Case Studies in Neuro-Infectious Emergencies:
Evidence-based Clinical Decision Making


Monday, October 13, 2003
7:00 to 9:00 PM

Back Bay Ballroom C, Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts


This Symposium was supported by an educational grant by
Roche Laboratories, Inc.

Purpose:

  To educate Emergency Physicians on the diagnosis and management of neuro-infectious emergencies using a case-based format.

Intended Audience:
  Emergency Physicians and members of EMRA

Learning Objectives:


  At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe clinically relevant information regarding the ED diagnosis and management of patients with acute neurological emergencies resulting from infectious sequelae


Introduction and Welcome

Emergency Department and Inpatient Use of Antibiotics
Taylor C. Bear, MSIV
Lora J. Stewart, MD
Laura Eichhorn, MSIII
John E. Duldner, MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Akron General Medicine Center


Midnight Madness: A Crazy Psychologist in the ED Late at Night
J. Stephen Huff, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Neurology,
University of Virginia


Headache and Inability to Solve Quadratic Equations
Jonathan Edlow, MD, FACEP
Vice-chairman and Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School


A First Class Emergency: Headache in Flight
Written by
David Bordo, MD
Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago

Being Presented by
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP

Associate Professor and Director
Research Development Office
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago


A Diabetic Male with AMS, Fever, and Hallucinations
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Associate Professor and Director
Research Development Office
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago


Questions & Answers