Midwest Winter Symposium
January 23-26, 2025 – IN-PERSON
Mountain Grand Lodge – Boyne Mountain, Michigan
We hope you consider joining your EM colleagues at the 2025 MCEP Winter Symposium, a CME event designed to provide the latest information on the hot topics that affect your practice. This year’s agenda will again include interactive lecture presented by local and regional experts and will also offer time for social and networking opportunities.
Registration Information
2025 Registration Fees
Before 1/5/2025
ACEP Physician: $525; Physician, Non-Member: $625; PA/NP/Nurse/EMT: $375; Resident; $115; Medical Student: $60; Other/Patron; $575
After 1/5/2025
ACEP Physician: $550; Physician, Non-Member: $650; PA/NP/Nurse/EMT: $400; Resident; $140; Medical Student: $60; Other/Patron; $600
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For further registration assistance, please contact the MCEP office at (517) 327-5700 or mcep@mcep.org.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
6:00 – 8:00 PM Skills Workshop – Pediatric Ultrasound Station: Abigail Brackney, MD and Helena Wang-Flores, DO
6:00 – 8:00 PM Registration
Friday, January 24, 2025
6:45 – 9:30 AM Registration/Hot Breakfast Buffet (registrants only)/Exhibit Period
7:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks: Luke Saski, MD, FACEP & Abigail Brackney, MD, FACEP
7:00 – 8:00 AM AstraZeneca Product Showcase: TBD (Non-CME)
The Importance of a Proactive Approach to the Management of COPD
8:00 – 8:30 AM Break / Visit Exhibits
8:30 – 9:30 AM “Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional”: Old and New Methods of Ultrasound Guided Regional
Anesthesia: Andrew Butki, DO, FACEP
9:30 – 10:00 AM Pediatric C-Spine Injury: Understanding PECARN’s Newest Clinical Prediction Rule:
Hannah Forte, MD & Meg Wolff, MD
10:00 – 10:30 AM Difficult Pediatric Airway Cases: Pearls and Pitfalls: Breeanna Lorenzen, MD & Michele Carney, MD
10:30 – 11:00 AM Break / Visit Exhibits
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM How to Escape Lecturing – Gamification of EM Core Content: Jeffrey McGowan, DO, FACEP
12:30 – 1:30 PM Side Quests – Exploring Ski Patrol, Wilderness Medicine, and Global Health in
Emergency Medicine: Kristiana Kaufmann, MD, MPH, FACEP
5:00 – 6:00 PM EVENING RECEPTION: Complimentary, light hors d’ oeuvres and refreshments await you as you enjoy a casual evening socializing with friends old and new. (pre-registration required)
Saturday, January 25, 2025
7:15 – 9:30 AM Registration/Hot Breakfast Buffet (registrants only)/Exhibit Period
7:30 – 1:30 PM Medical Student Forum (medical students only)
Hot Breakfast Buffet for students (7:30 – 8:30 AM)
7:30 – 8:00 AM The M&M Strikes Back: Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
8:00 – 9:00 AM My Favorite Journal Articles of 2024: Jennifer Stevenson, DO, FACEP
9:00 – 9:30 AM What the Freeze: Therapeutic Hypothermia? Targeted Temperature Management?
Temperature Control?: Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
9:30 – 10:00 AM Break/Visit Exhibits
10:00 – 10:30 AM From National Standards to Local Protocols: Our Journey with the 2021 AAP Febrile Infant Guidelines
at our Community Hospital: Alisha Ching, MD & Michele Carney, MD
10:30 – 11:00 AM Pediatric Sepsis: Are Kids Really Just Little Adults?: Marisa Louie, MD & Dalia Ishaq, MD
11:00 – 11:30 AM Pediatric Procedural Sedation: Tips and Tricks: Anna Bauman, MD & Sarah Tomlinson, MD
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Bad Behavior: How Insurers Can Undermine Care: Diana Nordlund, DO, JD, FACEP
Sunday, January 26, 2025
7:30 – 9:30 AM Hot Breakfast Buffet
7:30 – 8:15 AM Alcohol in the ED – We Can Do Better: Bram Dolcourt, MD, FACEP
8:15 – 8:45 AM No Need to Get Salty: An Approach to Hyponatremia in the ED: Daniel Axelson, MD
8:45 – 9:30 AM Two for the Price of One: Combination Drug Toxicity: Brandtly Yakey, DO
9:30 – 10:00 AM Don’t Make a Rash Decision: An Approach to Dermatologic Emergencies: Daniel Axelson, MD
10:00 – 11:00 AM Literature Update in Neurological Emergencies: Sean Abraham, DO
11:00 AM CONFERENCE CONCLUSION
2025 Boyne Room Reservation Link
Please note that after the cut-off date of 12/23/2024 your attendees will have to call Central Reservations at 800.462.6963 and ask for the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians to book their reservations, based on availability.
2025 Discounted Lift Tickets
Boyne is excited to offer a new added value to guests coming with a large group – discounted lift tickets! Those who register for the Symposium will receive an e-mail with this information when they register that will include a discount link and a Group Sales Validation Code to purchase lift tickets.
ATTENTION FAMILIES: Families can obtain a Cold is Cool Ski & Ride Passport App for their 4th and/or 5th graders that gives them up to three free lift tickets or trail passes at 29 participating ski areas (when accompanied by a paying adult), plus additional discounts on the slopes and in Michigan ski shops. MSIA charges $30 for the passport; $22 covers operating expenses, $8 goes to Share Winter Foundation and MIsnow, a new charitable organization that helps get underprivileged kids out on our slopes & trails in the winter. MIsnow also works to preserve the strong cultural past of Michigan skiing and protect its future with sustainability education. You can find more information here: https://www.goskimichigan.com/programs/cold-is-cool/
Medical Student Forum – Saturday, January 25, 2025
During the Midwest Winter Symposium, MCEP will be holding a Medical Student Forum for M1s though M4s, both MD & DO attending one of the seven in-state medical schools of Michigan. The forum will include small group advising, a residency fair, simulation as well as a resident panel. Registration will be limited.
The cost to attend is $60 and includes the Forum on Saturday, 1/25/25 and the MCEP Evening Reception on Friday, 1/24/25, as well as breakfast and a box lunch during the Forum. You are also welcome to attend any of the Midwest Winter Symposium’s educational sessions that may be of interest to you. Please note the fee does not include accommodations or skiing/lift tickets.
Please be sure to secure your accommodations soon! If you wish to stay on property at Boyne Mountain you can use the group reservation link above.
2025 Medical Student Forum Draft Agenda To Come.
Register here.
There are only 40 spots open. The first 40 PAID in full are eligible to attend the Medical Student Forum. There will be a waitlist in case any students drop out. The fee is $60 to attend. If you are registered for the conference, that does NOT mean you are registered for the Medical Student Forum. You must scroll down to “Extra Events” and select the Medical Student Forum and input the additional information required.
Continuing Education Credits
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians. The American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this Live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American College of Emergency Physicians has approved this activity for a maximum of 15 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit.
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
MSUCOM designates this program for a maximum of 15.0 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Handouts
Any provided lecture handouts will be linked above, under the schedule, with a password protected page. All paid registrants will get the password to this page a week prior to the meeting.
Photo Disclaimer
Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the Winter Symposium Conference. These will be used by MCEP for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media or in any third-party publication. To opt-out please contact mcep@mcep.org.
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Michigan Opioid Partnership Substance Use Disorder Technical Assistance Team
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