SEMPA Virtual Grand
Rounds On Demand

SEMPA Virtual Grand Rounds On Demand

SEMPA Virtual Grand Rounds On Demand is a library of the previous Grand Round events SEMPA has been hosting quarterly since the fall of 2020.

The Postgraduate Education Committee organizes these events with the goal of supplementing the educational needs of the national programs and providing speaking opportunities for PA faculty, residents and fellows.

The on-demand content is 15-20-minute segments on topics ranging from emergency core content to professional issues.

  • Ocular Ultrasound - Simone Rudnin, DO
  • Ophthalmic Emergencies - Paul Petrakos, DO, MS
  • EMPAs in Critical Access Hospitals - Lee Morrisette, PA-C, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA; Cary Stratford, PA-C, DFAAPA

July 21, 2021 - Virtual Grand Rounds On Demand

  • What's New in Emergency Medicine Research - Joseph Herres, DO, FACEP
  • Management of Undifferentiated Fever in the Critically Ill Child - Rachel Weigert, MD
  • PAs in EMS - Kevin Burns, MBA, EMT-P, PA-C


April 14, 2021 - Virtual Grand Rounds On Demand

  • Emergency Department Management of Sports-Related Concussion - Hamish Kerr, MD, MSc
  • Two Foundational Blocks: Femoral & Serratus Anterior Plane - Josh Luftig, PA-C
  • Those Hoofbeats You Hear Are Poisoned Zebras, Not Horses - J. Michael Kowalski, DO


January 13, 2021 - Virtual Grand Rounds On Demand

  • Non-Invasive Management of Respiratory Failure - Charles Bruen, MD
  • Vasopressor Use in the Emergency Department: My Main Squeeze - Deval Patel, Pharm-D
  • When Will I See You Again? Identifying Sentinel Injuries in Pediatric Non-Accidental Trauma Patients - Sara DeSanctis, PA-C
  • Bouncebacks: Look at an Interesting Case from a Different Perspective - Jeff Callard, PA-C

September 2, 2020 - Virtual Grand Rounds On Demand

  • Historical Perspective of EMPA Postgraduate Training - SEMPA Founder Arnold Zigman, PA-C; and Terry Mize, PA-C
  • POCUS - Allison Zanaboni, MD
  • What is an Employer Looking For? - Azeemudin Ahmed, MD
  • OUD/MAT - Kate Hawke, MD
  • Professional Portfolios - Nathaniel Shekem, PA-C