FERNE On-Line CME Program

“Optimal Blood Pressure Management in Emergency Department Patients With

Hypertensive Emergencies and Stroke Syndromes”

Agenda

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.

Emergency Department Hypertensive Emergency Patient Care:
Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Background

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.

Upon finishing the lecture series, emergency practitioners should be able to better understand the epidemiology and pathophysiology of patients with hypertensive emergencies and stroke syndromes. Additionally, they should also know how to optimally manage the hypertensive emergencies and stroke syndromes based on the current guidelines that govern their use.

Lectures Provided During the EMA 2007 Emergency and Acute Care Meeting

What treatment strategies do we as emergency physicians utilize in the ED?
William B. Felegi, DO, FACEP

What treatment modalities do emergency physicians utilize in the ED?
Robert A. Giles, MD, FACEP

Hypertensive emergencies guidelines
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP

Lectures Provided During the FERNE CME Meeting

Introduction
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP

Case presentations and panel discussion
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP

Hypertensive emergencies guidelines and findings
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP

This symposium is presented by FERNE. The extensive use of all materials, images, and lectures is encouraged in order to educate others regarding the optimal care of patients with acute ischemic stroke and other neurological emergencies treated in the acute setting. For a copy of these materials, please go to www.ferne.org.

This activity 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 at Chicago (UIC) 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 only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This educational symposia is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from The Medicines Company

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