Day 3 – August 16, 2025

Hall A: György Hevesy Lecture Hall

Chairs: Amal Mattu, MD, Georges Willis, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

8:30 – 8:50: Cardiac Presentations in Women Alexandra Asrow, MD, FACEP
8:50 – 9:10: Drug-Induced Dysrhythmias: Unravelling the Cardiac Chaos Venkat Kotamraju, MBBS, MRCSEd, FRCEM, FEBEM, FISQua
9:10 – 9:30: Update on Cardiac Arrest Management William Brady, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
9:30 – 9:50: Managing Asymptomatic Hypertension Mark Langdorf, MD, MHPE, FACEP, FAAEM, RDMS
9:50 – 10:10: ED Care of Heart Transplant Patient Thomas Perera, MD
10:10 – 10:30: Transvenous Pacing Pearls and Pitfalls Nicole Tyczynska, MD
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break ☕
11:00 – 11:20: A Killer EKG You've Got to Know! Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM
11:20 – 11:40: The Crashing Aortic Dissection: Do's and Don't's George Willis, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
11:40 – 12:00: Q&A Panel All Speakers

12:00 – 13:00: Cardiovascular Plenary Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM 1 CE credit

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break 🍽️

14:00 – 15:00: AI Plenary Shamim Nemati, MD 1 CE credit

Chairs: Edward Sloan, MD, MPH, FAAEM, Heather Prendergast, MD, MS, MHA, FAAEM

Session 1: Vessels and Imaging

15:00 – 15:15: Saving the Brain : Thrombolysis 30 years Later and the Optimal ED Management of Ischemic Stroke Patients Brad Bunney, MD
15:15 – 15:30: Saving the Brain II: Mechanical Interventions 10 Years Later Based on Optimal EMS and ED Ischemic Stroke Patient Care Christopher A. Lewandowski, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
15:30 – 15:45: ED Management Strategies for Intra-cranial Hemorrhage Patients, Including Operative Intervention Indications Adam Singer, MD
15:45 – 16:00: Ruptured Realities: Evaluation Strategies for Patients with Suspected Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) Lauren Smith, MD, MBA
16:00 – 16:15: Neuroimaging: What EM Physicians Need to Know Rajnish Kumar Arora, MD
16:15 – 16:30: To Lyse or Not to Lyse: Stroke Care in DOAC Patients Bánk Gábor Fenyves, MD, PhD
16:30 – 17:00: Coffee Break ☕

Session 2: Global Neuro Emergencies

17:00 – 17:30: Global Perspectives in Neurological Emergencies: Stroke, TBI, and Research Systems Across Borders Panel: Bánk Gábor Fenyves, Miguel Agrait Gonzalez, Chris Lewandowski, Gabrielle Bunney
Moderators: Heather Prendergast, Ed Sloan

Session 3: Neuro Emergencies Diagnosis and Management

17:30 – 17:45: ED Life Threatening Spine Emergency Patient: Diagnosing is Key, So How, What and When to Make the Diagnoses? Joseph S. Colla, MD, MBA
17:45 – 18:00: Top 10 Neuro Management Strategies in 2025 That Improve ED Neurological Emergency Patient Outcomes Wan-Tsu Wendy Chang, MD
18:00 – 18:15: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: How Patients Present to the ED & What EM Physicians Can Do to Improve Patient Outcomes Edward Sloan, MD, MPH, FAAEM
18:15 – 18:30: From Chaos to Clarity: Acute Migraine Management in Emergency Care Heather Prendergast, MD, MS, MHA, FAAEM

18:30: Closing Remarks

Hall B: György Békésy Lecture Hall

8:30 – 10:30: Introduction
Daniel Obrien, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Robert Gebei, MD
Dimitrius Tsiftsis, MD
Arriana Thompsons, MD
Sema Ayten, MD
Joslyn Joseph, MD

Panel Discussion – All
Immobilization of Trauma Patients – With a Particular Emphasis on Neck Immobilization
Prehospital Advanced Airway Management
Prehospital Bleeding Control and Use of Blood Products

