AAEM 2005

Optimizing the ED Rx of Seizure and SE Patients

Improving the ED Care of Seizure and Stroke Patients:
Current Concepts in 2005

Thursday, February 17, 2005
La Jolla, California
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel

Optimizing the ED Treatment of Seizure and SE Patients

Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Professor and Research Development Director
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago

Learning Objectives:

Review selected highlights of the 2004 ACEP Clinical Policy and the EFA Status Epilepticus guidelines on the critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the ED with seizures.
Discuss how these information sources can be utilized to improve the care of these patient groups in individual Emergency Departments.

ED Stroke Patient Care: Optimizing Triage, Diagnosis and Treatment

	ED Therapeutic Adjuncts in the Treatment of ED Ischemic Stroke Patients Nina Gentile, MD, FACEP Associate Professor Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
	Stroke Center Designation and Its Impact on the Practice of Emergency Medicine E Bradshaw Bunney, MD, FACEP Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
	Optimizing the Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage Patients in the ED Marc Dorfman, MD, FACEP, MACP EM Residency Program Director Ressurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL
	Current Concepts in the Use of tPA in Ischemic Stroke Patients: Information from the NINDS Clinical Trials Reanalysis and Recent Phase IV Studies Sidney Starkman, MD, FACEP Professor and Director Emergency Neurology Program, University of California Los Angeles
	An Efficient Neurological Exam in the ED: A Focus on Stroke Patients Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP Professor and Research Development Director Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies in ischemic stroke and cerebral hemorrhage.
Compare and discuss the data from the reanalysis of the NINDS trials 2004 vs 2000.
Evaluate strategies for optimizing stroke treatment in the ED within the framework of stroke centers initiatives.
Examine the ways in which an efficient neurological exam can be conducted, interpreted, and documented in ED patients who present with stroke signs and symptoms.

This session is underwritten by an unrestricted educational grant from UCB Pharma.