About Dr. Samuels

• Dynamic faculty who are active leaders in EM
• Focus on highest priority topics in EM core curriculum
• Concise summary of key concepts from all 2005 LLSA articles
• Complete curriculum and study materials for home study
• Interactive format utilizing Audience Response System
• Course test materials to identify areas needing further review
• Ideal for those wanting a highly focused review of EM
  
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  Item No Media Price Purchase 542DD Video - DVD: 19 DVDs packaged in a convenient carrying case, comprehensive program syllabus, self-assessment examination $995.00 542CD Audio - CD: 31 audio CDs complete with carrying case, comprehensive program syllabus, self-assessment examination $895.00 542DC Combo - DVD & Audio CD: Combo: 19 DVDs and 31 audio CD's complete with carrying case, comprehensive program syllabus, self-assessment examination $1,395.00

The program is clinically oriented, including case presentations, updates on clinical practice and reviews of multi-center trials data, but with an emphasis on the scientific underpinnings of cardiology practice. Subjects range from ion channels to outcomes research, given by a faculty who are in day-to-day practice, drawn from the Hopkins cardiology division and related specialties of medical genetics, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery.
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This course is designed to provide Pain Specialists and Primary Care Providers an evidence-based update of the pharmacological and interventional techniques for managing chronic pain.
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This course is designed to provide Pain Specialists and Primary Care Providers an evidence-based update of the pharmacological and interventional techniques for managing chronic pain.
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Dermatologists applying for dermatologic surgery privileges in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, or outpatient clinics should be able to demonstrate appropriate training, competence, and experience in many procedures. They must appropriately select patients for either surgical or cosmetic procedures. Training may be acquired through residency training, post-residency training at formal courses, supervised instruction by skilled dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons or other practitioners, and practical experience.

Also, there is a growing demand for dermatologists to be competent in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the skin. Specifically, fewer dermatologists are able to diagnose complex medical dermatologic conditions and subsequently use both conventional and novel therapeutics that possess greater efficacy and, more importantly, the ability to positively alter the lives of patients with serious cutaneous disease.

Additionally, dermatology is a fast-moving specialty, with novel advances in medical, surgical, and procedural/cosmetic dermatology made yearly. Specifically, newer medications and modalities have been introduced that promise (and often deliver) better outcomes with fewer risks. As well, newer disease scenarios have arisen and this program addresses the best approaches to better health-related outcomes.

Course Directors: Henry N. Wagner, Jr., MD and Richard L. Wahl, MD

The precise tailoring of treatment for patients with cancer is an unmet challenge. The goal is to only administer treatments that have a high probability of being effective. Imaging with PET/CT and SPECT/CT provides methods that will help achieve this goal. The program covers the current clinical challenges, the new emerging answers from imaging, and how these methods can be applied to patient care.

Short descriptions of the fundamentals of maximizing the performance of these procedures are presented and a greater emphasis is put on interpretation of the studies. Johns Hopkins physicians and visiting experts describe how to use PET/CT and SPECT/CT to help solve the problems encountered when treating patients, and nuclear medicine physicians with extensive experience using these techniques give insight into how best to tailor the studies for patients with various types of cancer.

This Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care program is dedicated to further advancing knowledge and expertise in the complex field of cardiothoracic surgical (CTS) critical care. It is designed to bring together those who provide care for CTS patients in a setting which facilitates dialogue and the sharing of ideas and expertise. Topics highlight the challenges of the multiple disciplines involved, resulting from the unique physiological changes and complications that occur with cardiothoracic surgery. The program is organized by body systems, as all are affected by cardiothoracic surgery. CTS critical care requires a detailed knowledge of multiple medical and surgical disciplines and extends across paramedical disciplines such as nursing, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, speech therapy, extra-corporeal perfusion, interventional radiology and pharmacology. Practitioners include not only physicians, but nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, perfusionists, nutritionists and pharmacists. The new technologies available for CTS critical care provide the potential for more accurate diagnosis and decision making. Similarly, the new pharmaceuticals have the potential for greater specificity and greater potency. This program details the extension of the inherent precision of CT Surgery from the operating room to the Critical Care Unit. Effective decision making and modern technology will increase precision, effectiveness, safety and overall patient comfort.
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