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break ☕

11:00 – 12:00: Mass Casualty Management

11:00 – 11:15: Big or Small? How to Run Your Own Disaster Drill Joslyn Joseph, MD
11:15 – 11:30: TBD Madi Lindauer
11:30 – 11:45: From Chaos to Control Daniel O'Brien
11:45 – 12:00: Problems experienced by pre-hospital emergency medical service workers Sema Ayten, MD

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break 🍽️

Lisa Moreno Walton, MD, MS, MSCR, MAAEM, FAAEM, FACEP, FIFEM – USA

15:00 – 16:00: Keys to Success in Academic Emergency Medicine and Achieving Work-life Balance
With contributions from:
Busra Bildik, MD – Turkiye
Marianne Haughey, MD - USA
Mary Jo Wagner, MD – USA
Jean O'Sullivan, MD – Ireland
Lisa Moreno Walton, MD, MS, MSCR, MAAEM, FAAEM, FACEP, FIFEM – USA

Q&A Session

16:30 – 17:00: Coffee Break ☕

17:00 – 18:30: Workshops - All
• Women in Emergency Medicine, Navigating the ER: Promoting Care and Careers
• Navigating the Change Between Academia and Clinical Care in Emergency Medicine
• Balancing Family Life with Small Children and an Advancing Career
• Balancing Family Life with Elderly Parents and your Career
• Being Single in EM – Finding the Right Friends and the Right Partner
• Marketing for Medicine: When and How to Advocate for Growth as You Navigate Emergency Medicine

18:30: Closing Remarks

Hall C: Pál Hari Room

Moderators: Brandon Friedman, MD, Denrick Cooper, Jr MD, MPH, CTropMed

8:30 – 8:50: CARES turns 20: The Past, Present and Future of the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival Program – Bryan McNally, MD, MPH
8:50 – 9:10: Emergency Innovations for Medical Management of First Trimester Pregnancy Loss – Madi Lindauer, MD
9:10 – 9:30: Safe Prescribing in the Older Patient, How to Geri-Proof your Emergency Department – Ethan Meisel, MD, FACEP
9:30 – 9:50: Scroll, Swipe, Save a Life: Teaching EM in the Digital Era – Denrick Cooper, Jr, MD, MPH, CTropMed
9:50 – 10:10: How can Artificial Intelligence Assist with EKG Interpretation for Myocardial Infarction? – Brandon Friedman, MD
10:10 – 10:30: Preparing your ED for a Patient with a High Consequence Infectious Disease – Alex Isakov, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break ☕
11:00 – 11:20: Not to Miss Manifestations of Environmental Exposures in the Emergency Department – Vikas Kapil, DO, MPH
11:20 – 11:40: Advancements and Innovations in Emergency Medical Services – Irfan Husain, MD, MPH
11:40 – 12:00: Use of Advanced Analytics in Emergency Medicine – Sama Mokhar, MD

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break 🍽️

Chairs: Maria Ramos, MD, MSc, FACEP and Marcelo Sandoval, MD

15:00 – 15:05: Opening Remarks – Marcelo Sandoval, MD & Maria Ramos, MD, MSc, FACEP
15:05 – 15:30: Cancer in the Emergency Department – Marcelo Sandoval, MD
15:30 – 15:55: Challenges in Cancer Pain – Carlos Roldan, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
16:00 – 16:20: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Treatment and Surveillance of Malignancies – Leon Sanders, MD
16:20 – 16:30: Q&A
16:30 – 17:00: Coffee Break ☕
17:00 – 17:25: Transforming Oncologic ED's with Age-Friendly Excellence – Patricia Brock, MD
17:25 – 17:50: Timing and Impact of ED Palliative Care Referral for an Oncologic Patient – Maria Ramos, MD, MSc, FACEP
17:50 – 18:20:Panel Discussion
18:20 – 18:30: Q&A

