It’s all about the learning – isn’t it?  Over 5 mornings, approximately 60 Emergency Physicians - from Canada, USA and around the world will gather for a unique, highly interactive learning experience.  Not only do we have some of the foremost Emergency Medicine educators in North America facilitating sessions, but we have also come to realize there is an incredible level of expertise and sophistication amongst our participants that results in stimulating conversations.  And then you get to see the so-called experts (our esteemed faculty), sweat it out on the bike climbs and hikes with everyone else.  Throughout the week, the group dynamics evolve, as we deal with the challenges of Emergency Medicine and the challenges of biking and hiking.

HOW THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED

A good education program should be informed by the participants’ needs (both perceived and unperceived needs) and of course the faculty’s areas of expertise.  But how to you get from good to great? There is no question that designing a great course (whether it be an education course or a cycling course) is both an art and a science. The EMU Europe education program has been heavily influenced by learning science and how the Grand Tours (like the Tour de France) have been designed.

The brain only has so much capacity to learn. Learning science teaches us that if we “interleave” the learning (mixing related but distinct material during study) and then distribute the learning over time (spaced learning with repetition) – you will improve your ability to retrieve information at a later time. After all, this is how we practice in the ED – moving from case to case at a fast pace. In addition, we can foster generative processing (to help manage our cognitive load) by having participants solve the problems (during the “case presentations”). Finally, there is lots of opportunity for group discussion and reflection.
And during the Tour de France (21 stages), how do they keep all 180 riders interested and competitive even when many of them have no chance of winning? They accomplish this by creating different challenges within each stage (the races within the races). There are sprints (to win the Green Jersey) and punchy climbs (to win the Polka Dot Jersey); there are flat stages and mountain stages with high mountain finishes. After all, the Tour is won (and lost) in the mountains.

GOALS

1. To provide updates on topics relevant to the practice of Emergency Medicine.
2. To provide a forum for interaction, networking and sharing of ideas for Emergency Medicine Physicians.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the conference the participant will be able to:

1. Apply new diagnostic strategies and therapeutic approaches in their clinical practice.
2. Recognize and discuss some controversies in the practice of Emergency Medicine.
3. Reflect on opportunities for Emergency Medicine Physicians beyond their clinical practice.

SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES

EDUCATION PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

STAGE 1 – Monday, September 16, 2024

STAGE 2 – Tuesday, September 17, 2024

STAGE 3 – Wednesday, September 18, 2024

STAGE 4 – Thursday, September 19, 2024

STAGE 5 – Friday, September 20, 2024

As of April 14, 2024

CORE FACULTY

Learning with and from our award-winning internationally recognized core faculty is probably the most important ingredient in delivering a superb education program. In addition to our core faculty, we will learn from guest faculty – highlighting the unique expertise of some of our participants.

Mike Betzner
Calgary, Canada

Mike Betzner graduated from the University of Alberta Medical School in 1991 followed by a Royal College Residency in Emergency Medicine which was completed in 1996. He is a full time Emergency Physician and Clinical Lecturer for University of Calgary in the Calgary Health Region. Voted by the residents FRCPC Preceptor of the Year for Emergency Medicine at Calgary General Hospital 3 times and University of Calgary once, as well as receiving the Mike Hodsman Lifelong Learning Award for the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2015, and the Bryan Young Lifelong Achievement in Emergency Medicine Award in 2016 in appreciation of excellence and dedication to clinical teaching. Mike has had heavy involvement in prehospital emergency care air transport within Alberta as recent past Medical Director of STARS Air Ambulance in Calgary for over 25 years.

Amal Mattu
Baltimore, USA

Amal Mattu completed an Emergency Medicine residency and a teaching fellowship with a special focus on Emergency Cardiology. He has received more than a dozen teaching awards including national awards from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on topics pertaining to Emergency Cardiology and faculty development. Dr. Mattu has authored or edited 16 textbooks in Emergency Medicine. He is currently tenured Professor, Vice Chair, and Faculty Development Fellowship Director in Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Rick Penciner
Toronto, Canada

Rick Penciner (www.RickPenciner.com) is passionate about teaching and cycling (not necessarily in that order).  He is an Emergency Physician and the Director of Academic Education at North York General Hospital in Toronto, Canada.  He is a Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.  Over a span of 28 years, he has been involved as a teacher, educator and leader in the spectrum of medical education - from undergraduate, postgraduate to continuing education and professional development.  He spends most of his (professional) time teaching - medical students how to be doctors, residents how to be Emergency Physicians and colleagues how to teach.

Arun Sayal
Toronto, Canada

Arun Sayal is an Emergency Physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. He spends time in a weekly Minor Fracture Clinic and (weakly?) assisting in the OR with orthopedic trauma cases. Combining these three roles with NYGH’s dedication to excellence in medical education resulted in his creation and development of CASTED, a comprehensive full-day (and now multi-day) ED orthopedics course that has been presented over 500 times in over 10 countries. He and his wife Seema have loved every EMU Europe to date and look forward to catching up with old friends (and making new ones) in Alsace. EMU Europe truly is CME at its absolute best!

Amit Shah
London, Canada

Amit Shah is an award-winning educator from Western University in London, Ontario.  He splits his Emergency Medicine practice between academic (London Health Science Centre/St. Joseph’s Hospital) and community (St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital) sites, and serves as the regional Emergency Medicine Lead for Ontario Health West. When not in the Emergency Department, he can be found chasing after four children, the family dog, or squash, pickle and golf balls.  Amit is now a veteran of EMU Europe trips … with each successive trip the call of the electric bike and the wine and cheese table grows louder.

Sarah Dubbs
Baltimore, USA

Sarah Dubbs is an Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, and the Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program.  After her residency training at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), she completed a Faculty Development Fellowship with a certificate from the American College of Emergency Physicians Teaching Fellowship. She worked in the community hospital setting before returning to UMMC.  In addition to medical education, Dr. Dubbs has interests oncologic emergencies, with numerous publications, podcasts, and national and international invitational lectures on these topics.  She has won many teaching awards, including the ACEP National Junior Faculty Teaching Award.  Dr. Dubbs is also involved in process and quality improvement as well as leadership development.

ACCREDITATION

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. You may claim a maximum of 15 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

 This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the National Chapter for up to 15.00 Mainpro+ credits.

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