SAEM 2015

2015 Annual Meeting for the Society of Academic Emergency Physicians

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Don Melady - Let's Take it Online: How to Create Effective CME for Physicians in the 21st Century
Dr. Shirley Lee - Let's Take it Online: How to Create Effective CME for Physicians in the 21st Century

Oral Presentations:

Regional Changes in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections among Patients Presenting to Canadian Emergency Departments. Bjug Borgundvaag, MD, PhD, Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital.

Administration of the CIWA Protocol for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Emergency Department. Bjug Borgundvaag, MD, PhD, Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital.

The Development of an iOS App to Measure Tremor in Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Taylor Dear, Sally Carver, Narges Norouzi, Simon Bromberg, Taryn Rohringer, Mel Kahan, Sara Gray, Parham Aarabi, Shelley McLeod, Bjug Borgundvaag. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 

The Development of a Novel CME Program to Enhance Emergency Medicine Care in Rural Areas: The SEME (Supplemental Emergency Medicine Experience) Program. Shirley Lee, MD, MHSc (Ed), FCFP(EM), Mount Sinai Hospital

Poster Presentations:

Hand Hygiene in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Auditing Practices across Canadian Hospitals. Bjug Borgundvaag, MD, PhD, Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital.