Emergency Medicine Essentials - Chest Pain

Instructor: Dr. GIno Farina (Emergency Medicine-Northwell)

Chest pain is one of the most common patient complaints in the emergency department and urgent care. Learn the standard approach to patients with cardiac complaints from a seasoned ER physician following standard practice guidelines.

Emergency Medicine Essentials - Abdominal Pain

Instructor: Dr. Gino Farina (Emergency Medicine-Northwell) 

The differential diagnosis and workup can be complicated for patients with abdominal pain. Risk factors and presentations of acute ovarian torsions and appendicitis can oftentimes be difficult to diagnose. Learn to differentiate common presentations of abdominal pain and management of cholecystitis, cholangitis, pancreatitis, appendicitis and diverticulitis.

Emergency Medicine Essentials - Shortness of Breath

Instructor: Dr. Gino Farina (Emergency Medicine-Northwell)

Symptoms of shortness of breath can stem from a variety of causes from extrapulmonary to pulmonary and cardiac etiologies. Learn to describe the presentation and management of upper airway causes of shortness of breath such as epiglottitis and retropharyngeal abscess; along with intrathoracic causes of shortness of breath such as pneumonia, CHF and tamponade.

Pediatric EM Essentials: Fever in Babies

Instructor: Dr. Roy Vega (Bronx Care Hospital Center)

The presence of a fever is often a common cause for laboratory investigation and hospital admission. Learn to apply decision making algorithms involved in the care of febrile children. Learn to describe the appropriate diagnostic testing indicated in the evaluation of febrile children. 

Pediatric EM Essentials: Abdominal Emergencies in Children - Part 1

Instructor: Dr. Roy Vega (Bronx Care Hospital Center)

A large number of errors made in the emergency department are potentially preventable. Learn the proper approach to examining a pediatric abdomen. Review true emergent causes of abdominal pain versus benign. Learn about specific cases involving pyloric stenosis, pyloromyotomy, intussusception and midgut volvulus. 

Pediatric EM Essentials: Abdominal Emergencies in Children - Part 2

Instructor: Dr. Roy Vega (Bronx Care Hospital Center)

Appendicitis for example is the 2nd most common condition among pediatric patients and 3rd most common condition cited in adult malpractice insurance claims. Learn to identify common causes of abdominal pain from specific cases involving mesenteric lymphadenitis, appendicitis, testicular torsion, torsion of testis appendix and ovarian torsion.

Pediatric EM Essentials: Childhood Rashes, Benign or Worrisome?

Instructor: Dr. Roy Vega (Bronx Care Hospital Center)

Many providers who work in urgent care or emergency department do not always come from a background with pediatric exposures. Learn to identify, understand and provide proper management of common benign rashes and more worrisome rashes that should not be missed.

Pediatric EM Essentials: The Autistic and Special Needs Child in the Acute Care Setting

Instructor: Dr. Roy Vega (Bronx Care Hospital Center)

Caring for children with autism can be challenging because there is quite a wide spectrum of expression. Guidance from their caregivers is essential and it’s important to understand the special needs of these patients. Learn the complications that can arise with an autistic patient, be able to create a friendly setting in UC and ED, and how to approach an agitated child with ASD.

Common Urgent Care Presentations: Pearls and Pitfalls

Instructors: Dr. Hong Choi (CityMD Urgent Care)

Patients often present with vague or common symptoms in the outpatient setting that are not considered high risk or risk to develop complications. Unfortunately, many of these presentations are frequently involved in medical malpractice cases. Review the standard practices and learn pearls when evaluating common outpatient complaints to avoid high risk associated pitfalls. 

Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls: STD Management - Part 1

Instructor: Dr. Pamela Arsove (SVP at CityMD, Head of Quality and Patient Safety)

Without the training of a dermatologist or an infectious disease physician, providers in the outpatient setting have a difficult time in identifying various rashes that could exist with STDs or managing common STDs. Learn the latest treatment guidelines of HIV, the significance of test timing and different types of HIV tests available. Identify and evaluate rashes involving individual HIV cases and rashes associated with common STDs.

Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls: STD Management - Part 2

Instructor: Dr. Pamela Arsove (SVP at CityMD, Head of Quality and Patient Safety)

With the rising rates of STDs, routine screening is important. Learn more about primary and secondary syphilis and methods of testing and interpretation of syphilis. Review current treatments and understand the link between syphilis and HIV. 

Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls: STD Management - Part 3

Instructor: Dr. Pamela Arsove (SVP at CityMD, Head of Quality and Patient Safety)

Many providers struggle with diagnosis as well as correct treatment of STDs particularly when some cases present with rashes. Learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of HSV-1 and HSV-2. Understand the significance of counseling for HSV while studying different STD cases. Review the similarity of Monkeypox to STD rashes and learn the latest in CDC STI Treatment Guidelines.