The Department of Emergency Medicine provides multiple opportunities for continuing medical education (CME), ranging from departmental Grand Rounds lectures to innovative workshops and symposia, such as the collaborative Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Research Forum and the UW Health sponsored Emergency Care and Trauma Symposium.
For questions regarding any continuing education activities, please contact Taylor Johnson, MBA, at tjohnson@medicine.wisc.edu.
Continuing Education Opportunities
Including recurring educational series and limited events
Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds are presented by multidisciplinary guest faculty from all across the country and focus on enhancing knowledge in patient care, health care research, medical education, public health, innovation, and more.
Point-of-care Ultrasound Continuing Education
Our Focus on POCUS series of CME courses equips health care providers with the skills to integrate POCUS into their daily practice for rapid diagnostics, procedural guidance, and patient-centered care.
Paramedic & Continuing Education in the Prehospital Setting
In partnership with UW Health, the Department of Emergency Medicine offers a variety of educational programming for clinicians working in the prehospital setting, including webinars, initial training, and advanced field simulation training.
Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Research Forum
This annual forum celebrates emergency care research at the University of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin, the state's primary academic medical campuses, with a keynote lecture and presentations from clinician-scientists at all levels.
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA): The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hour(s).
Continuing Education Units: The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for a maximum of 0.1 CEUs or a maximum of 1.0 hour(s).