Emergency Medicine PRN Focus Session — Status Traumaticus: Updates in Evidenced-Based Care in Trauma
Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 1:45 PM to 3:15 PM CST at Lone Star Ballroom C3
Available for 1.50 hours of CPE credit
Activity Number: 0217-0000-23-133-L01-P
Activity Type: A Knowledge-Based Activity
This session focuses on updates in trauma management and will address specific topics of updated guidance on antibiotic treatment for open fractures, including longbone, and skull fractures as well as trauma coagulopathy management. Coagulopathy management updates in trauma will include the application and interpretation of thrombelastography, the use and dosing of prothrombin complex concentrate in this setting, and the role of tranexamic acid in traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. The target audience for this session is emergency medicine practitioners, as well as practitioners in other acute settings such as the intensive care unit, and students/residents interested in emergency medicine.
Faculty
 | Moderator: Heather L. Blue, Pharm.D., BCPS
Title: Emergency Medicine PRN Focus Session — Status Traumaticus: Updates in Evidenced-Based Care in Trauma
Institution: University of Minnesota COP/St. Luke's Hospital
City/State: Duluth, MN
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Learning Objectives
1. Describe the role of the emergency medicine pharmacist in trauma response.
2. Identify opportunities to optimize antibiotic regimens in the setting of open fracture prophylaxis.
3. Discuss how growing antibiotic resistance influences the antibiotic coverage for open fractures.
4. List the antibiotic prophylaxis recommendations for open skull fractures compared to long bone fractures.
5. Discuss the role of ED pharmacist involvement in viscoelastic testing in patients presenting with traumatic bleeding.
6. Recognize treatment options based on analysis of viscoelastic testing.
7. Review the most current guidelines for the use of viscoelastic testing in the treatment of trauma patients.
Manage the Damage: Open Fractures1:45 PM to 2:30 PM  | Speaker: Kirstin J. Kooda, Pharm.D., BCIDP, BCPS
Title: Manage the Damage: Open Fractures
Institution: Mayo Clinic Rochester
City/State: Rochester, MN
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Stretch Your Knowledge: Optimizing Viscoelastic Testing in the Emergency Department2:30 PM to 3:15 PM  | Speaker: Brian W. Gilbert, Pharm.D., MBA, FCCM, FNCS, BCCCP
Title: Stretch Your Knowledge: Optimizing Viscoelastic Testing in the Emergency Department
Institution: Wesley Medical Center
City/State: Wichita, KS
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