Refusing Emergency Medical Services Treatment or Transport: National Database Results
Location: Room 406: Level Four
Presenting Author: Rana Barghout, BA

12:00 PM – 12:07 PM EST - ePoster
593 - Epidemiology of Urban Micromobility Vehicle Injuries
Location: Room 405: Level Four
Presenting Author: Sara Mohamed Khalil, DO – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist

1:00 PM – 1:07 PM EST - ePoster
605 - Behavioral Determinants of Bystander Intervention in Medical Emergencies: A Scoping Review
Location: Room 405: Level Four
Presenting Author: Sheza Hassan, MD

2:45 PM – 2:52 PM EST - Innovations Oral
724 - Doc Trial: A Targeted Documentation Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents
Location: Room 308: Level Three
Presenting Author: Thomas Sanchez, MD – New York–Presbyterian Queens
Presenting Author: Richa Gupta, MD – New York–Presbyterian Queens

3:32 PM – 3:40 PM EST - Lightning Oral
249 - Identifying Information Gaps in the Transfer of Patient Care From Emergency Medical Services to Emergency Department Triage
Location: Grand Ballroom Salon K: Level Five
Presenting Author: Eve W. Smith, EMT-B

4:00 PM – 4:08 PM EST - Lightning Oral
317 - Paying the Price: The Intersection of Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Mortality, and Healthcare Inequities
Location: Room 502: Level Five
Presenting Author: Sheza Hassan, MD

4:16 PM – 4:24 PM EST - Lightning Oral
309 - Racial Disparities in Liver Laceration Management
Location: Room 501: Level Five
Presenting Author: Eli Rogers, MD – NYP EM Residency

4:24 PM – 4:32 PM EST - Lightning Oral
310 - Rapid Response in Prehospital Care: Unveiling Patterns and Perils in Traumatic Brain Injuries in Pakistan
Location: Room 501: Level Five
Presenting Author: Sheza Hassan, MD

Friday, May 16th

8:28 AM – 8:35 AM EST - ePoster
663 - Transitions and Projections in the Emergency Medicine Workforce: A Scoping Review
Location: Room 405: Level Four
Presenting Author: Alex Sirney, DO

9:00 AM – 9:08 AM EST - Lightning Oral
368 - Where Do Racial and Ethnic Differences in Syncope Outcomes Come From?
Location: Franklin 9: Level Four
Presenting Author: Eli Rogers, MD – NYP EM Residency

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM EST - Didactics
The Telemedicine Exam: An Interactive Session to Improve Your Virtual Exam Skills in 20 Minutes
Location: Franklin 6: Level Four
Presenter: Neel Naik, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine 

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM EST - Didactics
Evidence-Based Medicine Meets Artificial Intelligence (Evidence-Based Healthcare and Implementation Interest Group-, and Informatics, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence Interest Group-Sponsored)
Location: Franklin 7: Level Four
Presenter: Laura D. Melville, MD, MS – NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist

12:00 PM – 12:08 PM EST - Lightning Oral
470 - Threats and Opportunities in the Emergency Medicine Workforce: An Application of Threatcasting
Location: Franklin 8: Level Four
Presenting Author: Alex Sirney, DO

 

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