The 31st Annual Emergencies in Medicine conference provides the perfect setting for interactive medical education and communication. This 5-day conference focuses on virtually every aspect of emergency medicine through case-based lectures and audience interaction. From disaster planning to wound care and pain management, quality mandates, practice management and economics, each of these educational areas is timely and central to the emergency physicians effort to maintain medical excellence while navigating the evolutionary changes taking place throughout the healthcare system. The Emergencies in Medicine conference educational format has been designed by emergency medicine physicians for the emergency medicine professional. This is a patient centered conference for emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and ancillary emergency medicine professionals. Over the course of 5 days, expert faculty will guide attendees through in-depth, pivotal research and effective practices in emergency medicine in engaging formats.