Robert Rogers
Dr. Rogers is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Director of the Medical Education Fellowship in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is a faculty member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Teaching Fellowship and lectures on faculty development and medical education topics at numerous national and international meetings. In addition, he is the director of The Teaching Course which is held yearly in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rogers has developed and implemented “teach the teacher” courses in Argentina, the Netherlands, and South Africa. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Young Educator of the Year Award from the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, ACEP’s Teaching Faculty Award, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association, and his department’s faculty teaching award. Dr. Rogers published the first book dedicated to emergency medicine education, Practical Teaching in Emergency Medicine, now in it’s second edition. His main clinical area of interest is in acute vascular disease, particularly aortic dissection and hypertension, and he lectures at numerous national and international conferences on acute vascular topics. He recently published the first vascular emergency textbook aimed specifically at emergency physicians and other acute care providers, “Vascular Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician.” Dr. Rogers runs the medical education podcast and blog, iTeachEM. Email: robrogersmd@gmail.com Twitter name: @EM_Educator Web: www.theteachingcourse.com www.iTeachEM.net
Emergency Medicine Pre-conference Workshop (Repeated)  Thursday, 12 June 2014 Start 8:30am Duration: 120mins Room 4 Start 11:00am Duration: 120mins Room 4 Although it would be convenient if all patients with potential life threats and urgent problems presented to an emergency department (ED) for care, many patients will first show up in their doctor’s office seeking medical attention. It’s also important to realize that many urgencies and emergencies aren’t always apparent initially and may manifest at different times as certain diseases progress through their natural history. This session will be an interactive discussion of real cases that first presented to an outpatient clinic. The speaker will lead the attendees through each case and help them develop a plan for increasing their rate of detection of these potential life threats. When should I be worried enough to send the patient to an emergency center or surgeon? What types of chief complaints carry the highest risk in medicine? What types of urgent and emergent problems may initially present in a subtle fashion? These questions and more will be answered in this session. Armed with the information in this talk, the general practitioner will be a good position to know when to refer to the ED and when danger may be lurking in the patient who “looks stable.” Abdominal Vascular Emergencies Main Session  Friday, 13 June 2014 Start 9:50am Duration: 20mins Baytrust Abdominal vascular emergencies are common in clinical practice and commonly missed on initial presentation. This presentation will review the “big ones” and when to suspect and refer them to the emergency department and/or hospital. Vascular Catastrophes - Can't Miss Diagnoses Concurrent Workshop Repeated Friday, 13 June 2014 Start 11:00am Duration: 55mins Room 3 Start 12:05pm Duration: 55mins Room 3 Vascular emergencies are time sensitive events that are frequently anxiety provoking for the patient and the healthcare provider. This presentation will highlight key vascular emergencies that all physicians should be able to identify. Armed with the information in this talk, physicians and other healthcare providers will be ready to make a difference in the lives of patients with life and limb threatening vascular catastrophes. Pulmonary Embolism - How to Protect Your Patient and Your ASSets Concurrent Workshop Repeated Friday, 13 June 2014 Start 2:00pm Duration: 55mins Room 10 Start 3:05pm Duration: 55mins Room 10 Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common entity in clinical practice. It is frequently missed on initial presentation. In addition, global trends in PE workup strategies indicate that more and more patients are undergoing unnecessary workups for the disease. When it is appropriate to order a d-dimer to rule-out venous thromboembolic disease? What are the real risks if you miss PE on the first visit? What are the drawbacks of having a “can’t miss” mentality? These are just a few of the crucial questions the speaker will address. Hypertensive Emergencies - Don't Just Do Something, Stand There Concurrent Workshop Repeated Friday, 13 June 2014 Start 4:30pm Duration: 55mins Room 2 Start 5:35pm Duration: 55mins Room 2 Hypertensive emergencies are common and are generally not difficult to diagnose. A more common clinical entity is the patient with severely elevated blood pressure and a paucity of symptoms (or no symptoms at all). What are the dangers of treating asymptomatic hypertension? What is a reasonable approach to this type of patient? Is there data to support not acutely lowering blood pressure in the acute setting? These questions and more will be answered in a case-based, interactive session that promises to stir some controversy.