Advanced Certificate in Emergency Medicine

Programme Highlight:

6 months of Program under the guidance of an Emergency Medicine Specialist.

• Classes by experienced faculties.
• Flexible learning mode.
• Live doubt clearing sessions
• Educator support through LMS Periodic Webinars CPD- Continuing Professional Development Collaboration with e-Integrity to provide world class training programme from UK National Health services

Module 1 - Introduction & Overview

Lecture 1 Emergency Medicine Department Emergency Medicine Department – Organization of EMD, Organization of Emergency MS, Disaster management

Module 2 – Trauma & Orthopedics

Lecture 2.1: Trauma Emergencies – General Approach to a Trauma Patient, Traumatic Shock, Hypovolemic Shock, Thoracic Shock, Stab Wounds, Pelvic Trauma, Genitourinary Trauma, Pediatric trauma, Trauma in Pregnancy, Penetrating & Blunt Neck Trauma

Module 3 - Orthopedic Emergencies

Lecture 3.1: Types of Orthopedic Emergencies, Fractures, Hand and Wrist Injuries, Hand Injuries, Wrist Injuries, Forearm, Elbow, Upper Arm and Shoulder Injuries, Pelvis, Hip and Femur Injuries, Lower Leg and Ankle Injuries.

Lecture 3.2: Complications of Orthopedic Injuries, Basic Management of Orthopedic Emergencies

vModule 4 - Wounds & Analgesia

Lecture 4.1: Principles of wound management, Methods of wound closure, Local and Regional anesthesia, Bedside anesthesia in emergency department and Pain management

Module 5 – Medical Emergencies

Lecture 5.1: Cardiac Emergencies: Approach to Chest Pain, Cardiogenic Shock, Congestive Cardiac Failure or Acute heart failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Syncope and Cardiac Arrhythmias

5.2: Respiratory Emergencies: Acute Respiratory Failure, Asthma and Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hemoptysis, Pneumonia, Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema, Pleural Effusions and Pneumothorax, Mycobacterial Emergencies

Lecture 5.3: Endocrine Emergencies: Hypoglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, NKH Coma (Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Coma), Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Lactic Acidosis, Thyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma, Adrenal Crisis

Lecture 5.4: Neurological disorders: Altered Mental Status and Coma, CNS Infections, Stroke Emergencies, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, Panic Disorder, Depression and Suicide, Septic Shock

Lecture 5.5: Renal Emergencies: Acid Base Balance and Interpretation of Blood Gas Results, Electrolyte Disorders, Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure, Acute kidney injury, Urinary Tract Infections, Urinary Retention

Lecture 5.6: Gastrological and Hepatic Emergencies: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diverticulitis, Hepatitis, Management of Acute Bleeding Esophageal Varices, Liver Cirrhosis

Module 6 -Ear and Eye Emergencies

Lecture 6.1: Otolaryngologic Emergencies –Obstruction Due to Foreign Body, Epistaxis, Anterior Epistaxis, Posterior Epistaxis, Nasal Fracture

Lecture 6.2: Ophthalmic Emergencies – Corneal Abrasion, Glaucoma, Red Eye

Module 7 - Toxicology

Lecture 7.1: Approach to the Poisoned patient

Lecture 7.2: Antidotes commonly used in Overdoses

Lecture 7.3: Treatment of Hypotension Associated with Drug Poisoning

Lecture 7.4: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Lecture 7.5: Illicit Drug & Controlled Substances of Abuse

Lecture 7.6: Alcohol Withdrawal

Lecture 7.7: Digitalis Toxicity

Lecture 7.8: Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity

Lecture 7.9: Acetaminophen Hepato-Toxicity

Lecture 7.10: Salicylate Overdose

Lecture 7.11: Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose

Lecture 7.12: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor Ove

Lecture 7.13: Arsenic Poisoning

Lecture 7.14: Cyanide Poisoning

Lecture 7.15: Iron Poisoning

Lecture 7.16: Serum Osmolality

Lecture 7.17:Ethanol Poisoning

Lecture 7.18: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

Lecture 7.19: Poisoning Management

Module 8 - Environmental Emergencies

Lecture 8.1: Environmental Emergencies – Frostbite, Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke, High

Lecture 8.2: Altitude-Pulmonary Symptoms, High Altitude cerebral Symptoms, Hypothermia

Lecture 8.3: Burns – Chemical Burns, Electrical Burns, Lightning Burns, Thermal Burns

Lecture 8.4: Dive Emergencies – Barotrauma, Near Drowning

Lecture 8.5: Emergency Department Anaphylaxis

Lecture 8.6: Bee Sting and Insect Bites

Lecture 8.7: Bites: Animal Bites, Human Bites

Lecture 8.8: Snake Bite Emergency First Aid Information