Emergency Medicine Reports (Vol. 38, No. 9) - Management of the Violent Patient in the Emergency Department – May 1, 2017

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Release date: May 1, 2017

Valid through: May 1, 2020

Target Audience

This CME/CE activity is intended for emergency physicians and family physicians and nurses.

Subjects

  • Emergency medicine
  • Workplace violence prevention

Objectives

  • Recognize specific conditions in patients presenting to the emergency department
  • Apply state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to patients with the particular medical problems discussed in the publication
  • Discuss the differential diagnosis of the particular medical problems discussed in the publication
  • Explain both the likely and rare complications that may be associated with the particular medical problems discussed in the publication.

Credit Available

Physicians

  • Maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 2.5 AOA Category 2-B credits
  • 3.0 ACEP Credits
  • 3.0 AAFP Credits per monograph

Nurses

  • 3.0 nursing contact hours

Sponsor

This activity is sponsored by AHC Media.

Accreditation Statements

Relias Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Relias Learning, LLC, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designations

Physicians

Relias Learning designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Osteopathic Association has approved this continuing education activity for up to 2.5 AOA Category 2-B credits.

This activity is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 3.0 hours of ACEP Category 1 Credits.

This Enduring Material activity, Emergency Medicine Reports, has been reviewed and is acceptable for credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Term of approval begins 01/01/2017. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Approved for 3 AAFP Prescribed credits.

Nurses

Relias Learning, LLC, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity has been approved for 3.0 nursing contact hours using a 60-minute contact hour. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP#13791, for 3.0 Contact Hours.

Faculty Listing

Authors

Creagh Boulger, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbus.

Howard Werman, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus.

April Jessica Pinto, Medical Student, The Ohio State University, Columbus.

Peer Reviewer

Steven M. Winograd, MD, FACEP, St. Johns Riverside ED, Yonkers, NY; CityMD, Pelham, Bronx, NY; Assistant Clinical Professor Emergency Medicine, NYiTCOM.

Nurse Planner

Andrea Light, BSN, RN, EMT, TCRN, CEN, Trauma Program Manager, Mt. Carmel West, Columbus, Ohio

Editors

Sandra M. Schneider, MD, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Hofstra North Shore–LIJ, School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas

J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Scholarly Projects Advisor, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Emergency Department, Maricopa Integrated Health System

Executive Editor: Shelly Morrow Mark

Financial Disclosure

To reveal any potential bias in this publication, and in accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education guidelines, we disclose that Dr. Farel (CME question reviewer) owns stock in Johnson & Johnson. Brian Hocum, PharmD, (pharmacist reviewer) reports that he is an employee of United Therapeutics. Ms. Light (nurse planner) is a retained consultant for Bard Medical. Dr. Schneider (editor), Dr. Stapczynski (editor), Dr. Boulger (author), Dr. Werman (author), Ms. Pinto (author), Dr. Winograd (peer reviewer), Ms. Mark (executive editor), Ms. Coplin (executive editor), Ms. Hatcher (AHC Media editorial group manager) report no financial relationships with companies related to the field of study covered by this CME activity.

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