18:30: Closing Remarks

Hall D: Aladár Beznák Room

8:30: What’s the Latest on the Trauma Diamond of Death? – Sabina Braithwaite Not Eligible for CE
8:40: Trauma in Pregnancy – Julie Gorchynski, MD Not Eligible for CE
8:50: What It Takes to Get the Hand Surgeon Out of Bed – Elias Sawaya Not Eligible for CE
9:00: Crowd Crush in Mass Gathering: New Concepts, Characteristics and Emergency Medical Response – Soon-Joo Wang Not Eligible for CE
9:10: Approach to Trauma Resuscitation: Evidence-Based Approach – Dr. Shamim Ahmad Bhat Not Eligible for CE
9:20: Resus Ready: Key Skills to Command the Code – Julie D. Gesch, MD Not Eligible for CE
9:30: Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest – Kyle Ackerman Not Eligible for CE
9:40: Never Regret Any Intubation in the Emergency – Resequence Instead – Poonam Arora Not Eligible for CE
9:50: The Microskills of Video Laryngoscopy and the Utility of Video Review in Emergency Airway Education – Alexander Bracey Not Eligible for CE
10:00: The Bariatric Emergency Airway: Tips for Managing a Crash Airway in the Morbidly Obese Patient – Dale Till Not Eligible for CE
10:10: Bougies in Emergency Airway Management: 7 Uses in 7 Minutes – Erik Laurin Not Eligible for CE
10:20: Pediatric Urologic Emergencies – Magdy Attia Not Eligible for CE
10:30: Coffee Break ☕
11:00: Violence in the ED – Cynthia Habib
11:10: Ketamine – Jack of All Trades – Dilan Patel Not Eligible for CE
11:20: Traumatic Brain Injuries During Amateur Sports Activity – Nikolaos Syrmos
11:30: Mad Honey: Grayanotoxin – Matthew S. Berniard
11:40: Rekindling Curiosity: Harnessing Autonomy and Playfulness to Revitalize Physician Engagement – Maia Winkel
11:50: Point of Crisis Intervention in Austere and Tactical Environments – John Dery

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break 🍽️

Not Eligible for CE

15:00 – 15:10: ID: 201 – Physician Attitudes on Integration of Prehospital Patient Care Report into Hospital Medical Record – Robert Katzer
15:10 – 15:20: ID: 253 – An International Course for Emergency Physicians: Advanced Procedural Skills Using Fresh Cadavers – Ahmad Nama
15:20 – 15:30: ID: 301 – EMS Administration of Aspirin to Chest Pain and AMI/STEMI Patients: Disparities in Care? – Francis Mencl
15:30 – 15:40: ID: 308 – Evaluating Biomarkers Ratios as Survival Predictors in Septic Patients in the Emergency Department – Nour Barmo
15:40 – 15:50: ID: 216 – POCUS Carotid Training Durability – Jashua Wasmund
16:00 – 16:30: Break ☕
16:40 – 16:50: ID: 135 – Less is More: Comparing Acute Stroke Outcomes After Code Trauma vs. Code Stroke Activations – Mallory Jebbia
16:50 – 17:00: ID: 146 – The Shock Index Multiplied by Glasgow Coma Scale Is Predictive of Mortality in Trauma Patients – Sung Hyun Lee
17:00 – 17:10: ID: 188 – Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures in Trauma Patients – Radosveta Wells
17:10 – 17:20: ID: 221 – Enhancing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis Through Advanced Oculomotor Behavior Analysis – Fanglong Dong
17:20 – 17:50: Break ☕
17:50 – 18:00: ID: 100 – Critically Ill Patients Can Safely Be Extubated in an Integrated-Acuity ED – Alexander Bracey
18:00 – 18:10: ID: 265 – Accidental Hypothermia Management in Emergency Care: Early Trends from a Prospective Pilot Cohort – Kornél Ádám
18:10 – 18:20: ID: 98 – Performance Errors in Hyperangulated Video Laryngoscopy – Alexander Bracey

