9.30.20 | Geriatric Trauma & Banishing Busy

Talk 1: Brittle and Broken: Geriatric Trauma Pearls and Pitfalls
11:00 am - 12: 00 pm 

Providers in the department of Emergency Medicine routinely care for geriatric trauma patients. This population is unique in terms of physiology, injury patterns, and management practices compared to younger adults. The speaker is an expert in geriatric EM, with special interest in trauma care. This will be a practical, clinically-oriented presentation with broad applicability to our audience members.

Talk 2: Banishing Busy: How to Manage Your Mind to Manage Your Schedule
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 

Medical professionals are busy people and exist in a constant state of “being busy.” How do we resolve chronic “busy-ness?” How do we manage our time effectively? Dr. Shenvi, provides strategies to be productive, complete work effectively, and strive for work-life balance. This talk includes values-based scheduling, ways to avoid self-sabotage, and keys to taking control of our time.

Target Audience

Emergency medicine physicians 

Learning Objectives

Brittle and Broken: Geriatric Trauma Pearls and Pitfalls

After this session, the participants should be better able to:

  • Explain the physiology behind frailty in older adults
  • Anticipate the most common cause of injuries in older adults
  • Navigate the complexities and uncertainties in the management of head injuries, rib fractures, hip fractures in older adults

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Banishing Busy: How to Manage Your Mind to Manage Your Schedule

After this session, the participants should be better able to:

  • Re-frame how they think about tasks they have to do in a positive way that promotes creative thinking and personal agency
  • Understand the complex reasons we procrastinate and withhold effort through the framework of self-worth theory
  • Apply practical strategies to use their time more strategically and efficiently
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Course opens: 
09/01/2020
Course expires: 
09/30/2021
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Emergency Medicine 21-22 Grand Round Series
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Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Residency Director
Director UNC Office of Academic Excellence
University of North Carolina

The Alpert Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 2.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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