2020 SAEM Consensus Conference Telehealth and Emergency Medicine

The purpose of the SAEM20 consensus conference is to stimulate EM researchers and educators to recognize, investigate, and translate the impact of telehealth on the field of emergency medicine. The conference will include state-of-the-art didactics led by nationally recognized keynote speakers, breakout group planning sessions, and a consensus-building process. Specific topics to be explored are: healthcare access; quality and safety; educational needs and outcomes; research facilitation; and the impact of telehealth on the EM workforce.

Sponsored by: SAEM Telehealth Interest Group

Academic Wilderness Medicine Education

Academic Wilderness Medicine Education Participants in this workshop will learn the fundamentals of wilderness medicine (WM), practical ways to implement wilderness medicine curriculum, and innovative teaching modalities. The workshop will be taught primarily though interactive small group and design teaching modules that you can take back to your institution.

Sponsored by: SAEM Wilderness Medicine Interest Group

SAEM Grant Writing Workshop

In this workshop attendees will learn grant writing from leaders in emergency medicine and will have opportunities for topic and method mentorship from senior emergency medicine researchers. The group session will allow participants to obtain feedback on and make improvements to their draft grant proposals. The workshop is tailored to researchers at all levels of practice and training.

Sponsored by: SAEM Research Committee

Building an Academic Department Within a Corporate Structure

This workshop will provide a framework of how to build an academic emergency department within a nontraditional structure, and/or with limited resources.

Take and Bake: Low-cost Simulation Models and Techniques Taught by the Pros

This workshop will provide the knowledge, tools, and networking necessary to teach residents and faculty how to utilize cost saving techniques and create low-cost, low- to high-fidelity simulation models for improving simulation training. Participant responses will contribute toward the validity evidence for each model discussed.

Sponsored by: Simulation Academy

Defining the Future of Assessment in Medical Education: A Consensus-Building Workshop

During this workshop the current literature on assessment will be summarized. This will be followed by the creation of best practice recommendations to advance the literature in the field. Attendees will engage in consensus-building discussions on three main topics: 1) improving direct observation and documentation of assessment at the bedside; 2) streamlining assessment data collection and aggregation; and 3) operationalizing the data to more effectively utilize the information for creating personalized remediation and improvement plans. Attendees will also be invited to engage in writing and production of scholarship to disseminate our best-practice findings.

Junior Faculty Development Forum

Attendees at the Junior Faculty Development Forum will engage with senior leaders in EM to develop strategies for promotion, productivity, and academic advancement. The forum is for fellows and early-career faculty who have recently secured faculty positions within academic emergency departments and is designed to develop and cultivate the next generation of academic leaders in research, administration and education. The session will feature focused didactic presentations from leaders in EM administration, education and research, as well as a Q & A panel of current and former department chairs.

Physician Advocacy Boot Camp: Creating Change Beyond the Emergency Department

Using interactive didactics, small group exercises, and case examples, this workshop will teach emergency physicians concrete skills they can use to advocate for systemic change that benefits the health and well-being of their patients. Interactive didactics ranging from how to change hospital policy, to harnessing social media, to engaging with local municipalities, will be case-based and taught by experts in the field. The session is designed for providers at all levels and varying degrees of engagement.

Improve Your Educational Research: Medical Education Research Boot Camp

This workshop is designed to improve faculty skills in educational research. Attendees will be able to develop well-designed study questions within an appropriate conceptual framework in order to present research with feasibility, meaning, and importance.

Innovations to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine Residency

Participants will leave this workshop with an understanding about how to use simulation to teach and enhance their learners’ experiences on the subjects of diversity, inclusion, and equity in the residency training environment and how to respond to instances of discrimination as a target or a bystander.

Sponsored by: Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM)

EscapeWorks Denver

Escape rooms are the hottest, most fun team building activities around and EscapeWorks is Denver’s premier escape room. Your puzzle-solving team will enter one of five unique, theme-based rooms: Murder at the Speakeasy, Zombie Outbreak, Egyptian Tomb, Casino Heist, War Games. Each room is designed to provide a completely immersive experience. You’ll feel the pulse-pounding thrill of trying to break into a casino vault or being transported back to the time of prohibition and the excitement of finding your way into a gangster’s speakeasy. Within each room are puzzles, clues, and codes that must be deciphered as you race with your friends against a ticking clock. One hour, one room, one way out… Can you escape? Sign up to find out. 

Address: 1529 Champa St. Denver, CO 80202

Yoga

Join Linda Davis-Moon, MSN, APRN-BC as she leads attendees in complimentary yoga. These daily sessions will combine physical exercise, mental meditation, and breathing techniques to strengthen your muscles and relieve stress.

Speed Mentoring

Resident and medical student mentees will be matched into small groups of 5-10 attendings who share their interests for quick-fire, 10-minute mentoring sessions. Participants will have an opportunity to start new mentoring relationships with mentors from around the country as well as socialize with fellow residents and medical students.

Yoga

Join Linda Davis-Moon, MSN, APRN-BC as she leads attendees in complimentary yoga. These daily sessions will combine physical exercise, mental meditation, and breathing techniques to strengthen your muscles and relieve stress.

Medical Student Symposium

The Medical Student Symposium will benefit individuals with an interest in emergency medicine (EM) including students with Allopathic, Osteopathic, and International Medicine backgrounds. It will include an overview of EM as a career choice and will discuss residency application process. There will be specific discussions about clerkships, away rotations, personal statements, the match process, and interviews. There will also be ample time for questions and discussions during a lunch with EM Program Directors and Clerkship Directors. The SAEM Residency and Fellowship Fair (which showcases many of the EM programs in the country) will immediately follow the MSS and is part of the registration fee for this session.

Axe Throwing at DAGAR

Introducing something new and exciting to the SAEM20 lineup of offsite events: Axe throwing! Specifically, axe throwing, beer, and art at Downtown Art Gallery and Axe Room (DAGAR for short). Expert DAGAR coaches will guide you through the basics of axe throwing: They’ll teach you how to throw, build your confidence through a practice period, and prepare you to go head to head tournament style with your colleagues and friends! Register today. 

Address: 2000 Lawrence Street 2nd Floor Denver, CO 80205

Yoga

Join Linda Davis-Moon, MSN, APRN-BC as she leads attendees in complimentary yoga. These daily sessions will combine physical exercise, mental meditation, and breathing techniques to strengthen your muscles and relieve stress.