EMCert Module Mastery: Social and Behavioral Health Course
EMCert Module Mastery: Social and Behavioral Health Course is organized by The Center for Medical Education, Inc..
Description:
The Social and Behavioral Health EMCert Module Mastery course is based on the seven-page Presentation Scenarios outline provided by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. ABEM has listed 16 specific topics that will make up the contents of the exam. The developers of the course have attempted to cover as many of these topics as reasonably feasible and this effort is reflected in the fact that the course consists of more than 200 PowerPoint slides.
Here’s an overview of what’s included in this 5.50-hour Module Mastery course:
- Child Abuse Overview
- Abusive Head Trauma
- Childhood Abuse Fractures
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Types of Elder Abuse
- Risk Factors For Elder Abuse
- Risk Factors for Sexual Assault
- Clinical Assessment of Sexual Assault
- Testing in Sexual Assault
- Sexual Assault Treatment
- Intimate Partner Violence Overview
- Response to Intimate Partner Violence
- Recognizing Human Trafficking
- Alcohol Abuse Overview
- Recognizing Alcohol Use Disorder
- Screening for Opioid Use
- Management of Withdrawal
- Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Sedative / Hypnotic Abuse
- Sympathomimetic Abuse
- Ketamine Abuse
- Cannabinoid Addiction
- Date-Rape Drugs
- Injected Drug Complications
- Elderly Mental Health Overview
- Delirium vs Dementia
- Depression in the Elderly
- Causes of Agitation
- Legalities of Agitation Treatment
- Physical and Chemical Restraints
- Serotonin vs Neurolept Malignant Synd
- Nonpsychiatric Causes of Psychosis
- Mood and Personality Disorders
- Major Depression Screening
- Bipolar Disorder Lithium Toxicity
- Anxiety Disorders
- Suicidal Screening / Treatment
- No-Self Harm Contracts
- Somatization / Fictitious Disorders
- Munchausen Syndrome
- Eating Disorders
- Bulimia / Anorexia Nervosa
Learning Objectives
After completing the EMCert Module Mastery self-study review course(s), participants will be able to:
- Assimilate the broad scope of clinical information that is included in each ABEM EMCert exam and, by so doing, optimize the care rendered to emergency patients.
- Identify the fundamental concepts and key topics needed to successfully complete the ABEM emergency medicine recertification examination.
- Effectively translate the acquired academic knowledge into improved diagnostics and subsequently implement a better treatment plan for their patients.
