Conferences. Which ones do you like?

[suckstobeme]

Hey Guys-
So my new job gives me a little time and a little cash to go to conferences and it's kind of a use it or lose it situation. Unfortunately, I'm not gonna be able to go to Essentials of Emergency Medicine (which is the one I really wanted to go to) or ACEP. I've been to SAEM and really wasn't that impressed (not much of a research-y/academic guy). Any other conferences you guys like/recommend? I want something where a normal community doc recently out of residency can learn a lot of good stuff. Also, an optional procedure lab (slit lamps, ultrasound, etc) would be nice to brush up on some skills.

Any good ideas?

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[Arcan57]

Local ACEP chapters will usually have a state conference of varing usefulness. The problem with being pretty fresh out of residency is that you're going to have heard a grand rounds lecture on most of the bread and butter stuff (wound care, high risk ortho and peds, etc.) Maybe try and pick up an U/S course, depending on how much CME $$$ you have.