Florida Emergency Physicians, P.A., (FEP) is one of the nation's largest privately held Group Practices of Emergency Medicine. Today, FEP provides medical services to more than 320,000 patients seen in eight (8) Emergency Departments located in the greater Orlando area.

The Practice is comprised of twenty three Emergency Physician shareholders, all of who are engaged "full-time" in the delivery of clinical services. FEP employs more than a hundred full-time emergency department physicians and emergency medicine experienced mid-level practitioners.


Standards of Care 2007

Course Introduction:
This four-day intense course will provide you with a unique opportunity to learn State of the Art Diagnostic and Clinical information from faculty representing major academic medical centers located throughout the U.S. Faculty have been personally chosen for their ability to practice the "Art of Medicine" and who specialize in patient care. These are the best teachers that I have met in my career!

Sincerely,

Dale S. Birenbaum, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Program Director

Educational Goals and Objectives
*Develop an organized and quick approach to recognizing acute coronary syndrome, properly interpret ECG's, initiate aggressive treatment modalities, and discuss controversies for patients with chest pain and arrhythmias.

*Organize priorities in the evaluation and treatment of the multi-trauma adult and pediatric patient, including appropriate and timely subspecialist consultation.

*Recognize common and missed orthopedic injuries, avoid diagnostic errors, and describe advanced management techniques including regional anesthesia and conscious sedation.

*Review advances in pediatric emergency resuscitation, infections, and difficult diagnosis.

*Review sedation, stabilization, and transfer preparations for the critical patient. Review appropriate medications and their risks.

*Discuss emerging viral infections, especially epidemiologic implications.
*Manage HIV infection, stroke and neurological emergencies according to the latest standards.

*Explain how our complex medical system and federal guidelines affect revenue management and pay for performance initiatives.

*Discuss common medical errors and avoidance, including errors commonly identified by the Florida Board of Medicine.

*Discuss gynecologic care of the adolescent with unusual bleeding or with trauma.

*Review the approach to disaster management at the hospital and EMS level.