Pediatric Residency Program
 
Conferences in Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine Resident Morning Case Conference

Discussion of differential diagnosis, diagnostic evaluation and initial approach to management is led by a senior Emergency Medicine resident. Didactic discussion is supervised by a faculty member in Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine or by a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow. Three times per month this conference is dedicated solely to a discussion of Pediatric Emergency Medicine cases.

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

This conference consists of 4-5 consecutive hour-long didactic sessions which may include any of the following topics: Core lecture, formal case conference, journal review, ethics conference, procedure skills lecture, invited visiting professor lecture, or airway/trauma conference. Sessions are conducted by the Pediatric Emergency Medicine residents and faculty approximately once per month.

New York City Poison Control Center Toxicology Consultant's Grand Rounds

This conference consists of a two hour discussion of several interesting toxicology poisonings which have presented to the New York City Poison Control Center. Cases are presented by Toxicology fellows and discussion is conducted by Dr. Lewis Goldfrank. This conference is attended by many esteemed faculty in Toxicology and Emergency Medicine throughout the North East region.

Annual Emergency Medicine Seminar

This conference is conducted by the Department of Emergency Medicine and consists of three full days of lecture and case discussion with an evidence based medicine approach. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows and faculty participate actively in this conference by presenting lectures or patient cases.

An Intensive Review Course in Clinical Toxicology

This two day conference is conducted by the faculty and residents of the New York Poison Control Center, as well as visiting toxicologists.