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FERNE On-Line CME
Program
“Optimal Blood Pressure Management in Emergency
Department Patients With
Hypertensive Emergencies and Stroke Syndromes”
Continuing Medical
Education Credit Information
Purpose of
Activity
Hypertensive
emergency patients are commonly treated in the Emergency Department. This emergent situation is frequently
manifested as a co-morbid disease in acute stroke, altered mental status,
coma, and intracerebral hemorrhage. This program will investigate the
rationale for blood pressure management and treatment options available for
ED patients who present in a hypertensive emergency and related stroke
syndromes.
This session will provide an overview to the emergency physician of the
current systems for hypertensive care, the way in which hypertensive patients
should be clinically evaluated, and what are optimal treatment options based
on the latest research, published guidelines, and available diagnostic and
treatment modalities.
Needs Assessment
The planning process for this program was determined through four mechanisms:
- Meeting feedback from participants via written
evaluations at previous EMA Emergency and Acute Care Meetings
- Feedback from past FERNE meeting participants
via a written survey form
- FERNE Executive and Advisory Boards
- FERNE special meetings with faculty and
residents in Emergency Medicine
Through these input vehicles, it has been determined that
learning more about the optimal management of patients with neurological
emergencies includes the need to understand how to optimally treat blood
pressure in the setting of possible increased ICP and diminished CPP when
hypertensive emergencies exist.
Target Audience
This educational activity has been developed for
emergency physicians.
Method of Participation
This online educational program allows the learner three
options for reviewing the content of this CME program, including:
View the video lectures: The archived
lectures includes the speaker’s PowerPoint slide set, video, and audio.
You may listen and view the lecture and simultaneously review the slides.
Listen to the lectures in MP3 format: The lecture
recording is available for listening in MP3 format. The MP3 files are
available for online listening or may be downloaded for remote listening. The
MP3 files may also be played while simultaneously viewing the slides.
Print and Read the PowerPoint Slides, Overview, and Key
Clinical Questions: The PowerPoint slide sets, Overview, and Key
Clinical Questions are available for online viewing which may be downloaded
and printed for remote reading.
All of these options will require up to two hours to
complete. Completion of the CME assessment questions, evaluation, and CME
request form are estimated to take approximately 15 minutes.
To complete this educational activity as designed, the
participant should do the following: read the learning objectives (below);
choose one or more of the three venues and review the content; and complete
the CME assessment questions, an Evaluation Form, and a CME Request Form.
There is no fee for this program.
The participant must answer the CME assessment
questions with 75% accuracy, complete an evaluation form and a CME request
form all of which should either be submitted electronically through the FERNE
website at www.ferne.org or be faxed back to the FERNE office to receive a
CME certificate.
Release date: November 1, 2007
Expiration date: October 31, 2008
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, the participant
should be able to:
- Determine the
definition of hypertensive emergencies, and discuss their epidemiology
and pathophysiology in ED patients with stroke syndromes.
- Identify what
therapies are available for the treatment of ED patients with
hypertensive emergencies and stroke syndromes.
- Discuss the clinically
relevant endpoints for the evaluation and management of ED patients with
hypertensive emergencies.
- Understand what
guidelines and recommendations assist emergency care providers in
optimally treating ED patients with hypertensive emergencies and stroke
syndromes.
Faculty Contributors
Edward
P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Moderator, Lecturer
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois
College of Medicine,
Chicago, IL.
William B. Felegi, DO, FACEP
Lecturer, Panelist
Robert A. Giles, MD, FACEP
Lecturer,
Panelist
William Dalsey, MD, FACEP
Panelist
Janet McGeehan, RN
Panelist
Richard Shih, MD, FACEP
Panelist
Brian Walsh, MD, FACEP
Panelist
Michael
Gerardi, MD, FACEP
Contributor
Production Staff
FERNE administrative and technology staff.
Contributor Disclosures
In accordance with ACCME Standards and UIC policy, contributors must disclose
to the program audience the existence of significant financial interests in
or relationships with manufacturers of commercial products that might have a
direct interest in the subject matter, as well as relationships with the
commercial supporter of this CME activity. These contributors do not consider
that such relationships will influence their contributions. Disclosure
information provided by the contributors is as follows:
There are no disclosures to announce.
Acknowledgment of Commercial Support
This educational activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant
from The Medicines Company.
Accreditation Statement
” Optimal Blood Pressure Management in Emergency Department Patients
With Hypertensive Emergencies and Stroke Syndromes” has been planned
and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint sponsorship of the University of Illinois College of Medicine and
FERNE.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Illinois
at Chicago (UIC) College
of Medicine designates
this education activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM.
Physicians should claim only those credits commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
Publisher's Notice
FERNE is pleased to make this CME activity available as a
benefit to its constituency. Although the cost of creating this program has
been underwritten by an educational grant from a commercial entity, FERNE and
the presenters of this information had sole control of the content. Federal
regulations, FERNE, UIC and ACCME policies prohibit commercial underwriters
from directing or otherwise controlling the content of CME activities FERNE
provides. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information presented
is evidence based, fair, objective, and scientifically rigorous. This
information is provided for the sole purpose of continuing medical education.
Readers are advised to use their reasoned best judgment as to whether this
information should result in a change in their patient care practices, and to
note that FERNE does not endorse the use of any particular therapeutic agent
or approach to treatment unless otherwise recommended in an ACEP Clinical
Policy.
FERNE makes every effort to ensure that contributors
to FERNE-sponsored programs are knowledgeable authorities in their fields.
Participants are, nevertheless, advised that the statements and opinions
expressed in this program are provided as guidelines and should not be
construed as FERNE policy. The material contained herein is not intended to
establish policy, procedure, or a standard of care. The views expressed in
this educational activity are those of the contributors and not necessarily
the opinion or recommendations of FERNE and The Medicines Company. FERNE and The
Medicines Company disclaim any liability or responsibility for the
consequences of any actions taken in reliance on those statements or
opinions. Please send correspondence to ferne@ferne.org.
Please be sure to review the
presentations before you take this test and answer the evaluation questions.
By completing this test and receiving your CME certificate, you are attesting
that you have completed the entire program as described in "Method of
Participation" on the CME page.
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