Acute Agitation as a Behavioral Emergency:
Achieving Rapid Control and Maximizing Outcomes

This symposium took place at the 27th Scientific Assembly meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 11, 2003, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM in the Republic Ballroom of the Sheraton Boston Hotel.

This activity is sponsored by The Center for Health Care Education, LLC.

This activity was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Inc.


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Program Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the challenges emergency department physicians face when treating the agitated patient;

  • Compare and contrast the various treatment options for acute agitation including conventional and new atypical antipsychotics;

  • Demonstrate the benefits of treatment choices for the emergency physician, the treatment team, and the patient.

 

Unmet Needs of Agitated Delirium in the Emergency Department

Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
Director
Fellowship in Medical Toxicology
New York City Poison Control Center, Bureau of Laboratories
New York City Department of Health
New York, New York



Advances in IM Therapy

Douglas H. Hughes, MD
Vice Chair of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts



Naturalistic Study: Treating the Acutely Agitated Patient

Andrew Francis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Health Sciences Center
Medical Director
Inpatient Psychiatric and Day Treatment Services
University Hospital at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York



Psychosocial Interventions

Grad Green, MSN, APRN, BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Mental Health
University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Psychiatric Consultation Liason Service
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital
Department of Psychiatry
San Francisco, California