Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Great Plains Regional Meeting

September 7-8, 2022 | Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Conference Summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Emergency Medicine successfully hosted the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Great Plains Regional Meeting. With over 200 attendees from 10 different states, the meeting included multiple interactive and educational sessions. Students, residents, and faculty were able to submit and present oral or poster presentations – see the winners listed below!

Along with 10 different sessions/tracks, the meeting opened with a keynote address by Dr. Tom Aufderheide and Dr. Demetri Yannopoulos regarding ECMO-Facilitated Resuscitation. An afternoon keynote address about Viewing Violence Through the Lenses of Trauma and Healing was presented by Dr. Ted Corbin.

Special Thanks

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Emergency Medicine
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, MS Endowed Lecture Series
Dr. Daniel Worman
Dr. Alisa Hayes
Haley Bass
SAEM Regional Meeting Planning Committee

Conference Awardees

Best Poster – Faculty
Physician Communication Style Matters More than Gender in Physician-Nurse Relationships
Dr. Jessie Nelson; Regions Hospital

Best Poster – Learner
Impact of an Education Module on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Emergency Physicians Towards Prescribing Buprenorphine for Opioid-Use Disorder
Dr. Jamie Jasti; MCW

Best Oral Presentation – Faculty
Antipyretic Prescriptions and Education at an Emergency Department Visit for Fever in Children 2-24 Months Increase Confidence and Reduce Return Visits
Dr. Veronica Juan; Children's Wisconsin

Best Oral Presentation – Learner
Expansion of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Ultrasound Education: A Student Needs Assessment
Dr. Lisa Bell; UC-Davis

Best Conference Session (as evaluated by students)
Frontiers in Emergency Medicine: The Evolving Role of Ultrasound in the Wilderness
Dr. Mitch Odom; MCW

Best Conference Session (as evaluated by residents)
Sticks and Stethoscopes: The Case for Wilderness Medicine Education
Dr. Josh Timpe; MCW

Best Conference Session (as evaluated by faculty)
Cutting Edge ED Therapies for OHCA: Resuscitative TEE and ECPR
Dr. Evan Robinson (MCW) and Dr. Joshua Glazer (UW)

Best IGNITE Presentation
Roll for Initiative. A Dynamic Approach to Sim.
Adam Heilman; Washington University in St. Louis