ECG in the ED: Moving Beyond the Basics to Save Lives

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST

Location: Studio 9-2nd Floor

Course Director(s)

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM (he/him/his)

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Edgewater, Maryland
William Brady, MD FAAEM (he/him/his)

Professor of Emergency Medicine
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia

Disclosure(s):

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose

William J. Brady, MD, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose

The ability to interpret the electrocardiogram (ECG) is a life-saving skill. This course will cover an assortment of presentations that will improve the emergency physician’s ability to interpret ECGs. Residency graduates and/or seasoned physicians will learn new and useful information that will truly make a difference in patient care and save lives!

Learning Objectives:

1. Review traditional and non-traditional indications for emergent coronary reperfusion.
2. Discuss selected issues in ACS and rhythm diagnosis in potentially malignant presentations.
3. Develop a rational approach to challenging ECG diagnoses, including LBBB AMI and wide complex tachycardia.