Program Description: 

The educational series is designed to teach and maintain skills for emergency medicine providers for low occurrence procedures which can occur in both high and low acuity situations. Physicians will also learn how teach and supervise trainees for procedures performed in the emergency department. The focus is for hands on training and repetition to help develop psychomotor skills. Didactics will be included to supplement hands on training. Examples of topics include airway management, infrequent emergent procedures, emergent scenarios such as imminent deliveries, diagnostic and procedural guided point-of-care ultrasound, and more.

Key Words: Emergency Medicine, Innovation, Patient Care

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Apply evidence-based strategies for guiding prehospital care within an EMS system in patients with traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. 
  • Understand the progression of consensus statements on the topics of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury in Ground Based EMS Medical Direction. 
  • Differentiate high-risk clinical presentations of TBI and SCI in the prehospital setting and integrate triage decisions, destination selection, and protocol development to optimize system-level care. 
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Elyse Hartleben, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine Physician Lead for Scheduling
Froedtert West Bend Emergency Department Assistant Medical Director
 
Speaker:
Thomas W. Engel, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine 
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medica Director: OEM Milwaukee, New Berlin Fire, Menomonee Falls Fire, Fox Point Police  
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Elyse Hartleben
  • Thomas W. Engel 
 

Contact

Name: 
Janice Hinze
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-1173
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
04/23/2026 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm CDT
Location: 
The Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 W Waterown Plank Road
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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