Hall E: Seminar 1&2

Not Eligible for CE

8:30 – 8:40: ID: 45 – No More Orphans – A Workflow to Improve Point-of-Care Ultrasound Documentation – Christopher Kelly
8:40 – 8:50: ID: 63 – Improving Patient Safety: A Novel 'Look Back' Method for Detecting Diagnostic Errors in the ED – Suresh Pavuluri
8:50 – 9:00: ID: 111 – Does Sharing Data On The Rate At Which Clinicians Work Alter Their Practice? A Study In A UK ED. Alexander Russell
9:00 – 9:10: ID: 120 – Calibrating Diagnostic Errors: The Emergence of a Diagnostic “Gray” Zone – Suresh Pavuluri
9:10 – 9:20: ID: 187 –Current State of Emergency Department Boarding: A Call to Reimagine Resources to Meet Patient Needs – Peter Vajda
9:20 – 9:40: Break ☕
9:40 – 9:50: ID: 115 – Civilian and Economic Impacts of Simulated Prolonged Large-Scale Combat Operations – Alexis Zebrowski
9:50 – 10:00: ID: 242 – Indirect Exposure to Atrocities and PTSD among Aid Workers: Hemispheric Lateralization Matterses and PTSD among Aid Workers – Einav Levy
10:00 – 10:10: ID: 270 – Ukrainian foreign field hospital: a case study in modern disaster preparedness. – Ahmad Nama
10:10 – 10:20: ID: 247 – Impact of Artificial Intelligence Model on Reader Performance in an Emergency Setting – Ibrahim Shodipe
10:20 – 10:30: ID: 218 – Implementing a Limb Preservation Pathway: Impact on ED Patient Progression and Medical Management– Jackson Agraz
10:30 – 11:10: Break ☕
11:10 – 11:20: ID: 174 – A notch above the rest: diagnosing proximal aortic dissection using the suprasternal notch view – Kayla Jaime
11:20 – 11:30: ID: 133 – Duration and Frequency of Methamphetamine Use and Associated Reduced Cardiac Ejection Fraction – Soheil Saadat
11:30 – 11:40: ID: 99 –Artificial Intelligence is Capable of Accurately Detecting OMI in the ED – Alexander Bracey
11:40 – 11:50: ID: 95 – Accuracy of Parental Reporting in Pediatric Immunization Status in the Emergency Department. – Christopher Woll
11:50 – 12:00: ID: 269 – Cost Savings of Selective Type and Screen Testing in the Emergency Department – Alberto Perez

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break 🍽️

15:00 – 15:10: Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment and Harm – Alberto Perez
15:10 – 15:20: Cannabis and Coronary Artery Disease – Rose Goncalves (USA)
15:20 – 15:30: GBS – Keep it in Your Differential – Colleen Shank
15:30 – 15:40: Full Throttle Medicine @ 200mph – Mark Shank
15:40 – 15:50: Paprika – Pleasure or Poison – Tamas Peredy
15:50 – 16:00: Cyanide in the Danube – Tamas Peredy
16:00 – 16:10: Why is Your 90-Year-Old Patient Doing Drugs? – Piotr Kabata
16:10 – 16:20: A River of Aluminum – Tamas Peredy
16:20 – 16:30: Advancements in Acute Poisoning Management: Early Detection, Antidotes, and Supportive Care – Narendra Nath Jena
16:30 – 17:00: Coffee Break ☕

Hall F: Seminar Room 7

Not Eligible for CE

8:30 – 8:45: ID: 272 – Outcomes of Emergency Physician-Initiated Thrombolysis in STEMI: An Indian cross-sectional study – Naman Agrawal
8:45 – 9:00: ID: 311 – Self-Directed Blended Learning: A Novel Tool To Teach Neonatal Bag-Mask Ventilation To Students – Akash Bang
9:00 – 9:15: ID: 258 – Clinical and Biochemical Profile of Dengue Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre of Central India – Manish Tiwari
9:15 – 9:30: Q&A

Moderators: Mehmet Gul, Zeynep Cakir

9:30 – 9:45: Integration of Emergency and Palliative Care: A Holistic Approach for Elderly and High-Risk Patients – Havva Serin Yiğit
9:45 – 10:00: Emergency Services Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities – Berke Yildirim
10:00 – 10:15: New and Reoccurring Infections – Cüneyt Arıkan
10:15 – 10:30: Is Being a Woman in Emergency Medicine an Advantage or a Disadvantage? – Figen Coşkun

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break ☕