The monthly conference schedule is available in the department. Once the schedule is published, any necessary changes are your responsibility - Program administration must be notified of all changes. Although most conferences tend to be in a standard lecture format, it is important to generate discussion during the lecture. All residents should have read the chapter(s) in Tintinalli that best corresponds to the topic and should be able to participate in the discussion.

1. Workshop Series These are 4 rotating workshops designed to give the medical students and interns an overview to the skills needed for working in an Emergency setting. You will attend workshops once during your first ED month. Topics covered are Orthopedics/Splinting, Suturing/Basic wound care, Ophthalmology/Slit lamp, Resuscitation. In your 2nd and 3rd years, you will be teaching these workshops.
2. Trauma Conference Semi-monthly conferences run by the trauma department. Presentations are by surgical attending or chief resident. In your third year, you are expected to present one conference.
3. Radiology A monthly lecture in which faculty from the department of radiology will cover selected topics. Emphasis is on radiographic interpretation and evaluation.
4. Critical Case An interactive case discussion based on the critical cases seen in the recent weeks. Format for this conference is an open discussion with comments from all attending. Discussion will then revolve around key points in managing these two to three cases. The resident involved in the case will present and provide the follow-up. Consultants, including Radiology may be present to provide specific feedback.
5. Combined Conferences We will be have combined conferences with other disciplines throughout the year.
6. Core Content These are assigned readings with on-line exams. The text we will be using is Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine and will be provided for you. We will complete the text in 18 months and then start again so that you should have read it at least twice during your residency. Selected chapters from Roberts and Hedges and Fleischer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine will also be covered.
7. Outside/Guest Lectures We will be bringing in selected outside speakers to cover selected topics during the years. As these are people invited to speak, attendance by all ER staff and residents should be 100%.
8. Ultrasound Formatted and lead by Drs. Kumasaka and Isenberg, these presentations include Code Blue films and discussing selected cases. We will be insisting that all residents attend these conferences. Both resident and staff cases will be discussed in a confidential manner to improve patient care.
9. Journal Club It will be the residents' responsibility to evaluate the paper with emphasis on: materials and methods, statistics, type of study and results. It will be the faculty responsibility to help with the above and to lead the discussion. The papers will be assigned in a rotating fashion.
10. Toxicology Dr. Harris will review key topics in toxicology through a series of talks and guest lectures. Topics include: Initial approach to the poisoned patient, management of common overdoses, and controversies in management of selected cases.
11. Research Drs. Asplin and Holger will go over the basics of research through a series of lectures and talks. Topics include: basic research design, introductions to statistics, and how to evaluate the medical literature.
12. QI/MM A very important conference that needs to be religiously attended. We will be reviewing selected code blue films and discussing selected cases. We will be insisting that all residents attend these conferences. Both resident and staff cases will be discussed in a confidential manner to improve patient care.