UCSF High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii 2027 Program Agenda


Monday, March 15, 2027

All times shown in Hawaii Standard Time (GMT-10)


Time

Session

Presenter

5:45 a.m.Registration and light breakfast 
6:15 a.m.The Day in ReviewModerated by Drs. Kevin Hanley & Jeffrey Tabas
6:30 a.m.What Were We Thinking? EM Practice Then and NowDr. Diane Birnbaumer
7:00 a.m.MedMal Case Review: Abdominal PainDr. Chris Colwell
7:30 a.m.Tales from the Court: ECG Miscues Resulting in Litigation Part 1Dr. Amal Mattu 
8:00 a.m.Expert Witness Case Review: Challenges with Medications, Part 1Dr. Zlatan Coralic (PharmD)
8:30 a.m.AI 101: The AI Landscape — Which Tool for WhatDr. Michelle Lin
9:00 a.m.Q&A Session with Previous SpeakersDrs. Birnbaumer, Colwell, Mattu, Coralic, Lin
9:30 a.m.Break 
9:45 a.m.Pediatric Fever: Age Less Than 2 MonthsDr. Dina Wallin
10:15 a.m.Difficult Airway CasesDr. Kayla Enriquez
10:45 a.m.POCUS of the Dyspneic PatientDr. Starr Knight
11:15 a.m.AI 102: Making Your Wednesdays EasierDr. Michelle Lin
11:45 a.m.Anchoring a Chest TubeDr. Jeffrey Tabas 
12:00 p.m.Personal Stories in EM: PickleballDr. Kevin Hanley
12:15 p.m.Q&A Session with Previous SpeakersDrs. Dina Wallin, Kayla Enriquez, Starr Knight, Michelle Lin, Jeffrey Tabas, and Kevin Hanley
12:45 p.m.Adjourn 
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Meet the Faculty Welcome Reception 

 

 


Tuesday, March 16, 2027

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Time

Session

Presenter

5:45 a.m.Registration and light breakfast 
6:15 a.m.The Day in ReviewModerated by Dr. Mimi Lu
6:30 a.m.Tales from the Court: ECG Miscues Resulting in Litigation Part 2Dr. Amal Mattu
7:00 a.m.Pearls and Pitfalls in Hand EmergenciesDr. Chris Colwell
7:30 a.m.Pediatric Fever over 2 Months of AgeDr. Dina Wallin
8:00 a.m.Expert Witness Case Review: Challenges with Medications, Part 2Dr. Zlatan Coralic (PharmD)
8:30 a.m.AI 103: You're Still the ExpertDr. Michelle Lin
9:00 a.m.Q&A with Previous SpeakersDrs. Mattu, Colwell, Wallin, Coralic, Lin
9:30 a.m.Break 
9:45 a.m.Pearls and Pitfalls in the Comatose Trauma PatientDr. Chris Colwell
10:15 a.m.Alcohol Misadventures: Can’t Miss Diagnoses Dr. Paul Ehlers
10:45 a.m.The Dangerous Discharge: Red Flags Before the Patient LeavesDr. Diane Birnbaumer 
11:15 a.m.Management Update: Hypertensive EmergenciesDr. Mimi Lu
11:45 a.m.Pediatric Foreign BodiesDr. Dina Wallin
12:15 p.m.Q&A with Previous SpeakersDrs. Colwell, Ehlers, Birnbaumer, Lu, Wallin 
12:45 p.m.Adjourn 

  


Wednesday, March 17, 2027

All times shown in Hawaii Standard Time (GMT-10).


Optional Workshops 

Separate registration is required to attend each of the following workshops (select the workshop[s] an add-on when registering for High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii). 

Please arrive 15 minutes prior for sign-in. Coffee (no breakfast) will be provided

All times shown in Hawaii Standard Time (GMT-10)

Time

Session

Facilitator

6:00 - 9:00 a.m.Critical EKG Lab ($120)Dr. Amal Mattu
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Airway Workshop: Basic, Advanced, Crash & Rescue ($120)Dr. Kayla Enriquez
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.Ultrasound Skills Training: Basic & Advanced Tracks ($160)Dr. Starr Knight

 

Attendees at hands-on airway and ultrasound workshops

 


Thurday, March 18, 2027

All times shown in Hawaii Standard Time (GMT-10)


Time

Session

Presenter

5:45 a.m.Registration and light breakfast 
6:15 a.m.The Day in ReviewModerated by Dr. Dina Wallin
6:30 a.m.Pearls and Pitfalls in the Hypotensive Trauma PatientDr. Christopher Colwell
7:00 a.m.Can’t Miss Updates in Cardiac LiteratureDr. Amal Mattu
7:30 a.m.The Impact of ED BoardingDr. Zlatan Coralic (PharmD)
8:00 a.m.Acid/Base MisadventuresDr. Craig Smollin
8:30 a.m.Difficult Conversations and Delivering Bad NewsDr. Diane Birnbaumer
9:00 a.m.Q&A Session with Previous SpeakersDrs. Colwell, Mattu, Coralic, Smollin, Birnbaumer
9:30 a.m.Break 
9:45 a.m.Blunt Torso Trauma in Kids: Applying PECARN WiselyDr. Margaret Lin-Martore
10:15 a.m.Ultrasound-Assisted ED Pain Control for the Non-ExpertDr. Starr Knight 
10:45 a.m.Pediatric Orthopedic Pearls and PitfallsDr. Margaret Lin-Martore
11:15 a.m.Pearls and Pitfalls in Soft Tissue InfectionsDr. Starr Knight 
11:45 a.m.Lateral CanthotomyDr. Jeffrey Tabas
12:00 p.m.Personal Stories in EM: Pregnancy ComplicationsDr. Nida Degesys
12:15 p.m.Q&A Session with Previous SpeakersDrs. Lin-Martore, Knight, Tabas, Degesys
12: 45 p.m.Adjourn 

 


Friday, March 19, 2027

All times shown in Hawaii Standard Time (GMT-10)


Time

Session

Presenter

5:45 a.m.Registration and light breakfast 
6:15 a.m.The Day in ReviewModerated by Dr. Dina Wallin
6:30 a.m.Optimizing Post-Resuscitation CareDr. Amal Mattu 
7:00 a.m.Toxicology Syndromes: Can’t Miss DiagnosesDr. Craig Smollin
7:30 a.m.Pearls and Pitfalls in ED Patients with HeadacheDr. Diane Birnbaumer
8:00 a.m.Challenging Cases in Opiate DependenceDr. Paul Ehlers
8:30 a.m.Pediatric POCUS: Big Impact on Little PatientsDr. Margaret Lin-Martore
9:00 a.m.Q&A with Previous SpeakersDrs. Mattu, Smollin, Birnbaumer, Ehlers, Lin-Martore
9:30 a.m.Break 
9:45 a.m.Challenging Cases in Geriatric CareDr. Nida Degesys
10:15 a.m.Pearls and Pitfalls in Sick Transplant PatientsDr. Rosny Daniel
10:45 a.m.Challenging Peds Cases in the Community ED – 2027 UpdateDr. Mimi Lu
11:45 a.m.Optimizing Your Neuro Exam for Dizziness and WeaknessDr. Nida Degesys
12:15 p.m.Q&A with Previous SpeakersDrs. Degesys, Daniel, Lu
12:45 p.m.Adjourn