ACEP Spring Congress ICH

Improving the Care of Emergency Department Patients
with Intracerebral Hemorrhage

March, 2005
Orlando, FL
Royal Pacific Resort

Friday, March 4, 2005

Part I: Epidemiology, ED Diagnosis & Treatment

Edward C. Jauch, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati

Marc Dorfman, MD, FACEP, MACP
EM Residency Program Director
Ressurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL

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

Monday, March 7, 2005

Part II: CT Interpretation and ICH Journal Club

Andrew Perron, MD, FACEP
Residency Director
Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center

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

Learning Objectives:

Examine the completion and documentation of an efficient neurological exam in ED intracerebral hemorrhage patients.
Describe the optimal CT diagnosis and ED treatment of patients who present with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Discuss the specific operative and non-operative management strategies in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Review journal articles that will optimize the ED approach to ICH patients.

These educational symposia are supported in part through an unrestricted educational grant from Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.